9 October 2013
Search warrants and non-disclosure: will the new Criminal Procedure Rules raise standards?
The Criminal Procedure Rules 2013, which came into force on 7 October 2013 include, for the first time, provisions governing applications made by the police, and other law enforcement agencies, for search warrants. To anyone practising in this area, the need for a clear set of rules, as a means of trying to ensure full compliance with the legal requirements for obtaining warrants, has been clear for a long time – the more interesting issue is how far in reality the new provisions are likely go in achieving that aim.
16 September 2013
Judicial Review Reforms – a collision course with the judges?
The Ministry of Justice has recently published a further consultation paper on judicial review “reform”, proposing a wide range of measures to supplement those introduced in the wake of the consultation published at the end of last year.
4 September 2013
Compulsory data protection audits: Opening Pandora’s box?
Earlier this year, the Information Commissioner repeated his call for compulsory data protection audits of councils and NHS Trusts in response to what he referred to as “really stupid basic errors”. Sophie Kemp discusses.
14 August 2013
NHS & the Berwick Review: Shaping the Duty of Candour
Following the publication of Professor Don Berwick’s review of the Mid Staffordshire tragedy, the headlines have focussed on the creation of a criminal offence to deter wilful or reckless neglect or mistreatment, with the much campaigned-for duty of candour seemingly side-lined. Sophie Kemp discusses.
1 July 2013
Changes to Judicial Review of Planning Decisions come into force today
A number of changes that are relevant to the real estate world come into force today, 1st July 2013. The 63rd update to the court’s Civil Procedure Rules amends parts 52 and 54 of the rules that relate to the Judicial Review of planning decisions.