‘The Court of Appeal has made a major strike against the practice of third-party capture by ordering an insurance company that settled personal injury claims directly with the clients of a law firm to pay the solicitors the costs they would have earned.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The public believes that the legal system should be modernised faster than is happening at present, with many feeling “the justice system has retained tradition at the expense of efficiency”, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Speech by Rt Hon Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls at The Sultan Azlan Shah Lecture.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The Court of Appeal today imposed an extended sentence of imprisonment against Swansea armed robber Robert Quinn after finding him to be a dangerous offender.’
Attorney General’s Office, 1st December 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘Jacqui Gilliatt, barrister, and Amy Slingo, pupil, both of Four Brick Court, set out lessons to be learned from the recent judgments concerning section 20.’
Family Law Week, 24th November 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Judith Masson, Professor of Socio-legal Studies at the University of Bristol, considers section 20 of the Children Act 1989 within its broader historic, legal and practice context.’
Family Law Week, 26th November 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The competition watchdog has attacked Transport for London’s proposed crackdown on Uber, warning that it could result in less choice, higher prices and a worse service. ‘
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A company which made almost six million nuisance calls in the space of six months has been fined £850,000.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A security database used to identify potential terrorists entering the UK is breaking down twice a week forcing frontline staff to rely on incomplete intelligence, an official report has revealed. Independent auditors found that the warnings index system, which was supposed to be dismantled more than 12 years ago, is so unstable that it regularly collapses. The e-borders system which was supposed to replace it in 2011 will not be implemented before 2019 at a cost of more than £1bn, the National Audit Office report has concluded.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Th judge who sentenced a former trader to 14 years in jail for conspiracy to rig Libor blocked the defence from presenting key evidence about a banking industry that routinely flouted rules, the court of appeal has heard.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Disclosure of information relevant to an invention does not mean the invention cannot be patented as long as the patent application is filed later the same day, the High Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st December 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘An Apple customer has won a “monumental victory” over the tech company after his photos were wiped.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The High Court has sent a strong signal to law firms ‘sub-contracting’ disclosure work to third parties.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Ministers claim the introduction of new drug tests able to detect legal highs such as spice and black mamba will prove a “gamechanger” in curbing the rising tide of violence in jails across England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Judges will have to learn how to use artificial intelligence (AI), the president of the Supreme Court has said, but there is “little point” in them worrying about the possibility of being replaced by it.’
Litigation Futures, 30th November 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Advertising Standards Authority upholds complaint by Gtech over press and YouTube campaign, saying tests “did not reflect normal conditions”.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The risks of a client deciding to go it alone at the last stage of judicial review proceedings.’
Nearly Legal, 30th November 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
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