‘A Conservative cabinet minister has signalled a crackdown on the “misuse” of freedom of information requests as a means of researching stories for journalists.
The Guardian, 29th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police have lobbied the government for the power to view the internet browsing history of every computer user in Britain ahead of the publication of legislation on regulating surveillance powers.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The last British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay has been released, having been detained there for 13 years, the foreign secretary has said.’
BBC News, 30th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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‘The Intellectual Property Office has opened a consultation to assess whether there would be sufficient stakeholder support to introduce our Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill into Parliament using the special procedure reserved for uncontroversial Law Commission Bills.’
Law Commission, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Bridget Tatham follows the rise & risk of public sector outsourcing.’
New Law Journal, 26th October 2015
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘Hundreds of firms are set to pursue claims against banks for mis-selling interest rate hedging products before the financial crash, in an area which could generate thousands of claims for compensation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Sarah Williams, Legal Team Leader, Social Care Team, at London Borough of Tower Hamlets, considers the high-profile cases recently heard in the Family Division of the High Court where children or families have been considered at risk of radicalisation and, in some cases, travelling to Syria or Iraq, together with the judicial responses to those cases.’
Family Law Week, 28th October 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘In a consultation opening today we look at what can be done to protect owners of retirement flats and their families from unexpected charges hidden in leases.’
Law Commission, 29th October 2015
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘UK Visas and Immigration is making changes to the Immigration Rules affecting various categories.’
UK Visas and Immigration, 29th October 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration
‘The Sentencing Council has published its assessment of the impact and implementation of its assault guideline, under its statutory duty to monitor the operation and effect of its sentencing guidelines and to draw conclusions from this information. The assessment also reflects the Council’s approach of seeking to improve its work through consultation and evaluation.’
Sentencing Council, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘The High Court has thrown out almost 65,000 claims brought on behalf of Chinese businesses after finding the firm acting had no authority to do so.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Sir John Chilcot has announced that he is to publish his report into the Iraq war next June or July following intense pressure from David Cameron to speed up his timetable.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Murder appeals being heard at the Supreme Court over the next three days will have ‘important consequences’ for the controversial principle of joint enterprise, some lawyers believe.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th OCtober 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Bank Mellat is an Iranian bank, initially subjected to a 2009 order which prohibited anybody in the UK from dealing with it – until the Supreme Court quashed it: here, and my posts here and here. ‘
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th October 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘An advert for Boots Opticians has been banned for “misleading” claims that blue light, emitted from smartphones and other gadgets, damages eyesight.’
BBC News, 28th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This Court of Protection case has, unusually, made the papers, and when you read the details you won’t be surprised. What the judge described as a “callous and calculating” son charged his widowed mother, who suffered from dementia, more than £117 000 for “out of pocket expenses” visiting her in her nursing home. He had been in charge of her expenses since 2004 when Sheila (the mother) had been admitted to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983. But alarm bells only went off after her unpaid nursing bills reached nearly £30 000. The Public Guardian launched an enquiry that led to this hearing of an application for the court to revoke the son’s (Martin’s) Enduring Power of Attorney (‘EPA’) and to direct him to cancel its registration. The Public Guardian also applied to freeze Sheila’s bank account.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th October 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Court hears Kyran Lee, 25, who was formerly known as Fiona Manson, used the alias “Joey G-Star Crislow” to seduce her victim.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The family of Mark Duggan has been granted permission to go to the Court of Appeal over a ruling that he was “lawfully killed” by a police marksman.’
The Independent, 27th October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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