“The Government is seeking evidence on new legislative proposals for data protection which were published by the European Commission on 25 January 2012.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th February 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Landline phone and internet providers which switch customers to their service without their consent – a process known as ‘slamming’ – are being targeted by Ofcom.”
BBC News, 9th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three members of staff have admitted mistreating patients at a private hospital for people with learning difficulties.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A consultation on strengthening the law on illegal firearms was launched by Home Secretary Theresa May today as part of the government’s drive to end gang and youth violence.”
Home Office, 8th February 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A joint operation between the UK Border Agency and Metropolitan Police and has led to eight major gang members being deported back to their home countries.”
Home Office, 9th February 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Anglicans opposed to the ordination of women bishops have been refused concessions they say would secure their place in the Church of England. The General Synod defeated a bid to increase the autonomy of male bishops looking after traditionalist parishes.”
BBC News, 8th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Members of a terror gang that plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange could walk free in less than six years after they were given double the normal reduction in sentence for entering guilty pleas yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A student who received a criminal record for stealing bikes when he was an 11-year-old child is to launch a test case to have them expunged because it breaches his human rights, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 20112
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The House of Lords has backed changes to the bail laws following a campaign by the parents of the murdered Lancashire nurse Jane Clough.”
BBC News, 9th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Judges and lawyers are already anticipating the government’s proposed reforms to the status of separated parents by pioneering ‘shared residence orders’, according to a leading family solicitor.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2012
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Research and Development (Qualifying Bodies) (Tax) Order 2012
The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2012
The Contaminated Land (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Greater London Authority (Limitation of Salaries) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Research and Development (Qualifying Bodies) (Tax) Order 2012
The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2012
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Rabone & Anor v Pennine Care NHS Foundation [2012] UKSC 2 (8 February 2012)
Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing and Services Ltd [2012] UKSC 1 (8 February 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
K v LBX & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 79 (08 February 2012)
HM Revenue & Customs v Cotter [2012] EWCA Civ 81 (08 February 2012)
Carlsberg UK Ltd & Anor v HM Revenue & Customs [2012] EWCA Civ 82 (08 February 2012)
Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc v Markandan & Uddin (a firm) [2012] EWCA Civ 65 (09 February 2012)
Cambridge v Makin [2012] EWCA Civ 85 (09 February 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing and Services Ltd [2011] UKSC 1; [2012] WLR (D) 24
“An employment tribunal could consider a claim for unfair dismissal by an employee who worked overseas if the connection between the employment relationship and Great Britain was sufficiently strong to show that that could be justified.”
WLR Daily, 8th February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust [2012] UKSC 2; [2012] WLR (D) 23
“A psychiatric in-patient who was known to be at real and immediate risk of suicide was owed a positive operational duty under article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by the NHS trust to take preventative measures to safeguard her life even though she was a voluntary patient who was not detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.”
WLR Daily, 8th February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Individuals and businesses will find it cheaper, quicker and less daunting to resolve their disputes in civil courts, through new measures announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th February 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Byron James, barrister, 14 Gray’s Inn Square reviews the guidance arising from the latest case law concerning applications for leave to appeal in financial remedies orders in the High Court.”
Family Law Week, 8th February 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Shares awarded to employees in ‘cash box’ companies as part of an avoidance scheme are ‘readily convertible assets’ (RCAs) on which an employer must account for income tax under pay as you earn (PAYE), a tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“If you need reminding of what it feels like when the candy-floss of human rights is abruptly snatched away, take a flight. Full body scanners and other security checks are nothing to the array of potential outrages awaiting passengers boarding an aircraft. Air passengers in general surrender their rights at the point of ticket purchase.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A Government-appointed taskforce is prepared to recommend changing the law if it finds ‘unnecessary legal barriers’ to the sharing of information under just-announced anti-fraud plans.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A severely disabled man with ‘locked-in syndrome’ has urged a judge not to decide to halt his High Court action to let a doctor end his life.”
BBC News, 8th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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