Day: 17 April 2015
Swift 1st Ltd v Chief Land Registrar – WLR Daily
Swift 1st Ltd v Chief Land Registrar [2015] EWCA Civ 330; [2015] WLR (D) 167
‘The proprietor of a registered charge which turned out to have been a forged disposition was entitled to payment by way of indemnity under Schedule 8 to the Land Registration Act 2002 in circumstances where the registered proprietor and rightful owner of the property was in actual occupation at the date of the disposition.’
WLR Daily, 1st April 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Legal professional privilege was waived, High Court rules in probate dispute – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has rejected an application to strike out part of a negligence claim on the grounds that they referred to matters protected by legal professional privilege.’
Litigation Futures, 16th April 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Unfair’ dismissal of full-time mayor from role at a school could be justified, says EAT – OUT-LAW.com
‘A former member of staff at a school in Merseyside was not entitled to compensation when he was dismissed from his role, as his full-time work as the elected mayor of Liverpool was incompatible with him continuing as an employee, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Lack of representation ‘particularly unfair’ in emotive cases – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A judge has stressed the importance of having lawyers in family court proceedings to prevent emotional self-represented litigants behaving in ways they might regret.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th April 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Water companies are public authorities and must therefore disclose environmental information – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Water and sewage utility companies are “public authorities” for the purposes of the environmental information regulations, and are bound by them accordingly, the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal has ruled.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th April 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Lord Janner sex abuse charge decision fails ‘victims’ – BBC News
‘Alleged victims of child sex abuse by Lord Janner have been failed by the decision not to charge him, a police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said.’
BBC News, 17th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tribunal increases ICO fine over unsolicited marketing by 50% – OUT-LAW.com
‘A UK court has increased the level of fine imposed on a business which made unsolicited marketing calls to people signed up to the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) by 50%.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
European Court backs UK-Lithuania extradition – BBC News
‘A Lithuanian man accused of serious offences including murders has lost his attempt to persuade the European Court of Human Rights to stop his extradition from the UK.’
BBC News, 16th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unnecessary ABS approval rules to be scrapped in latest regulation bonfire – Legal Futures
‘The rule which requires the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to approve the individuals who own companies that in turn own alternative business structures (ABSs) is set to be scrapped, it announced yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 17th April 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Academy terminating prior arrangement – Education Law Blog
‘In Anderson v Chesterfield High School UKEAT/0206/14/MC, Mr Anderson is currently the elected Mayor of Liverpool. This is an executive post and regarded as full-time. The position carries with it an annual allowance of almost £80,000. He had previously held positions as Councillor of Liverpool City Council, the Leader of the opposition on the Council and ultimately at the time of his election as Mayor, Leader of the Council, which was in effect a full-time post with an annual allowance of approximately £50,000.’
Education Law Blog, 16th April 2015
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Liberty Baker: Driver jailed for schoolgirl’s death – BBC News
‘A man who killed a 14-year-old girl when his car mounted the pavement and hit a group of people has been sentenced to four years in prison.’
BBC News, 16th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Operation Elveden: Judge to allow majority verdicts – BBC News
‘The jury in the latest trial of journalists accused of illegally paying public officials has been told the judge will accept majority verdicts.’
BBC News, 16th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Penelope Mellor given restraining order after stalking campaigner Shy Keenan – BBC News
‘A woman who stalked an anti-child abuse campaigner by “bombarding” her with Twitter messages has been given a restraining order for five years.’
BBC News, 18th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Respect women’s right to wear veil in court, says Britain’s most senior judge – The Guardian
‘Judges must show respect to women who choose to keep their faces covered due to their religious beliefs, the UK’s most senior judge has said.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk