Tecnicas Reunidas Saudia for Services and Contracting Co. Ltd. v. Korea Development Bank – Atkin Chambers

Posted February 26th, 2020 in chambers articles, guarantees, interpretation, news by sally

‘Rupert Choat and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP were successful in obtaining summary judgment against Korea Development Bank (KDB) in the Technology and Construction Court on 14 February 2020. KDB was ordered to pay the full value of a demand guarantee (£8.2 million) plus interest and costs.’

Full Story

Atkin Chambers, 20th February 2020

Source: www.atkinchambers.com

‘How do I convince the Home Office I’m a lesbian?’ – BBC News

‘More than 1,500 people seek asylum in the UK on sexuality grounds every year.

The Home Office’s decision on whether to grant or refuse it depends on whether the interviewer finds the asylum-seeker’s account authentic and believable – but each interviewer may have his or her own assumptions about what an authentic and believable account should look like.’

Full Story

BBC News, 26th February 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Upskirting Surrey pensioner put on sex offenders’ register – BBC News

Posted February 26th, 2020 in news, sexual offences, voyeurism by sally

‘A pensioner has been put on the sex offenders’ register after taking photos up a woman’s dress while on a train.’

Full Story

BBC News, 25th February 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Dual criminality in extradition proceedings – 5 SAH

Posted February 26th, 2020 in chambers articles, extradition, foreign jurisdictions, news by sally

‘Dual criminality is a concept extradition practitioners will be very familiar with. Under s64/65 or s137/138 of the Extradition Act 2003, there is a need for the conduct described within the warrant to amount to an offence within the UK. Three recent High Court decisions in this area highlight however that the issue is one which is highly fact-dependent and cannot be taken for granted in relation to any set of offences.’

Full Story

5 SAH, 20th February 2020

Source: www.5sah.co.uk

Domestic abuser jailed after landmark appeal by solicitor general – The Guardian

‘A violent domestic abuser has been imprisoned for three years after the solicitor general successfully challenged his previous sentence in a landmark case at the court of appeal.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 25th February 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Guilt and anger surface as infected blood inquiry hears evidence – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2020 in blood products, HIV, inquiries, news by sally

‘The guilt of infected blood donors and the anger of victims whose diagnosis of HIV and hepatitis C was withheld from them for years has emerged as evidence given in secret was read out to a public hearing in London.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 24th February 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

A “Cardinal Democratic Freedom”: High Court rules police’s action “Orwellian” in a victory for freedom of expression – Monckton Chambers

‘On 14 February 2020, the High Court (Mr Justice Julian Knowles) held that Humberside Police had disproportionately interfered with the rights of free speech of the Claimant, Harry Miller, under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”).’

Full Story

Monckton Chambers, 21st February 2020

Source: www.monckton.com

Female family lawyers’ group to push for senior roles – Legal Futures

Posted February 25th, 2020 in diversity, family courts, legal profession, news, women by sally

‘An association for female family lawyers will be launched next month, embracing all levels of seniority from High Court judges to paralegals, with the immediate aim of creating a national mentoring scheme.’

Full Story

Legal Futures, 25th February 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Ed Sheeran ticket touts jailed in ‘landmark’ Leeds case – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2020 in fraudulent trading, internet, news, sentencing by sally

‘Two internet ticket touts who re-sold tickets worth millions of pounds for events including Ed Sheeran and Adele concerts have been jailed.’

Full Story

BBC News, 24th February 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CJC sets out rule changes to help vulnerable witnesses – Litigation Futures

‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has set out detailed changes it believes should be made to the Civil Procedure Rules to help vulnerable parties and witnesses, including an amended overriding objective.’

Full Story

Litigation Futures, 25th February 2020

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

JusticeWatch: Legal aid’s failing safety net – Legal Voice

Posted February 25th, 2020 in attorney general, family courts, judicial review, law firms, legal aid, news by sally

‘Almost four out of 10 legal aid firms do not use the LASPO ‘safety net’ and make exceptional case funding applications, according to a new study by the Public Law Project – reported on the Justice Gap (here). More then three-quarters believed the scheme was not effective. The PLP survey by Professor Joe Tomlinson and Emma Marshall drew on responses between from 89 legal aid providers and other groups providing legal advice and was conducted in October/ November last year. The aim was to engage with providers working in four areas – immigration, family, housing and welfare benefits. Researchers identified 1,276 organisations with a legal aid contract working across these four areas.’

Full Story

Legal Voice, 21st February 2020

Source: legalvoice.org.uk

The importance of patents in biotechnology – John Butcher – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 25th, 2020 in DNA, news, patents by sally

‘Biotechnology in the United Kingdom is the industry of organisms that manufacture commercial products. Interestingly, it can be quite controversial at times i.e. stem cells and gene cloning. Despite this, biotechnology is integral to advancements in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry.’

Full Story

UK Human Rights Blog, 21st February 2020

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Cardiff woman wins £400k in DWP race discrimination row – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2020 in age discrimination, damages, government departments, news, race discrimination by sally

‘The Department for Work and Pensions has been ordered to pay out nearly £400,000 after a Cardiff woman won her claim for race and age discrimination.’

Full Story

BBC News, 25th February 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Solicitor lied about backdating legal aid forms – Legal Futures

Posted February 25th, 2020 in disciplinary procedures, legal aid, news, solicitors by sally

‘A young solicitor who botched the backdating of legal aid forms and then lied about it to his employer has agreed to leave the profession.’

Full Story

Legal Futures, 24th February 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Extremist neo-Nazi group to be banned under terror laws – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2020 in news, proscribed organisations, terrorism by sally

‘Joining the far-right group Sonnenkrieg Divison is set to become illegal, under a proscription order to be put to MPs.’

Full Story

BBC News, 24th February 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Conceptualising damages for housing conditions – they don’t add up – Nearly Legal

Posted February 25th, 2020 in damages, housing, landlord & tenant, news by sally

‘General damages will take two forms. The first, and probably least controversial, is that the tenant is not to be required to contribute towards the costs of the remedial works and, to the extent that there might be a contractual obligation to do so (e.g. by way of a service charge) damages need to be awarded: see Rendlesham Estates Plc v Barr Ltd [2014] EWHC 3968 (TCC), (2015) 1 WLR 3663 (a Defective Premises Act 1972 claim) and Daejan Properties Ltd v Griffin (2014) UKUT 0206 (LC) (a long leasehold service charge case).’

Full Story

Nearly Legal, 23rd February 2020

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

Sports therapist found guilty of Anglesey crossbow murder – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2020 in conspiracy, murder, news, perverting the course of justice by sally

‘A sports therapist has been found guilty of murdering a retired lecturer by shooting him with a crossbow at his remote island home in what police described as a “barbaric, medieval-style execution”.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 24th February 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Met upholds complaint of woman ‘deceived’ by undercover officer – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2020 in complaints, misfeasance in public office, news, police, spying by sally

‘An internal police investigation has uncovered credible evidence that an undercover officer deceived a 19-year-old woman into a long-term sexual relationship.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 25th February 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Men jailed after 29 immigrants found in van – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2020 in immigration, news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘Four men have been jailed for their roles in bringing 29 immigrants to the country.’

Full Story

BBC News, 24th February 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Forensic science failures putting justice at risk, says regulator – The Guardian

‘Innocent people are being wrongly convicted and criminals are escaping justice because of the failure of the forensic science system to meet basic standards, the regulator has said.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 25th February 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com