‘How much booze is too much? The UK’s financial ombudsman has revealed that some insurers are unfairly accusing their customers of alcohol abuse, or labelling them alcoholics, even though medical evidence showed they only had one or two drinks.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Executive Council Of the Inn of Court Northern Ireland is recruiting its first ever Education and Training Officer who will be responsible for overseeing the design and implementation of all legal education and continuing professional development to Members of the Bar of Northern Ireland. Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Education and Training Officer’s main responsibility will be to ensure that all pupils and practising Members of the Bar are actively supported throughout their entire careers by means of providing access to a rigorous and relevant programme of ongoing professional development and career guidance.
Essential Qualifications:
• Relevant Training Delivery or Coaching and Mentoring Qualification
• LL.B (or equivalent undergraduate degree in law)
Essential Experience:
• in a professional learning & development role
• in the definition and implementation of a core competency framework
• of drafting and implementing Policy
• of managing and reporting on budgets and tendering processes
• in motivating and supervising small working teams
• in developing long term links with education and networking groups
Additional Essential Knowledge, Essential Skills and Desirable Criteria have been identified which are all available on request of the full Application Pack. Attractive salary and benefits package also available on request.
The Application Pack can be obtained by email from Clare Kelly at clare.kelly@barcouncil-ni.org.uk
The position is full time and permanent subject to a 6 month probationary period.
The deadline for receipt of completed application forms is Friday 10 October 2014 at 12.00 pm.
The Executive Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of race, religious belief, political opinion, sex, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, having or not having dependants, disability or age.
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Griffin v Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust [2014] EWCA Civ 1240 (19 September 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gorgeous Beauty Ltd v Liu & Ors [2014] EWHC 2952 (Ch) (22 September 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Compactgtl Ltd vVelocys Plc & Ors [2014] EWHC 2951 (Pat) (22 September 2014)
Family Court Decisions (other Judges)
MP (Care and Placement Orders) [2014] EWFC B117 (17 September 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘With the 75th Update to the Civil Procedure Rules (coming into force 1 October 2014), amendments to Practice Direction 21 (Children and Protected Parties) address the inconsistencies between the rules and practice direction in respect of the material that must be served and filed in relation to child/protected party settlement claims.’
Zenith PI Blog, 23rd September 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Operation Notarise, which started this year, has led to 660 arrests. However, the National Crime Agency says that it will never be able to pursue all of those caught up in the inquiry.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A killer who is laying claim to the £80,000 estate of his partner whom he stabbed to death has told a court he is not motivated by money.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lura Pacheco, 34, was fined £500 and sentenced to 100 hours’ community service after first prosecution for ‘education tourism’.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘On Friday 19 September I spoke at a very interesting conference at the University of Liverpool on Human Rights in the UK Media: Representation and Reality. My talk was entitled The Monstering of Human Rights.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd September 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘From 1 October 2014 consumers will have new rights to complain that they have been subjected to misleading or aggressive sales practices or demands for payment, thanks to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading (Amendment) Regulations 2014.’
Technology Law Update, 23rd September 2014
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Mr Justice Mostyn said women who begin new relationships soon after their marriage break-up risk harming their divorce settlement.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Three men who stole over 250 laptops and caused damage worth £200,000 at schools across Essex and Suffolk have been ordered to pay back just £1 each.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Q) What is the concept of English votes for English laws?
A) Basically it’s a smart way of politically packaging the conundrum known as the “West Lothian question” that has been ignored by politicians of all persuasions since it was first posed in the 1970s and Westminster began devolving powers to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. At its heart is this question: Why should Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs be able to make laws that will not affect the people they represent. For example why should they decide how NHS money is spent when it won’t have any impact on their own constituents?’
The Independent, 22nd September 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Scotland Yard is being investigated by a human rights watchdog for deleting references to discrimination from internal reports to avoid problems at tribunals.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A claim brought under regulation 17 of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 for compensation on determination of an agency agreement was not in respect of a contract or a breach of contract. Accordingly, the jurisdictional gateways for service out of the jurisdiction in paragraph 3.1(6) and (7) of Practice Direction 6B supplementing CPR Pt 6 did not apply.’
WLR Daily, 29th August 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Speech by Lord Justice Gross: RAF Legal Services Conference (PDF)
RAF Legal Services Conference, 18th September 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings considers recent judgments in private law children cases, including the President’s judgment on legal aid funding in Q v Q.’
Family Law Week, 19th September 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
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