“Town halls face losing significant powers over the future of their high streets under Whitehall plans to allow shops to be converted into homes without planning permission.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A group of allotment-holders is celebrating victory over Eric Pickles in a long-running battle over the development of a site that has been used for more than a century.”
The Independent, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Home Office is facing an investigation into whether its officials broke the law by carrying out ‘racist’ spot checks to find illegal immigrants, as it emerged that domestic violence victims may also have been questioned about their right to be in Britain.”
The Independent, 3rd August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The number of criminal prosecutions for tax evasion has more than doubled in the last year as middle class professionals are increasingly targeted over tax avoidance.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The mother and stepfather of Daniel Pelka have been jailed for life for starving, torturing and battering the four-year-old boy to death.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Health watchdogs will be given powers to take action against hospitals that allow private companies to roam NHS maternity wards bombarding mothers with marketing material, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.”
The Independent, 4th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who escaped from police custody while being questioned about a serious sexual assault has been found guilty of rape.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A policewoman with the Hampshire force who disclosed intelligence to criminals has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A leading civil-rights lawyer who helped striking miners successfully fight false accusations from police during the infamous ‘Battle of Orgreave’ has said it would now be much harder for them to achieve justice under the Government’s legal aid reforms.”
The Independent, 4th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Metropolitan police have issued an apology to the family of Ian Tomlinson and admitted for the first time that he was unlawfully killed by one of their officers who used ‘excessive force’ during the G20 protests in London in 2009.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A coroner who oversaw the inquest into the death of the Angolan deportee Jimmy Mubenga has issued a highly critical report that raises a series of concerns about the way the government and private contractors deport people from the UK.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who police said viciously attacked a homeless man in a park in Greater Manchester then pretended to be a Good Samaritan has been jailed.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police inspector and two sergeants have been found guilty of gross misconduct following a complaint from a pregnant woman that she was handcuffed for 11 hours in a police cell and stripped naked from the waist up.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court, 31st July 2013
Supreme Court, 31st July 2013
Supreme Court, 31st July 2013
R v Hughes (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 56 UKSC 2011/0240 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 31st July 2013
Valedictory address by Lord Dyson for Lord Judge: Retirement of the Lord Chief Justice (PDF)
Speech by Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls
Judiciary of England and Wales, 30th July 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions and Enforcement) Regulations 2013
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2013
The Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Licences) Order 2013
The Syria (European Union Financial Sanctions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2013
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Broadcasting Consequential Amendments) Order 2013
The Highway and Railway (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project) Order 2013
The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2013
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2013
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2013
The Environment Agency (Inland Waterways) (Amendment) Order 2013
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013
The Added Tribunals (Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal) Order 2013
The Cultural Test (Television Programmes) Regulations 2013
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2013
The Local Justice Areas (No. 2) Order 2013
The Reservoirs Act 1975 (Exemptions, Appeals and Inspections) (England) Regulations 2013
The Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Handling (Finance and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Value Added Tax (Education) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
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