Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Local Elections (Declaration of Acceptance of Office) Order 2012
The Mental Health (Secondary Mental Health Services) (Wales) Order 2012
The Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No.2) Order 2012
The Belarus (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2012
The Republic of Guinea (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2012
The Sudan (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kettel & Ors v Bloomfold Ltd [2012] EWHC 1422 (Ch) (25 May 2012)
High Court (Patents Court)
Smith & Nephew Plc v Convatec Technologies Inc [2012] EWHC 1602 (Pat) (13 June 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Electronic monitoring should be used more effectively, say inspectors – Ministry of Justice
Tagging should be used more creatively not only to punish, but also to help change behaviour, said Liz Calderbank, Chief Inspector of Probation, publishing the report of an inspection on electronically monitored curfews.
Ministry of Justice, 14th June 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Government plans for overhauling the child protection system published – Family Law Week
“The Government has published its plans to overhaul the child protection system. It proposes to scrap unnecessary instruction manuals and replace them with short, precise guidance and checklists listing roles and responsibilities.”
Family Law Week, 13th June 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
IPO seeks new patent revocation powers as means for helping small businesses – OUT-LAW.com
“The circumstances in which the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) can initiate proceedings to revoke a patent on the strength of a non-binding opinion it was asked to submit on the patentability of an invention should be expanded, it has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
How will the proposed surveillance laws work? – BBC News
“Police and intelligence services will be able to access data about people’s phone calls, emails and internet usage in order to tackle crime and terrorism under Home Office plans.”
BBC News, 14th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Online privacy: Home Office to write blank cheque for ‘snoopers’ charter’ – The Guardian
“The government is to offer a blank cheque to internet and phone firms that will be required to track everyone’s email, Twitter, Facebook and other internet use under legislation to be published on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Hundreds’ of miscarriage of justice claims over legal advice failings – Law Society’s Gazette
“Hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees convicted of immigration-related offences such as failure to produce a passport may have been the victims of miscarriages of justice, the Gazette can reveal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th June 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
UK Uncut allowed to challenge Goldman Sachs tax deal – The Guardian
“An anti tax-avoidance campaign group has won permission from the high courts to have a ‘sweetheart’ deal between HMRC and the banking giant Goldman Sachs judicially reviewed for its legality.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Opposing gay marriage not homophobic, says advertising watchdog – Daily Telegraph
“Opposing gay marriage is not offensive or homophobic, the advertising watchdog has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Questions remain over animal rights activists’ case – The Guardian
“An undercover operation 25 years ago that led to the jailing of two animal rights activists now appears shrouded in mystery.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tagging of criminals fails in more than half of cases – The Independent
“More than half of electronically tagged criminals are breaking the terms of their curfews, raising questions about the effectiveness of one of the central planks of the Government’s criminal justice agenda. A report by the Inspectorate of Probation has found that 59 per cent of tagged offenders spent more than four hours away from home without authorisation.”
The Independent, 14th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Life sentence for 15-year-old boy convicted of conker killing – The Guardian
“A teenager has been given a life sentence for stabbing to death a student in an argument over conkers. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, was detained for a minimum of 10½ years for murdering Stephen Grisales, 21, from Enfield.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Levi Bellfield articles ‘prejudicial’, court hears – The Independent
“Two national newspapers published ‘seriously prejudicial’ articles after a killer’s conviction for the abduction and murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler, the High Court heard today.”
The Independent, 13th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rapist jailed after 11-year wait – The Independent
“A sex offender was jailed today 11 years after his young victim put off going to police because of an EastEnders storyline.”
The Independent, 13th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Labour challenges Penlington-Pennington vote mix-up at High Court – BBC News
“The High Court is being asked to overturn a council election result after votes for a Labour candidate were wrongly given to a Conservative rival with a similar name.”
BBC News, 13th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Costing Services for the Disabled – Garden Court Chambers Blog
“Tim Baldwin summarises an important Supreme Court decision on the duties of local authorities when providing services to disabled persons.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 12th June 2012
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Fitzhugh v Fitzhugh [2012] EWCA Civ 694 (01 June 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hampshire Constabulary & Anor v Bullale [2012] EWHC 1549 (QB) (12 June 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Goldspan Ltd v Patel [2012] EWHC 1447 (Ch) (01 June 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
