Fee change: all change? – New Law Journal
‘Alex Hawley reflects on the rise in anti-austerity sentiment & the possible impact of the Unison judgment on civil court fees.’
New Law Journal, 15th September 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Category: legislation
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Immigration Act 2014 (Current Accounts) (Freezing Orders: Code of Practice) Regulations 2017
The Immigration Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2017
The Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017
The Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) (No. 2) Order 2017
The Energy Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Tax evasion facilitation prevention – The Future of Law
‘From 30 September 2017, if someone in your firm facilitates tax evasion and you don’t have reasonable prevention procedures, you could be faced with unlimited fines, not to mention reputational damage.’
The Future of Law, 15th September 2017
Source: blogs.lexisnexis.co.uk
Why Isn’t Fat Shaming Officially Discrimination in Law? – Rightsinfo
‘When people complain about mistreatment at work or school based on their weight, many of us feel great sympathy, so why isn’t weight discrimination unlawful in the same way as racism, for example, or gender discrimination?’
Rightsinfo, 18th September 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
Thomas Fairclough: What’s New About the Rule of Law? A Reply to Michal Hain – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘This blog recently published a detailed piece by Michal Hain. He made some very interesting claims that this note will examine. I start by explaining Hain’s arguments and ordering them roughly according to the way they come out in his piece. I then examine each in greater detail giving my own views. Finally, I will conclude with some general points about constitutionalism and individual cases.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th September 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
MPs given early chance to scrutinise discount rate reform legislation – Litigation Futures
‘The justice select committee has accepted an invitation by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft legislation to reform the discount rate.’
Litigation Futures, 18th September 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Care Quality Commission (Reviews and Performance Assessments) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2017
The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Modification of Part 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2017
The Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax to Museums and Galleries) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2017
The Lobsters and Crawfish (Prohibition of Fishing and Landing) (Amendment) (England) Order 2017
The Wales Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017
The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes and Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (England) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulations 2017
The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Recognition and Derecognition Ballots (Qualified Persons) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Trade Union Ballots and Elections (Independent Scrutineer Qualifications) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Operation of Public Service Vehicles (Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Facilitation of Tax Evasion Offences (Guidance About Prevention) Regulations 2017
The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Valuation of Minor Intermediate Leasehold Interests (England) Regulations 2017
The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The United Nations and European Union Financial Sanctions (Linking) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017
The Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2017
The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2017
The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No. 2) Order 2017
The Social Security (Infected Blood and Thalidomide) Regulations 2017
The Employers’ Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Domestic abuse survivors to ‘regain their voices’ under plans to reform voter anonymity – Daily Telegraph
‘Domestic abuse victims are to “regain their voices” with a new law which will make it easier for them to register to vote anonymously, campaigners have said.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Maximum terror prison sentences ‘may be too low’ – BBC News
‘Maximum prison sentences for some terror offences may be too low, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has said.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New laws on laughing gas face court challenge – Daily Telegraph
‘An undergraduate who became one of the first people to be convicted for selling laughing gas or “hippy crack” is to launch an appeal after similar court cases collapsed over confusion surrounding the law.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Grenfell Tower fire: lawyers warn Theresa May she may be breaching inquiry laws – The Guardian
‘Lawyers acting for the family of one of the victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster have written to the prime minister, warning her that she may be in breach of key laws relating to the public inquiry.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Taxi laws need updating to tackle child sexual abuse, say councils – The Guardian
‘Taxi laws need urgently updating to combat child sexual exploitation, councils have warned.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Clearing houses to be subject to formal cybersecurity reporting duties in the UK – OUT-LAW.com
‘Clearing houses in the UK will be subject to new formal cybersecurity incident reporting duties under changes likely to be implemented by 9 May next year.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
