‘The increase in whiplash claims at a time of falling road traffic accidents and improving car safety means that “cases are obviously exaggerated to some extent, and perhaps fraudulent”, justice minister Sir Oliver Heald said yesterday as he defended the government’s “moderate” personal injury reform proposals during the second reading of the Prisons and Courts Bill.’
Legal Futures, 21st March 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
The Sovereign Grant Act 2011 (Change of Percentage) Order 2017
The Tobacco Products and Herbal Products for Smoking (Fees) Regulations 2017
The Deregulation Act 2015 (Birmingham City Council Act 1985) (Repeal) Regulations 2017
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017
The Road Traffic Act 1988 (Motor Racing) (England) Regulations 2017
The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Patterson v Spencer [2017] EWCA Civ 140 (17 March 2017)
Watermead Parish Council v Aylesbury Vale District Council [2017] EWCA Civ 152 (17 March 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Children’s social services are being engulfed by a funding crisis in which nine out of 10 local authorities are struggling to meet their legal duties and families face a postcode lottery, a damning report has concluded.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A paediatrician who used “military-grade” software to cover his tracks has been jailed for three years for having and sharing child sex images.’
BBC News, 20th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Claims that evidence at an inquest into a baby’s death was deliberately falsified will not be pursued by police due to insufficient evidence.’
BBC News, 20th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The first case settled under controversial new compensation rules for serious injuries has seen an NHS trust forced to nearly triple its payout to a 10-year-old girl left with cerebral palsy from £3.8m to £9.3m.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The classification system for Paralympic track and field athletes is flawed and open to abuse by the unscrupulous, according to a report into the subject by the sport’s own governing body.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The number of people self-harming in one of the UK’s immigration detention centres has increased three-fold in four years, an inspection report has revealed, prompting NGOs to highlight an “urgent” need for detention reform.’
The Independent, 21st March 2017
Source: www.indpendent.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has said there remains “insufficient evidence” to charge anyone over the death of a baby boy at a vicarage.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A lorry driver who killed a 21-year-old woman while selecting music on his mobile phone has been jailed.’
BBC News, 20th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Cambridge-educated law lecturer has left his brother homeless – and facing a £200,000 legal bill – after winning a court battle to sell a £750,000 flat bought by the pair with money left to them by their mother.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘In an unprecedented move, four House of Commons select committees are to investigate the state of air pollution in cities across the country.’
The Independent, 20th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Registered Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2017
The Pension Schemes Act 2015 (Judicial Pensions) (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2017
The Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Immigration Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2017
The Riot Compensation Act 2016 (Commencement) Regulations 2017
The State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order 2017
The Riot Compensation Regulations 2017
The Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘More than 35,000 motorists have joined a class action lawsuit against VW in England and Wales over the emissions scandal.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2017
source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A pensioner who killed a three-year-old girl weeks after being told to stop driving because of poor eyesight has been jailed for four years.’
BBC News, 20th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A United Nations committee has asked the UK to suspend work on the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset because of the government’s failure to consult with European countries over the project.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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