New vaping laws: Everything you need to know – The Independent
‘From 20 May, how you vape will change.’
The Independent, 4th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: smoking
British American Tobacco e-cigarette wins UK medicine licence – The Guardian
‘Britain’s drug regulators have given the go-ahead for a British American Tobacco (BAT) e-cigarette to be sold as a medicine for quitting smoking, the first such product to be given a drug licence in the UK.’
The Guardian, 4th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tobacco firms challenge plain packaging rules – BBC News
‘Four of the world’s biggest tobacco firms are to begin a legal challenge to the government’s new packaging rules.’
BBC News, 10th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Car smoking ban comes into force – BBC News
‘A law banning smoking in vehicles carrying children has come into force in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 1st October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK e-cigarette firm fights EU vaping laws in European court – The Guardian
‘A British company is taking its challenge against EU proposals on e-cigarette production, sales and marketing to the European court of justice.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prison smoking ban begins in 2016 despite fears of unrest – The Guardian
‘A complete ban on smoking in prisons in England and Wales is to be phased in from January, despite warnings from prison governors that it risked making jails more unstable.’
The Guardian, 29th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prison smoking ban could cause ‘stability issues’ – BBC News
‘Banning smoking in prisons in England and Wales could make them more unstable, the Prison Governors Association (PGA) has warned.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two-year-old boy removed from parents’ care after concerns over family’s ‘smoky house’ – The Independent
‘A two-year-old boy has been taken from his parents’ care after a health visitor highlighted concerns about the level of cigarette smoke at his home.’
The Independent, 1st June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Smoking ban in cars carrying children put to vote in Wales – BBC News
‘A vote on banning people from smoking in cars when children are present is to take place in the Welsh Assembly.’
Full story
BBC News, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ban on legal highs would technically cover alcohol, cigarettes and coffee – The Guardian
‘A new blanket ban on legal highs is to be so widely drawn that its provisions could be used to outlaw alcohol, tobacco, coffee and many other widely-used items, ministers have acknowledged.’
The Guardian, 27th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tobacco companies prepare multi-billion compensation claims over UK plain packaging – Daily Telegraph
‘Tobacco companies are preparing to launch what could be one of the biggest ever legal claims against the British Government for losses as a result of the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes.’
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 21st May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tobacco display ban extended to all shops – BBC News
‘A ban on showing tobacco products at the point of sale in small shops across the UK has come into force.’
BBC News, 6th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court confirms finality of tobacco settlement in failed OFT case – Zenith Chambers
‘A party that had paid reduced penalties through the UK’s early resolution procedure could not appeal the penalties after the competition authority’s case had collapsed and following successful appeals by other parties to the investigation.’
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Zenith Chambers, 2nd February 2015
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
MPs pass legislation to introduce standardised cigarette packaging – The Guardian
‘MPs have voted by a majority of 254 in favour of introducing standardised cigarette packaging from May 2016.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily
Regina (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice: [2015] EWHC 528 (Admin); [2015] WLR (D) 105
‘The provisions of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Health Act 2006 were, by necessary implication, binding on the Crown and so applied to all public places and workplaces within its scope for which the Crown was responsible, including state run prisons.’
WLR Daily, 5th March 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Smoking ban must be enforced in prisons, judge rules – The Guardian
‘The ban on smoking in public places must be enforced in state prisons as well despite warnings that it could provoke widespread unrest in jails across England and Wales, a high court judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Smoking ban in prisons: Inmate wants access to enforcement hotline – BBC News
‘A prisoner has launched a legal challenge to give inmates the right to report unauthorised smoking in jail.’
BBC News, 12th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
England bans smoking in cars with children – BBC News
‘Drivers in England will be banned from smoking in their cars if they are carrying children as passengers.’
BBC News, 11th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cigarette package law to be voted on by MPs before election – BBC News
‘A law introducing plain cigarette packaging in England could come into force in 2016 after ministers said MPs would be asked to vote on the plan before May’s general election.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
First TV advert in 50 years for someone smoking – Daily Telegraph
‘Smoking cigarettes in adverts was banned in 1965, but now it is back.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
