EVENT: The Ninth Annual Hart Judicial Review Conference

Posted September 30th, 2015 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘Hart Publishing is pleased to invite you to the ninth annual Hart Judicial Review Conference. The conference promises to be of extremely high quality, with an excellent chair and panel of speakers dedicated to analysing developments in Judicial Review in 2015.’

Date: 11th December 2015, 8.45am-5.00pm

Location: The Cavendish Conference Centre, 22 Duchess Mews, London, W1G 9DT

Charge: DELEGATE FEE – £380 + £76 VAT*= £456, EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT – 15% off bookings made by 23rd October
£323 + £65 VAT*= £388

More information can be found here.

Civil court fee increases a ‘serious own goal’ – City lawyers – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 30th, 2015 in civil justice, consultations, courts, dispute resolution, fees, news by sally

‘Further civil court fee increases could force international businesses to take their legal work outside the UK, City lawyers have warned.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 29th September 2015

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Deport first, appeal later–the effects explained – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

‘Deport first, appeal later is part of the current strategy to cut net migration. As set out in the Immigration Bill 2015-16, the rule has been extended to all immigration appeals and judicial reviews, including where a so-called family life is involved, apart from asylum claims.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 30th September 2015

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Jayden Parkinson: Police employee cleared of misconduct – BBC News

Posted September 30th, 2015 in murder, news, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct by sally

‘A Thames Valley Police employee has “no case to answer” for misconduct over the investigation into the disappearance of Jayden Parkinson, watchdogs said.’

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BBC News, 30th September 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prison smoking ban begins in 2016 despite fears of unrest – The Guardian

Posted September 30th, 2015 in health & safety, news, prison officers, prisons, smoking, statistics by sally

‘A complete ban on smoking in prisons in England and Wales is to be phased in from January, despite warnings from prison governors that it risked making jails more unstable.’

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The Guardian, 29th September 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

A & M v Royal Mail Group – ATE Premiums and Success Fees Under CPR 21 – Zenith PI Blog

‘A and M, aged 12 and 4 respectively, brought claims in damages for personal injuries and consequential losses sustained in a road traffic accident on the 31st July 2013. Agreement was reached with the insurers for the Defendant for both general damages and special damages through the usual minor injury claim portal process. Naturally, that agreement was subject to the ultimate approval of the Court pursuant to Part 21 CPR. DJ Lumb at the County Court Sitting at Birmingham was able to provisionally approve awards of £2115 and £2065 respectively on 14th August 2015. In addition, the Defendant agreed to pay the fixed recoverable costs calculated in accordance with CPR Part 45. The case had progressed in the standard way up until this point.’

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Zenith PI Blog, 29th September 2015

Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com

Woman jailed for stabbing to death convicted paedophile – The Guardian

Posted September 30th, 2015 in child abuse, elderly, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘A woman has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for manslaughter, after stabbing a convicted paedophile to death.’

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The Guardian, 29th September 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

CJC “conceptually” against new financial information rules for judicial review claimants – Litigation Futures

Posted September 29th, 2015 in Civil Justice Council, consultations, costs, disclosure, news by sally

‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has made it clear that it remains “conceptually” opposed to the new financial information rules for judicial review applicants, despite their passage into law in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.’

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Litigation Futures, 29th September 2015

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

‘Infosecurity’ not distinctive enough for trade mark protection, says court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 29th, 2015 in EC law, intellectual property, news, trade marks by sally

‘The UK-based organiser of the international ‘Infosecurity’ conference series has failed in its attempt to register the name as a trade mark, after an EU court found that it had “not acquired distinctive character through use”.’
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OUT-LAW.com, 29th September 2015

Source: www.out-law.com

Report on ABS benefits says England and Wales experience “inconclusive” – Legal Futures

Posted September 29th, 2015 in alternative business structures, news, reports by sally

‘A report on alternative business structures (ABS) has issued a cautious verdict on majority non-lawyer ownership, judging the model to be as yet unproven, based on the experience so far in England and Wales and Australia.’
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Legal Futures, 28th September 2015

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Magistrate quits after being suspended for paying a penniless asylum seeker’s fine out of his own pocket – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 29th, 2015 in fines, judges, magistrates, news, professional conduct by sally

‘Nigel Allcoat said he had performed a humanitarian act in order to prevent reoffending and that his treatment ‘beggared belief’.’

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Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Marie Black gets life term for child abuse – BBC News

Posted September 29th, 2015 in child abuse, conspiracy, incitement, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A woman at the centre of a “gruesome” child sex abuse ring which passed children round “like toys” has been given a life sentence.’

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BBC News, 28th September 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge criticises ‘chaotic’ rules on media coverage of divorce disputes – The Guardian

Posted September 29th, 2015 in divorce, injunctions, judges, media, news, regulations, reporting restrictions by sally

‘Regulations concerning media reporting of how divorcing couples divide up their disputed assets are chaotic, a senior family court judge has acknowledged.’

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The Guardian, 28th September 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Family jailed for trafficking Hungarian women for prostitution – BBC News

Posted September 29th, 2015 in conspiracy, news, prostitution, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘A family who trafficked and enslaved two Hungarian women to force them into prostitution have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 28th September 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court of Appeal dismisses ETS challenges – Free Movement

Posted September 29th, 2015 in appeals, human rights, immigration, news by sally

‘Back in the day, One Direction enjoyed considerable success and dominated the reported charts. Without a picture in the attic, though, good fortune and good looks cannot last forever. Decline is inevitable. It can be embraced with dignity but this eludes some performers, who simply go on playing the same tired old tunes for too long, sadly. Rare is the David Bowie, able to reinvent and adapt to move with the times. One Direction chose the former course and recently went their separate ways, abandoning their vocation to spend and enjoy the fruits of their labours. It is a lesson worth heeding.’

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Free Movement, 29th September 2015

Source: www.freemovement.org.uk

Judge rejects bid for JR over impact of regeneration scheme on bats – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 29th, 2015 in animals, environmental protection, local government, news, planning by sally

‘A High Court judge has refused to grant permission for a judicial review challenge ­to the grant of planning permission for a major regeneration project over its impact on bats.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th September 2015

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Is that the sound of change to NIHL claims? – Zenith PI Blog

Posted September 29th, 2015 in Civil Justice Council, costs, news, noise, personal injuries by sally

‘The Civil Justice Council has set up a working group, to be chaired by Andrew Parker of DAC Beachcroft, to advise the present government as to the handling of noise induced hearing loss claims. Membership of the working group will represent solicitors, claims managers, insurers, the Ministry of Justice and the judiciary.’

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Zenith PI Blog, 28th September 2015

Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com

Hypnotist jailed for ten years after sexually assaulting woman under his spell – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 29th, 2015 in news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘Gary Naraido, 52, convinced his victim she would feel orgasmic every time he said the word ‘Kapow’.’

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Daily Telegraph, 28th September 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Reading fiancee of dead cyclist accused of keeping grieving son out of school – BBC News

Posted September 29th, 2015 in education, fines, local government, news, prosecutions, school children by sally

‘The partner of a cyclist killed by a drink-driver is being prosecuted after her son missed a number of days at school following the death.’

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BBC News, 28th September 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prisoners’ legal letters opened by prison staff, admits ombudsman – The Guardian

Posted September 29th, 2015 in confidentiality, news, ombudsmen, postal service, prisons, privacy, privilege by sally

‘Prisoners’ confidential legal letters to and from their lawyers and the courts have been wrongly opened by prison staff in half of cases investigated by the prisons ombudsman in the past year.’

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The Guardian, 29th September 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk