Category: amendments

BSB Equality Rules amendments proposals are the wrong approach, warns the Bar Council – The Bar Council

Posted November 19th, 2024 in amendments, barristers, equality, news, regulations by tracey

‘The Bar Council has today published its proposed response to the Bar Standards Board’s proposed amendments to the equality rules forming part of barristers’ conduct obligations. The Bar Council has significant concerns that the proposals are substantially unlawful and unenforceable, impractical, and may “hinder progress in this important area”. ‘

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The Bar Council, 18th November 2024

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Ministers to amend Criminal Justice Bill in bid to address concerns over ‘nuisance rough sleeping’ provisions – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 16th, 2024 in amendments, bills, criminal justice, homelessness, news, nuisance, repeals, vagrancy by sally

‘The Government has tabled amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill tightening the definition of ‘nuisance rough sleeping’ after MPs expressed concerns about the breadth of the legislation’s provisions.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 15th May 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Creating ‘deepfake’ sexual images to be criminal offence under new legislation – The Independent

Posted April 16th, 2024 in amendments, bills, consent, criminal justice, internet, news, obscenity, privacy by tracey

‘Creating a sexually explicit “deepfake” image is to be made an offence under new legislation, the Ministry of Justice has announced..’

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The Independent, 16th April 2024

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Shedding light on solar farm capacity – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 25th, 2024 in amendments, energy, judicial review, local government, news, planning by tracey

‘Michele Vas analyses the recent Galloway v Durham County Council case which was principally concerned with the issue of whether the planning permission approved a solar farm with a capacity of 50MW or more.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 22nd March 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Avon Cosmetics: a critical analysis – Pensions Barrister

Posted March 22nd, 2024 in amendments, chambers articles, news, trusts by sally

‘Naomi Ling of Outer Temple Chambers has provided a critical analysis of the recent Avon Cosmetics decision.’

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Pensions Barrister, 21st March 2024

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

Solar Farm planning permission quashed on efficiency and land take – 39 Essex Chambers

Posted March 22nd, 2024 in amendments, chambers articles, energy, judicial review, local government, news, planning by sally

‘The High Court has quashed the planning permission and a non-material amendment, for a solar farm at Burnhope, County Durham.’

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39 Essex Chambers, 26th February 2024

Source: www.39essex.com

Jacobs -v- Chalcot Crescent (Management) Company Limited [2024] EWHC 259 (Ch) – Gatehouse Chambers

Posted March 14th, 2024 in amendments, consent, covenants, delay, landlord & tenant, leases, news by sally

‘At a hearing in January 2024, Mr Justice Fancourt allowed an appeal from the decision of HHJ Hellman in which the Judge had determined that the Defendant landlord had reasonably withheld its consent to alterations.’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 27th February 2024

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Avon calling again with the latest word … on compromises! – Pensions Barrister

Posted February 22nd, 2024 in amendments, civil procedure rules, compromise, news, pensions by sally

‘Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on the judge’s second judgment, delivered on 19 February, in the Avon case in relation to the compromise of the Courage issue that arose in that case.’

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Pensions Barrister, February 2024

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

High Court judge allows appellant in housing case to substitute council as respondent after naming wrong authority – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 8th, 2024 in amendments, appeals, civil procedure rules, homelessness, housing, mistake, news, pleadings by sally

‘A woman has been allowed by the High Court to amend her statutory housing appeal application after she named the wrong council on the original.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th February 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Clampdown on child abuse as a gap in the law closed – Ministry of Justice

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in amendments, bills, child abuse, news, prosecutions, sexual offences by tracey

‘Children will be better protected from sexual abuse following change to the law making it easier to prosecute criminals who have had sex in front of children for gratification.’

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Ministry of Justice, 18th January 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

Avon calling! … with the latest word on severance – Pensions Barrister

Posted January 18th, 2024 in amendments, interpretation, news, pensions by sally

‘Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on the recent decision of HH Judge Davis-White KC in Avon Cosmetics Ltd v Dalriada Trustees Ltd & ors, which considered the requirements for the Court to be able to salvage parts of otherwise invalid deeds of amendment.’

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Pensions Barrister, January 2024

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

Retained EU law in the UK after Brexit – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 14th, 2023 in amendments, brexit, EC law, enforcement, news, repeals by tracey

‘Some EU law has been carried over into UK law after Brexit, so that there would be continuity in the many areas of UK law originally based on EU law.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2023

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘Less transparent and democratic’: damning verdict on rule of law – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 12th, 2023 in amendments, bills, consultations, equality, Equality and Human Rights Commission, legislative drafting, news, reports, rule of law by tracey

‘Law-making has become less transparent, less accountable, less inclusive and less democratic, legal thinktank Justice has said in a damning report published today on the government’s approach to the rule of law.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 11th September 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Grooming cases at record high amid online safety laws delay- BBC News

Posted August 15th, 2023 in amendments, bills, child abuse, delay, internet, news, sexual grooming by sally

‘Tens of thousands of online grooming crimes have been recorded during the wait for updated online safety laws.’

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BBC News, 15th August 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Migration Bill: Lords reinsert child detention limits – BBC News

Posted July 13th, 2023 in amendments, bills, children, detention, immigration, news, time limits, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘The House of Lords has rejected an attempt by the government to extend the amount of time children can be detained in its migration bill.’

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BBC News, 13th July 2023

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UK judges to be given powers to dismiss oppressive Slapps lawsuits at early stage – The Guardian

Posted June 13th, 2023 in amendments, bills, freedom of expression, news, public interest by sally

‘Oppressive lawsuits brought by wealthy individuals to evade scrutiny and intimidate critics are to be defined in English and Welsh law for the first time, as judges are handed powers to dismiss “Slapps” at an early stage.’

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The Guardian, 13th June 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Judge’s “dismay” at conduct of High Court claim – Legal Futures

Posted April 18th, 2023 in amendments, news, personal injuries, pleadings, pre-action conduct, railways by sally

‘A High Court judge has expressed her “dismay” that there was no pre-trial review in a case that was discontinued on day four of a trial that had been listed several months earlier.’

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Legal Futures, 18th April 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

What would changing the Equality Act mean for trans people and single-sex spaces? – The Guardian

Posted April 6th, 2023 in amendments, equality, gender, news, transgender persons by michael

‘As [ministers] prepare to press ahead with a lengthy and convoluted process, we examine what the reforms would mean for trans people and those advocating for sex-based rights, as well as the motivations behind the move.’

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The Guardian, 5th April 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Law change could aid single-sex spaces – watchdog – BBC News

Posted April 6th, 2023 in amendments, equality, gender, news, transgender persons by michael

‘Ministers will consider advice from the human rights watchdog about amending a legal definition of sex – which would make it easier to exclude transgender people from some groups or services.’

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BBC News, 5th April 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Now What? – The Contesting of Lisa Marie Presley’s Will (Lessons for English Law Testators) – Mills & Reeve

Posted February 2nd, 2023 in amendments, news, trusts, wills, witnesses by sally

‘Priscilla Presley, mother of the recently deceased Lisa Marie Presley, has launched a legal challenge to contest the validity of her late daughter’s Will. The challenge relates to a 2016 Amendment to her daughter’s Will which has the effect of removing Priscilla from her role as trustee of her daughter’s estate, significantly reducing the say that she has over how her daughter’s estate will be managed.’

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Mills & Reeve, 1st February 2023

Source: www.mills-reeve.com