“The Law Commission has identified the areas of UK electoral law that will come under scrutiny in a forthcoming review. The review, which will be conducted jointly with the Scottish Law Commission and the Northern Ireland Law Commission, aims to reform the law relating to elections and referendums across the UK.”
Law Commission, 11th December 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) heard appeals against conviction and sentence more quickly last year than in previous years according to the Court’s annual report published today (Tuesday 11 December).”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th December 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The families of 96 Liverpool fans who died at Hillsborough in 1989 hailed the announcement yesterday that an application has been lodged by the attorney general to have the original inquests into the disaster quashed in the high court.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of students could see their GCSE English grades increased retrospectively through a high court case beginning on Tuesday in which an alliance of schools, councils and pupils will argue that exam boards and the government’s qualifications watchdog acted illegally in changing grade boundaries midway through the 2012 exams season.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government will today finally unveil its long-awaited consultation on increasing the small claims limit for road traffic personal injury cases from £1,000 to £5,000, a move that would decimate the workload of many law firms.”
Litigation Futures, 11th December 2012
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“Use of the UK supreme court and judicial review can renew confidence in a system of self-regulation.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge has imposed the ‘least possible sentence’ on gang of graffiti vandals who attacked the capital’s tube network, saying one had a ‘portfolio you would be proud of’.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Civil liberties are said to have been the political glue that brought the two coalition parties together before the general election, and nothing joined them more strongly than their joint opposition to Labour’s ‘Big Brother’ database.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Classification chiefs will tighten their policy on ‘sexual or sadistic violence’ after new research found public concern over its effect on ‘vulnerable viewers’.”
The Independent, 10th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Australian radio DJs who made the hoax call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for acute morning sickness could have committed an offence under UK law, a leading barrister has said.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of two police officers and attacking two other PCs in a butcher’s shop in north-west London.”
BBC News, 10th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today, the Attorney General’s office said.”
The Independent, 10th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government has been handed a mild reprimand by the Council of Europe for its delaying tactics over giving prisoners the right to vote.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The independent review chaired by Mrs Justice Macur DBE, which will consider the scope of the Waterhouse inquiry and whether any specific allegations of child abuse falling within the terms of the reference were not investigated by the Inquiry, has now commenced.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“This consultation seeks views on the Repeal of sections 63 to 67 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 in relation to England and Wales, which would abolish all existing Noise Abatement Zones and prevent new ones being established.”
Consultation (PDF)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, December 2012
Source: www.defra.gov.uk
The duty of care of Public Authorities: Too Much, Too Little or About Right? (PDF)
Speech by Master of the Rolls
PIBA Richard Davies Lecture, 27th November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Privacy and the internet (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Leveson
Communications Law Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, 7th December 2012
Source: wwww.judiciary.gov.uk
“The number of children and young people in custody continues to fall, but little has changed in their perception of their treatment and conditions, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing a thematic report, Children and Young People in Custody 2011-12: an analysis of the experiences of 15-18-year-olds in prison.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th December 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Special bodies – including not-for profit agencies and community interest companies –
providing reserved legal activities will not become licensed under the Legal Services Act 2007
until at least April 2015, the LSB confirms today [5 December].”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 5th December 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Peer-to-peer lenders such as Zopa, RateSetter and Funding Circle will be regulated by the new Financial Conduct Authority.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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