“The Commission on a Bill of Rights has published its interim advice to Government on reform of the European Court of Human Rights. It has also published a letter to ministers on reform of the Court.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th September 2011
Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The government has today announced that it will ban the payment of referral fees in personal injury cases. The Ministry of Justice said the current arrangements have led to high costs, encouraged a ‘compensation culture’ and led to the growth of an industry which pursues claimants for profit.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th September 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hughes v The Corps of Commissionaires Management Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1061 (08 September 2011)
Camertown Timber Merchants Ltd & Anor v Sidhu & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 1041 (08 September 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 26) Order 2011
The Capital Allowances (Environmentally Beneficial Plant and Machinery) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Excepted Estates) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011
The Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“Statement on the Government’s response to our Cohabitation report.”
Law Commission, 6th September 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
“Victims and their families voice alarm over the ‘ill-considered’ legal aid bill now before parliament.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The demise of the Forensic Science Service comes as police forces shift towards a more streamlined approach to the use of forensics in criminal cases. Instead of courts being presented with extensive forensic reports that cover all the evidence recovered in police investigations, only short reports with the initial and key findings will be submitted. Prior to the trial, prosecutors will present the defence with evidence incrementally and order additional forensic tests only when the case requires them.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Almost 100 foreign prisoners have been released in the last two years when they should have first being assessed for removal, Theresa May, the Home Secretary, revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Cambridge United player Jordan Patrick has been fined £750 for racially abusing a taxi driver and threatening a policeman in a drunken outburst.”
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who threatened to ‘put a bullet in the head’ of the gay rights campaigner Ben Summerskill and a gay couple illegally barred from a hotel has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Record numbers of ‘at risk’ children are being taken from their families and placed into care, official figures show, as social workers respond to what they regard as increasing neglect and emotional abuse of vulnerable youngsters.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teacher has been banned from the classroom after hiding a string of convictions – including biting a police officer.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading has launched an investigation into whether airlines are hitting customers with hidden card surcharges when they book flights online.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A group of doctors is seeking a judicial review of the decision not to hold an inquest into the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly.”
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Referral fees for personal injury cases will be banned to help tackle rising insurance costs, as part of the Government’s commitment to curb compensation culture.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th September 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The government is to ban referral fees in personal injury claims in an attempt to curb the ‘compensation culture’. It says the current system in which personal injury details are sold on by insurance companies to lawyers has led to rising insurance costs.”
BBC News, 9th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The decision not to wear a helmet can have legal consequences for cyclists who suffer head injuries and sue for compensation.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The European Court of Human Rights could have its powers downgraded by handing ministers across the continent the right to strike down rulings under plans being examined by the British government. A commission set up by the government to examine reforms to the Strasbourg-based ECHR has floated the idea of handing ministers and parliamentarians on the Council of Europe the right to override rulings of the court.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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