‘Being in the EU makes it harder for the UK to stop serious criminals and those with suspected terror links entering the country, a UK minister is to say.’
BBC News, 30th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A ruling on whether British police officers should have been charged for the fatal shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes at a London tube station in 2005 is to be delivered by the European court of human rights on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This consultation seeks views on the processes surrounding deaths and serious incidents in police custody in England and Wales.’
Home Office, 26th February 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A 20-day time limit within which claims for breaches of warranty as part of a share purchase agreement (SPA) had to be raised only began running once the buyer was aware of the “proper basis for a claim”, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The wording of the Public Sector Equality Duty must be strengthened so that the discriminatory consequences of decisions by the Government and public authorities can no longer be ignored, peers have said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th March 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal have recently considered the issue of whether or not a missing bannister could amount to disrepair pursuant to section 4 of the Defective Premises Act 1972.’
Zenith PI Blog, 29th March 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Conservative ministers are planning to repeal an array of official guidance on animal welfare standards, starting with a move to put the code on chicken-farming into the hands of the poultry industry.’
The Guardian, 25th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A proportion of very high frequency (VHF) wireless spectrum will be reserved for future use by Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices, the UK telecoms regulator has announced.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Nine out of 10 people who have gone through the family courts, under new rules that heavily restrict access to legal aid, suffer strain in their mental and physical health, working lives and finances, according to a report by Citizens Advice due out this week.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A family lawyer who failed to record cash payments from clients has been fined £2,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 29th March 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Land Registry can sue a former law firm for negligent misrepresentation in not checking whether a mortgage discharge form was genuine, the High Court has decided.’
Legal Futures, 29th March 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘EU judges in Luxembourg could limit key powers in UK surveillance laws just weeks before Britain votes on its EU membership.’
The Guardian, 27th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Rules governing police stop and search in England and Wales are to be extended to vehicle stops made under the Road Traffic Act, the Home Office says.’
BBC News, 26th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Christian magistrate who was sacked after voicing his opposition to adoption by same-sex parents has been suspended as a non-executive director by an NHS trust.’
The Guardian, 27th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has granted a privacy injunction (its first since 2011) to prevent the Sun on Sunday revealing details of a well-known entertainer’s extramarital threesome (PJS v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 100).’
RPC Data and Privacy Law, 23rd March 2016
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a circuit judge’s decision to make a costs order against a successful claimant who failed to accept an offer he should have done, because the judge had failed to take account of the defendant’s conduct as well.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd March 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The dust has started to settle on the Government’s education white paper: educational excellence everywhere. After a relatively slow start, the number of newspaper articles and interest on social media has picked up.’
Education Law Blog, 26th March 2016
Source: www.education11kbw.com
‘A Londoner who brought his Pakistani bride to the UK to use her as a slave and beat her so badly she tried to end her life faces jail.’
The Independent, 27th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Department for Work and Pensions has spent over £100,000 on lawyers fighting a court battle to save its controversial “bedroom tax” policy.’
The Independent, 28th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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