Judge calls for investigation into colleagues over race discrimination case – The Guardian

Posted August 7th, 2018 in judges, judiciary, news, race discrimination, racism by sally

‘A judge is calling for an investigation into colleagues who tried to suspend him over remarks he made about racism and the judiciary after receiving a formal apology over the matter.’

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The Guardian, 7th August 2018

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BBC’s Panorama broke Ofcom rules by naming ‘anonymous’ teenager – BBC News

Posted August 7th, 2018 in anonymity, BBC, media, news, secure training centres, young persons by sally

‘The BBC’s Panorama broke broadcasting rules by mistakenly revealing the first name of a teenager who was meant to be anonymous, TV watchdog Ofcom has said.’

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BBC News, 6th August 2018

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Analysing and Pleading Whistleblowing Claims Following the Court of Appeal’s Decision in Kilraine – Littleton Chambers

Posted August 7th, 2018 in employment tribunals, news, pleadings, whistleblowers by sally

‘As most employment lawyers will testify, whistleblowing claims are easy to allege, but hard to prove and even harder to win.’

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Littleton Chambers, 16th July 2018

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Appeal judges refuse compensation for schizophrenic who killed mother – Litigation Futures

‘The Court of Appeal has unanimously rejected a compensation claim brought by a schizophrenic woman who stabbed her mother to death.’

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Litigation Futures, 7th August 2018

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Government to face IWGB union in landmark court case for outsourced workers’ rights – The Independent

‘The government is taking on a union in court in a landmark case that could have huge ramifications for the UK’s army of 3.3 million outsourced workers, many of whom have fewer rights and face worse pay and conditions than in-house colleagues doing the same jobs.’

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The Independent, 7th August 2018

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The Perils of Unsigned Contracts of Employment and of Rushing to Court – Littleton Chambers

Posted August 7th, 2018 in contract of employment, injunctions, news, restrictive covenants by sally

‘There are numerous important lessons to be learned from the judgment in Tenon FM Limited v Cawley which was handed down orally on Wednesday 25th July 2018 by HHJ Bidder QC sitting as a Judge of the High Court but the main ones are:

1. Do not underestimate the difficulty of persuading a Court, even at the interim stage, to enforce restrictive covenants in a contract which the employee has not signed;

2. Where an employer is seeking to enforce restrictive covenants which it has introduced after the commencement of the employment, make sure its evidence in support sets out the consideration that was provided in respect of the same; and

3. Absent any real urgency, give the employee a genuine opportunity to respond to the employer’s concerns before issuing proceedings.’

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Littleton Chambers, 26th July 2018

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In praise of the 1961 Statelessness Convention – by Alison Harvey – No. 5 Chambers

Posted August 7th, 2018 in citizenship, immigration, news, refugees, treaties by sally

‘It is a lot better to have a stateless person’s travel document than to be undocumented. A lot better to have leave as a stateless person than none. But a stateless person with a travel document and leave is still stateless. The 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons is familiar because of its close resemblance to the 1951 Refugee Convention and, perhaps because of this, it is easy for it to dominate discussions. But the big prizes are to be had in implementing the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, in prevention and reduction of statelessness.’

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No. 5 Chambers, 27th July 2018

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Not NPPF2: A case about prior approval applications and appeals – No. 5 Chambers

Posted August 7th, 2018 in appeals, delay, news, planning, telecommunications by sally

‘As Parliament rises for the summer recess it leaves us with a revised Framework and a call for evidence on the appeals system. As a diversion from the commentary on the former, and of some relevance to the later, this note looks at a case on prior approval for PD.’

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No. 5 Chambers, 26th July 2018

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Mills v Mills Spousal Maintenance – A Meal Ticket for Life? – No. 5 Chambers

Posted August 7th, 2018 in divorce, financial provision, news, periodical payments, Supreme Court by sally

‘On the 18th July, 2018, the Supreme Court determined that the Court of Appeal erred in increasing Ms Mills’ (hereafter ‘W’) periodical payments from £13,200 to £17,292 – the increase of £4,092 being the deficit in W’s ‘Needs Budget’ prepared for the substantive application to vary her periodical payments upwards; her ‘needs’ including her costs of renting a property when capital provision had been settled to meet her housing need.’

