Response to Home Office Consultation on Forced Marriage – Family Law Bar Association
“Download the FLBA response to to the Home Office consultation on Forced Marriage.”
Family Law Bar Association, 12th April 2012
Source: www.flba.co.uk
Category: consultations
Legal education review calls for response to ‘radical’ proposals – Legal Week
“The Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) has issued a call for feedback on radical proposals for reform, including the replacement of the training contract with a more flexible period of ‘supervised practice’.”
Legal Week, 12th April 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Legal fight over high-speed rail – BBC News
“Campaigners against the HS2 rail scheme have confirmed they will make two court bids to halt the £33bn project.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Forced marriage: Girl aged five among 400 minors helped – BBC News
“A five-year-old girl is thought to have become the UK’s youngest victim of forced marriage. She was one of 400 children to receive assistance from the government’s Forced Marriage Unit in the last year. The figures have emerged as the public consultation into criminalising forced marriage in England, Wales and Northern Ireland comes to an end.”
BBC News, 30th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Punishment and reform – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has today launched radical proposals to strengthen community sentences and modernise the Probation Service.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th March 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Welsh government consultation on legal system future – BBC News
“A public debate on the future of the legal system in Wales has been started by the Welsh government.”
BBC News, 27th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Environmental and planning law newsletter – Thirty Nine Essex Street
Environmental and planning law newsletter (PDF)
Thirty Nine Essex Street, March 2012
Source: www.39essex.com
Government to consult further on introducing a general tax avoidance prohibition in 2013 – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has accepted that the introduction of a general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) will improve the UK’s tax avoidance strategy whilst maintaining competitiveness, and will consult further with business on introducing a GAAR into the UK tax system, the Chancellor confirmed in today’s Budget.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Landmark move towards same-sex marriage a step closer – Home Office
“Same-sex couples have moved a step closer to the right to marry in a civil ceremony. The Home Office today launched a consultation on how to allow everyone to have a civil marriage.”
Home Office, 15th March 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Government seeks views on dismissal rules – Department for Business Innovation and Skills
“Proposals to examine the current dismissal process have been announced by the Government today with the publication of a Call for Evidence. Ministers are to seek the views of employers and employees, and gather evidence from interested parties, on whether current dismissal procedures are too onerous, too complex and whether or not there is a lack of understanding in their application.”
Department for Business Innovation and Skills, 15th March 2012
Source: www.bis.gov.uk
Gay marriage: government to begin public consultation – The Guardian
“The government is to press ahead with its plans to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry despite criticism from leading figures in the Church of England and the Roman Catholic church.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality definitive guideline – Sentencing Council
“Following a 12 week consultation the Sentencing Council is publishing its new definitive guideline on allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality, which has been issued in accordance with section 120 (4) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.”
Sentencing Council, 6th March 2012
Regulation of Health and Social Care Professionals – Law Commission
“The consultation paper makes provisional proposals which seek to simplify and modernise the law and establish a streamlined, transparent and responsive system of regulation of health care professionals, and in England only, the regulation of social workers.”
Law Commission, 1st March 2012
Consultation launched on Judicial discipline regulations – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the rules and regulations governing the procedures concerning the handling of complaints and discipline of judges today.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 29th February 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
No 10 sides with gay couples over full marriage – The Independent
“Gay couples will finally win the right to marry, Downing Street insisted last night, despite an escalating campaign of opposition led by a former Archbishop of Canterbury and some Conservative MPs.”
The Independent, 21st February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government asks Supreme Court for permission to appeal FiTs rulings – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether it acted lawfully when it announced plans to scale back its subsidy plans for solar projects in December.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Sound of tumbleweed greets secret civil trials proposals – UK Human Rights Blog
“65 responses to the Justice and Security Green Paper consultation, which proposes introducing ‘Closed Material Procedures’ – secret trials – into civil courts, have been published on the official consultation website. According to the site there are potentially 25 more to come.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Government targets illegal firearms – Home Office
“A consultation on strengthening the law on illegal firearms was launched by Home Secretary Theresa May today as part of the government’s drive to end gang and youth violence.”
Home Office, 8th February 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
The solar panel challenge – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“The government’s attempt to move forward the date for a reduction in subsidies for households with solar panel installations is concerning, both in legal terms and for the future of renewable energy. The Court of Appeal’s judgment on 25 January 2012 reassuringly blocked the government’s endeavours, but with the intention of the government to appeal to the Supreme Court, the legal battle continues.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd February 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
