School Governance – Education Law Blog
“There are two recent developments on this front.”
Education Law Blog, 17th July 2013
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Met police failing to deal effectively with racism complaints, watchdog finds – The Guardian
“A report by the police watchdog has found Scotland Yard is failing in the way it handles complaints of racism and discrimination against officers, a decade after the force vowed to stamp out prejudice in the ranks.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inquiry into snooping laws as committee clears GCHQ – The Guardian
“Parliament’s intelligence and security committee (ISC) is to mount an inquiry into whether the laws on ‘state snooping’ on private communications are adequate to regulate Britain’s spy agencies in the internet age.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Community champion in court over claims she racially abused travellers – Daily Telegraph
“A pensioner renowned for her work in the community has been summonsed to court over claims she racially abused a group of travellers on green belt land in a situation she describes as a ‘humiliating’ ordeal.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Meat tenderiser killer Mark Hall jailed for life – BBC News
“The brother in-law of a man killed with a single blow from a meat tenderiser has been jailed for life for murder.”
BBC News, 17th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jimmy Savile: BBC sets aside millions to compensate victims – Daily Telegraph
” The corporation disclosed in its annual accounts that it has made ‘provision for future compensation claims’ from victims of Jimmy Savile. The accounts show it has set aside £19.1 million for compensation claims, although the money will also be used for other cases. Many of his 214 known offences were on BBC premises, and Savile even attacked a girl during the last edition of Top of the Pops in 2006.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
NHS care watchdog CQC to overhaul hospital inspection system – The Guardian
“The NHS care watchdog is abandoning its discredited way of inspecting hospitals and instead plans to use much larger teams of inspectors, including patients, to do in-depth investigations ‘lasting more than a week. ‘ ”
The Guardian, 18th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Premier League wins piracy block of First Row Sports – BBC News
“The Premier League has won a court order forcing UK internet service providers to block a popular football streaming website.”
BBC News, 17th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013
The Capital Allowances (Energy-saving Plant and Machinery) (Amendment) Order 2013
The Motor Vehicles (Driver Testing and Vehicle Load) Regulations 2013
The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2013
The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2013
The Football Spectators (Prescription) (Amendment) Order 2013
The Individual Savings Account (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2013
The Gas Act 1986 (Exemption) (Onshore Gas) Order 2013
The Education (Student Support and European University Institute) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2013
The Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) Regulations 2013
The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2013
The Crime Prevention (Designated Areas) (Revocations) Order 2013
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2013
The Transfer of Functions (Youth Leisure-time Activities) Order 2013
The Consular Fees (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2013
The Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013
The Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2013
The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Benedetti (Appellant) v Sawiris and others (Respondents) – Supreme Court
Benedetti (Appellant) v Sawiris and others (Respondents) [2013] UKSC 50 | UKSC 2011/0087 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 17th July 2013
Home Office asks Supreme Court to make landmark privacy ruling – The Independent
“Government lawyers want to overturn decision that criminal records vetting system breaches human rights.”
The Independent, 14th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Swinton Insurance fined £7.4m for mis-selling – BBC News
“One of the UK’s largest insurance companies, Swinton, has been fined £7.38m for mis-selling policies.”
BBC News, 16th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fees cut for lasting powers of attorney – Ministry of Justice
“Anyone applying for a lasting power of attorney (LPA) to choose someone they trust to make decisions for them if they lose mental capacity will be helped by a 15 per cent cut in the application fee announced by Justice Minister Helen Grant.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
BDW Trading Ltd and another v South Anglia Housing Ltd – WLR Daily
BDW Trading Ltd and another v South Anglia Housing Ltd [2013] WLR (D) 282
“Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, which provided for consultation requirements to apply to ‘qualifying long term agreements’ (‘QLTA’), had no application to a long term agreement entered into in relation to buildings which had not yet been constructed, or which were not let at the time of the agreement.”
WLR Daily, 15th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Kapri v Lord Advocate (representing the Government of the Republic of Albania) – WLR Daily
“An arrested person who resisted extradition on the basis that there was systemic corruption in the judicial system in the requesting country did not necessarily have to point to particular facts or circumstances affecting his case since such corruption affected everyone who was subjected to it and it was impossible to say that any individual who was returned to such a system would receive the right to a fair trial within article 6 of the Convention.”
WLR Daily, 10th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Legal aid reforms could undermine fundamental principles of justice, warns CPS – The Independent
“Government plans to reform legal aid for criminal suspects could undermine the fundamental principles of justice in England and Wales, the official prosecuting body has suggested.”
The Independent, 16th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Renault’s YouTube ad banned for ‘portraying women as sexual objects’ – The Guardian
“The advertising watchdog has banned a Renault advert featuring scantily-clad dancers, ruling that it objectified women.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
