“Lady Warsi has been cleared of expenses irregularities by a Lords investigation but found in breach of its code of conduct over her failure to properly register a property with the Lords.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gambling laws are ‘outdated’ and ‘ill-equipped’ to deal with social and technological changes, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 24th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“It will be possible to use a speeded up Parliamentary approval process for changing parts of copyright law that carry penalties of up to 10 years in jail under a proposed new law, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Nick Clegg’s hopes of reforming the House of Lords, completing a journey begun a century ago by his Liberal predecessors, ran into severe trouble on Tuesday when 91 Tory MPs defied a three line whip to vote against the measure in the largest rebellion of the parliament.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Walter Bagehot, in his high Victorian classic The English Constitution, wrote that
the danger of the House of Lords certainly is, that it may never be reformed.
Already the view’s been expressed that if you have a problem with the coalition’s House of Lords Reform Bill then, since the perfect is the enemy of the good, objectively speaking you’re resistant to reform. I don’t hold with that. Further reform is welcome. But those who’d tinker with the constitution need close watching; and bad reform is worse than none.”
Head of Legal, 29th June 2012
Source: www.headoflegal.com
“The current Government often complains about a ‘democratic deficit’ in the courts. It seems that ‘unelected judges’ are making important decisions on social policy without any kind of democratic mandate, particularly in controversial human rights cases.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“When he ruled that a Labour MP could accuse with impunity Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt of lying, Commons Speaker John Bercow prompted howls of protest from the Conservative backbenches.”
BBC News, 15th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Laws barring people who have had severe mental health problems from jury service and from being MPs or company directors are to be abolished following an extraordinary debate in which several MPs gave moving accounts of their own experiences of the illnesses.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Major confrontations between the courts and the government in Britain and the United States are looming. Just this week, the Home Secretary has warned British judges to take account of the views of MPs on foreign offenders who claim the right to family life. But the courts are also poised to rule on the contentious issue of assisted dying, where those who wish to end their own life are seeking new rights.”
BBC Law in Action, 12th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Tomorrow, the Home Secretary will announce to Parliament plans to give judges guidance on how to interpret Article 8 ECHR (the right to private and family life) in foreign criminal deportation cases. There has been already significant speculation as to whether the long-heralded changes will make much or even any difference.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Tory Party co-chairman Lady Warsi has asked a parliamentary watchdog to consider allegations over her expenses.”
BBC News, 28th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A raft of new measures to transform the justice system were set out today [9 May] as part of the Queen’s Speech at the annual state opening of Parliament.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Lords reform takes centre stage in legislative agenda, alongside measures to support families, change employment law and reform pensions”
The Guardian, 9th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Queen’s speech 2012 – full text
“The government is putting promised legislation on hold to make room for House of Lords reform, MPs say.”
BBC News, 2nd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“It is surprising how many Liberal Democrat peers cravenly toed the government line when voting on the legal aid bill.”
The Guardian, 27th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New rules designed to stop protesters sleeping near Parliament have been upheld in a High Court ruling.”
BBC News, 27th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government has suffered a fresh round of defeats in the House of Lords over austerity plans to cut legal aid, setting up a constitutional confrontation between the two houses of parliament.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Who should decide questions of human rights, Parliament or the courts? Is there a democratic deficit in human rights? If so, how do we go about addressing it? These are just some of the many questions asked at the conference hosted by the Arts and Humanities Council on Redressing the Democratic Deficit in Human Rights.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Britain is likely to be sued over plans to raise the price of cheap alcohol after European officials amid warnings from the drinks industry that the policy could be illegal.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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