Company collapses lead to insolvency law clampdown – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2018 in company directors, company law, dividends, insolvency, news, pensions by sally

‘Company bosses who dissolve their firms to avoid paying off staff or meeting pension commitments will risk being hit with fines, under new government plans.’

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BBC News, 26th August 2018

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Client wins JR over fees on offer to his barristers – Legal Futures

Posted August 28th, 2018 in barristers, fees, legal aid, news by sally

‘A man charged with a complex fraud has won a judicial review over the offer made by Legal Aid Agency (LAA) for the fees of his preferred counsel.’

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Legal Futures, 28th August 2018

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Pensions Ombudsman to overhaul dispute resolution – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 28th, 2018 in complaints, consumer protection, dispute resolution, news, pensions by sally

‘The Pensions Ombudsman is planning to overhaul the way it handles pensions disputes over the coming year, it has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2018

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No-deal Brexit thrusts UK into ‘legal vacuum’, warns Keir Starmer – The Guardian

Posted August 28th, 2018 in agreements, brexit, EC law, legislation, news, treaties by sally

‘Theresa May and the government would face a race against time to pass a slew of new laws, or risk creating an “unsustainable legal vacuum”, if Britain plunged out of the EU without a deal, Labour’s Keir Starmer has warned.’

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The Guardian, 26th August 2018

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GDPR prompts UK data protection complaints to double – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 28th, 2018 in complaints, data protection, EC law, news by sally

‘The number of data protection complaints received by the UK’s data protection watchdog has doubled since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th August 2018

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Bar Council: New open justice rule could disadvantage litigants in person – Litigation Futures

Posted August 28th, 2018 in barristers, civil procedure rules, disclosure, litigants in person, news by sally

‘A new rule putting the parties under an explicit obligation to disclose to the other side communications with the court could disadvantage litigants in person (LiPs), the Bar Council has warned.’

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Litigation Futures, 24th August 2018

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Campaigners win permission for judicial review of decision to move hospital services – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 28th, 2018 in consultations, hospitals, news by sally

‘Campaigners have been given permission to bring a judicial review challenge over a decision by two clinical commissioning groups to move services away from South Tyneside Hospital.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd August 2018

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Eviction companies, conducting litigation, and defective notices – Nearly Legal

Posted August 28th, 2018 in civil procedure rules, housing, landlord & tenant, news, notification by sally

‘Ms Kassam was the assured shorthold tenant of the Gills. It appears that rent arrears accrued. After serving a section 21 notice which turned out to be defective, the Gills sought the services of a set up called “Remove a Tenant” (RaT), a trading name of Fentham Group Limited. RaT served a section 8 notice seeking possession on grounds 8, 10 and 11, as ‘agents’ for the Gills.’

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Nearly Legal, 26th August 2018

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Could Stephen Port have been stopped? Questions haunt victims’ families – The Guardian

Posted August 28th, 2018 in drug abuse, murder, news, police, rape, recidivists, violent offenders by sally

‘Family of Jack Taylor, 25, the serial killer’s final victim, describe the agony of the case.’

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The Guardian, 26th August 2018

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UK wife killer to be repatriated to India – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2018 in deportation, murder, news, prisons by sally

‘An Indian man currently serving a jail term in the UK for murdering his wife will be repatriated to India, a top prison official has told BBC Punjabi.’

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BBC News, 27th August 2018

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Electric shock collars for pets to be banned – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2018 in animal cruelty, dogs, electronic monitoring, news by sally

‘Electric shock collars for cats and dogs will be banned in England, the government has announced.’

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BBC News, 28th August 2018

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Medical watchdog chief faces calls to step down over Bawa-Garba case – The Guardian

Posted August 28th, 2018 in appeals, disciplinary procedures, disqualification, doctors, news, tribunals by sally

‘Hospital doctors are calling for the head of Britain’s medical regulator to stand down over his handling of the case of a paediatrician who was struck off following the death of a six-year-old boy.’

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The Guardian, 28th August 2018

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