News – Page 201
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NewsMedia take-down plans ditched
Proposals to enable the attorney general to order media organisations to remove online archive material creating a risk of contempt are abandoned.
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NewsPeers back bill to make pre-nups binding
The bill introduced by Lady Deech amends the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.
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NewsResidence test breaches UN convention, say parliamentarians
The Joint Committee on Human Rights calls for the provision to be withdrawn ‘immediately’.
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NewsGovernment tells Saatchi to amend innovation bill
Health minister Earl Howe gave broad support for the bill, which would lift liability restrictions for doctors who want to innovate in cancer treatments.
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NewsMinisters ‘shelve Land Registry sell-off’
Press reports say that the industry secretary has cancelled plans to turn the bulk of Land Registry into a commercial venture.
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NewsWhistleblower protection failure
Employment lawyers believe decision not to create legislation for partners leaves uncertainty.
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NewsFlexible hours reform ‘could change culture’
Partners will not see the benefits, say experts, but gender imbalance could be addressed.
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Manorial rights probe
House of Commons Justice Committee is to hold an inquiry into manorial rights to inform any future review of the law.
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NewsEU membership ‘critical’ to UK legal services – City group
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint said UK membership is crucial to its trading strength as it seeks to promote and export legal services.
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NewsBar regulator announces move into entity licensing
Publicly funded barristers will be able to set up structures that enable them to contract directly with the aid agency, taking control over work away from solicitors.
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NewsLegal executive-only firms mooted for next year
Super-regulator consults on granting CILEx entity regulation powers.
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NewsGovernment will not legislate to protect whistleblowing partners
Further legislative change will not be necessary to cover members of LLPs, the government says.
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NewsSupreme Court is supreme, says Neuberger
Court's president tells peers the court is not bound by decisions from Strasbourg.
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NewsGrenadian wins LPC fight despite murder conviction
Selwyn Strachan had been sentenced to death in 1983 after a widely criticised trial.
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses ‘right to die’ appeal
Majority rules that it is up to parliament to change the law.
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NewsHigh court rules vulnerable defendants deserve equal protection
The court said the refusal by the Ministry of Justice to appoint a registered intermediary for a defendant with Asperger’s syndrome was unfair.
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News'Lawyers for Yes' group lobbies for Scottish independence
Signatories include veteran QC Ian Hamilton, known for his part in the removal of the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey.
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NewsPII changes threaten ‘solicitor brand’, says City society
City of London Law Society raises concerns about SRA plans to reduce minimum compulsory PII cover to £500,000.
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NewsKenny quits LSB for private sector
Chief executive to step down from super-regulator after six years in post.