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No. 5 Chambers, 24th August 2018

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Does AYBS cue the introduction of a fast track approach for the Coroner? – Park Square Barristers

Posted August 7th, 2018 in burials and cremation, delay, inquests, Judaism, news by sally

‘Lorraine Harris looks at the recent case of Adath Yisroel Burial Society (AYBS) and its impact on how the Coroner should approach requests for the expedition of cases.’

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Park Square Barristers, 20th July 2018

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NHS Could be Taken to Court for Denying Transgender Patients Equal Fertility Rights – Rights Info

Posted August 7th, 2018 in assisted reproduction, news, transgender persons by sally

‘NHS England is being threatened with legal action if it does not start offering fertility treatments to transgender patients.’

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Rights Info, 6th August 2018

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Serious injury solicitors question judgement of barristers, case managers and even families – Litigation Futures

Posted August 7th, 2018 in barristers, case management, news, personal injuries, solicitors by sally

‘Solicitors in serious brain injury cases often have cause to sack barristers and question whether the family is acting in the best interests of their injured relative, according to a survey.’

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Litigation Futures, 7th August 2018

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Harry Kane fiver: Is it legal to draw on money? – BBC News

Posted August 7th, 2018 in coinage, fines, news by sally

‘It is illegal to deface banknotes by printing, writing or adding words, letters or figures.’

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BBC News, 6th August 2018

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Cardiotocography: An Introduction – No. 5 Chambers

Posted August 7th, 2018 in birth, evidence, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

‘Cardiotocography traces form a central piece of documentary evidence in litigation related to adverse perinatal outcomes, which are alleged to have arisen due to events that took place during the labour and/or delivery of the baby. Cardiotocography is therefore an important element to get to grips with for any practitioner when working on birth injury cases. Errors in electronic‏ fetal heart rate monitoring or cardiotocography are a‏ common theme in such cases with injuries to the baby‏ including cerebral palsy, stillbirth and scarring and injuries‏ to the mother including damage to the mother’s perineum‏ or vagina resulting in disability which limits sexual‏ intercourse, lack of control of bladder/bowel function‏ and of course psychological or psychiatric sequelae.‏ A recent review by NHS Resolution in September 2017‏ found that 32 out of the 50 cerebral palsy cases looked‏ at, involved errors of cardiotocography interpretation.‏ This article is a beginner’s guide to cardiotocography for‏ application in medical negligence cases.’‏ ‏

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No. 5 Chambers, 31st July 2018

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Soldier left with PTSD when RAF plane plummeted towards ground due to ‘bored pilot’ wins payout – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 7th, 2018 in aircraft, armed forces, compensation, news, post-traumatic stress disorder by sally

‘A soldier left with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when an RAF plane plummeted towards the ground due to a ‘bored pilot’ has won hundreds of thousands of pounds compensation from the MoD.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2018

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Bogus lawyer jailed for “worse than useless” advice – Legal Futures

Posted August 7th, 2018 in legal services, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who falsely claimed he was fronting a legal business has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for charging £12,000 for advice a judge described as “worse than useless”.’

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Legal Futures, 7th August 2018

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The Supreme Court ruling on ending life – No. 5 Chambers

Posted August 7th, 2018 in food, human rights, medical treatment, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘After the Anthony Bland case in 1993, it became the practice to get the courts to decide whether a patient in a persistent vegetative state could be allowed to die. Following a Supreme Court decision on 30 July 2018 in a land mark case called NHS Trust v Y [2018] UKSC 46, the law in future will allow doctors and families to make the decision to allow a patient to die to withdraw sustenance where they all agree to it, without needing to go to a court.’

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No. 5 Chambers, 2nd August 2018

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Welsh Government lawyer and PC jailed for child sex abuse – BBC News

‘A police officer who raped a toddler has been jailed along with a Welsh Government lawyer for his part in child sex abuse.’

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BBC News, 6th August 2018

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Hayley Gascoigne, Died of a Broken Heart? – Laura Addy summarises Inquest – Park Square Barristers

Posted August 7th, 2018 in courts, inquests, news, paramedics by sally

‘On the 28th and 29th June 2018 Laura Addy represented Gary Long in the recent inquest into the tragic death of Hayley Gascoigne that was held at Hull Coroner’s Court before Professor Marks.’

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Park Square Barristers, 6th July 2018

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Call for a ban on people eating dog meat in the UK – BBC News

Posted August 7th, 2018 in dogs, food, news by sally

‘UK law says that you can’t buy or sell dog meat, but if you humanely kill a dog you own, you can eat it.’

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BBC News, 7th August 2018

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