“This week David Cameron announced plans to introduce whole genome mapping for cancer patients and those with rare diseases within the NHS.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th December 2012
“There have been a number of important privacy judgments in recent weeks, particularly concerning Article 8 ECHR in cases with child protection elements.”
Panopticon, 13th December 2012
“The First-Tier Tribunal’s decision of 13 December 2012 in Montague v (1) Information Commissioner (2) Liverpool John Moores University EA/2012/0109 will be of interest to academic institutions, and any other public bodies whose employees have research interests not necessarily connected with their job. Anya Proops of 11KBW appeared for the University.”
Panopticon, 13th December 2012
“The story of what has happened to Detective Superintendent Fulcher would drive anyone to despair for the sanity of our legal system,” reflected a journalist in the Daily Telegraph in October. Certainly, there have been plenty of calls for reform of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 following the debacle over Christopher Halliwell, who abducted and killed a young clubber, but escaped prosecution for the murder of a second victim, despite having confessed and taken the police to where she was buried.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th December 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“This week headlines have been dominated by the recommendations from the Leveson Inquiry; and the two Australian DJs, whose prank call to the hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge led to the nurse who took the call taking her own life. Yet again, we are asking questions about press freedom and whether we should be drafting new regulations.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th December
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“In Imam-Sadeque –v- Bluebay Asset Management (Services) Ltd Popplewell J had to consider the scope of an employee’s duty of fidelity.”
Employment Law Blog, 13th December 2012
Source: www.employment11kbw.com
“Noel Arnold, Head of Legal Practice at the Coram Children’s Legal Centre, considers the importance of Independent Visitors for looked after children and clarifies confusions in the current arrangements.”
Family Law Week, 13th December 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse November’s financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”
Family Law Week, 13th December 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“A disabled man who was incorrectly found fit for work under the government’s disability benefit assessment is launching a legal action against the government and Atos, the private company performing the tests.”
The Guardian, 13th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new law which will end discrimination against women in the line of succession
to the British throne has been published.”
BBC News, 13th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK government has agreed to pay £2.2m ($3.5m) to a Libyan dissident and his
family who say MI6 was involved in their illegal rendition.”
BBC News, 13th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Sally Bercow is being sued for £50,000 by Lord McAlpine after he formally issued
proceedings over an allegedly libellous tweet.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain’s most prolific church lead thieves have been jailed for a total of more
than 20 years after they left the Church of England with a £1 million repair
bill.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who vandalised one of Tate Modern’s most cherished Mark Rothko paintings has been jailed for two years for actions the judge described as ‘entirely deliberate, planned and intentional’.”
The Guardian, 13th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A number of changes to the Immigration Rules come into effect today (13 December 2012). These changes will affect non-European Economic Area nationals applying to enter or remain in the UK.”
UK Border Agency, 13th December 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The Government is seeking views on a package of measures to stem the growth in applications for judicial reviews. The measures aim to tackle the burden that this growth has placed on stretched public services whilst protecting access to justice and the rule of law. The engagement exercise seeks views on proposals in three key areas; reducing the time limits for bringing a judicial review relating to procurement or planning, bringing them into line with the appeal timetable which already applies to those cases.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th December 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The Excise Duties (Road Fuel Gas) (Reliefs) Regulations 2012
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012
The European Administrative Co-Operation (Taxation) Regulations 2012
The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The House of Lords on Wednesday night voted to remove a law that criminalises the use of insulting language in Britain.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Controversy still rages over whether the Jackson reforms are a coherent set of proposals that will rebalance a system where claims and costs are out of control, or if they represent an assault on access to justice for people whom ‘no win, no fee’ represents the only hope of redress for a wrong inflicted on them.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th December 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.gov.uk
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