‘County courts can order tenants on the small claims track (SCT) to pay more than the costs of issuing the claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Full story
Litigation Futures, 6th August 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A charity today called for an urgent review of criminal courts charges after collating cases which it says prove the fees are ‘unrealistic and unfair’.’
Full story
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘This case concerned the application of the law in relation to future conduct, in particular, the role of the judicial review procedure in determining what precisely is meant by the prohibition on the selling of live animals under the Pet Animals Act 1951.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th August 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A tenant who “wilfully” breached the conditions of his lease by sub-letting to an obnoxious sub-tenant without the consent of the ultimate landlord should not be forced to forfeit the lease immediately, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Full story
OUT-LAW.com, 5th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘New figures show there are more judges under 40 than ever in Britain – and more than half of them are women. Here, Marilyn Mornington, who became a judge at 40, explains what it’s like being a woman at the top of the law.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘People who have witnessed a crime are significantly less likely to trust the justice system than the rest of the public, according to new research published by the Government.’
The Independent, 5th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
A solicitor who became a professional McKenzie Friend after 20 years in practise, has hit out at the burden imposed on high street practitioners, which he said cost him almost £2m and pushed him into personal bankruptcy.
Full story
Legal Futures, 6th August 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘More than 30 children – some “almost babes-in-arms” – have been made the subject of family court orders over radicalisation fears, police have revealed.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A father who “snapped” and shook his three-week-old baby son so hard he broke his ribs and arms has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 5th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prostitution should be fully decriminalised because attempts to control the sex trade are ineffective and a waste of money, an academic report published today argues.’
The Independent, 6th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘What percentage of court of appeal and high court judges would you guess are women? What about the proportion of black and minority ethnic (BME) members of the judiciary?’
The Guardian, 5th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A claimant is entitled to the protection of qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) even though she signed an earlier conditional fee agreement (CFA) for the same injury under the old rules, a regional costs judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 4th August 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A district council has defeated a judicial review challenge over its decision to warn a racecourse owner of “a substantial risk of unlawful activity” taking place at a meeting of private breeders of reptiles and amphibians.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The University of Law promised to reimburse Legal Practice Course (LPC) graduates with 50 per cent of their fees if they fail to find employment within the “legal and commerce fields” after nine months of graduating.’
The Lawyer, 4th August 2015
Source: www.thelawyer.com
‘How have the new Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (Crim PR 2015) restated or amended previous legislation?’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 5th August 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Adult members of two families have been ordered by a judge to be immediately fitted with electronic monitoring tags because of fears they could take children to areas controlled by Islamic State.’
The Guardian, 4th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A crackdown on “extremist” ideology threatens to criminalise previously orthodox views such as opposition to gay marriage.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘More victims of a teacher convicted of physically and sexually assaulting them have come forward and are suing Birmingham City Council.’
BBC News, 4th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A newspaper ad promoting the Book of Mormon that featured an expletive-laden endorsement from Jon Stewart has been cleared by the UK advertising watchdog.
The Guardian, 5th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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