Husband jailed over wife poisoning – The Independent
“A window cleaner was jailed for six years today for poisoning his wife’s hot chocolate and trying to hire a hitman to kill her.”
The Independent, 28th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Care Quality Commission (Membership) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (Commencement No.2) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Met police using surveillance system to monitor mobile phones – The Guardian
“Britain’s largest police force is operating covert surveillance technology that can masquerade as a mobile phone network, transmitting a signal that allows authorities to shut off phones remotely, intercept communications and gather data about thousands of users in a targeted area.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Npower fined £2m by Ofgem – Daily Telegraph
“Ofgem has handed npower a £2 million penalty for breaching regulations in handling customer complaints.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Media win legal bid on Tabak porn – The Independent
“The media won an important victory for press freedom following an attempt to block the publication of Vincent Tabak’s sordid sex life and interest in violent pornography, it can be disclosed today (28 October).”
The Independent, 28th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lovat v Hertsmere Borough Council – WLR Daily
Lovat v Hertsmere Borough Council [2011] EWCA Civ 1185; [2011] WLR (D) 306
“In the definition of ‘an excluded tenancy’ for the purposes of the additional right to enfranchisement applicable to tenancies not at a low rent under section 1AA of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, the phrase ‘the house which the tenant occupies under the tenancy’ in section 1AA(3)(a) was to be construed as referring solely to the ‘house’ as defined in section 2(1) of the 1967 Act (that is, excluding any grounds); and the term ‘adjoining land’ in section 1AA(3)(b) meant neighbouring land that might, but did not necessarily, touch or physically adjoin the house.”
WLR Daily, 27th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Brüstle v Greenpeace eV – WLR Daily
Brüstle v Greenpeace eV (Case C-34/10); [2011] WLR (D) 305
“Any human ovum after fertilisation, any non-fertilised human ovum into which the cell nucleus from a mature human cell had been transplanted, and any non-fertilised human ovum whose division and further development had been stimulated by parthenogenesis constituted a ‘human embryo’ within the meaning of article 6(2)(c) of Parliament and Council Directive 98/44/EC of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (OJ 1998 L 213, p 13) and could not therefore be patented.”
WLR Daily, 18th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
The law-making process: could do better! – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“‘Good regulation is a good thing’ is the trite introduction to the government’s red tape challenge, before saying we have too much of the other sort. The proposition is that reducing the quantity of regulation is the answer. This is myopic because if quantity is one possible burden on business, so is poor quality law. Poor quality is not about political or policy disagreements, but simply the production of badly-drafted law that is difficult to understand, because it is too complex or simply unclear.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th October 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Judges to be reined in by Parliament on human rights – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers are drawing up plans to rein in ‘outrageous’ human rights rulings by judges, it can be disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Office of Fair Trading takes steps to shut Yes Loans – BBC News
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is taking steps to close down a company which claims to process thousands of loan applications a week.”
BBC News, 29th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Criminals to have weekly benefits docked by up to £25 to pay fines – The Guardian
“People on benefits who are fined in court could face a fivefold increase in the amount docked from their weekly payments to cover the penalty, David Cameron will announce on Saturday as the government response to the riots is intensified.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Warning over legal aid cuts for disabled people – BBC News
“Ministers are being urged not to restrict legal aid for disabled people wanting to challenge benefit decisions.”
BBC News, 31st October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abused women will suffer from legal aid cuts, charity claims – The Guardian
“More women living in abusive relationships will be killed or driven to suicide if the government pushes through cuts to legal aid, a leading national charity has warned.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dominic Grieve takes on the European court of human rights – The Guardian
“Under government plans, countries would not only implement human rights law but interpret it – and decide if they complied.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How a European single contract law could erode English hegemony – The Guardian
“Small businesses welcome the proposed legislation but the UK legal profession views it as a threat to its dominance.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dorset gardener unfairly dismissed for anti-hunting views – BBC News
“A Dorset man was unfairly dismissed from his job at a garden centre because of his anti-hunting beliefs, an employment tribunal has ruled.”
BBC News, 27th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Northampton nurse David Ajayi struck off over groping – BBC News
“A ‘predatory and controlling’ nurse found to have groped patients and a carer has been ordered to be struck off by a disciplinary panel.”
BBC News, 28th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
