Ex-senior judge Butler-Sloss to head child sex abuse inquiry – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2014 in child abuse, documents, inquiries, judges, news, parliament, sexual offences by tracey

‘Retired senior judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, 80, has been named as the chairman of a wide-ranging review into historical child sex abuse.’

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BBC News, 8th July 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Grayling agrees legal aid truce with barristers over complex fraud trials – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2014 in barristers, costs, fees, legal aid, Ministry of Justice, news, trials by tracey

‘Barristers and the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, have agreed a temporary truce in a dispute that threatened to halt all complex fraud trials. Amid taunts of a government climbdown, the Ministry of Justice has enforced a 30% cut in legal aid fees for what are known as Very High Cost Cases (VHCC) but agreed to make more generous payments at an earlier stage in court proceedings.’

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The Guardian, 8th July 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Foreign students in high court bid to complete their UK courses – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2014 in education, immigration, news, universities, visas by tracey

‘Group who paid £8,500 each to study in London say they are victims of failed deal between Glyndwr University and a private college.’

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The Guardian, 8th July 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Expert welcomes Court of Appeal’s “more nuanced approach” to granting relief from ‘Mitchell’ sanctions – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 8th, 2014 in appeals, civil procedure rules, courts, news, proportionality, sanctions by tracey

‘Courts should be much more ready to grant relief from sanctions for failure to comply with court orders, practice directions and rules after the Court of Appeal found that the current approach had been “misunderstood and is being misapplied by some courts”, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th July 2014

Source: www.out-law.com

District council loses High Court bid to stop DCLG claw back of EU funds – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 8th, 2014 in advertising, contracts, government departments, local government, news by tracey

‘A district council has lost a judicial review challenge over the Communities Secretary’s decision to claw back almost £160,000 in payments made from the European Regional Development Fund.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Home Secretary oral statement on child abuse – Home Office

Posted July 8th, 2014 in child abuse, documents, inquiries, parliament, press releases by tracey

‘Theresa May oral statement to Parliament on child abuse investigations.’

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Home Office, 7th July 2014

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted July 8th, 2014 in legislation by tracey

The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirements) Piloting Order 2014

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2014

The Further and Higher Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Skraba v Regional Court in Nowy Sacz, Poland – WLR Daily

Posted July 8th, 2014 in appeals, costs, extradition, jurisdiction, law reports by tracey

Skraba v Regional Court in Nowy Sacz, Poland: [2014] EWHC 2193 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 292

‘Section 60(3) of the Extradition Act 2003 gave the High Court power, having dismissed an appeal against an extradition order, to review and, where considered appropriate, to vary any costs order made against the requested person by the first instance court under section 60(1)(a) of the Act.’

WLR Daily, 3rd July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Emirates Trading Agency LLC v Prime Mineral Exports Private Ltd – WLR Daily

Emirates Trading Agency LLC v Prime Mineral Exports Private Ltd: [2014] EWHC 2104 (Comm); [2014] WLR (D) 293

‘A dispute resolution clause in an existing and enforceable contract which required the parties to seek to resolve a dispute by friendly discussions in good faith and within a limited period of time before the dispute could be referred to arbitration was enforceable.’

WLR Daily, 1st July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

In re MF Global UK Ltd (in special administration) (No 5) – WLR Daily

In re MF Global UK Ltd (in special administration) (No 5): [2014] EWHC 2222 (Ch); [2014] WLR (D) 294

‘There was nothing in the rules contained in Chapters 7 and 7A of the Client Assets Sourcebook (“CASS 7 and 7A”), which formed part of the Financial Services Authority Handbook, which expressly excluded the statutory power of compromise contained in section 15 of the Trustee Act 1925.’

WLR Daily, 4th July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Churngold Recycling Ltd v Environment Agency – WLR Daily

Posted July 8th, 2014 in appeals, conversion, law reports by tracey

Churngold Recycling Ltd v Environment Agency: [2014] EWCA Civ 909: [2014] WLR (D) 295

“Electronically stored information, as opposed to the media upon which it was stored, was intangible and not a chattel and could not be “goods” for the purposes of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977. It was accordingly not capable of being wrongfully interfered with so as to constitute the tort of conversion.’

WLR Daily, 4th July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 8th, 2014 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Jones v R [2014] EWCA Crim 1337 (04 July 2014)

Ernest, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 1312 (04 July 2014)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Global Marine Drillships Ltd v La Bella & Ors [2014] EWHC 2242 (Ch) (07 July 2014)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

One Step (Support) Ltd v Morris -Garner & Anor [2014] EWHC 2213 (QB) (07 July 2014)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

The Bodo Community & Ors v Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd [2014] EWHC 2170 (TCC) (04 July 2014)

Iliffe & Anor v Feltham Construction Ltd [2014] EWHC 2125 (TCC) (03 July 2014)

Source: www.bailii.org

Practitioner bodies berate ‘face-saving’ bar deal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 8th, 2014 in barristers, fees, legal aid, Ministry of Justice, news, solicitors by tracey

‘The “backroom” deal agreed by the Ministry of Justice to end the VHCC fee dispute with barristers has been sharply criticised for excluding solicitors who are the “backbone” of the system.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2014

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Care Orders and Home Placements: removal and the public funding conundrum – Family Law Week

‘Michael Jones, barrister, of 15 Winckley Square Chambers considers the lessons to be learned from Re DE (A Child) when care plans provide for placements at home with the family.’

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Family Law Week, 7th July 2014

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

UK’s wealthiest divorce case can be reported, judge rules – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2014 in anonymity, divorce, news, reporting restrictions by tracey

‘High court rejects move by hedge fund tycoon Christopher Hohn to prevent media from publishing details from hearings.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Prisoner Anthony Douglas accidentally released because of shared surname – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2014 in inquiries, mistake, news, prisons, release on licence by tracey

‘Inquiry launched into how man with same surname as another inmate due to come out came to be released from HMP Hewell.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Crime victims’ treatment by police and courts examined – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2014 in codes of practice, courts, news, police, reports, victims by tracey

‘The way crime victims are treated by the police and courts in England and Wales is to be examined.’

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BBC News, 8th July 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Harassed family gets payout after Home Office failings – BBC News

‘A family who endured a “living nightmare” at the hands of a violent criminal is to receive a £130,000 payout over Home Office failings.’

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BBC News, 8th July 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk