‘The Government is updating rules on downloading indecent images of children which will mean teachers found cautioned or convicted will be banned from the profession.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two City solicitors struck off following a rare private prosecution before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) have won a High Court battle that gives them a second chance to fight the allegations against them.’
Legal Futures, 15th January 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence in a case of alleged conspiracy to supply class A drugs after the judge refused a prosecution application to adduce new evidence on the second day of the trial.’
Law Society’s Gazette. 14th January 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘People with mental health problems are being denied justice by some Court of Protection judges who fail to even consider hearing patients’ testimony, leading lawyers have told a House of Lords inquiry.’
The Independent, 3rd January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘People who fall prey to criminals will now receive more support than ever before to help bring offenders to justice and move on with their lives, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced.’
Ministry of Justice, 10th December 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘An ill-judged tweet can land you in a whole lot of legal bother, as Peaches Geldof and Sally Bercow know only too well. So the attorney general’s new guidelines are essential reading.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Workers who expose wrongdoing should be protected by a statutory whistleblowing code, according to a report by a retired senior judge.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th November 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The government has been defeated in the House of Lords over its plans for reforming the banking system. A Labour amendment to the Financial Services Bill, which would introduce a licensing system for senior bankers, was passed by five votes.’
BBC News, 26th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Claims Management Regulator proposes to make changes to the Conduct of Authorised Persons Rules that authorised claims management companies need to follow when submitting claims on behalf of consumers. The changes aim to address issues identifed by stakeholders that have reported poor behaviour such as claims management companies making speculative claims, failing to substantiate claims and not undertaking robust pre-complaint checks.’
Ministry of Justice, 21st November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“Last week, the Government published its Victims’ Code. Earlier in the year, I wrote in CL&J about the ‘rise and rise of the victim’s voice’ ((2012) 177 JPN 473). And so it comes to pass: a culmination (one hopes) of all the political rhetoric about ‘putting victims first’, and ‘being on the side of victims’.”
Criminal Law & Justice Weekly, 9th November 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“Retailers, banks and other companies involved in processing credit and debit card payments will be subject to a new set of data security requirements from January, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th November 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“A consultation on strengthening the powers of the Forensic Science Regulator has been launched today.”
Home Office, 8th November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“A tweet by ‘Wayne Rooney’ landed Nike in front of the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) again last month, following a complaint by a user of Twitter that the tweet was not obviously identifiable as a marketing communication and was therefore in breach of the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) Code 2.1, 2.3 and 2.4. The ASA’s decision on this tweet is interesting in light of its previous decision in a similar case involving Nike and Mr Rooney, and is worthy of note for any lawyers involved in advising sports teams and players on devising social media policies and/or regulating their social media use on a personal level.”
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers,6th November 2013
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
“A tweet by ‘Wayne Rooney’ landed Nike in front of the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) again last month, following a complaint by a user of Twitter that the tweet was not obviously identifiable as a marketing communication and was therefore in breach of the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) Code 2.1, 2.3 and 2.4. The ASA’s decision on this tweet is interesting in light of its previous decision in a similar case involving Nike and Mr Rooney, and is worthy of note for any lawyers involved in advising sports teams and players on devising social media policies and/or regulating their social media use on a personal level.”
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 5th November 2013
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
“The Royal Charter on press regulation is expected to be approved later. What are the major questions that have defined the debate?”
BBC News, 30th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“New rules will stop undercover officers having intimate relationships with people they are investigating, following concern over series of cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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