“The general anti abuse rule (GAAR) will come into force from royal assent to the Finance Bill 2013 and not from 1 April 2013 as originally proposed, according to draft legislation for the Finance Bill 2013 published today.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th December 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Government is committed to finding ways of tackling fraudulent and exaggerated whiplash claims, whilst ensuring that people who have suffered a genuine neck injury should continue to be able to get appropriate compensation. However, increases in claims for compensation relating to whiplash injuries are having a significant impact on the motor insurance premiums paid by individuals, families and businesses.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th December 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Law Commission has identified the areas of UK electoral law that will come under scrutiny in a forthcoming review. The review, which will be conducted jointly with the Scottish Law Commission and the Northern Ireland Law Commission, aims to reform the law relating to elections and referendums across the UK.”
Law Commission, 11th December 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“The government will today finally unveil its long-awaited consultation on increasing the small claims limit for road traffic personal injury cases from £1,000 to £5,000, a move that would decimate the workload of many law firms.”
Litigation Futures, 11th December 2012
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“This consultation seeks views on the Repeal of sections 63 to 67 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 in relation to England and Wales, which would abolish all existing Noise Abatement Zones and prevent new ones being established.”
Consultation (PDF)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, December 2012
Source: www.defra.gov.uk
“Special bodies – including not-for profit agencies and community interest companies –
providing reserved legal activities will not become licensed under the Legal Services Act 2007
until at least April 2015, the LSB confirms today [5 December].”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 5th December 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Clear, unambiguous rules on the administration of, and submitting to, the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other benchmarks will be included in the regulatory handbook, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th December 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Changes are in the pipeline for the sentencing of sex offenders. But what principles govern how long a criminal is jailed for?”
BBC News, 6th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Not-for-profit groups should be allowed to charge for provision of legal services, the Legal Services Board has said.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th December 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Rapists and sex attackers should be given longer prison terms, the Sentencing Council recommends, as courts take into account gang attacks and new technologies exploited by offenders.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sexual Offences Guideline: Child sex offences committed by young offenders under the age of 18
Sexual Offences Guideline: Exploitation offences
Sexual Offences Guideline: Indecent images of children
Sexual Offences Guideline: Offences against those with a mental disorder
Sexual Offences Guideline: Offences where the victim is a child
Sexual Offences Guideline: Other sexual offences
Sexual offences guideline: Rape and assault offences
Ministry of Justice, 6th December 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Regulation of the care sector is not fit for purpose, care minister Norman Lamb has said as he unveiled proposals on English care homes for consultation.”
BBC News, 1st December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A major legal battle to stop the Government’s HS2 rail project is to begin in what campaigners think is their best chance of derailing the £32 billion scheme.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Businesses should analyse their social media strategies to ensure that they have accounted for the possibility that comments employees make in blogs and on social networks such as Twitter may become subject to a contempt of court action, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The commission’s report on whether the Human Rights Act should be repealed is soon due. What should be avoided?”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government launched its public consultation on the regulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) today.”
HM Treasury, 28th November 2012
Source: www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
“In a consultation opening today the Law Commission is asking whether the existing law on contempt of court continues to work effectively in light of the challenges posed by new media and the way these are used by the mainstream press and, increasingly, by citizen journalists.”
Law Commission, 28th November 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“Jurors who conduct online research on cases they are trying may need to be prosecuted under a new criminal offence, the Law Commission proposes in a consultation.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“It is easy to argue that social media render the contempt laws unworkable. The challenge is to make current restrictions work.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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