Planning rules on extensions to be relaxed ‘to boost economy’ – BBC News
“The government wants to get planning officers ‘off people’s backs’ with a relaxation of current rules in England.”
BBC News, 6th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legislative presumption of shared parenting ‘flawed’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“Government plans to introduce a legislative presumption of shared parenting could undermine child welfare and increase the volume of litigation, according to the Law Society.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Cameron reshuffle brings critic of legal aid cuts into ministry of justice – The Guardian
“One of the new ministerial appointees to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has previously been highly critical of the government’s key policy decision to axe £350m from the civil legal aid budget.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Internet porn blocking consultation draws to close in UK – BBC News
“A consultation into whether UK internet users should have to opt-in in order to access adult content is set to close on Thursday.”
BBC News, 6th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Oliver Heald MP appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales – Attorney General’s Office
“The Prime Minister, the Rt Hon David Cameron MP, has appointed Mr Oliver Heald, MP for North East Hertfordshire, to be Solicitor General. Mr Heald takes up his post with immediate effect.”
Attorney General’s Office, 4th September 2012
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Children: Private Law Update – Family Law Week
“Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings considers those judgments of the last few months which are of most importance in the area of private law children proceedings.”
Family Law Week, 5th September 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
BBC’s chief finance officer sues the Daily Star – The Guardian
“The BBC’s chief finance officer, Zarin Patel, is suing the Daily Star for libel over two stories about the tax affairs of corporation staff.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
OFT launches review into price of petrol – The Independent
“The Office of Fair Trading today launched a review into whether reductions in the price of crude oil are being passed on to motorists.”
The Independent, 5th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fresh faces at justice ministry after reshuffle – Law Society’s Gazette
“A criminal law barrister and former Labour-supporting law firm founder are among the new faces at the Ministry of Justice after a sweeping reshuffle of ministerial posts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
UK search engine details ‘remedies’ it would like Google to adopt to address anti-competitive search practices – OUT-LAW.com
“Google’s spam website rules unfairly impinge on the company’s rivals in the vertical search market, a UK search engine has claimed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Chris Grayling, justice secretary: non-lawyer and ‘on the up’ politician – The Guardian
“Grayling’s main qualifications for justice minister are that he is perceived to be right-wing and once shadowed prisons.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bundled Feeds: Intellectual Property
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Since category feeds are designed to be quite specific we have decided to introduce bundled groups of feeds under broader subject areas.
We are treating this as an ongoing project and will be adding more groups of bundled feeds in the future.
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Intellectual Property
The latest bundle we have put together is for Intellectual Property.
Intellectual Property RSS.
Intellectual Property Email.
Visa fraudster jailed for more than 4 years – UK Border Agency
“A man who tried to submit hundreds of fraudulent visa applications has today been sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison, following an investigation by the UK Border Agency.”
UK Border Agency, 4th September 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Tracking changes to legal ethics – LSB research suggests the way ahead – Legal Services Board
“The Legal Services Board today publishes a report by a team led by Professor Richard Moorhead of University College, Director of the Centre for Ethics and Law at London, outlining how professional ethics in the legal sector may be tracked over time. The LSB commissioned the research to support the ongoing evaluation of the impact of the Legal Services Act 2007.”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 5th September 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Related link: Designing Ethics Indicators for Legal Services Provision (PDF)
New Secretary of State announced – Ministry of Justice
“Chris Grayling has today (4 September) been announced as the Secretary of State for Justice following a Ministerial reshuffle.”
Ministry of Justice, 4th September 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Police arrest three for squatting in Brighton property – The Guardian
“Three men were arrested on Monday after a police raid on a property in Brighton – in what is believed to be the first test of new legislation that makes squatting a criminal offence.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Religious freedom in UK to be considered by Strasbourg Court – UK Human Rights Blog
“Tomorrow (4 September) the Strasbourg Court will hear complaints in four applications that UK law has failed adequately to protect the applicants’ right to manifest their religion, contrary to Articles 9 (freedom of religion) and 14 (prohibition of discrimination).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Toddler’s death due to methadone overdose ‘could have been prevented’ – The Guardian
“A toddler died from a methadone overdose after professionals who had long-standing contact with the boy and his drug-using parents missed opportunities to take him into care, a report has revealed.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The right to defend your home: the rule of reasonable force – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“We have commented before on the dilemma of householders defending their property. Another incident is in the news yesterday: a remote dwelling being the scene where Mr Andy Ferrie shot at four burglars. He called the police, and with his wife has been arrested under suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. The burglars, two of whom were injured, have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th September 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
