“Iain Duncan Smith and parliament have conspired to undermine the basic rights of hundreds of thousands of jobseekers by enacting retrospective emergency legislation, according to the contents of a legal filing sent to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).”
The Guardian, 11th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013
The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2013
The Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Order 2013
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2013
The Detergents (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) Regulations 2013
The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“Any review of the UK bribery laws which came into force in July 2011 would be ‘premature’, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The enactment of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (“PIDA”) was designed to introduce important protection for those blowing the whistle to draw attention to wrongdoing discovered in the workplace. During the passage of the Bill in the House of Lords, Lord Nolan commended those behind it ‘for so skilfully achieving the essential but delicate balance in this measure between the public interest and the interests of employers’. Fifteen years on, the verdict is less effusive. Significant gaps had been identified in the legislation, for example in failing to impose vicarious liability on employers for acts of victimisation carried out by their employees or agents. In other respects, however, PIDA has come to be seen a blunt instrument, enabling disgruntled employees to seek unlimited compensation despite having done nothing to further the public interest.”
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11 KBW, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.11kbw.com
The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013
The Denatured Alcohol (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Health Education England (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2013
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) No.2 Order 2013
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees Order 2013
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
The Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2013
The Chemical Weapons (Licence Appeal Provisions) (Revocation) (No. 2) Order 2013
The Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amount of Penalty) (Amendment) Order 2013
The Gas and Petroleum (Consents) Charges Regulations 2013
The Official Statistics Order 2013
The Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (Kent County Council) Order 2013
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 4) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“In the first of a new series, Clive Anderson’s guests struggle to reconcile their differences regarding reform of the way the law treats unmarried cohabiting couples when their relationships break up.”
BBC Unreliable Evidence, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013
The G8 Summit (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2013
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2013
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013
The Fire and Rescue Services (Appointment of Inspector) (England) Order 2013
The Financial Conglomerates and Other Financial Groups (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is interested in views on potential approaches to the application of the provisions in Part 2 of Schedule 13 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (CCA) relating to diversity considerations where candidates for judicial office are of equal merit. The provisions in the CCA clarify that the JAC’s duty to make selections ‘solely on merit’ (S63(2) Constitutional Reform Act 2005) does not prevent it from selecting one candidate over another for the purpose of increasing judicial diversity where there are two candidates of equal merit.”
Judicial Appointments Commission, 17th May 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May): In accordance with section 20(2), 20(3), 20(4) and 20(5) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation (David Anderson QC) prepared a report on the operation of the Act in 2012, which I laid before the House on 14 March 2013.”
Home Office, 16th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“Yesterday’s announcement that Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling had rejected the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) recommendation that will-writing become a reserved legal activity was not a total shock.”
Legal Futures, 15th May 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“Outdoor weddings could become an option for thousands of couples, after the Government agreed to consider allowing groups, including humanists, to conduct legally-binding ceremonies in England and Wales.”
The Independent, 14th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Hardly a day goes by without whistleblowing being in the news. Just last month, two police officers were suspended in Cumbria for leaking information to the press about the expenses of an elected Police Commissioner. Last month, the Robert Francis Inquiry published its findings in to the high mortality rates at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, which found a culture of fear and silence throughout the organisation which discouraged staff from raising concerns about patient safety. According to research of the University of Greenwich, 80% of the public feel that whistleblowers should be protected. It seems like we are all agreed that we need more whistleblowers and that they should be protected. But why do we continue to hear about whistleblowers being victimised? As we have seen from the Cumbrian example, should police officers be suspended for raising concerns about the expenses of an elected official? When is whistleblowing in the public interest?”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th May 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
The New Parks for People (England) Joint Scheme (Authorisation) Order 2013
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013
The Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (England) Regulations 2013
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 31 and Saving Provisions) Order 2013
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
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