‘In the first of an occasional series, we discuss a controversial human rights case and argue that there is another side to the way the case was reported.’
RightsInfo, 7th July 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
‘Catherine Baksi considers whether lawyers, judges, courts and clients are ready for a digital revolution, the drivers for change, and impact on access to justice.’
Counsel, July 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘The UK government has extended its scrutiny of planning appeals involving housing development in neighbourhood planning areas, but the thresholds for the recovery of such appeals have been altered.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A divorced husband has been given permission to challenge the validity of his ex mother-in-law’s will.’
Legal Futures, 12th July 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Lingerie company bosses have won a Supreme Court fight over tax on special bras worn by women who have had a mastectomy.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former British soldier who tried to join the so-called Islamic State has been jailed for 18 years for attempting to buy machine guns and pistols.’
BBC News, 12th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘HHJ Pelling QC considered whether, when considering if a claimant had beaten its Part 36 offer, the court should simply compare the amount of the judgment with the offer the claimant had made or if account should be taken of the interest that had accrued in the period leading up to the trial.’
Zenith PI Blog, 13th July 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld an injunction over what was a relatively minor breach of a right to light, primarily because of the developer’s poor conduct throughout the dispute.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Peers have issued a serious warning that the government’s proposed “snooper’s charter” law could endanger journalists and their sources.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Khawar Qureshi QC provides an overview of recent trends and issues relating to the arbitral process’
Counsel, July 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘All self-employed tutors should be legally required to have a criminal records check before they can offer private lessons to children in the UK, children’s charity the NSPCC says.’
BBC News, 13th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘What can the recently re-launched Adjudication Scheme for Professional Negligence Claims offer parties and practitioners in this area? Those, and don’t worry you’re not alone, oblivious to its original launch as a pilot scheme in February 2015 may be part of the reason for its re-launch 15 months later. The original scheme apparently saw only two adjudications (hardly a sample sufficient to judge the efficacy of the scheme). The re-launched scheme covers a wider range of professionals, the removal of any limit on the amount of the claim and an attempt to cap the fees of the appointed adjudicator within certain bands depending on the value of the claim.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 29th June 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘GCN’s Jonathan Holt sets out below the background and detail to the recent emergence of a potential argument employable by those facing a warrant for possession, whether it be as the result of rent arrears or a failure to make mortgage payments.’
Nearly Legal, 13th July 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A full report into allegations of police misconduct at the so-called Battle of Orgreave will not be made public, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has ruled.’
BBC News, 12th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this alerter Hannah Curtain & George Mallet consider the Supreme Court’s decision in McDonald (by her litigation friend) v McDonald and Ors [2016] UKSC 28.’
Henderson Chambers, June 2016
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘Torture is wrong, we all know that. But so too is its lesser known sibling – evidence obtained by torture. In this opinion article, Corallina Lopez-Curzi takes us through why this practice cannot be relied on in court and how we are ultimately responsible for making sure this does not happen in the UK.’
RightsInfo, 28th June 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
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