Category: legislation
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Amendment and constitution of tribunals) Rules 2017
The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 12 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017
The Judicial Appointments and Discipline (Amendment and Addition of Offices) Order 2017
The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012: Post-Legislative Memorandum – Ministry of Justice
‘This document serves as the post-legislative memorandum for Parts 1, 2 and 3 of LASPO. It is being published with regard to the post-legislative scrutiny process. The memorandum was presented to the Justice Select Committee on 30 October 2017.’
Ministry of Justice, 30th October 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Mental Health Act 1983 (Places of Safety) Regulations 2017
The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2017
The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017
The Water Abstraction (Revocations etc.) (England) Order 2017
The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 25) Order 2017
The Water Abstraction and Impounding (Exemptions) Regulations 2017
The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2017
The Water Abstraction (Specified Enactments) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations 2017
The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2017
The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2017
The Court of Protection Rules 2017
The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2017
The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2017
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
New research supports calls for no-fault divorce – Family Law
‘A landmark report published today by the Nuffield Foundation calls for an end to fault-based divorce law in England and Wales.’
Family Law, 30th October 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Hundreds of thousands can’t get legal aid – so where are they going for help? – Legal Voice
‘Hundreds of thousands of people have not been able to get legal aid since the introduction of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) in 2013.’
Legal Voice, 26th October 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Nuffield Foundation report calls for no-fault divorce – Law & Religion UK
‘Today, the Nuffield Foundation has published a report, Finding Fault, which calls for the introduction of no-fault divorce in England and Wales: there is a summary version here.’
Law & Religion UK, 30th October 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Child support legal loophole is closed – The Guardian
‘Parents will no longer be able to use a legal loophole to dodge paying child maintenance under new rules to be rolled out within months.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
New terror laws ‘would criminalise thought’, watchdog warns – BBC News
‘Ministers should not “criminalise thought” with plans to prosecute people who view extremist content online, the UK’s terror watchdog has said.’
BBC News, 25th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK terrorism law expert warns government over plans for new legislation – The Guardian
‘Introducing new laws to prosecute extremists would be wrong, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has said.’
The Guardian, 24th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Offshore Asset Moves Penalty (Specified Territories) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Adoption and Children Act Register (Search and Inspection) Regulations 2017
The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2017
The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Senior judge warns over ‘shaming’ impact of legal aid cuts – The Guardian
‘One of the most senior family court judges has warned about the impact of legal aid cuts and said it was “shaming” to preside over cases in which individuals are forced to represent themselves.’
The Guardian, 13th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Copyright in Photographs – Pablo Star Media Ltd v Bowen – NIPC Law
‘The infringement that was the subject of the appeal was the lifting of a fragment of a photo of the great man’s wedding photo in 1937 from the VisitWales.com website and its reuse on a website that advertises holiday cottages in Wales. Liability was not contested so the hearing before Deputy District Judge Vary was an assessment of damages only. According to paragraph [7] of Judge Hacon’s judgment, the learned deputy district judge awarded £250 on the user principle and declined to award additional damages under s.97 (2) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (“the CDPA”). He ordered the copyright owner to pay the infringer’s travelling expenses on the ground that the claimant had failed in its obligation under CPR 1.3 to help the court further the overriding objective by bringing proceedings in the Irish Republic for infringement of the corresponding Irish copyright and threatening similar proceedings in the USA to maximize cost and pressure on the defendant to settle.’
NIPC Law, 15th October 2017
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Finance Act 2016, Section 166 (Appointed Day) Regulations 2017
The Republic of Mali (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2017
The Policing and Crime Act (Financial Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2017
The Repatriation of Prisoners (Overseas Territories) Order 2017
The Counter-Terrorism and Security (Jersey) Order 2017
The Immigration (Jersey) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 3) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
UK government pushes for compliance with Modern Slavery Act – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government has amended its guidance over how companies and other organisations should show they have taken steps to ensure modern slavery is not taking place in their business and supply chains.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th October 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Three Stories That Prove Just How Essential The Human Rights Act Is – RightsInfo
‘After coming into force in October 2000, the Act enshrines many of our most valuable and essential rights into UK law. Without it, it would be much harder to access justice, equality and fair treatment.’
RightsInfo, 2nd Octboer 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
