BSB to develop ‘professional statement’ – Legal Futures

Posted November 13th, 2014 in barristers, legal education, legal profession, news, professional conduct by tracey

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is to launch a “professional statement” which, like the “competence statement” being developed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), will attempt to describe the knowledge and skills barristers should possess at the point of qualification.’

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Legal Futures, 13th November 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Teenager who orchestrated ‘revenge rape’ attack detained – BBC News

Posted November 13th, 2014 in aiding and abetting, news, rape, sentencing, young persons by tracey

‘A woman who orchestrated a “revenge rape” on a teenager she told “snitches get stitches” has been jailed.’

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BBC news, 13th November 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Supreme Court backs existing test for calculating ‘equitable compensation’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 13th, 2014 in compensation, mortgages, news, Supreme Court by tracey

‘Lenders can only be compensated for actual losses that stem from a breach of trust in commercial transactions, the Supreme Court has confirmed.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th November 2014

Source: www.out-law.com

Law to change so that 17-year-olds in police custody treated as minors – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 13th, 2014 in bills, children, detention, news, young persons by tracey

‘The law will be changed so that 17-year-olds held in police custody are treated as minors and placed in local authority care, Policing Minister Mike Penning has said. This move followed a campaign on behalf of 17-year-olds, who argued that the police had wrongly treated them as though they were adults by holding them in overnight detention.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th November 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

High Court judge blasts lack of judicial resources to meet care proceedings timings – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 13th, 2014 in care orders, delay, family courts, judges, news by tracey

‘A High Court judge refused to embark on a final hearing in a complex child care case because of lack of time and the absence of any slack in the family court system to allow for an early hearing, it has emerged.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th November 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Barristers disbarred for repeatedly refusing to pay tribunal fines – Legal Futures

Posted November 13th, 2014 in barristers, costs, disciplinary procedures, disqualification, fines, news, tribunals by tracey

‘Two barristers have been disbarred for repeatedly refusing to pay a total of almost £12,000 between them in fines and costs.’

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Legal Futures, 13th November 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Judge hits out at system that encourages solicitors to charge barristers referral fees – Legal Futures

Posted November 13th, 2014 in advocacy, barristers, fees, judges, legal aid, news, solicitors by tracey

‘Mr Justice Green, chairman of the Advocacy Training Council, has condemned the lack of a “level playing field” for publicly funded advocates, which is leading to the practice of “selling litigation rights”.’

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Legal Futures, 13th November 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Transcript of the Lord Chief Justice’s Annual Press Conference 2014 – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted November 13th, 2014 in judges, media, speeches by tracey

‘The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, held his annual press conference on Wednesday, November 12th, 2014, at the Royal Courts of Justice.’

Full transcript

Judiciary of England and Wales, 12th November 2014

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted November 13th, 2014 in legislation by tracey

The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 7) Rules 2014

The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) Regulations 2014

The Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2014

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

EVENT: IALS – Victims and Vulnerable Witnesses – time for the UK to catch up with Europe or vice versa?

Posted November 13th, 2014 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘Successive UK Governments have promised to “put victims at the heart of the criminal justice system” and to “get it right for victims and witnesses”, without necessarily satisfying the requirements of Directive 2012/29/EU – let alone the levels of participation and protection offered by the traditional “parti civile” status in, for example, Italy.’

Date: 8th December 2014, 2.30pm

Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR

Charge: Free, registration required

More information can be found here.

EVENT: IALS – The Foundations of EU Administrative Law: Treaty Foundations, Judicial Creativity and the Hierachy of Norms (Hamlyn Lecture 2014)

Posted November 13th, 2014 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘In the third and final 2014 Hamlyn lecture Paul Craig will begin with a consideration of the formal Treaty foundations on which the subject has been built, and explores the origins of general principles of law crafted by the Community courts. The focus then shifts to the substantive foundations on which the subject has been constructed, and the role played by the rule of law in this development. The final section addresses the regulatory foundations of EU administrative law and the challenges that this has posed.’

Date: 2nd December 2014, 6.00-7.00pm

Location: Gray’s Inn Hall, London WC1R 5ET

Charge: Free, registration required

More information can be found here.

