Terminating a Father’s Parental Responsibility: Preserving the legal status quo – Family Law Week

‘Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings and Saoirse Townshend of 36 Bedford Row analyse an important Court of Appeal judgment on termination of PR.’

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Family Law Week, 9th May 2014

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Inns of Court funding scheme has created 30 new pupillages – The Lawyer

Posted May 9th, 2014 in inns of court, news, pupillage by sally

‘The Inns of Court Pupillage Matched Funding Scheme has created 30 pupillages in its first year, with 15 new pupils due to start in 2014 and the same number set to begin pupillage in 2015.’

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The Lawyer, 8th May 2014

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Review pushes criminal lawyers towards common training and smaller Bar – Legal Futures

‘A future where would-be criminal law barristers train together with solicitors and work at law firms before joining a “smaller, specialist Bar” later in their careers was sketched out yesterday in the government-commissioned review of criminal advocacy.’

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Legal Futures, 8th May 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Adverse possession through criminal trespass – NearlyLegal

Posted May 9th, 2014 in adverse possession, news, trespass by sally

‘Way back when s.144 LASPO 2012 was first proposed, I noted that one of the unaddressed questions (indeed a question that nobody even thought to consider) was how s.144 would interact with statute and case law on adverse possession.’

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NearlyLegal, 8th May 2014

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Sheffield police stations bomb hoaxer Amanda Pinder jailed – BBC News

Posted May 9th, 2014 in bomb hoaxing, communicating false information, news, sentencing by sally

‘A woman who threatened to blow up every police station in Sheffield in a series of hoax calls has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 8th May 2014

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High Court strikes out barrister’s claim for compensation from BSB

‘A pioneering barrister who overturned a disciplinary tribunal ruling that she had conducted litigation in breach of the Bar’s then code of conduct, has lost her claim for compensation against the Bar Standards Board (BSB).’

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Legal Futures, 9th May 2014

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Will Prince Charles’s musings see the light of day? – RPC Privacy Law

‘Prince Charles as heir to the British throne is an assiduous letter-writer and has sent a number of letters to ministers regarding government policy on matters such as environmental issues in which he has a strong interest rather than, it would appear, the more lower level political issues of the day.’

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RPC Privacy Law, 7th May 2014

Source: www.rpc.co.uk

The Tenant (Super)Strikes Back – NearlyLegal

Posted May 9th, 2014 in deposits, housing, landlord & tenant, news by sally

‘As we noted when writing up Superstrike Ltd v Rodrigues [2013] EWCA Civ 669 (see our note, here), the case left open an interesting – and important – question. If a fixed term has expired and a statutory periodic tenancy arisen, do the requirements in s.213, Housing Act 2004 (deal with the deposit in accordance with an authorised scheme; comply with any initial requirements of the scheme; provide the prescribed information in the Housing (Tenancy Deposits) (Prescribed Information) Order 2007) arise again? If they do, does non-compliance render s.21 notices invalid (s.215)and/or expose landlords to the statutory damages (s.214).’

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NearlyLegal, 8th May 2014

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Clifford Clarke dog death: Liverpool women admit guilt – BBC News

Posted May 9th, 2014 in animal cruelty, dogs, guilty pleas, news by sally

‘Two women whose dog mauled a 79-year-old man to death in his own garden have admitted allowing the attack to happen.’

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BBC News, 8th May 2014

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David Golding: Court criticised over herpes infector ruling – BBC News

Posted May 9th, 2014 in appeals, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

‘Campaigners have criticised the Court of Appeal after it rejected a man’s appeal against his conviction for infecting a woman with genital herpes.’

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BBC News, 8th May 2014

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Rise in rogue lawyers pocketing stamp duty payments – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 9th, 2014 in complaints, fees, legal ombudsman, news, solicitors, stamp duty by sally

‘The Legal Ombudsman has seen a spike in complaints about sloppy legal work around house purchases.’

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Daily Telegraph, 8th May 2014

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Married gay couples can have coats of arms for first time in history – The Independent

Posted May 9th, 2014 in homosexuality, married persons, news, peerages & dignities by sally

‘Married gay couples can now have their own coat of arms after archaic rules dating back hundreds of years were brought into the 21st Century.’

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The Independent, 8th May 2014

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Courts braced for surge in cases of elderly locked up against their will – Daily Telegraph

‘The President of the Family Division of the High Court Sir James Munby predicts rush of claims from care home patients held in ‘cages’.’

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Daily Telegraph, 8th May 2014

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Ann Maguire stabbing: Robert Riley jailed for Twitter abuse – BBC News

Posted May 9th, 2014 in internet, malicious communications, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been jailed for eight weeks for posting abusive Twitter messages about the death of school teacher Ann Maguire.’

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BBC News, 8th May 2014

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Russell Brand wins ‘substantial damages’ for Sun on Sunday article – The Guardian

Posted May 9th, 2014 in damages, defamation, media, news by sally

‘Russell Brand has accepted “substantial” libel damages from the Sun on Sunday over the false claim that he cheated on his girlfriend Jemima Khan.’

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The Guardian, 8th May 2014

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Teenagers guilty of Liverpool launderette murder – BBC News

Posted May 9th, 2014 in murder, news, young offenders by sally

‘Five teenagers, some as young as 14, have been found guilty of murdering a 19-year-old man in a Liverpool launderette.’

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BBC News, 8th May 2014

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