Communications Data Bill published – Home Office
“Vital powers to help catch criminals, save lives and protect children were today outlined in the Communications Data Bill.”
Home Office, 14th June 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Secret courts bill under attack as House of Lords prepares for second reading – The Guardian
“Plans for secret hearings in civil courts being put before parliament on Tuesday ‘offend the principle of open justice’, a prominent Conservative MP has warned the government.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lap dancer Nadine Quashie: Why I took on Stringfellows – The Guardian
“Her landmark legal battle against the nightclub could bring radical changes in employment rights.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hate crimes against disabled people soar to a record level – The Independent
“‘Anti-scrounger’ rhetoric blamed for doubling of offences since 2008 financial crisis.”
The Independent, 19th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Journalists not covered by PCC could lose right to press cards – The Guardian
“Journalists and photographers on publications will not be able to apply for a press card if their employer refuses to sign up to the Press Complaints Commission code of practice, under a kitemark proposal due to be voted on by the board of the body that issues accreditation this week.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parliament to tell courts to get tough on human rights – Daily Telegraph
“Foreign criminals jailed for four years or more must be deported regardless of how long they have been in the UK, MPs will tell the courts today.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Locked-in syndrome: high court hears right-to-die pleas – The Guardian
“Two people with locked-in syndrome who find their lives ‘undignified and intolerable’ are taking their right-to-die pleas to the high court.”
The Guardian, 19th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jamie Redknapp’s former partner launches legal action against BSkyB – The Guardian
“The woman at the centre of the sexism row involving former Sky Sports pundits Richard Keys and Andy Gray has launched a legal action against parent company BSkyB.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Civil partnerships should have been called marriage, says top divorce lawyer – Daily Telegraph
“The debate over same-sex unions could have been avoided if civil partnerships had been described as marriage by the Government, a top divorce lawyer has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Trial begins of police officer accused of killing Ian Tomlinson – The Guardian
“The trial has begun of Simon Harwood, the police constable accused of killing Ian Tomlinson, who died shortly after he collapsed amid a major Metropolitan police operation around the G20 summit in London in April 2009.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anti-cuts university tutor begins libel action against Mail and Standard – The Guardian
“A university tutor described by the Daily Mail and London Evening Standard of having a key role in violent anti-cuts protests in London has begun a landmark libel action against the two newspapers.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Tribunals could be able to order companies guilty of “systemic discrimination” to carry out equal pay audits – OUT-LAW.com
“Employment tribunals will be able to order companies who lose sex discrimination cases to disclose the gap in pay between their male and female employees under plans announced by the Equalities Minister.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Terrorism Act 2000 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Business in the Regulated Sector) Order 2012
The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Revocations) Regulations 2012
The Prospectus Regulations 2012
The NHS Bodies (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2012
The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2012
The Ot Moor Range Byelaws 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Bringing electoral law up to date – Law Commission
“In a consultation opening today (15 June), the Law Commission is asking which of the rules governing elections and referendums should be reviewed as part of its electoral law reform project. Electoral law in the UK is spread across 25 major statutes. It has become increasingly complex and fragmented and, according to the Commission, needs to be simplified, modernised and rationalised in order to benefit the electorate, administrators, and candidates.”
Law Commission, 15th June 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Children: Public Law Update – Family Law Week
“John Tughan, barrister, 4 Paper Buildings, reviews some recent important judgments concerning children public law matters.”
Family Law Week, 18th June 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Auto 24 SARL v Jaguar Land Rover France SAS – WLR Daily
Auto 24 SARL v Jaguar Land Rover France SAS (Case C-158/11); [2012] WLR (D) 175
“It had to be possible to verify the precise content of ‘specified criteria’ upon which a quantitative selective distribution system in the motor vehicle sector was granted pursuant to article 1(1)(f) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 of 31 July 2002 on the application of article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector (OJ 2002 L203, p 30).”
WLR Daily, 14th June 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
There is a democratic deficit in the courts… here’s how to fill it – UK Human Rights Blog
“The current Government often complains about a ‘democratic deficit’ in the courts. It seems that ‘unelected judges’ are making important decisions on social policy without any kind of democratic mandate, particularly in controversial human rights cases.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
