Short speech to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP
Attorney General’s Office, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“Where consumer goods, installed in good faith by the consumer, were not in conformity with the contract under which the consumer had purchased and and were restored to conformity by way of replacement, the seller was obliged pursuant to article 3(2)(3) of Parliament and Council Directive 1999/44/EC either to remove the goods from where they had been installed and to install the replacement goods there or else to bear the costs of that removal and installation. The seller could not refuse to replace the defective goods on the ground that the costs were disproportionate but it could limit the payment to a proportionate amount.”
WLR Daily, 16th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“A Lancashire MP has introduced a bill in Parliament which he claims could have prevented the murder of Blackpool nurse Jane Clough.”
BBC News, 28th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government’s plans to cut legal aid in England and Wales return to Parliament later as opposition mounts from lawyers and campaigners.”
BBC News, 29th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, faces another embarrassing U-turn over his controversial sentencing reforms on Wednesday as the Labour frontbench combines with rightwing Tory MPs to further attack his prison plans.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Budget airlines, theatres and football clubs risk legal action if they continue to levy inflated charges for paying by credit and debit cards, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) warned yesterday.”
The Independent, 29th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Media regulator Ofcom, rather than the BBC, should have the final say over complaints about impartiality and accuracy with the corporation’s programmes, according to a House of Lords committee report.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Kenneth Clarke has said he recognises the ‘appalling’ treatment of Milly Dowler’s family at her killer’s trial.”
BBC News, 28th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Colin Firth’s box office hit The King’s Speech is at the heart of a landmark court battle over online piracy between Hollywood film giants and Britain’s largest internet service provider, BT.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
YT v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 736 (28 June 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Cook v Cook & Anor [2011] EWHC 1638 (QB) (28 June 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Excalibur Ventures LLC v Texas Keystone Inc & Ors [2011] EWHC 1624 (Comm) (28 June 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2011
The Social Security (Exemption from Claiming Retirement Pension) Regulations 2011
The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2011
The Social Security (Exemption from Claiming Retirement Pension) Regulations 2011
The Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011
The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The Government has today published a consultation paper proposing that some decisions on straightforward applications to the Court of Protection are taken by authorised court officers.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th June 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A battle over the legality of instructions issued to British intelligence officers attempting to obtain information from prisoners held by countries with poor human rights records has opened in the high court.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Personal injury lawyers have applauded former justice secretary Jack Straw’s calls to ban referral fees, saying the practice does not benefit law firms or their clients.”
The Lawyer, 28th June 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A man must pay over £800 after ignoring a fine for throwing rubbish at a McDonald’s car park in Carmarthenshire.”
BBC News, 28th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has today been explaining reforms to tackle the problem of ‘no win, no fee’ legal schemes and fears of a compensation culture.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th June 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Nail bomber David Copeland has failed in his bid to reduce his minimum jail term of 50 years.”
BBC News, 28th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Undesirable or dangerous immigrants who may face ill-treatment at home cannot be deported, no matter how bad their crimes in Britain, human rights judges have ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Today I am talking to Professor Gary Slapper, Director of the Law School at The Open University. We look at the relentless march towards privatisation in legal education, the Legal Aid reforms and briefly examine the criticism of Jeffrey Samuels QC in the Dowler case.”
Charon QC, 28th June 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“The only female justice on the supreme court, Lady Hale, has highlighted the impact of the proposed cuts in legal aid, declaring that they would have a ‘disproportionate effect upon the poorest and most vulnerable in society’.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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