‘The high court has rejected an attempt by the owners of Southern rail to prevent train drivers from taking industrial action.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Millions of commuters will be eligible for compensation if their trains are more than 15 minutes late, ministers will announce today but some passengers will have to wait up to a decade for the change to come into force.’
Daily telegraph, 13th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has refused to give the London Borough of Enfield permission to appeal in a dispute with the Government over the number of trains stopping near a major regeneration scheme.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Customers on the London Underground have suffered a 41 per cent increase in violent crimes, including sex crimes, in the past year, new figures reveal.’
The Independent, 16th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Abdul Haroun’s case for asylum was seemingly deemed so overwhelming that within 24 hours of being interviewed by Home Office officials he was granted it.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are to press ahead with their case against a Sudanese man granted asylum in Britain after walking through the Channel Tunnel from France.’
BBC News, 21st January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Transparency and openness for local authorities does not just mean disclosing information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI). Section 3 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 gives the secretary of state the power to issue a code of practice about the publication of information by local authorities relating to the discharge of their functions.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th April 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Passengers and the public can request information directly from the authority which runs Britain’s rail infrastructure for the very first time from Tuesday 24 March.’
Ministry of Justice, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘A local authority is entitled to the costs protection conferred on claimants in Aarhus Convention claims, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th March 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A London banker who regularly avoided buying a train ticket on his commute to the City has been banned from working in the financial services industry.’
BBC News, 15th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The “safeguarding directions” issued by the Secretary of State for Transport, exercising statutory powers, for phase 1 of the proposed high speed rail network (“HS2”) linking London to Manchester did not fall within the scope of plans and programmes which set the framework for future development consent of projects within the meaning of articles 2(a) and 3(2) of Parliament and Council Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment.’
WLR Daily, 9th December 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Campaigners have lost their latest legal challenge to the first phase of the proposed HS2 high-speed rail line.’
BBC News, 9th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Government has accepted the majority of the reforms to level crossing law recommended by the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission, and has committed to review the remainder.’
Law Commission, 5th November 2014
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
The Supreme Court and the Rule of Law (PDF)
Lord Neuberger
The Conkerton Lecture 2014, Liverpool Law Society, 9th October 2014
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘From euthanasia to high-speed rail, the highest in the land has an almost limitless remit.’
The Independent, 12th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Forget the urban myths about dying in Westminster or eating mince pies on Christmas Day: these are real rules you could be breaking without even realising it’
The Independent, 26th August 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘It was around midday on 31 March 2012 that Nik Douglas’s life changed forever. The 37-year-old train driver was travelling through Northallerton station on the way to Newcastle when he saw a man in his sixties standing alone on the platform. He thought nothing of the lone figure, turning instead to check the opposite platform. By the time Mr Douglas looked back again, the man was crouching on the tracks in front of his train. But because of a recent change in the law, Mr Douglas could be the last person in the country to receive compensation for such trauma.’
The Independent, 5th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Network Rail has offered a “full and unreserved apology” to families bereaved by level crossing accidents. Chief executive Mark Carne apologised for “failings” in managing public safety and for “failing to deal sensitively” with affected families. Since 2010 the risk at level crossings had been reduced by a quarter, it said. The apology came as MPs published a report heavily critical of the way the rail infrastructure company had handled tragedies in the past.’
BBC News, 7th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Most train passengers are unaware of their rights to compensation after cancellations or delays, the rail regulator has said.’
BBC News, 21st February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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