Flexible Court Hours pilot: Bar Chair’s reply to Lord Justice Fulford – The Bar Council

Posted August 10th, 2017 in barristers, courts, flexible working, news, pilot schemes by tracey

‘In a reply to Lord Justice Fulford, Andrew Langdon QC, Chair of the Bar, has expressed continued concern with plans for Flexible Operating Court Hours pilots.’

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The Bar Council, 7th August 2017

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Landmark review places family ties at the heart of prison reform – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 10th, 2017 in families, prisons, rehabilitation, reports by tracey

‘Ministry of Justice welcomes Lord Farmer’s recommendations to strengthen family ties to help offenders turn their lives around and protect public safety.’

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Ministry of Justice, 10th August 2017

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

F1 personality ordered to pay part 36 indemnity costs over failure to engage in settlement – Litigation Futures

Posted August 10th, 2017 in costs, delay, news, part 36 offers by tracey

‘The High Court has ordered well-known Formula 1 personality Eddie Jordan to pay indemnity costs after he accepted a “very historic” £15,000 part 36 offer that was still open on the eve of trial – and which was £85,000 less than he had been offered a year earlier.’

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Litigation Futures, 10th August 2017

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

High Court rejects claim of solicitors’ negligence involving payments from £230m trust fund – Legal Futures

Posted August 10th, 2017 in law firms, negligence, news, solicitors, trusts by tracey

‘A High Court judge has dismissed a negligence claim against London law firm Farrer & Co in a case involving a client with a $300m (£231m) trust fund.’

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Legal Futures, 10th August 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Best Interests and Transfers of Proceedings under Article 15 Brussels II Revised in a Public Law Context – Where are we now? – Family Law Week

Posted August 10th, 2017 in children, custody, EC law, news, Supreme Court, transfer of proceedings, treaties by tracey

‘Maria Wright, PhD Student at the University of Bristol, addresses how courts must now approach Article 15 transfers of public law proceedings in the light of CJEU and Supreme Court judgments.’

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Family Law Week, 9th August 2017

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 10th, 2017 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

R v M & Ors [2017] UKSC 58 (3 August 2017)

MT Hojgaard AS v EON Climate and Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Ltd & Anor [2017] UKSC 59 (3 August 2017)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

London Borough of Southwark & Anor v Transport for London [2017] EWCA Civ 1220 (04 August 2017)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Barkauskas v R [2017] EWCA Crim 1210 (08 August 2017)

High Court (Administrative Court)

SB, R (on the application of) v NHS England [2017] EWHC 2000 (Admin) (08 August 2017)

Shaw v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2017] EWHC 2076 (Admin) (07 August 2017)

The Midcounties Co-Operative Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Forest of Dean District Council [2017] EWHC 2056 (Admin) (04 August 2017)

Baroness Cuberlege of Newick & Anor v Secrtary of State for Communities And Local Government & Anor [2017] EWHC 2057 (Admin) (04 August 2017)

High Court (Family Division)

X (A Child) (No 4) [2017] EWHC 2084 (Fam) (07 August 2017)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Landmark Mortgages Ltd v Bamrah & Anor [2017] EWHC 2041 (QB) (04 August 2017)

Poplar Housing & Regeneration Community Association Ltd v Begum & Ors [2017] EWHC 2040 (QB) (04 August 2017)

Source: www.bailii.org

Woman seeking divorce over ‘loveless marriage’ takes her case to the Supreme Court – The Independent

Posted August 10th, 2017 in appeals, divorce, news, Supreme Court by tracey

‘A woman who was refused permission to divorce her husband is to take her case to the Supreme Court. Tini Owens, 66, has so far failed to persuade judges in the High Court and Court of Appeal to allow her to divorce Hugh Owens, 78, by claiming their 39-year marriage had broken down following an affair she had several years ago.’

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The Independent, 9th August 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Surgeon had no consent for boy’s genital op – BBC News

Posted August 10th, 2017 in children, consent, doctors, medical treatment, news by tracey

‘A decorated military surgeon operated on a 12-year-old boy’s genitals without the consent of his parents.’

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BBC News, 10th August 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Grenfell Tower: Government dismisses conflict of interest concerns over chair of independent buildings review – The Independent

‘There is no “conflict of interest” over a former role held by the woman leading a probe into building regulations in the wake of the Grenfell disaster, the Government has said.’

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The Independent, 9th August 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Amber Rudd backs Met police chief on use of stop and search – The Guardian

Posted August 10th, 2017 in news, offensive weapons, police, race discrimination, stop and search by tracey

‘The home secretary, Amber Rudd, has backed the Metropolitan police commissioner over the use of stop and search in tackling rising knife crime in a move that marks a change in tone since Theresa May was in the Home Office.’

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The Guardian, 9th August 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Operation Sanctuary: Police say paying rapist ‘was right’ – BBC News

Posted August 10th, 2017 in gangs, informers, news, police, rape, sexual grooming, witnesses by tracey

‘A police chief has said paying a child rapist £10,000 as part of an investigation into a grooming gang was the “right thing”.’

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BBC News, 10th August 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woman fights to change the law after being told man who put camera up her skirt did nothing wrong – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 10th, 2017 in crime, news, outraging public decency, photography, privacy, sexual offences, voyeurism by tracey

‘When a man took a picture up Gina Martin’s skirt when she was enjoying herself at a festival, she was sure he could be punished. However, after being told he did nothing illegal, she has taken things into her own hands and started a campaign which has reverberated across the country – to make ‘upskirting’ a specific offence under the law.’

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Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

18 people convicted after girls and young women groomed, drugged and raped in Newcastle – The Independent

‘Under-age girls and vulnerable young women were taken to parties in Newcastle and groomed with drugs before being raped and sexually abused, it can now be reported.’

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The Independent, 9th August 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk