Carter Review spurs Bar Council to assess standards – The Lawyer
“The Bar Council has kick-started a consultation into how to ensure quality of courtroom advocacy following the Carter Review.”
The Lawyer, 16th April 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Month: April 2007
Ex-BNP banker claims she was forced out after taking maternity leave – The Times
“A former ‘high-flying’ female banker who claims that male colleagues placed bets on whether she would return to work after having a baby is suing her former employer, BNP Paribas, for sex discrimination.”
The Times, 16th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cost recovery in pro bono assisted cases – consultation on proposals for secondary legislation – Department for Constitutional Affairs
“This paper seeks your views on proposals to implement clause 185 of the Legal Services Bill [HL]. The consultation is aimed at those with an interest in or views on the clause, in England and Wales.”
Cost recovery in pro bono assisted cases – consultation on proposals for secondary legislation CP 7/07, 16th April 2007
Source: www.dca.gov.uk
Appeal on Iraqi civilian ‘torture death’ to begin – Daily Telegraph
“Five of Britain’s most senior judges will begin hearing an appeal this week that could lead to independent inquiries into the deaths of Iraqi civilians at the hands of British troops in Iraq.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bar Council steps up pressure for key changes to Legal Services Bill – Bar Council
“The Bill returns to the Upper House for its Report Stage after the Easter Recess amid concerns among many Peers about the Government’s responses, during the recently concluded and detailed Committee stage, to reassurances sought by Peers over key aspects of the proposed legislation.”
Bar Council press release, 16th April 2007
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
In re K (Deceased) – Times Law Reports
Protecting creditors
Chancery Division
“When deciding whether to sanction payment by the administrators of an estate to admitted creditors and the subsequent distribution to beneficiaries without reference to disputed and potential creditors’ claims, the court should consider whether any, and if so what protection should be afforded to the potential creditors.”
The Times, 16th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
WPP Holdings Italy Srl and Others v. Benatti – Times Law Reports
Deciding which court was first seised of the action
WPP Holdings Italy Srl and Other v. Benatti
Court of Appeal
“The court first seised of an action where two parties issued proceedings against each other in different European Union jurisdictions was the one where the document instituting the proceedings was first lodged with the court or was first received by the authority responsible for service.”
The Times, 16th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Competition laws could keep RBS from getting ABN – The Times
“The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) consortium trying to gatecrash the £80 billion merger talks between Barclays and ABN Amro could have its approach scuppered on competition grounds.”
The Times, 16th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal complaints scheme ‘will lead to higher fees’ – The Times
The cost of seeing a lawyer is expected to rise with the disclosure that estimates for setting up a new legal complaints scheme have soared to nearly £50 million.
The Times, 16th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Deportation reprieve for boy, 7, and HIV-positive parents – The Guardian
“A seven-year-old boy and his HIV-positive parents at the centre of a deportation battle have been granted a legal reprieve after coming within hours of being put on a plane to Malawi.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs to debate mental health plans – BBC News
“Controversial plans to allow mentally ill people to be detained against their will, even if they have not committed a crime, are due to be discussed by MPs.”
BBC News, 16th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Related link: Mental Health Bill 2006-07
Magistrates quit over government demand to impose charges – The Guardian
“Three senior magistrates have resigned over surcharges on fines for offenders in what could be the start of a wave of revolts against the scheme. Other magistrates are angry about the Home Office-inspired initiative, which they say interferes with their discretion to make the punishment fit the crime and turns them into unofficial tax collectors.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bribery and drugs exposed at private jail – The Guardian
“An investigation by an undercover reporter working as a prison officer has exposed conditions in a private jail where inmates have easy access to drugs and mobile phones and subject overstretched staff to intimidation if they are too diligent in their work.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Asbo breach OAP to be sentenced – BBC News
“An 81-year-old woman is due to be sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of harassment and breaching her Asbo.”
BBC News, 16th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyers who made a fortune from miners’ claims must repay millions – The Times
“Solicitors have been ordered to pay back tens of millions of pounds from the profits they made by handling compensation claims for sick miners.”
The Times, 16th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Widow pins hopes on fresh evidence in jail cell killing – The Guardian
“Britain’s prison system faces scrutiny this weekend over its treatment of ethnic minority prisoners as new evidence is revealed about how an Asian inmate was killed by his white cellmate.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge’s £58,000 for staying at home – Daily Telegraph
“An immigration judge involved in an alleged blackmail love triangle has been paid more than £58,000 for staying at home since a formal investigation began into his behaviour, it emerged yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
British judge limits wife’s share of income – Financial Times
“Wives divorcing high-earning husbands in the UK are not entitled to an unlimited share of their future income, a high court judge has ruled in the latest ‘big money’ case involving wealthy City of London figures.”
Financial Times, 13th April 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Judge praises gambler for beating habit – The Guardian
“An Old Bailey judge yesterday praised Britain’s worst gambler for beating her online betting addiction and revealed that he also struggles to pick a winner.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tracking e-mails ‘a breach of human rights’
“A college worker in Wales whose e-mails and internet usage at work were monitored has successfully sued her employer for breaching the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 14th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
