Lovat v Hertsmere Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted October 31st, 2011 in enfranchisement, law reports, leases by sally

Lovat v Hertsmere Borough Council [2011] EWCA Civ 1185; [2011] WLR (D) 306

“In the definition of ‘an excluded tenancy’ for the purposes of the additional right to enfranchisement applicable to tenancies not at a low rent under section 1AA of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, the phrase ‘the house which the tenant occupies under the tenancy’ in section 1AA(3)(a) was to be construed as referring solely to the ‘house’ as defined in section 2(1) of the 1967 Act (that is, excluding any grounds); and the term ‘adjoining land’ in section 1AA(3)(b) meant neighbouring land that might, but did not necessarily, touch or physically adjoin the house.”

WLR Daily, 27th October 2011

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Brüstle v Greenpeace eV – WLR Daily

Posted October 31st, 2011 in embryology, human tissue, law reports, patents by sally

Brüstle v Greenpeace eV (Case C-34/10); [2011] WLR (D) 305

“Any human ovum after fertilisation, any non-fertilised human ovum into which the cell nucleus from a mature human cell had been transplanted, and any non-fertilised human ovum whose division and further development had been stimulated by parthenogenesis constituted a ‘human embryo’ within the meaning of article 6(2)(c) of Parliament and Council Directive 98/44/EC of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (OJ 1998 L 213, p 13) and could not therefore be patented.”

WLR Daily, 18th October 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Bar Chairman – Slashing and Burning Legal Aid will Increase Costs – The Bar Council

Posted October 31st, 2011 in barristers, budgets, costs, legal aid, news by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has warned the Government of the serious consequences of pursuing far reaching cuts to legal aid, as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill reaches Report Stage in the House of Commons.”

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The Bar Council, 31st October 2011

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The law-making process: could do better! – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted October 31st, 2011 in employment, government departments, legislative drafting, news, tribunals by sally

“‘Good regulation is a good thing’ is the trite introduction to the government’s red tape challenge, before saying we have too much of the other sort. The proposition is that reducing the quantity of regulation is the answer. This is myopic because if quantity is one possible burden on business, so is poor quality law. Poor quality is not about political or policy disagreements, but simply the production of badly-drafted law that is difficult to understand, because it is too complex or simply unclear.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th October 2011

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Judges to be reined in by Parliament on human rights – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 31st, 2011 in deportation, human rights, judiciary, news, proportionality by sally

“Ministers are drawing up plans to rein in ‘outrageous’ human rights rulings by judges, it can be disclosed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2011

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Office of Fair Trading takes steps to shut Yes Loans – BBC News

Posted October 31st, 2011 in complaints, consumer credit, consumer protection, loans, news by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is taking steps to close down a company which claims to process thousands of loan applications a week.”

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BBC News, 29th October 2011

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Whistleblowers not protected from bullying, court rules – The Independent

Posted October 31st, 2011 in bullying, news, nurses, victimisation, whistleblowers by sally

“The law protecting whistleblowers and public safety in hospitals is failing staff and patients, the Court of Appeal has found in a landmark case brought by three nurses against an NHS trust in Manchester.”

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The Independent, 31st October 2011

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Criminals to have weekly benefits docked by up to £25 to pay fines – The Guardian

Posted October 31st, 2011 in benefits, fines, news, violent disorder by sally

“People on benefits who are fined in court could face a fivefold increase in the amount docked from their weekly payments to cover the penalty, David Cameron will announce on Saturday as the government response to the riots is intensified.”

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The Guardian, 29th October 2011

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Warning over legal aid cuts for disabled people – BBC News

Posted October 31st, 2011 in benefits, budgets, disabled persons, legal aid, news by sally

“Ministers are being urged not to restrict legal aid for disabled people wanting to challenge benefit decisions.”

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BBC News, 31st October 2011

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Abused women will suffer from legal aid cuts, charity claims – The Guardian

Posted October 31st, 2011 in budgets, domestic violence, legal aid, news by sally

“More women living in abusive relationships will be killed or driven to suicide if the government pushes through cuts to legal aid, a leading national charity has warned.”

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The Guardian, 31st October 2011

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Dominic Grieve takes on the European court of human rights – The Guardian

Posted October 28th, 2011 in attorney general, human rights, judiciary, news by sally

“Under government plans, countries would not only implement human rights law but interpret it – and decide if they complied.”

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The Guardian, 27th October 2011

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How a European single contract law could erode English hegemony – The Guardian

Posted October 28th, 2011 in consumer protection, contracts, EC law, news, sale of goods by sally

“Small businesses welcome the proposed legislation but the UK legal profession views it as a threat to its dominance.”

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The Guardian, 28th October 2011

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Dorset gardener unfairly dismissed for anti-hunting views – BBC News

Posted October 28th, 2011 in belief discrimination, hunting, news, unfair dismissal by sally

“A Dorset man was unfairly dismissed from his job at a garden centre because of his anti-hunting beliefs, an employment tribunal has ruled.”

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BBC News, 27th October 2011

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Northampton nurse David Ajayi struck off over groping – BBC News

Posted October 28th, 2011 in disciplinary procedures, news, nurses by sally

“A ‘predatory and controlling’ nurse found to have groped patients and a carer has been ordered to be struck off by a disciplinary panel.”

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BBC News, 28th October 2011

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Church inquiry after official convicted of paedophilia – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 28th, 2011 in child abuse, clergy, inquiries, news, sexual offences by sally

“The Catholic Church is to launch a review of child protection across the South West of England after a religious official investigating child sex abuse allegations was convicted of paedophilia.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2011

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Pink Floyd guitarist’s son loses appeal over protest rampage – The Guardian

Posted October 28th, 2011 in appeals, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, seen swinging from the Cenotaph and kicking a shop window during a drink and drug-fuelled rampage at a student fees protest, has lost his appeal against his 16-month prison sentence.”

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The Guardian, 28th October 2011

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MP John Hemming’s wife sentenced for cat snatch – The Independent

Posted October 28th, 2011 in animals, burglary, news, sentencing by sally

“An MP’s wife was given a nine-month suspended jail sentence today for snatching a kitten from the home of her husband’s mistress.”

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The Independent, 28th October 2011

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Royal women to get equal rights – The Independent

Posted October 28th, 2011 in equality, news, royal family, succession, women by sally

“Female members of the Royal Family are to be given equality with men in the rules of succession to the throne, under historic constitutional changes agreed unanimously today by the 16 nations of which Queen Elizabeth II is monarch.”

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The Independent, 28th October 2011

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St Paul’s seeks injunction to evict Occupy London camp – The Guardian

Posted October 28th, 2011 in byelaws, demonstrations, injunctions, news, Office of the Public Guardian by sally

“The City of London Corporation and St Paul’s Cathedral will seek injunctions to evict the anti-capitalist protest camp from the grounds of the historic building, as clergy prepared to celebrate its reopening with a lunchtime service.”

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The Guardian, 28th October 2011

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Vincent Tabak guilty of Joanna Yeates murder – The Guardian

Posted October 28th, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Vincent Tabak has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his neighbour Joanna Yeates. The judge has ordered that he must spend at least 20 years in prison.”

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The Guardian, 28th October 2011

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