‘Official guidance covering the use of the High Court’s Chancery division has been updated to include specific provision for pensions litigation for the first time. Pensions litigation claims can involve hundreds of millions of pounds and affect thousands of individuals.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd March 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A supermarket was “vicariously liable” for the actions of its employee, who punched a customer in a seemingly unprovoked attack, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd March 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The UK government is letting companies “off the hook” for human rights abuses, according to Amnesty International.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th February 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A circuit judge was wrong to believe he had discretion not to apply the post-LASPO 10% uplift in damages, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd March 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A High Court ruling denying an order for security for costs even though the party involved refused to show that it could pay costs was “illogical and unacceptable”, the Court of Appeal has decided.’
Litigation Futures, 4rh March 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Government introduced the Investigatory Powers Bill to Parliament today (Tuesday 1 March). The Bill sets out the powers available to the police, security and intelligence services to gather and access communications and communications data in the digital age, subject to strict safeguards and world-leading oversight arrangements.’
Home Office, 1st March 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Despite claims that new surveillance laws will contain “protections for lawyers”, today’s Investigatory Powers Bill will allow authorities total access to confidential, legally privileged communications between individuals and their lawyers, even when someone is in a legal dispute with the Government or defending themselves against prosecution.’
The Bar Council, 2nd March 2016
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Alexander Chandler, barrister, 1 King’s Bench Walk, offers insights into the arbitration process.’
Family Law Week, 26th February 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is updating its guidelines on social media to incorporate new and emerging crimes that are being committed online and to provide clear advice to help the prosecution of cyber-enabled crime.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd March 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A former X Factor contestant has been found guilty of laundering £20,000 from a phone scam that defrauded 18 pensioners across southern England.’
BBC News. 3rd March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer has been sacked for meeting prostitutes for sex in hotels while on duty, but his identity has been kept secret.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Civil servants overseeing the e-Borders programme have been accused by parliament’s spending watchdog of being “complacent” and “worryingly dismissive” of failings that could damage national security.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘British Airways has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount of money to children who were sexually abused by one of its pilots in East Africa.’
BBC News, 4th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This lecture will be given by The Hon Justice Ann Ainslie-Wallace, Australian Advocacy Institute, and will be followed by a drinks reception. The lecture is accredited for 1 CPD hour and is open to members of all four Inns. The lecture is also accredited as a qualifying session for Inner Temple students.’
Date: 14 March 2016
Location: Inner Temple, London, EC4Y 7HL
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.
‘The Guardian’s former Moscow correspondent, Luke Harding, has written the definitive story of the life and death of Litvinenko. He will be in conversation with Litvinenko’s widow, Marina, who has spent years fighting for the truth about her husband’s murder, and the role of the Russian state, to be uncovered.’
Date: 7th May 2016, 7.30-8.30pm
Location: Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton, BN2 0JY
Charge: £10
More information can be found here.
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) is set to instruct the frontline regulators like the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board to get tough with lawyers who do not handle client complaints properly.’
Legal Futures, 3rd March 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Defence has escaped prosecution over the deaths of three soldiers on an SAS selection course, only thanks to a convention that it is granted immunity, it has been confirmed.’
The Independent, 2nd March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of raping five women and attacking two more after meeting them on internet dating site Match.com.’
BBC News, 2nd March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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