“Ministers have outlined plans for a statutory register of lobbyists, saying it would boost public confidence about outside influence on decision-making.”
BBC News, 17th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“As we all know, the Prince of Wales has his own opinions. And he has shared those opinions with various government departments. Our claimant, a Guardian journalist, thought it would be interesting and important for the rest of us to see those opinions. So he made a request under the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations to see these documents.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The passing of the Defamation Act 2013 was the cause of great celebration among campaigners for libel reform. This post is not concerned with the legal and social merits of that piece of legislation, which questions I will leave for more learned correspondents. No, amid all the excitement, and prompted by posts on Twitter from @JackofKent and @HalsburysStats, I was struck, as is my wont, by a seemingly minor and technical point of statute law. This post therefore concerns a more general point about the coming into force of Acts of Parliament.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 21st May 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Civil rights campaigners have condemned a council curfew banning all unaccompanied young people from a town centre at night as unlawful.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lobbyists working in Westminster or local government would have to sign a public register and agree to a code of conduct under a bill being debated for the first time in parliament on Friday.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A High Court judge has been warned to keep a ‘lower profile’ after speaking out in favour of marriage, after a complaint his view was “incompatible” with his responsibilities.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Former generals and military chiefs could be banned from contacting ministers and defence officials in the wake of an alleged access for hire scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The BBC has apologised for breaking the convention that private conversations with the Queen are kept off the record, but did the monarch break a convention herself? The news that the Queen had lobbied then-home secretary over Abu Hamza al-Masri was described by James Naughtie as ‘a corker’ but led us to wonder whether her intervention raised any constitutional issues.”
The Guardian, 25th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Undercover filming of PR executives discussing work for the Uzbekistan government for an Independent exposé was justified in the public interest, the Press Complaints Commission has ruled.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers who lobby professionally for their clients should be subject to regulation, according to a Commons committee report out today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th July 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
” Supporters and opponents of women bishops are gearing up for months of frantic lobbying as a potentially historic vote which might have approved legislation today was temporarily stayed following an impassioned debate on the crucial issue.”
The Independent, 9th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A high court judge is considering whether to grant permission for two people with mental health conditions to apply for a judicial review of the controversial Work Capability Assessment (WCA) – the computer-led test which determines who is eligible for sickness and disability benefits – on the grounds that the current system discriminates against people with mental health problems.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The bitter battle over the government’s plan to kill thousands of badgers reaches the high court on Monday, when the Badger Trust will tell a judicial review that the action is neither legal nor scientifically justified.”
The Guardian, 25th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs have called for tighter restrictions on law firms that act as lobbyists for their clients. Firms should be forced to sign up to a new register for lobbyists if they are acting beyond simply advising their clients, they have urged.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th June 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Ministers are considering a ban on meeting lobbyists who fail to disclose their clients in a fresh crackdown in the wake of the ‘erminegate’ affair.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Companies, consultancies and non-governmental organisations are being asked to disclose how much they spend lobbying European Union policymakers, under new rules that come into force today.”
The Times, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
