Campaign targeting illegal immigrants is referred to advertising watchdog – The Guardian

Posted August 1st, 2013 in advertising, codes of practice, immigration, news, statistics by sally

“Controversial government adverts urging illegal immigrants to ‘go home’ have been reported to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) by a Labour peer.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Barristers to be able to conduct litigation from January 2014 – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 30th, 2013 in barristers, codes of practice, news, self-employment by sally

“Self-employed barristers will be able to apply for an extension to their practising certificate to conduct litigation from January 2014, the Bar Standards Board has said.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th July 2013

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Guidelines needed to help lawyers provide a better service to people with learning disabilities

“A lack of experience in dealing with people with learning disabilities means lawyers often struggle to provide this vulnerable client group with the specialist support they need, according to new research published today.”

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Legal Services Board, 29th July 2013

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Barristers join the revolution after receiving green light to conduct litigation – Legal Futures

“Barristers will be allowed to conduct litigation and form associations with non-barristers after the Legal Services Board approved the new Bar Standards Board (BSB) code of conduct.”

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Legal Futures, 25th July 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

New BSB Handbook to give barristers more freedom and flexibility – Bar Standards Board

“Numerous practising restrictions will soon be lifted after the Legal Services Board approved the new Bar Standards Board (BSB) Code of Conduct for barristers. The revised Code will form part II of the new BSB ‘Handbook’, which brings together all the BSB’s regulations into one publication. The new publication will come into effect from January 2014.”

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Bar Standards Board, 24th July 2013

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Coroner’s court overhaul begins in England and Wales – BBC News

Posted July 25th, 2013 in codes of practice, coroners, courts, delay, inquests, news by sally

“Most inquests in England and Wales will be completed within six months
under a new code of standards for coroners which has come into effect.”

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BBC News, 25th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Getting local authorities mythbusting – Cloisters

“Local authorities have a duty not to spend public money on propaganda for a political party. Section 4 of the Local Government Act 1986 provides for a Code of recommended practice as regards publicity. Councils which fail to follow its requirements may find themselves in breach of s 2 of the LGA 1986 and subject to judicial review. Hence councils act with caution in this area. Declan O’Dempsey writes about recent work on the Local Audit and Accountability Bill, which should encourage local authorities to rebut factually inaccurate stories put out by political parties, perhaps event during the election “purdah” period.”

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Cloisters, July 2013

Source: www.cloisters.com

New coroner rules aim to reduce inquest delays – BBC News

Posted July 4th, 2013 in codes of practice, coroners, delay, inquests, news, time limits by sally

“Coroners in England and Wales will have to meet a new code of standards to make inquests more efficient.”

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BBC News, 4th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Calls for police ethics crackdown and positive discrimination in recruitment – The Guardian

“An investigation by the home affairs select committee into the standards of police leadership in England and Wales, after a series of scandals involving the most senior officers, found a patchwork of training, standards and accountability countrywide.”

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The Guardian, 1st July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tough new bribery sentencing guidelines will shape deferred prosecution agreements framework, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

“Tough proposed sentencing guidelines will inform the level of financial penalties set by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) under new deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs), an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Watchdog wants new code of conduct for UK bankers – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 25th, 2013 in banking, codes of practice, news, professional conduct by sally

“Bankers should be subject to a new code of conduct overseen by a body similar to the General Medical Council, a consumer watchdog has claimed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Psychic TV channels fined over Michael Jackson and Milly Dowler claims – The Guardian

Posted June 21st, 2013 in codes of practice, fines, media, news, psychics by sally

“Two television channels have been fined a total of £22,500 after they featured psychics making claims about Michael Jackson and Milly Dowler. Psychic Today and Big Deal were in breach of broadcasting rules after they showed a psychic telling viewers she had been involved in the police investigation into the death of the murdered schoolgirl, the regulator, Ofcom, said.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Guidance for Magistrates involved in scrutiny of out of court disposals – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted June 21st, 2013 in cautions, codes of practice, judges, magistrates, news, penalties by sally

“Guidance issued by the Senior Presiding Judge, Lord Justice Gross.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 17th June 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Will-writers face jail as new code of practice scheme goes live – Legal Futures

Posted June 18th, 2013 in codes of practice, consumer protection, drafting, news, wills by sally

“Members of the Institute of Professional Willwriters (IPW) who fail to comply with its code of practice face fines or even imprisonment, as a new UK-wide scheme to strengthen self-regulation by setting standards for such codes goes live.”

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Legal Futures, 18th June 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

New CCTV Code of Practice: surveillance and the protection of freedoms – Panopticon

“Surveillance of the covert and digital variety has been dominating the news of late. The legal contours of the practices leaked by Edward Snowden (the NSA’s obtaining of internet metadata) and covered by The Guardian (most recently, GCHQ’s monitoring of certain communications of ‘friendly’ foreign allies) may be matters of some debate.”

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Panopticon, 17th June 2013

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Consumer codes scheme aims to improve customer confidence – The Guardian

Posted June 18th, 2013 in codes of practice, consumer protection, news by sally

“Rogue traders who break the law by ripping off customers with sub-standard work and shoddy services face unlimited fines and even imprisonment under a UK-wide scheme to improve industry self-regulation.”

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The Guardian, 18th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ofcom resolves BBC boat race swearing case – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2013 in BBC, codes of practice, complaints, news, obscenity by sally

“Ofcom has resolved a complaints case against the BBC over offensive language broadcast live during the 2013 Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BBC breached code after airing ‘offensive’ word on Today programme – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 18th, 2013 in BBC, codes of practice, complaints, news, obscenity by sally

“BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme breached the broadcasting code when it aired an offensive word describing people with learning difficulties, watchdog Ofcom has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jack Simson Caird: A Proposal for a Code of Legislative Standards? – UK Constitutional Law Group

“On the 20 of May the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (the PCR) published its report on legislative scrutiny standards titled ‘Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation’. The Report contains two eye catching and ambitious proposals for parliamentary reform: the creation of a joint committee on legislative standards and the adoption of a code of legislative standards. This blog is about the second of these proposals. The proposal is a significant one, and if implemented it would dramatically improve the information available to parliamentarians in their scrutiny of government bills. The PCR’s code is in effect a series of questions and demands for information relating to the content and to the timetable of a bill, that the government would answer within the explanatory notes to a bill. In this blog post, I draw attention to the code proposed by the PRC and I offer a critique of their approach, and in particular of the decision not to include substantive legislative standards.”

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UK Constitutional Law Group, 14th June 2013

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org

Social media advertisers responsible for user generated content they ‘positively invite’, says CAP – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 17th, 2013 in advertising, codes of practice, consumer protection, internet, news by sally

“Advertisers that encourage users of social media to respond to promotional questions they pose are responsible for ensuring that the content those users submit complies with UK advertising rules, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com