“Peers led by Baroness Butler-Sloss say Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill would be a ‘blank cheque’ for euthanasia and threaten basic public safety.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for shaking his 10 week-old daughter to death because she would not stop crying.”
BBC News, 4th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The controversial rape scene in ITV drama Downton Abbey will not be investigated by media regulator Ofcom despite more than 400 complaints from viewers.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A high-ranking army officer has been jailed for taking pictures of children as they changed on a Pembrokeshire beach.”
BBC News, 4th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A serial fraudster who went on the run for five days with a 14-year-old girl has been jailed for six years.”
The Independent, 5th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Victims will be provided with better explanations of how their cases are being handled in order to boost public confidence in the criminal justice system, the new director of public prosecutions (DPP) has pledged.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three Eastern Europeans who flew friends and family into Britain and claimed £750,000 in tax credits have been jailed for a total of 12 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Rufus v Elliott [2013] EWHC 3355 (QB) (01 November 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
J.W. Spear & Sons Ltd Mattel, Inc & Anor v Zynga Inc [2013] EWHC 3348 (Ch) (01 November 2013)
Straw & Anor v Jennings & Ors [2013] EWHC 3290 (Ch) (01 November 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Fletcher v Leicestershire Constabulary [2013] EWHC 3357 (Admin) (01 November 2013)
Castletown Estates Ltd & Anor v Welsh Ministers [2013] EWHC 3293 (Admin) (01 November 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Vitol Bahrain EC v Nasdec General Trading Llc & Ors [2013] EWHC 3359 (Comm) (01 November 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Squibb Group Ltd v London Pleasure Gardens Ltd & Anor [2013] EWHC 3275 (TCC) (01 November 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Unauthorised Unit Trusts (Tax) Regulations 2013
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013
The Hackney (Electoral Changes) Order 2013
The Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2013
The Rushcliffe (Electoral Changes) Order 2013
The Criminal Defence Service (Very High Cost Cases) (Funding) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The Costs Committee of the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has issued a call for evidence to assist it in making recommendations for Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR) for 2014.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 1st November 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Significant reforms to the Incentive and Earned Privileges (IEP) policy across prisons in England and Wales have been brought into force today.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“Policing Minister announces the government’s intention to increase the independent supervision of undercover operations.”
Home Office, 31st October 2012
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“The profession’s regulators face complex and overlapping challenges in creating a legal education system which shifts the focus from the ‘journey’ to the point of qualification.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th November 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Has Rahmdezfouli stemmed the march against formalism, asks Dan Bunting.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 2nd November 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“The Government has launched a £1m investigation into the discrimination faced by women in pregnancy and its impact on families and the economy.”
The Independent, 4th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Thousands of girls in danger of genital mutilation are being failed by the health and justice systems, a coalition of health professionals has warned in a report that recommends aggressive steps to eradicate the practice in the UK.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A material change of use of Green Belt land was capable of falling within the scope of paragraph 81 of the National Planning Policy Framework (‘NPPF’), but would not by definition be appropriate development as a result. Rather, such a change of use would be a material consideration in determining whether there existed very special reasons for permitting otherwise inappropriate development falling outwith the terms of paragraphs 89 and 90 of the NPPF.”
WLR Daily, 26th October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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