‘The government is missing an important opportunity to cut deaths from smoking, says a committee of MPs who are calling for a cut in the tax on e-cigarettes. They are also urging the government to allow more advertising and to rethink the ban on vaping on buses, trains and in other public places.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Is the Crown is bound by the prohibition of smoking in most enclosed public places and workplaces, contained in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Health Act 2006?’
UKSC Blog, 15th August 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The Government will take one of the world’s largest tobacco firms to court unless it stops illegally targeting UK consumers with tobacco adverts, a Minister has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Wales is to become the first country in the UK to ban smoking in outdoor school spaces, playgrounds and hospital grounds.’
The Guardian, 25th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two asylum seekers have won a legal challenge against the government when a high court judge ruled on Thursday that it was a breach of their human rights to allow smoking in immigration detention centres.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A prisoner suffering from poor health has lost his attempt to enforce the smoking ban in English and Welsh jails after the supreme court ruled that crown premises are effectively exempt from the enforcement of health regulations.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Electronic cigarette users will be hit by new restrictions this week, under a new directive cracking down on all smoking products.’
The Independent, 15th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘From May 21, cigarettes will be sold in plain packaging and 20g will be the minimum size for a bag of tobacco.’
The Independent, 8th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘All cigarettes sold in the UK must have standardised packaging from next month after the supreme court refused permission to the tobacco industry to appeal against the new laws.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An insider in the tobacco industry has revealed some of the unscrupulous tactics it is using to avoid new restrictions governing the marketing of cigarettes that come into force next month.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The remaining rights of prisoners to smoke inside their cells are to be challenged at the supreme court in a case which, if successful, could inflame discipline problems in prisons.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Local authorities must be given more powers to shut down unregulated shisha cafes as loopholes in Government legislation allow venues to reopen “virtually overnight”, Brent Council has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Three tobacco companies have lost their appeal against the government’s plain packaging rules for cigarettes packs.’
BBC News, 30th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Only one person has been fined for smoking in a car when children are present in the first 12 months since the ban was introduced, according to an investigation.’
The Guardian, 13th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police are choosing not to enforce a new law protecting children from people smoking in cars, figures suggest.’
BBC News, 29th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An interesting Court of Appeal decision concerning the science of migratory salmon, and the circumstances in which compensation will be granted when an interference with Article 1 Protocol 1 is found.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A new EU law has come into effect that will change the way people buy cigarettes and other tobacco products.’
The Independent, 20th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The laws on cigarette packaging are set to change by the end of the month, with 10-packs banned and boxes designed to be ‘drab’ and covered in health warnings.’
The Independent, 14th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In Secretary of State for Justice v Paul Black [2016] EWCA Civ 125 the Court of Appeal ruled that the Crown was not bound by Part 1 of the Health Act 2006 to ban smoking inside public prisons.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th March 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Plans to ban e-cigarettes for the first time in the UK in public places where children are present have been defeated.
The landmark vote by the Welsh Assembly aimed to restrict the use of nicotine inhaling devices in public places such as schools, restaurants and on public transport.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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