“The Government is to repeal sections of the Digital Economy Act (DEA) which give the Culture Secretary the power to draw up new regulations on website blocking.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“More than 1,200 people have been jailed for an average of almost 18 months following last summer’s riots, figures showed today.”
The Independent, 28th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The issue of not getting your salary paid has been in the news as a result of the problems at NatWest, but while those employees will eventually get their cash, some employees never do. So what are your legal rights if an employer does not pay you for work you have done?”
The Guardian, 28th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Regulations designed to protect employees when the company they work for is taken over by a new owner will not apply where the contractor providing business services changes at the same time as the client for whom those services are being carried out, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The High Court in London has blocked a US government attempt to extradite a man accused of child sex.”
BBC News, 28th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2012
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Reserve Forces) Regulations 2012
The Cancellation of Student Loans for Living Costs Liability (Wales) Regulations 2012
The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2012
The Care Quality Commission (Healthwatch England Committee) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“In a consultation opening today, the Law Commission is seeking views on how the Electronic Communications Code is working for those who use it, and what can be done to make it more transparent and user-friendly.”
Law Commission, 28th June 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“In public, Sir Rupert Jackson (pictured) is circumspect about the government’s implementation of civil justice reforms based on his report. In private, he could be forgiven for feeling disappointment over the execution of changes to which he has lent his name.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th June 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Publishers should develop new licensing models that would allow researchers to use computerised techniques to read information contained in journal articles at ‘realistic rates’, MPs have said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Paul Mahoney, who spent 30 years as an administrator at the European court of human rights, is to be Britain’s new judge on the Strasbourg court.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men who laughed as they took part in a gang rape in Preston do not pose a significant risk to women, three senior judges have ruled.”
BBC News, 27th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court
Fairclough Homes Ltd v Summers [2012] UKSC 26 (27 June 2012)
Oracle America Inc (Formerly Sun Microsystems Inc) v M- Tech Data Ltd [2012] UKSC 27 (27 June 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
McKillen v Maybourne Finance Ltd & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 864 (27 June 2012)
Yukos Capital SARL v OJSC Rosneft Oil Company [2012] EWCA Civ 855 (27 June 2012)
Hall v Harris & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 840 (27 June 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Metroline Travel Ltd & Ors v Unite the Union [2012] EWHC 1778 (QB) (27 June 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hussain v Salam [2012] EWHC 1760 (Ch) (26 June 2012)
High Court (Admiralty Division)
Fish & Fish Ltd v Sea Shepherd UK & Anor [2012] EWHC 1717 (Admlty) (25 June 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation has released his report into the operation of terrorism law in 2011. The press release is here.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Divorce laws should be reformed to provide a default regime for the division of assets when relationships break down, the chief of the family bar has suggested.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th June 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Past defendants of libel claims, including Simon Singh and Ben Goldacre, say proposed changes would not have helped them.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ignorance of the law is, notoriously, no excuse. But the individual citizen has never had access to a free, up-to-date account of what the law is on any particular topic. Acts of parliament can be consulted in public libraries (if there are any left) but a printed copy is only the starting point: many acts do not specify a commencement date and the legislation, as passed, cannot tell you whether it has been subsequently amended or repealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th June 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Jamie Petrolini’s conviction for the 1994 murder of Mohamed el-Sayed overturned on grounds of diminished responsibility.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A racist Chelsea FC fan who was caught after he filmed himself yelling abuse has been handed a five year match ban.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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