Mohammed and others v Home Office – WLR Daily

Posted March 31st, 2011 in appeals, duty of care, immigration, law reports, negligence by sally

Mohammed and others v Home Office [2011] EWCA Civ 351;  [2011] WLR (D)  112

“The Home Office did not owe a common law duty of care to claimants applying for indefinite leave to remain for maladministration.”

WLR Daily, 29th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 31st, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Windermere) Regulations 2011

The National Health Service (Concerns, Complaints and Redress Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Clarke announces major overhaul of civil justice – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 31st, 2011 in consultations, costs, courts, fees, press releases, small claims by sally

“The first major overhaul of the civil justice system in 15 years and reform of controversial ‘no win no fee’ deals were announced by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke today.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 29th March 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Clarke stamping out compensation culture fears – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 31st, 2011 in arbitration, costs, courts, fees, press releases, small claims by sally

“Fears that a damaging compensation culture and an unwieldy justice system is costing businesses millions of pounds and deterring deserving individuals from using the justice system are to be tackled under plans announced today.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 29th March 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

UK clamps down on corruption with new Bribery Act – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 31st, 2011 in bribery, corruption, legislation, press releases by sally

“The UK will reinforce its reputation as a leader in the global fight against corruption when the Bribery Act comes into force on July 1, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 30th March 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Children deserve better from family justice system – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 31st, 2011 in children, delay, family courts, press releases, reports by sally

“The family justice system needs significant reform to tackle delays and ensure that children and families get the service they deserve, says an independent panel set up to review how the system works.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 31st March 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Adult Social Care – Final Report Page – Law Commission

Posted March 31st, 2011 in consultations, Law Commission, reports, social services by sally

“On 31 March 2011, we published the Consultation Analysis, which is an analysis of the responses received to our consultation paper.  It summarises the views of consultees in relation to the 57 provisional proposals and 25 consultation questions put forward.”

Full analysis

Law Commission, 31st March 2011

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Greater protection for children – Home Office

Posted March 31st, 2011 in criminal records, press releases, sexual offences by sally

“Sex offender disclosure scheme will operate in all forces in England and Wales by April.”

Full press release

Home Office, 28th March 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Update from the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council – The Bar Council

Posted March 31st, 2011 in barristers, consultations, legal aid, Ministry of Justice, press releases by sally

“None of us, at the self-employed or employed Bar, has escaped the consequences of the coalition Government’s measures to reduce the national deficit. But the publicly funded Bar is bearing the brunt of cuts in public expenditure. This follows the cuts in legal aid announced by the last Government and the proposals for radical change in the publicly funded legal services market, the subject of recent consultation by the Ministry of Justice. We wanted to give you a short update on developments which affect so many practitioners and indeed the future of the Bar as a whole.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 29th March 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Literary agent jailed for cheating would-be authors out of thousands – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2011 in news, publishing, sentencing, theft by sally

“A literary agent who duped budding authors and investors into handing over more than £500,000 for non-existent film and book deals has been jailed for six years. Robin Price, a former cinema manager from north Devon, claimed he had contacts in Hollywood including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Johnny Depp.”

Full story

The Guardian, 30th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Kenneth Clarke denies weakening new anti-bribery law – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2011 in bribery, corruption, legislation, news by sally

“Ministers have been accused of undermining the long delayed legislation intended to crack down on payments of bribes by business executives. Anti-corruption campaigners claim the government has surrendered to lobbying by business groups, creating loopholes that will allow dishonest companies to continue paying bribes to foreign politicians and officials.”

Full story

The Guardian, 30th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Daniyal Shahzad to be deported to Pakistan after lies – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2011 in deceit, deportation, immigration, news by sally

“A teenager will be deported to his home country of Pakistan after lying about his past in a bid for UK residency.”

Full story

BBC News, 30th March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Network Rail pleads guilty over Potters Bar crash – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2011 in accidents, health & safety, news, railways by sally

“Network Rail has admitted breaching safety regulations over the Potters Bar train crash which claimed seven lives.”

Full story

BBC News, 30th March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

House of Lords report attacks ‘complacency’ of Big Four auditors in financial crisis, urges competition investigation – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 31st, 2011 in auditors, competition, financial regulation, news, reports by sally

“The House of Lords has recommended that Britain’s competition authorities investigate the world’s ‘Big Four’ auditing firms who failed to warn regulators about banks before the financial crash.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph 30th March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Grandparents to get legal powers over access in divorce battles – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 31st, 2011 in arbitration, children, divorce, grandparents, news by sally

“Grandparents will get new legal powers to guarantee them access to their grandchildren following divorce battles under proposals unveiled today, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Expert witness immunity removed – The Independent

Posted March 30th, 2011 in expert witnesses, immunity, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Expert witnesses have lost their 400-year-old immunity from being sued in the civil courts.”

Full story

The Independent, 30th March 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

The cost of clamping down on ‘no win, no fee’ legal arrangements – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2011 in costs, fees, news, personal injuries by sally

“Ken Clarke’s announcement on Tuesday that the government is to reform the costs of civil litigation has been portrayed as a crackdown on lawyers’ fees. That always makes a pleasing headline but the reality is that the justice secretary wants the public to do it for him.”

Full story

The Guardian, 30th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 30th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Financial Assistance Scheme (Revaluation and Indexation Amendments) Regulations 2011

The Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2011

The Apprenticeships (Issue of Apprenticeship Certificates) (England) Regulations 2011

The Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment No.3) Order 2011

The Apprenticeships (Transitional Provision for Existing Vocational Specifications) (England) Order 2011

The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011

The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) Order 2011

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2011

The Aerodromes (Designation) (Detention and Sale of Aircraft) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2011

The Penalties, Offshore Income etc. (Designation of Territories) Order 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Regina (MK (Tunisia)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted March 30th, 2011 in appeals, immigration, law reports by sally

Regina (MK (Tunisia)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 333; [2011] WLR (D) 106

“A claimant whose leave to remain in the country was cancelled while he was out of the country did not thereby lose his in-country right of appeal, and he could therefore return to exercise that right of appeal against the cancellation.”

WLR Daily, 25th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Regina (Save Britain’s Heritage) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another – WLR Daily

Posted March 30th, 2011 in appeals, EC law, judicial review, law reports, planning by sally

Regina (Save Britain’s Heritage) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2011] EWCA Civ 334; [2011] WLR (D) 107

“Demolition works were capable of constituting a project for the purposes of article 1(2) of Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.”

WLR Daily, 25th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note that once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.