High Court challenge to Hampton Court development fails – BBC News

Posted February 1st, 2011 in news, planning by sally

“A High Court bid to block plans for a hotel and flats on a derelict site on the opposite side of the Thames from Hampton Court Palace has failed.”

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BBC News, 31st January 2011

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Jones v Jones – WLR Daily

Posted February 1st, 2011 in divorce, financial provision, law reports by sally

Jones v Jones [2011] EWCA Civ 41; [2011] WLR (D) 26

“Even if an earning capacity might also sometimes be relevant to a fair distribution of the assets pursuant to the sharing principle, it did not follow that the earning capacity should itself be treated as one of those assets, still less that an attempt should be made to capitalise it.”

WLR Daily, 31st January 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Haugesund Kommune and another v DEPFA ACS Bank (Wikborg Rein & Co, Part 20 defendants) – WLR Daily

Posted February 1st, 2011 in banking, damages, law reports, negligence, solicitors, ultra vires by sally

Haugesund Kommune and another v DEPFA ACS Bank (Wikborg Rein & Co, Part 20 defendants) [2011] EWCA Civ 33; [2011] WLR (D) 25

“A firm of solicitors which erroneously advised a bank that municipalities would not be acting ultra vires if they entered into a swap arrangement with the bank was not liable for the losses resulting from the municipalities’ inability to make restitution once the void nature of the swap agreement came to light. Despite their negligence in relation to the vires of the municipalities, the solicitors had taken no responsibility for their creditworthiness or good faith or for the fact that the bank could not lawfully obtain execution against them when they defaulted on the arrangement.”

WLR Daily, 31st January 2011

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Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson and Others – WLR Daily

Posted February 1st, 2011 in covenants, landlord & tenant, law reports, service charges by sally

Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson and Others [2011] EWCA Civ 38; [2011] WLR (D) 24

“The proper exercise of the discretion in section 20ZA of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (as inserted) to dispense with the requirement of consultation laid down in the Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 did not depend on financial consequences for the landlord or tenant of granting or refusing such a dispensation.”

WLR Daily, 31st January 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Phone hacking: PCC sets up working group – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2011 in interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“The Press Complaints Commission is setting up a working group to ‘draw together lessons learned’ from the new police investigation and various legal cases relating to the News of the World phone-hacking affair.”

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The Guardian, 31st January 2011

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‘Terrifying’ flaw uncovered in pension protection law – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 1st, 2011 in news, pensions by sally

“The Government has been urged to change the law to ensure pensions of all workers are protected if their employer goes bust.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2011

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British firms face bribery blacklist, warns corruption watchdog – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2011 in bribery, international law, news by sally

“British companies may face international blacklisting as a result of the government’s attempts to water down the Bribery Act, the chairman of an international anti-corruption watchdog warned.”

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The Guardian, 31st January 2011

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Scrapping Legal Aid for medical cases ‘bad for justice and health’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 1st, 2011 in legal aid, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“Plans to remove Legal Aid for clinical negligence cases would damage access to justice and allow risks taken by doctors to go unchecked, according to the father of a boy who died after a medical blunder.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2011

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Silent calls face threat of £2m fine, says Ofcom – BBC News

Posted February 1st, 2011 in consumer protection, fines, news, telecommunications by sally

“Companies that use automated telephone calls that leave householders hearing nothing can now be fined up to £2m.”

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BBC News, 1st February 2011

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Online crime maps for all streets in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2011 in crime, internet, news, statistics by sally

“Detailed maps providing a monthly snapshot of crime and antisocial behaviour on every street across England and Wales are published for the first time today.”

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The Guardian, 1st February 2011

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Authorities to be probed over Naomi Bryant death – BBC News

Posted February 1st, 2011 in inquests, murder, news, probation, violent offenders by sally

“A coroner has told a jury to decide if authorities’ actions contributed to a woman’s death at the hands of a sex offender on licence from prison.”

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BBC News, 31st January 2011

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