Second consultation paper – Ministry of Justice
“The Commission on a UK Bill of Rights has today (11 July) published a second Consultation Paper.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Commission on a UK Bill of Rights has today (11 July) published a second Consultation Paper.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Last year, the troubled Commission on a Bill of Rights consulted the public on whether the UK needed a new human rights instrument. Many, including me, commented that the consultation document was a little sparse on detail. In any event, the consultation closed in November 2011.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A Parliamentary committee is seeking views on Government plans to expand existing laws on communications surveillance.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Companies planning a takeover bid will have to set out the likely impact of their proposal on the target company’s pension scheme under proposed changes to the Takeover Code.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Plans to overhaul the court system to hold evening and weekend hearings, first introduced at the height of last summer’s riots and now being deployed for the Olympics, have met strong opposition from lawyers being forced to work longer hours.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Joint Committee is a committee of both Houses appointed to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Communications Data Bill. Inquiry Status: The Committee has issued a Call for Evidence, which asks for submissions by 23 August 2012.”
Joint Committee on the Draft Communications Data Bill, 5th July 2012
Source: www.parliament.uk
Local Government Law Update: 27 June (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 28 June (PDF)
11 KBW, June 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
“The Government has been forced to close a public consultation on blocking online pornography after it emerged visitors were able to view others’ supposedly confidential responses, and personal details including passwords.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“In a consultation opening today, the Law Commission is seeking views on how the Electronic Communications Code is working for those who use it, and what can be done to make it more transparent and user-friendly.”
Law Commission, 28th June 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“The government is to consider putting extra pressure on computer users to filter out pornography when setting up internet accounts.”
BBC News, 28th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Proposed changes to insurance law for businesses could make it harder for insurers to avoid contracts where a company does not disclose “every material circumstance” when taking out a policy.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Illegal downloaders will start receiving warning letters from internet service providers from 1 March 2014, under a draft code for the government’s anti-digital piracy regime drawn up by media regulator Ofcom.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In a consultation opening today, the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission are proposing a new law to make clear what businesses must tell insurers when they buy insurance.”
Law Commission, 26th June 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“Lord Ramsbotham, a former prisons inspector, has condemned government plans to overhaul the probation service and promised to lead a rebellion of peers and politicians unless they are rewritten.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Bar Council has responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on whether there should be a separate legal jurisdiction for Wales. The Bar Council does not express a view on this matter, which is essentially a political question, but it seeks to identify a number of practical issues relevant to arguments for and against the proposition.”
The Bar Council, 20th June 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Lawyers have described government plans to introduce a legal presumption of shared parenting after relationship breakdown as ‘unnecessary political posturing’ that could detract from children’s wellbeing.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th June 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“New rules for solicitors (and registered European lawyers) who want to undertake criminal advocacy form January 2013 will require them to notify the Solicitors Regulation Authority under the new Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (Crime) arrangements, writes Anne-Marie Lynch. The scheme opens on July 2nd 2012 and will be open for notifications until 21st September 2012. It will introduce a system for accreditation for criminal advocacy work in the Crown and magistrates’ courts.”
LegalVoice, 20th June 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“The debate over same-sex unions could have been avoided if civil partnerships had been described as marriage by the Government, a top divorce lawyer has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“In a consultation opening today (15 June), the Law Commission is asking which of the rules governing elections and referendums should be reviewed as part of its electoral law reform project. Electoral law in the UK is spread across 25 major statutes. It has become increasingly complex and fragmented and, according to the Commission, needs to be simplified, modernised and rationalised in order to benefit the electorate, administrators, and candidates.”
Law Commission, 15th June 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk