Tavis Spencer-Aitkens: Three found guilty of stab murder – BBC News
‘Two men and a teenager have been found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old boy.’
BBC News, 14th March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Solicitor “told client” to pay fees into personal bank account – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor who told a client to pay his firm’s fees into his personal bank account has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.’
Legal Futures, 15th March 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
A warning before bringing an appeal to the CAT? Costs after the BCMR decision – Blackstone Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal’s judgment in the recent BCMR costs case is a stark warning to all those considering challenging a regulatory decision in the Competition Appeal Tribunal: even if you win, you may still face a big costs bill. See British Telecommunications plc v Office of Communications [2018] EWCA Civ 2542.’
Blackstone Chambers, 5th March 2019
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
Midwife wins legal battle with CEO ex over £1m home after he promised her half of property in pub – Daily Telegraph
‘A midwife has beaten her CEO ex-partner in a legal battle over their £1 million home, after a High Court judge agreed he promised her half the property during a conversation in the pub 13 years ago.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Phillip Nicholson: ‘Chances missed’ to protect murdered man – BBC News
‘A vulnerable man who was murdered by his ex-partner and her lover could have been better protected, a review found.’
BBC News, 14th March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“No ethical leadership”: Law Society blasted over NDA guidance – Legal Futures
‘Law Society guidance on the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) demonstrates an absence of “ethical leadership” and shows why the profession cannot be allowed to sort such issues on its own, a leading academic has claimed.’
Legal Futures, 15th March 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Gambling Commission defends taking no action on BetBright closure – The Guardian
‘The Gambling Commission has defended its handling of the controversial closure of the online bookmaker BetBright, which decided to void bets with a potential payout of around £1m when it ceased operations last week, saying that customers of the firm would have received nothing back had the firm gone into liquidation.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge recuses himself because of work with party’s solicitors – Litigation Futures
‘A deputy High Court judge has recused himself from conducting a summary assessment of costs because of his work with the defendant law firm and the possibility he could end up later arguing the points he was deciding.’
Litigation Futures, 14th March 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Man who killed chip-stealing seagull given curfew – BBC News
‘A man who killed a seagull when it tried to steal his chips has been ordered to serve a curfew.’
BBC News, 13th March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who faked cancer to defraud charity of £85,000 jailed – The Guardian
‘A woman who feigned having cancer in order to help defraud the charity she worked for out of more than £85,000 has been jailed by a judge who told her she had shown no shame.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Excessive punishment for sarcastic applause? Zaha v The FA – Blackstone Chambers
‘Crystal Palace FC’s Wilfried Zaha is one of the fastest players in the Premier League. He is also one of the most fouled. After a number of serious challenges in a match at Southampton at the end of January, Zaha was booked for his reaction to a player who had just pushed him over the touchline. He sarcastically applauded the referee in response to the yellow card, which was then followed immediately with a second yellow and therefore a red. As he left the field, Zaha sarcastically applauded the referee again, on more than one occasion, and did so “theatrically” according to the Football Association (FA). This led to him being charged with misconduct outside the jurisdiction of the match referee.’
Blackstone Chambers, 28th February 2019
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
R (Youngsam) v The Parole Board – Blackstone Chambers
‘The case concerned a prisoner serving a determinate sentence who had been released on licence but then recalled to prison. He complained that there had been a delay in convening a Parole Board hearing concerning his detention, and that this breached his rights under article 5(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).’
Blackstone Chambers, 27th February 2019
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
A Brief Guide to Carrying out Capacity Assessments -39 Essex Chambers
‘This purpose of this document is to provide for social workers and those working in front-line clinical settings a brief overview of the law and principles relating to the assessment of capacity. Its focus is on (a) how to apply the MCA 2005 principles when assessing capacity; and (b) how to record your assessment, primarily in the context of health and welfare decisions.’
39 Essex Chambers, March 2019
Slag Ltd – the businesses that are too rude for Companies House – The Guardian
‘The UK registrar banned 87 companies for their risque names last year – but did any expletive-laden monikers make it through?’
The Guardian, 11th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Diversion of a Business Opportunity: Recovery Partners & anor v Mr Rukhadze & ors [2018] EWHC 2918 (Comm) – Blackstone Chambers
‘The High Court recently had reason to consider liability where individuals, who owe fiduciary duties to a company, divert for themselves a business opportunity.’
Blackstone Chambers, 25th February 2019
Source: www.employeecompetition.com
The President’s guidance on anonymisation in published judgments – Transparency Project
‘On 7 December 2018, Sir Andrew McFarlane, the President of the Family Division, issued some practice guidance to judges entitled Practice Guidance: anonymisation and avoidance of the identification of children and the treatment of explicit descriptions of the sexual abuse of children in judgments intended for the public arena(see January [2019] Fam Law 68). In it, he refers to a report written by Julia Brophy and published by the Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) in July 2016 (J Brophy, Anonymisation and avoidance of the identification of children and the treatment of explicit descriptions of the sexual abuse of children in judgments intended for the public arena: judicial guidance, available on the ALC and Nuffield Foundation websites).’
Transparency Project, 12th March 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
LW, KT, MC & Faulder v Sodexo Limited & Secretary of State for Justice – Blackstone Chambers
‘The High Court has today handed down judgment on the human rights obligations owed by the State to persons serving a prison sentence in a private prison.’
Blackstone Chambers, 21st February 2019
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
Towards clarity on reporting obligations – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Last month the Solicitors Regulation Authority published its response to its ‘Reporting Concerns’ consultation, launched last year. You could be forgiven for missing the fanfare but this was big news in the world of law firm and lawyer regulation.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th March 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
