‘If a potential defendant is insolvent, it is a matter of critical importance to the potential claimant if they are able to assert a proprietary right over money or goods as opposed to a mere personal claim for damages.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 24th March 2015
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘The FCA has published its Business Plan for 2015/2016. One of the key themes for both regulation and risk is the pensions market given the pension reforms taking place on 6 April. The Business Plan highlights the fact that the pensions market is a key area of concern for the FCA and an area which it will be monitoring closely in the next year and beyond.’
RPC Financial Services Blog, 27th March 2015
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
Recall of MPs Act 2015 published
Full text of Act
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Paralegals who qualify as solicitors without completing a formal training contract could damage the solicitor ‘brand’, according to a survey by Leeds Law Society.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In the last few days before campaigning for May’s election started, the UK Consumer Rights Act finally made it through the parliamentary process and became law. Most of the CRA will take effect in October 2015, although this date needs rubber-stamping by parliament.’
Technology Law Update, 31st March 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Councils have enacted a range of public spaces protection orders (PSPOs) since the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 came into force last October, research by a campaign group has suggested.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Naseer Chawki, who was jailed for “revolting” sex crimes on a train, is in line for thousands of pounds after a judge ruled he had been unlawfully detained after completing a jail sentence.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Modern Slavery Act 2015 has rightly drawn attention to the issue of trafficking, its role in the modern world and its prevalence in the United Kingdom. It ties together previously piecemeal legislation and creates specific criminal offences of slavery and human trafficking. Yet, to make a practical difference the legislation must go beyond criminalisation. Does the Modern Slavery Act do enough?’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 31st March 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Six employees at a back-to-work recruitment company have been jailed for a fraud that saw them falsely claim almost £300,000.’
BBC News, 31st March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 published
Full text of Act
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Act 2015 published
Full text of Act
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘A law student cleared of plotting a terror attack is to be sentenced for possessing a bomb-making manual.’
BBC News, 1st April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An ad for Bupa has been banned for implying that cancer patients who receive private healthcare have a higher chance of survival.’
The Guardian, 1st April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 published
Full text of Act
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Act 2015 published
Full text of Act
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Major changes to the care system in England are being introduced in what is being dubbed the biggest shake-up for 60 years.’
BBC News, 1st April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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