More than 1,600 law firms and barristers now on Legal Ombudsman’s complaints list – Legal Futures

Posted April 18th, 2013 in barristers, complaints, law firms, legal ombudsman, news by sally

“The names of 1,617 law firms and barristers who have been the subject of a formal decision by the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) are now in the public domain.”

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Legal Futures, 18th April 2013

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The Bellwether Report 2013: Survive or Thrive? – Legal Week

Posted April 18th, 2013 in law firms, legal profession, news, reports by sally

“The LexisNexis Bellwether Report, Survive or Thrive?, takes the temperature of independent lawyers, sole practitioners and owner/lawyers in smaller law firms, to see how they are dealing with the current financial, regulatory and legal climate.”

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Legal Week, 17th April 2013

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Supreme court rules web browsing does not infringe newspapers’ copyright – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, copyright, internet, licensing, media, news, Supreme Court by sally

“The UK supreme court has ruled that readers who open articles via a website link are not breaking the law, overturning the high court’s ruling that browsing was a breach of newspaper owners’ copyright.”

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The Guardian, 17th April 2013

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Not So Great Expectations – NearlyLegal

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, disabled persons, housing, local government, news by sally

“We are all aware that there is no general entitlement to permanent accommodation via the Part VII route (R v Brent ex p Awua). So it is interesting to find a s.204 appeal where it was argued that the Appellant had a legitimate expectation of permanent accommodation in preference to anything else that the Council might offer.”

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NearlyLegal, 17th April 2013

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Luke Harwood death: Three guilty of playing field murder – BBC News

“Two men and a woman have been found guilty of the murder of a teenager whose body was found in a playing field in east London.”

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BBC News, 17th April 2013

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Facebook comment leaves juror facing contempt charge – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2013 in contempt of court, internet, juries, news, prosecutions by sally

“A juror will be prosecuted for contempt of court after allegedly writing on Facebook that he wanted to “f*** up a paedophile” during the trial of a convicted child sex offender.”

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The Guardian, 17th April 2013

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Paralysed builder to carry on Tony Nicklinson’s right-to-die battle – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, assisted suicide, disabled persons, human rights, news by sally

“A paralysed builder who has required round-the-clock care since a car accident 23 years ago has applied to the high court to be allowed to die with the help of a doctor, carrying on the legal fight begun by another seriously disabled man last year.”

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The Guardian, 18th April 2013

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