‘While the Magistrates Courts continue to hand out paltry fines to landlords on conviction for illegal eviction, despite the removal of the upper £5000 limit, it is good to see that the civil courts are capable of taking a more reasonable approach to quantum.’
Nearly Legal, 13th August 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A pensioner who sparked a bomb scare with a handwritten note threatening to blow up a bank has been found guilty of blackmail.’
The Independent, 12th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Nigel Wilkinson, the photographer who drugged and raped two men at his Bristol home, has been jailed for 11 and a half years.’
The Independent, 12th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe could face a new trial for a series of previously unsolved attacks on women.’
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Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘UKIP’s leadership contest has been thrown into fresh controversy as a leaked email reveals that the party was threatened with legal action by two of the candidates if frontrunner Steven Woolfe were allowed to stand.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Britain First could be “finished” as it faces a High Court attempt to ban it from entering any mosque in England or Wales for the next three years.’
The Independent, 12th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A workers’ rights watchdog has had its funding cut by more than half since 2010 and has failed to bring a single prosecution in the past year, according to research by Labour.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Hundreds of compensation claims against British soldiers are likely to be abandoned after a controversial law firm accused of “hounding” troops announced that it is closing.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A ban on the sale of so-called “zombie knives” is set to come into force in England and Wales later this week.’
BBC News, 15th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Private law firms will be hired by police to pursue criminal suspects for profit, under a radical new scheme to target cyber criminals and fraudsters.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Sweeping changes to UK commercial insurance law described as the “biggest overhaul since the introduction of the 1906 Marine Insurance Act” come into force today.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A draft British bill of rights prepared by the former justice secretary Michael Gove has been rejected by the prime minister, a newspaper reported this morning – prompting speculation that the long-promised reform could be abandoned.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th August 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Restrictions on alternative business structure can be lifted now they have shown to be no greater risk than traditional law firms, the Legal Services Board has said.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th August 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘It will be a while yet before the dust settles following the outcome of the 23 June referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. London’s litigators are likely to have voted in different ways on an issue that touches so many different areas of our lives. But I am sure all would agree that the uncertainties generated by the result have the capacity to damage London as a global centre for litigation if not properly managed and addressed. Other litigation hubs are already seeking to capitalise and highlight challenges litigants in London may now face in a bid to attract work. It is vital that as a profession we work to meet that head on.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 9th August 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘The UK has recently repealed a fairly obscure bit of copyright law – should you be worried?’
Technology Law Update, 10th August 2016
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘The US law firm investigating the diesel emissions scandal at Volkswagen is to examine the conduct of BHS directors in the run-up to the retailer’s collapse.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal will rule on Friday in a dispute about Labour’s decision to block nearly 130,000 of its members from voting in its leadership contest.’
BBC News, 11th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘What is the difference between, on the one hand, Yeoman’s Row Management Ltd v Cobbe [2008] UKHL 55 and, on the other hand, Thorner v Majors [2009] UKHL 18? The standard answer is that Cobbe involved commercial parties who, well, ought to have known better than to rely on an incomplete agreement (no unconscionability), whereas, in Thorner, we were dealing with the delightfully taciturn farmers of the Quantock Hills (unconscionability in the circs).’
Nearly Legal, 10th August 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
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