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Losing Control? (subscription)
The Court of Appeal recently held that a partner’s sexual infidelity may count as a defence to a murder charge where the defendant relies on a defence of loss of control. Nicola Laver talks to Mike Warren of Taylor Haldane Barlex and Ian Kelcey of Kelcey & Hall solicitors about whether practitioners can expect further case law and judicial interpretation in this area
From UK Legal News Analysis - February 3, 2012
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IP: Court Considers Restoration of Honey Patent (subscription)
The Court of Appeal has reinstated a patent for the use of Manuka honey in gel-sheet wound dressings. Clive Thorne, IP partner with the law firm RPC, tells Grania Langdon-Down the case has important implications for patent-owners in the wound care field in defending their intellectual property
From UK Legal News Analysis - February 3, 2012
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GMP Equalisation an Unnecessary Diversion, says Mercer (subscription)
Mercer has cautioned that the Government’s consultation on equalising pensions for the effect of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions is ‘an unnecessary, costly diversion’ from sustainable pension provision
From Specialist News Analysis - February 3, 2012
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Data Protection: The Right to Be Forgotten (subscription)
The European Commission has announced a comprehensive reform of data protection rules to increase users’ data control and cut business cost. Evelyn Reid talks to Rex Nwakodo, partner and head of company commercial at Sheridans Solicitors, about the likely implications for practitioners
From UK Legal News Analysis - February 3, 2012
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Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2012 (subscription)
SI 2012/Draft: Changes to the scope of audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of a number of public bodies
From UK SI Summaries - February 3, 2012
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Special Educational Needs (Direct Payments) (Pilot Scheme) Order 2011 (subscription)
SI 2012/206: Two year pilot to test making direct payments for special educational provision, training needs and transport to beneficiaries may commence from end January 2012
From UK SI Summaries - February 3, 2012
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Summary of Pensions News for the Week Ending 3 February 2012 (subscription)
A round-up of the latest developments in the pensions world in the week ending 3 February 2012
From Specialist News Analysis - February 3, 2012
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Brain-Damaged 10-year-old Loses Multi-Million Pound Damages Claim Against NHS Trusts (subscription)
Trail Result: High Court rules that there was no evidence that a mother’s infection which passed to her unborn baby was the cause of the baby’s cerebral palsy and consequent brain damage, and that the loss of a vital medical swab did not affect the outcome.
From Specialist News Analysis - February 3, 2012
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Latest Public Pension Reforms Unlikely to Save Money over Longer Term, says IFS (subscription)
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says that the pension reforms just negotiated will make little or no difference to the long-term costs of public service pensions, as the savings from higher pension ages are, on average, offset by other elements of the pensions becoming more generous
From Specialist News Analysis - February 3, 2012
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Independent Chair of the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme appointed (subscription)
Alan Pickering CBE has been appointed the independent chair of the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme by Postal Affairs Minister Edward Davey
From Specialist News Analysis - February 3, 2012
