Age limits in the boardroom – Cloisters
“As Lord Davies reported in February 2011, at the current rate of change it will take over 70 years to achieve gender-balanced boardrooms in the UK. Almost a decade ago, the Higgs review of the role and
effectiveness of non-executive directors called for greater diversity among board directors, but the response on this front has been poor. Given that encouragement has failed, it is no wonder
that plans are afoot to prod listed companies into increasing the number of women on their boards.”
Full story (PDF)
Cloisters, August 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
Is Ravat “Old Hat”? – Cloisters
“Just when it seems that a particular area of employment law looks like it might be entering a period of calm, a decision comes along to disturb the anticipated serenity.”
Full story (PDF)
Cloisters, August 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
MA v JA (Attorney General intervening) – WLR Daily
MA v JA (Attorney General intervening) [2012] EWHC 2219 (Fam); [2012] WLR (D) 246
“A ceremony of marriage conducted in England which did not comply with the requirements of the Marriage Act 1949 because the parties had failed to give notice to the registrar with the result that the marriage was solemnised without any certificate being issued, created a marriage which was entitled to be recognised as valid under English law.”
WLR Daily, 27th July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Lord Chancellor v McCarthy [2012] EWHC 2325 (QB) (06 August 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Nottingham riots: Perry Atherton prepares human rights case – BBC News
“A man who was jailed following rioting in Nottingham last year is planning to challenge his conviction in the European Court of Human Rights.”
BBC News, 6th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge: Government broke benefits law – The Independent
“The Government broke the law when it stripped an unemployed man of his benefits for six months after he refused to participate in an unpaid back-to-work scheme, the High Court has ruled.”
The Independent, 7th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Justice reforms have increased burden on judiciary, says LCJ – Law Society’s Gazette
“Reforms to the efficiency of the administration of justice have increased the burdens on the judiciary at a time when their pay and pension packages are being cut, according to a report from the lord chief justice, Igor Judge.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2012
Source: www.gazette.co.uk
Swansea couple jailed for racist attack on daughter, 17 – BBC News
“The parents of a 17-year-old girl, jailed for attacking her because she was going out with a black man, have been called ‘disgraceful’ by a judge.”
BBC News, 6th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Is studying law boring? – The Guardian
“Law is often portrayed as a dull discipline pursued by the ethically dubious. Actually it governs everything from embryo to exhumation.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Health trust fined over data breach – The Independent
“A health body has been handed a six-figure penalty after publishing sensitive personal details of more than 1,000 NHS staff on the internet.”
The Independent, 6th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pit bull owner guilty over attack on Newham police officers – BBC News
“The owner of a pit bull which attacked five policemen has been found guilty of three offences of owning a dog dangerously out of control in a public place.”
BBC News, 6th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Adoption Agencies (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Display of Prices) (Wales) Regulations 2012
The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (Supplementary Functions and Revocation) Order 2012
The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012
The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012
The Magistrates’ Courts (Sexual Offences Act 2003) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Lord Chief Justice’s Report laid before House of Lords – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The latest Lord Chief Justice’s Report has been laid before the House of Lords.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 3rd August 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Middleton v Allianz Iard SA [2012] EWHC 2287 (QB) (01 August 2012)
Petrou v Bertoncello & Ors [2012] EWHC 2286 (QB) (01 August 2012)
High Court (Patents Court)
Lilly & Company v Human Genome Sciences Inc [2012] EWHC 2290 (Pat) (03 August 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Disclosure of copyright-protected information under FOI not a breach of copyright law, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“Public bodies that disclose copyright-protected information in order to comply with a request under freedom of information (FOI) laws are not guilty of copyright infringement, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Welfare Benefits: in scope or not? – LegalVoice
“The Legal Services Commission’s contract managers have been conducting informal assessments of files and I have been receiving a number of queries from not-for-profit (NfP) agencies because cases advising on entitlement to benefits appear to be disallowed on a fairly regular basis, writes Vicky Ling. It is clear that the goalposts have moved since the introduction of fixed fees in 2007, and cases that would previously passed audit are now been nil assessed.”
LegalVoice, 3rd August 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
