Compensation hunter jailed for staging fall in Asda – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 30th, 2015 in compensation, fraud, news, personal injuries, sentencing by sally

‘CCTV cameras caught Louis Dempsey, 35, deliberately falling over in the Asda store in Brighton and showed he was lying.’

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Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Council ordered to pay £40,000 to mother and child over human rights breaches – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 30th, 2015 in care orders, children, damages, human rights, local government, news by sally

‘A Family Court judge has ordered a local authority to pay £20,000 in damages each to a mother and her seven-year-old daughter for breaches under the Human Rights Act.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th October 2015

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Man wins ‘silent homophobia’ case – Daily Telegraph

‘The unnamed man was awarded £7500 in compensation under the Equality Act.’

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Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Where now for the rule of law? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 30th, 2015 in costs, disclosure, judicial review, news, rule of law by sally

‘The reforms to judicial review proceedings in Part 4 of the Criminal Justice & Courts Act 2015 have been closely analysed in a timely report by JUSTICE, the Public Law Project and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 29th October 2015

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

IPs hit back at Jackson: ending LASPO exemption would create ‘windfall’ for third-party funders – Litigation Futures

Posted October 30th, 2015 in company directors, costs, fees, insolvency, insurance, news, third parties by sally

‘Abolishing the exemption from LASPO for insolvency cases would create a “windfall” for third-party funders, insolvency trade body R3 has argued.’

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Litigation Futures, 29th October 2015

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Do Right To Manage Baby (Do Unto Others) – Nearly Legal

Posted October 30th, 2015 in company law, landlord & tenant, leases, news by sally

‘There have been plenty of Upper Tribunal decisions on RTM (we covered the UT decision in this case with six others back in December 2013 – our note here, where your correspondent would like it noted that he suggested that there was “plenty for the Court of Appeal to tuck into”), but there has only been one previous excursion into this area by the Court of Appeal. That case, Gala Unity Ltd v Ariadne Road RTM Co Ltd [ 2012 ]] EWCA Civ 1372 (our note), is quite the predecessor to Ninety Broomfield Road in that both cases concerned more than one block of flats seeking to exercise the right to manage together. And quite the oddity, too. The Court of Appeal in Ninety Broomfield Road has restored some sense to the application of RTM in multiple block cases. It is also plainly right (a seal of approval that will doubtless cheer the hearts of the Court of Appeal judges involved).’

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Nearly Legal, 29th October 2015

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Freedom of Information Act misused by media to create stories, says Grayling – The Guardian

Posted October 30th, 2015 in freedom of information, government departments, media, news by sally

‘A Conservative cabinet minister has signalled a crackdown on the “misuse” of freedom of information requests as a means of researching stories for journalists.

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The Guardian, 29th October 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police seek powers to access browsing history of UK computer users – The Guardian

Posted October 30th, 2015 in bills, internet, investigatory powers, news, police by sally

‘Police have lobbied the government for the power to view the internet browsing history of every computer user in Britain ahead of the publication of legislation on regulating surveillance powers.’

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The Guardian, 30th October 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Shaker Aamer: Last UK Guantanamo Bay detainee released – BBC News

Posted October 30th, 2015 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

‘The last British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay has been released, having been detained there for 13 years, the foreign secretary has said.’

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BBC News, 30th October 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Classifieds

Posted October 29th, 2015 in news by sally

Recently added:

Full-Time Law Reporters

Posted October 29th, 2015 in by sally

The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting seeks to recruit full-time law reporters to prepare reports for the ICLR publications:

The Law Reports
The Weekly Law Reports
The Industrial Cases Reports
The Business Law Reports
The Public and Third Sector Reports

Applicants must be a member of the Bar of England and Wales, or solicitor on the roll of solicitors in England and Wales.

For a full job description or to apply online visit www.iclr.co.uk

Applicants will need to submit both a covering letter and curriculum vitae.

Applications close on Monday 16th November 2015.

Reforming intellectual property law – Government consultation – Law Commission

Posted October 29th, 2015 in bills, consultations, intellectual property, Law Commission, news by sally

‘The Intellectual Property Office has opened a consultation to assess whether there would be sufficient stakeholder support to introduce our Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill into Parliament using the special procedure reserved for uncontroversial Law Commission Bills.’

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Law Commission, 23rd October 2015

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Insurance surgery: Out for the count – New Law Journal

Posted October 29th, 2015 in contracting out, health, insurance, negligence, news, third parties by sally

‘Bridget Tatham follows the rise & risk of public sector outsourcing.’

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New Law Journal, 26th October 2015

Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk

Hundreds to seek compensation for bank mis-selling – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 29th, 2015 in banking, compensation, consumer protection, news by sally

‘Hundreds of firms are set to pursue claims against banks for mis-selling interest rate hedging products before the financial crash, in an area which could generate thousands of claims for compensation.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 27th October 2015

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Radicalisation: a proportionate response – Family Law Week

‘Sarah Williams, Legal Team Leader, Social Care Team, at London Borough of Tower Hamlets, considers the high-profile cases recently heard in the Family Division of the High Court where children or families have been considered at risk of radicalisation and, in some cases, travelling to Syria or Iraq, together with the judicial responses to those cases.’

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Family Law Week, 28th October 2015

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Protecting retirement flat owners from hidden fees – a consultation – Law Commission

Posted October 29th, 2015 in consultations, fees, housing, Law Commission, leases, news, retirement by sally

‘In a consultation opening today we look at what can be done to protect owners of retirement flats and their families from unexpected charges hidden in leases.’

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Law Commission, 29th October 2015

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Immigration Rules changes – UK Visas and Immigration

Posted October 29th, 2015 in immigration, news, regulations, visas by sally

‘UK Visas and Immigration is making changes to the Immigration Rules affecting various categories.’

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UK Visas and Immigration, 29th October 2015

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration

Assault offences: Assessment of guideline – Sentencing Council

Posted October 29th, 2015 in assault, news, reports, sentencing by sally

‘The Sentencing Council has published its assessment of the impact and implementation of its assault guideline, under its statutory duty to monitor the operation and effect of its sentencing guidelines and to draw conclusions from this information. The assessment also reflects the Council’s approach of seeking to improve its work through consultation and evaluation.’

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Sentencing Council, 22nd October 2015

Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk

High Court throws out 65,000 ‘highly irresponsible’ price-fixing claims – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 29th, 2015 in abuse of process, airlines, appeals, class actions, news, price fixing, striking out by sally

‘The High Court has thrown out almost 65,000 claims brought on behalf of Chinese businesses after finding the firm acting had no authority to do so.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 27th October 2015

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Chilcot report on Iraq war to be published next June or July – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2015 in delay, inquiries, Iraq, news, publishing, reports, war by sally

‘Sir John Chilcot has announced that he is to publish his report into the Iraq war next June or July following intense pressure from David Cameron to speed up his timetable.’

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The Guardian, 29th October 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk