Category: legislation
In Defence of Rights – London Review of Books
“We [Philippe Sands and Helena Kennedy] were appointed to the Commission on a Bill of Rights in March 2011 by Nick Clegg. The circumstances were not auspicious, and we were concerned from the outset that our composition – all white, almost all male, almost all lawyers and London-based – would undermine our ability to speak with any legitimacy. The Conservatives had come into government committed to tearing up the Human Rights Act, an early product of the previous Labour government seen by many of the new government’s Tory supporters (and some in the media) as little more than a charter for foreign terrorists and local criminals. The Liberal Democrats, on the other hand, strongly supported the Act and the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights that it introduced into UK law. There were eight members, under the chairmanship of Leigh Lewis, a retired senior civil servant who was hopeful that we might exceed the miserably low expectations of most commentators and come up with something useful.”
London Review of Books, 3rd January 2013
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
Equalities: Two Years after the Equality Act 2010 – 11 KBW
“The introduction of the Equality Act 2010 was a landmark in non-discrimination law, bringing together (and making some amendments to) a myriad of different statutory regimes covering various types of protected characteristics. However, such is the nature of litigation, that very little appellate case law has, as yet, had cause to consider the provisions of the Equality Act in any detail. As a result, the very substantial developments which have taken or are taking place recently in the equalities field have tended to arise out of the previous legal regimes, or related regimes such as the European Convention on Human Rights.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 20th December 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Bang to human rights – The Lawyer
“On the one hand the former Lord Chancellor Ken Clarke declared London’s courts to be among the best of British exports, while on the other the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) tore up the legal aid budget. Then there was the proposed crackdown on judicial reviews, while the personal injury sector has seen its business model declared dead, with no detail on an alternative forthcoming.”
The Lawyer, 7th January 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – gov.uk
The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Building (Repeal of Provisions of Local Acts) Regulations 2012
The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) (No. 2) Order 2012
The Payments in Euro (Credit Transfers and Direct Debits) Regulations 2012
The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012
The Legislative Reform (Civil Partnership) Order 2012
The District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) Order 2012
The Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2012
The Health Service Commissioner for England (Special Health Authorities) Order 2012
The Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012
The Côte d’Ivoire (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012
The Somalia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012
The Al-Qaida (United Nations Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) (Amendment) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Legal Complaints) (Parties) Order 2012
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Alteration of Limit) Order 2012
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2012
The Caversfield Service Family Accommodation Byelaws 2012
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Singapore) Order 2012
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Switzerland) Order 2012
The Cowes Harbour Revision Order 2012
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Liechtenstein) Order 2012
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Barbados) Order 2012
The Visiting Forces and International Military Headquarters (EU SOFA) (Tax Designation) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Amendment Regulations 2012
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No.6 and Savings Provisions) Order 2012
The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Excise Duties (Road Fuel Gas) (Reliefs) Regulations 2012
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012
The European Administrative Co-Operation (Taxation) Regulations 2012
The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) Regulations 2012
The Value Added Tax (Small Non-Commercial Consignments) Relief (Amendment) Order 2012
The Police (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2012
The Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) (Hydrocarbon Oils etc.) Order 2012
The Police Pensions (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2012
The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2012
The Regional Strategy for the East of England (Revocation) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Introduction of tax general anti abuse rule (GAAR) delayed for several months, says Treasury – OUT-LAW.com
“The general anti abuse rule (GAAR) will come into force from royal assent to the Finance Bill 2013 and not from 1 April 2013 as originally proposed, according to draft legislation for the Finance Bill 2013 published today.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th December 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Charities Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2012
The Income Tax (Indexation) Order 2012
The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012
The Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012
The Disabled People’s Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (Part 7) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Controlled Foreign Companies (Excluded Banking Business Profits) Regulations 2012
The Seed Marketing (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