EVENT: IALS – The Legal Historian as Expert Witness

Posted November 13th, 2014 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘Organised with the London Legal History Seminar.’

Date: 28th November 2014, 6.00-7.30pm

Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR

Charge: Free, registration required

More information can be found here.

Classifieds

Posted November 13th, 2014 in news by sally

Recently added:

3rd six / junior tenant – Civil

Posted November 13th, 2014 in by sally

Chambers of Timothy Raggatt QC, 4 King’s Bench Walk, Temple, London

Description of responsibilities: Our civil teams are looking for practitioners who are looking to develop in to civil matters. We currently have teams covering PI, Family, Employment, Property & Housing, and general civil.

Contact information: email to Lee Cook – lc@4kbw.co.uk

Deadline for submission of applications – 22nd December 2014

Regina (Lord Carlile of Berriew and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Regina (Lord Carlile of Berriew and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: [2014] UKSC 60; [2014] WLR (D) 479

‘The Home Secretary’s decision to maintain an order excluding the entry into the United Kingdom of a dissident Iranian politician, invited by members of the Houses of Parliament to meet them in London to discuss human rights and democratic issues in Iran, was not a disproportionate interference with their right to freedom of expression under article 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: the Home Secretary was entitled to accept the recommendation of the Foreign Secretary that to permit such entry would risk jeopardising the United Kingdom’s diplomatic and economic interests and might provoke a violent reaction in Iran resulting in damage to British property and endangering the safety of British and local personnel.’

WLR Daily, 12th November 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

3rd six / junior tenant – Crime

Posted November 13th, 2014 in by sally

Chambers of Timothy Raggatt QC, 4 King’s Bench Walk, Temple, London

Description of responsibilities: Our criminal group are looking to strengthen their team at the Junior end. We have a steady flow of work at both magistrates and crown courts and a team that supports is junior colleagues.

Contact information: email to Lee Cook – lc@4kbw.co.uk

Deadline for submission of applications – 22nd December 2014

R (Jakimaviciute) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted November 13th, 2014 in appeals, homelessness, housing, law reports, local government by tracey

R (Jakimaviciute) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council: [2014] EWCA Civ 1438; [2014] WLR (D) 478

‘The power of a local housing authority under section 160ZA(7) of the Housing Act 1996 to set the qualification criteria for registration on a housing allocation scheme under that Act was subject to the authority’s duty under section 166A(3) of the 1996 Act to secure that reasonable preference was given to specified classes of people, including those who were owed a housing duty under section 193(2) of that Act.’

WLR Daily, 6th November 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 13th, 2014 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Hodges v Aegis Defence Services (BVI) Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1449 (12 November 2014)

IPC Media Ltd v Media 10 Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1439 (12 November 2014)

SH (Iran) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1469 (12 November 2014)

Laughton v Shalaby [2014] EWCA Civ 1450 (12 November 2014)

Interflora Inc & Ors v Marks and Spencer Plc [2014] EWCA Civ 1448 (12 November 2014)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Sisangia, R (on the Application of) v Director of Legal Aid Casework [2014] EWHC 3706 (Admin) (12 November 2014)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Sands v Layne & Anor [2014] EWHC 3665 (Ch) (12 November 2014)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Globe Motors Portugal-Material Electrico Para A Industria Automvel LDA & Ors v TRW Lucas Varity Electric Steering Ltd [2014] EWHC 3718 (Comm) (11 November 2014)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

The National Crime Agency v Perry & Ors [2014] EWHC 3759 (QB) (12 November 2014)

Source: www.bailii.org

Woman murdered by ex was let down by police, IPCC finds – The Guardian

Posted November 13th, 2014 in complaints, domestic violence, murder, news, police, recidivists, violent offenders by tracey

‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said on Wednesday that investigations into the killer’s previous crimes were inadequate and there had been a catalogue of inaction and missed opportunities. Katie Cullen, 34, a senior nursing sister, was killed by her former partner Iman Saeed Ghafelipour, in October 2009.’

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The Guardian, 12th November 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lord chief justice attacks secret trials – BBC News

‘The lord chief justice of England and Wales has condemned an attempt to hold a completely secret trial, saying it should never happen again.’

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BBC News, 12th November 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk