Elwood v Goodman and others – WLR Daily

Posted September 6th, 2013 in appeals, contracts, covenants, land registration, law reports, roads by sally

Elwood v Goodman and others: [2013] EWCA Civ 1103;   [2013] WLR (D)  342

“The burden in equity of a positive covenant did not require to be registered in order to bind successors in title of the original covenantor.”

WLR Daily, 4th September 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 6th, 2013 in legislation by sally

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2013

The Judicial Appointments Regulations 2013

The Judicial Appointments Commission Regulations 2013

The Gas (Extent of Domestic Supply Licences) (Revocations) Order 2013

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) (No. 3) Order 2013

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Abolition of Conservation Area Consent) (Consequential and Saving Provisions) (England) Order 2013

The Town and Country Planning General (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2013

The Supreme Court (Judicial Appointments) Regulations 2013

The Port Security (Ports of Liverpool and the Manchester Ship Canal) Designation Order 2013

The Care Quality Commission (Membership) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

The Information as to Provision of Education (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2013

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bucklebury, Berkshire) Regulations 2013

The Broadcasting and Communications (Amendment) Regulations 2013

The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 2013

The National Health Service (Licensing and Pricing) Regulations 2013

The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2013

The Packaging (Essential Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted September 6th, 2013 in parliamentary papers by sally

Government responses to: 1) the Public Administration Select Committee’s third report of 2013-14: The role of the Charity Commission and ‘public benefit’: post-legislative scrutiny of the Charities Act 2006 2) Lord Hodgson’s statutory review of the Charities Act 2006: Trusted and Independent, giving charity back to charitiesm, Cm 8700 (PDF)

Good business: implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Cm 8695 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Government response to consultation on future regulatory regime for the private security industry – Home Office

Posted September 6th, 2013 in consultations, press releases, private investigators by sally

“Written ministerial statement: government response to consultation on future regulatory regime for the private security industry.”

Full statement

Home Office, 5th September 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

CPS statement on abortion related case – Crown Prosecution Service

“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC said: ‘This was a very difficult and finely balanced decision. It was based on the individual facts of the case; it is not a policy decision. But in light of concerns raised today, I have decided that it would be sensible to put into the public domain the case specific reasons for not prosecuting in much greater detail. Clearly this will involve careful consideration of how much information can be put into the public domain by way of explanation, but my intention is for a fuller statement to made by the CPS in due course. In the mean time, I understand that the Health Secretary has written to the Attorney General asking for clarification and I am happy to assist him in any way.’ ”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 5th September 2013

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

The Bar Standards Board responds to new proposals for criminal legal aid – Bar Standards Board

Posted September 6th, 2013 in barristers, competition, consultations, criminal justice, legal aid, press releases by sally

“The Bar Standards Board responds to new proposals for criminal legal aid.”

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Bar Standards Board, 5th September 2013

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Bar Council Responds to New Legal Aid Consultation – The Bar Council

Posted September 6th, 2013 in barristers, consultations, legal aid, news by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today responded to the publication of the Ministry of Justice’s new legal aid consultation.”

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The Bar Council, 5th September 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

More bribery prosecutions imminent as SFO confirms eight cases under investigation – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 6th, 2013 in bribery, corruption, fraud, news, prosecutions, Serious Fraud Office by sally

“The head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has responded to critics of the UK’s new anti-corruption legislation, confirming that the department has eight cases under investigation.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

UK judge defends ‘demonised’ Strasbourg court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 6th, 2013 in courts, human rights, judges, news, speeches by sally

“Sir Nicolas Bratza, until last year president of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, said that although the court has been ‘demonised in the popular press and elsewhere as the elephant in the room, a kangaroo court and a Mickey Mouse tribunal’, the work of UK courts in applying the ECHR has been ‘exemplary.’ ”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th September 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Cancer fund father Kevin Wright jailed for theft and fraud – BBC News

Posted September 6th, 2013 in charities, fraud, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A man who stole from children’s cancer charities, including one to help his son, has been jailed for five years.”

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BBC News, 5th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge rejects ban on naming and shaming social workers – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 6th, 2013 in anonymity, injunctions, news, reporting restrictions, social services by sally

“The most senior family judge in England and Wales has rejected a legal bid to ban the naming and shaming of social workers in a controversial case which saw a baby taken from his parents against their will.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Former rider for Queen’s horse trainer jailed for jealous attack – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2013 in grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

“A horse rider who worked for the Queen’s trainer has been jailed for four years after attacking an ex-jockey in a jealous rage, leaving him looking like ‘the victim of a road traffic accident.’ ”

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The Guardian, 5th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Red Caps’ families take legal action for public inquiry – BBC News

Posted September 6th, 2013 in armed forces, crime, human rights, inquiries, Iraq, murder, news by sally

“The families of four Royal Military Police NCOs killed by an Iraqi mob are to bring a Human Rights Act claim to try to force a public inquiry.”

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BBC News, 5th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NSA and GCHQ unlock privacy and security on the internet – The Guardian

“US and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked much of the online encryption relied upon by hundreds of millions of people to protect the privacy of their personal data, online transactions and emails, according to top-secret documents revealed by former contractor Edward Snowden.”

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The Guardian, 6th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Nurses and midwives set to face three-yearly checks – BBC News

Posted September 6th, 2013 in consultations, midwives, news, nurses, professional conduct by sally

“Nurses and midwives in the UK look set to face three-yearly checks from the end of 2015 under proposals being put forward.”

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BBC News, 6th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

First female genital mutilation prosecution ‘close’, says CPS – BBC News

Posted September 6th, 2013 in Crown Prosecution Service, female genital mutilation, news, prosecutions by sally

“The likelihood of the first prosecution in the UK for female genital mutilation is higher than ever before, the director of public prosecutions says.”

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BBC News, 6th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Nigel Kennedy escapes prosecution over fraud claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 6th, 2013 in elections, fraud, news, prosecutions, time limits by sally

“A Conservative MP has called for voting crimes to be punished retrospectively after it emerged that Nigel Kennedy, the violinist, will not face prosecution for alleged electoral fraud.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jacob Rowbottom: Third Party Spending Controls and the Lobbying Bill – UK Constitutional Law Group

Posted September 5th, 2013 in bills, elections, lobbying, news, third parties by sally

“The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill is proving to be controversial for various reasons – not least for proposing amendments to controls on third party spending during election campaigns (under the current law independent organisations have to register with the Electoral Commission if they spend over a certain amount on election material, and such spending is subject to an overall cap). Many of the criticisms have focused on the potential for the proposed law to apply to the political speech of charities, think tanks, blogs and campaign groups.”

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UK Constitutional Law Group, 4th September 2013

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org

When can CFAs replace legal aid? – Legal Aid Handbook

Posted September 5th, 2013 in fees, legal aid, news by sally

“Many practitioners are concerned about the implications of recent delays in granting legal aid whilst the LAA is making detailed investigations about whether CFAs are available – even in cases where they clearly are not.”

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Legal Aid Handbook, 4th September 2013

Source: www.legalaidhandbook.com

UK judges have breathed new life into Human Rights Convention, says former court president – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 5th, 2013 in human rights, judiciary, media, news, political parties, speeches, treaties by sally

“Yesterday Sir Nicolas Bratza spoke candidly about the responsibility of certain UK politicians and media outlets in tarnishing this countries human rights legacy. He called on lawyers and NGOs to help rekindle the fire for human rights at home.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 4th September 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com