“Izuazu (Article 8 – new rules) Nigeria [2013] UKUT 45 (IAC). The Upper Tribunal has concluded that new Immigration Rules do not adequately reflect the Secretary of State’s obligations under Article 8 of the ECHR.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th February 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Changes to the immigration rules for foreign entrepreneurs coming to the UK will
‘stamp out abuse by those looking to play the system,’ a Government minister has
said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st January 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The true scale of the problem posed by ‘lawless bailiffs’ is revealed as shocking figures show a sharp rise in complaints about their behaviour since the start of the banking crisis.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Bailiffs will be regulated under new laws to ‘clean up’ the industry and protect vulnerable debtors, the Government has announced.”
The Independent, 25th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Signs of life from the Ministry of Justice over getting on with implementing the Jackson reforms emerged yesterday with publication of two draft statutory instruments that will come into force on 1 April.”
Litigation Futures, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“The government has announced plans for an independent adjudicator in the pub industry to help struggling landlords.”
BBC News, 8th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A number of changes to the Immigration Rules come into effect today (13 December 2012). These changes will affect non-European Economic Area nationals applying to enter or remain in the UK.”
UK Border Agency, 13th December 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Lord Justice Leveson has warned that unless criminal and civil law is enforced against bloggers, the quality of journalism in conventional media could deteriorate.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
M v Scottish Ministers [2012] UKSC 58; [2012] WLR (D) 365
“It had been unlawful for the Scottish Ministers to fail to make the necessary regulations defining a who was a ‘qualifying patient’ detained at a ‘qualifying hospital’ and thus entitled to apply for a declaration from the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland that he was a person detained under conditions of excessive security pursuant to section 268 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 which came into force on 1 May 2006 pursuant to section 333(2) of that Act.”
WLR Daily, 28th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“On what is likely to be a landmark day for politicians, the media and the police, Lord Justice Leveson’s report into the future regulation of the press will be published after a 16-month public inquiry that has seen the industry face unprecedented criticism.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry ‘into the culture, practices and ethics of the press’ heard from 184 witnesses and accepted 42 written submissions in more than six months of hearings.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Leading media lawyers have set out their expectations of Lord Justice Leveson ahead of the Thursday (29 November) publication of his inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the press.”
The Lawyer, 27th November 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“David Cameron is facing a public backlash if he fails to act to rein in the press when Lord Justice Leveson reports on Thursday, according to a poll which finds that 79% are in favour of an independent press regulator established by law.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The head of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), Lord Hunt, has said there is widespread agreement within the media for a proposed new self-regulation body he is arguing should be introduced in the wake of the Leveson report into press standards, which is published on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 26th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Changes to the Immigration Rules, which will ensure the UK remains the destination of choice for exceptional overseas talent, have been published today.”
Home Office, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Plans to make private security businesses across the UK more accountable for quality and standards were unveiled by the government today [20 November].”
Home Office, 20th November 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Britons on low incomes are being forced to live apart from their families because of new immigration rules that rate their marriages as ‘second class’, campaigners say.”
The Independent, 17th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Lord Justice Leveson has an unenviable and, some say, impossible task: to come up with a press regulation plan that will at once preserve privacy and freedom of speech, and offer a solution to deal with the growing problem of libel in blogs and social media. So too has David Cameron when he receives Leveson’s long-awaited report at the end of this month.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has appealed to the government and Lord Justice Leveson not to introduce statutory regulation of the press, even though he admits having sympathy with the campaign for new press laws led by Hugh Grant.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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