Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change v Friends of the Earth and others [2012] EWCA Civ 28
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change last week lost his appeal against a High Court judgment handed down at the end of 2011 that a proposal to halve feed-in tariffs (FITs) to small-scale producers of solar electricity was unlawful.
Standards for England ceased its regulatory function on 31 January 2012, and is now winding down its offices and archiving its guidance. So how should councils now deal with standards investigations that are in the pipeline, prior to the introduction of the new regime in July?
This Update contains brief details of recent Government and EU publications, legislation, cases and other developments in England and Wales relevant to those interested in municipal waste management, which have been published in January 2012.
2012 is set to be another bumper year for development and change within employment law and processes. Jaspal Basra takes you on a quick run through of some of the significant changes that are expected in the months ahead, including legislative change, reforms and upcoming judgments.
This update contains brief details of recent Government publications, legislation, cases and other developments relevant to those involved in local government work, which have been published in the two weeks up to 27 January 2012. Items are set out by subject, with a link to where the full document can be found on the internet.
Alessandra Gettins reports on the latest employment news: looking ahead to the 2012 Olympics; application of the new qualifying period for unfair dismissal; publication of the most recent tribunal statistics; and a recent case focusing on the implications of the abolition of the default retirement age.
Julian Hoskins discusses the recent judgment by the EAT in the case of Arriva London South Ltd v Nicolaou UKEAT/0293/11 which held that a requirement by an employer for an employee to sign an opt-out agreement in order to work overtime was not a detriment and was necessary to ensure the employer complied with its duty under the Working Time Regulations 1998.
After a long period of uncertainty we now know who will own the bulk of the PCT estate. Rumours have been circulating for some time that an announcement was imminent (reported in HSJ article dated 17 January regarding a leak of this announcement). The announcement was made by way of a ministerial statement from Andrew Lansley.
This update contains brief details of recent Government publications, legislation, cases and other developments relevant to those involved in local government work, which have been published in the four weeks up to 13 January 2012. Items are set out by subject, with a link to where the full document can be found on the internet.
This Update contains brief details of recent Government publications, legislation, cases and other developments relevant to those involved in health and social care work, which have been published in the last month.