“A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker for a year are facing a prison sentence after admitting a charge of cruelty by willful neglect.”
The Guardian,21st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“I have previously posted on the decision leading to this successful appeal by the Planning Inspectorate, against an order that they produce their legal advice concerning a planning appeal. The decision of the First-Tier Tribunal in favour of disclosure was reversed by a strong Upper Tribunal, chaired by Carnwath LJ in his last outing before going to the Supreme Court. So the upshot is that PINS can retain whatever advice which led them to refuse this request for a public inquiry in a locally controversial case.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The head of one of the UK’s biggest cab companies, Addison Lee, faces possible prosecution for instructing his drivers to ignore the law and use bus lanes in London.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The first chief coroner of England and Wales – tasked with setting new guidelines for coroners – will be appointed later.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Tensions within the coalition are believed to have delayed the introduction of a more ‘punitive’ regime to tackle antisocial behaviour and replace Labour’s discredited asbos.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new community trigger to force police to investigate any incident of anti-social behaviour reported by at least five people will do little to tackle the problem in the long term, campaigners said today.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the Secretary of State acted lawfully in not ordering independent inquiry into a 2009 protest at an Immigration Detention Centre.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A wealthy jeweller’s son has been found guilty of murdering his 17-year-old girlfriend in a jealous rage.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mother has been found guilty of having her 13-year-old daughter’s boyfriend fatally attacked and then persuading her to take the blame.”
The Independent, 21st May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Torture victims who have been held in British immigration detention centres are to launch a high court legal challenge for false imprisonment against the UK Border Agency.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Individuals who spend all their time working for a single client will not necessarily form part of an ‘organised grouping of employees’ whose employment will transfer under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations when their work is taken back in-house, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal-bunker are behind bars today.”
The Independent, 21st May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The collapse of a trial of three men charged with committing one of Britain’s most notorious unsolved murders has been blamed on failures by police and prosecution.”
BBC News, 21st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Non-Domestic Rating (Waterways) (England) Regulations 2012
The Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2012
The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2012
The Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Education (Exemption from School Inspection) (England) Regulations 2012
The Road Vehicles (Individual Approval) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“Rules making companies liable for harassment of their employees by third parties is one of a number of ‘unnecessary’ discrimination regulations that could be repealed in a drive to remove employment law related ‘red tape’, the Government has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A fire service manager accused of the manslaughter of four firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze has been found not guilty after a judge directed a jury to acquit him.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“If Strasbourg upholds its previous judgments, Cameron shouldn’t expect the bill of rights commission to come to his rescue.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tim Baldwin summarises a recent noteworthy High Court decision on housing and support for a terminally ill individual.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 21st May 2012
Source www.gclaw.wordpress.com
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