Appeal judges overturn Blakemores negligence claim strike-out and £635,000 costs judgment – Legal Futures

Posted October 9th, 2015 in appeals, costs, land registration, law firms, mistake, negligence, news, striking out by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision striking out a negligence claim against Birmingham law firm Blakemores, now in administration, and also set aside a default judgment obtained by the firm for £635,500 in costs.’

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Legal Futures, 8th October 2015

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Webcam hacker spied on sex acts with BlackShades malware – BBC News

‘A Leeds-based hacker used a notorious piece of malware called BlackShades to spy on people via their webcams.’

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BBC News, 8th October 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teacher Hayley Batley illegally sold Doctor Who goods on eBay – BBC News

Posted October 9th, 2015 in BBC, disciplinary procedures, news, teachers, trade marks by tracey

‘A Wrexham teacher convicted of making her own Doctor Who merchandise and selling it on eBay has been reprimanded at a disciplinary hearing.’

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BBC News, 8th October 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Radicalisation Cases in the Family Courts – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted October 9th, 2015 in care orders, case management, family courts, lists, news, terrorism, wardship by tracey

‘Guidance issued by Sir James Munby President of the Family Division on 8 October 2015.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 8th October 2015

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Detained asylum seeker entitled to damages, court rules – BBC News

Posted October 9th, 2015 in asylum, damages, detention, news, torture by tracey

‘An asylum seeker who says she fled from torture in Sudan is entitled to damages from the government after she was held unlawfully, the High Court has ruled.’

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BBC News, 8th October 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: The Legacy of Magna Carta – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted October 9th, 2015 in magna carta, speeches by tracey

‘“The Legacy of Magna Carta: Justice in the 21st Century” speech by the Lord Chief Justice, The Rt Hon The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, to the Legal Research Foundation on the 25 September 2015.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 8th October 2015

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Police officers sacked after sending racist texts during 2011 London riots – The Guardian

Posted October 9th, 2015 in disciplinary procedures, misfeasance in public office, news, police, racism by tracey

‘The two Met officers’ messages only came to light during investigation into Andrew Mitchell-Plebgate affair.’

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The Guardian, 8th October 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Stafford Hospital investigated over claims of a “cover-up” – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 9th, 2015 in children, freedom of information, hospitals, medical records, news by tracey

‘Police and health officials are investigating claims of an NHS “cover-up” over the death of a three-year old boy at Stafford Hospital.’

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Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

2,331 criminal cases dropped over ill-health or age in 2014 – BBC News

‘More than 2,000 suspected criminals avoided prosecution in England and Wales last year because of their ill-health or age, figures have shown.’

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BBC News, 9th October 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government refuses to publish legal basis for air strikes on Syria – The Independent

‘Two Government departments have refused to publish the legal advice that paved the way for Britain to launch a drone strike on Isis targets in Syria.’

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The Independent, 9th October 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Blair asked to give evidence to Gaddafi compensation inquiry – The Guardian

Posted October 9th, 2015 in compensation, explosives, inquiries, Libya, news, terrorism, victims by tracey

‘The former prime minister Tony Blair has been asked to give evidence to a parliamentary committee looking into the failure to include UK victims of IRA violence in a compensation deal with the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.’

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The Guardian, 9th Ocotber 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina (Nour) v Secretary of State for Defence – WLR Daily

Regina (Nour) v Secretary of State for Defence [2015] EWHC 2543 (Admin); [2015] WLR (D) 392

‘An assessment made by the Secretary of State for Defence under the Government’s Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Guidance was justiciable and subject to the courts’ power of review, save with regard to the assessment of political or reputational risk involved in such assistance. The court would not interfere with an assessment or its conclusion unless satisfied that they were irrational in the Wednesbury sense and ones that no reasonable decision-maker could have made.’

WLR Daily, 28th September 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (SF) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted October 8th, 2015 in human rights, immigration, law reports, trafficking in human beings by sally

Regina (SF) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 2705 (Admin); [2015] WLR (D) 395

‘When the court was considering a challenge to a gateway decision as to whether a person, especially a child, was a victim of human trafficking, it had to adopt a more rigorous or searching level of scrutiny of that decision as opposed to the ordinary test of Wednesbury reasonableness. The decision had to show by its reasoning that every factor which told in favour of the alleged victim had been properly taken into account.’

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WLR Daily, 30th September 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

In re Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Cases A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H) – WLR Daily

In re Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Cases A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H) [2015] EWHC 2602 (Fam); [2015] WLR (D) 387

‘Although directions given by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (“HFEA”) from time to time in accordance with its statutory powers had at all material times required that any consent required under sections 37(1) and 44(1) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 “must” be recorded in a specified form, the court could (i) act on parol evidence to establish that forms which could not be found were in fact properly completed and signed before treatment began, and (ii) correct mistakes in the forms either by rectification where the requirements for that remedy were satisfied, or where the mistake was obvious on the face of the document, by a process of construction without the need for rectification.’

WLR Daily, 11th September 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Court closure consultation in England and Wales ends – BBC News

Posted October 8th, 2015 in consultations, courts, news, tribunals by sally

‘A government consultation on plans to close 91 courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and integrate or merge another 31, is closing.’

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BBC News, 8th October 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK court to rule on whether Uber breaches rules on taximeters – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 8th, 2015 in competition, internet, news, regulations, taxis, telecommunications by sally

‘A UK court is to rule on whether Uber’s mobile app breaches taxi regulations.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th October 2015

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Retired bishop Peter Ball jailed for sex assaults – BBC News

Posted October 8th, 2015 in clergy, misfeasance in public office, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A retired Church of England bishop has been jailed for a string of offences against teenagers and young men.’

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BBC News, 7th October 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge rules it not unlawful to withdraw medical support from 11 year old – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 8th, 2015 in children, medical treatment, news by sally

‘An NHS Trust has obtained a declaration from the High Court that it would not be unlawful to withdraw medical support devices that are effectively keeping an 11-year-old boy alive.’

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Local Government Lawyer,

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Appeal court reopens case against collapsed firm – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 8th, 2015 in appeals, damages, land registration, law firms, negligence, news by sally

‘Collapsed Midlands firm Blakemores will face trial over a land registration dispute after the Court of Appeal reopened a case against it.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 7th October 2015

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Gambling operators would face practical difficulties in implementing proposed crime controls, says expert – The Guardian

Posted October 8th, 2015 in consultations, crime, EC law, gambling, licensing, money laundering, news by sally

‘Gambling operators would face practical difficulties in adhering to new anti-crime controls proposed by the British Gambling Commission, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th October 2015

Source: www.out-law.com