‘In this episode we are bringing the second of two highlights from the recent one crown office row’s seminar – Scope of Duty and Causation: Chester v Afshar revisited. Dominic Ruck Keene dicusses the effects of the case.’
Law Pod UK, 10th June 2019
Source: audioboom.com
‘In this episode we are bringing the first of two highlights from the recent 1COR seminar – Scope of Duty and Causation: Chester v Afshar revisited. We hear from Jonathan Metzer as he gives his interpretation of the case.’
Law Pod UK, 10th June 2019
Source: audioboom.com
‘Jack and Sean – not their real names – suffered severe abuse from their father for more than 15 years.’
BBC News, 13th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have apologised to six victims of football coach Bob Higgins for the way the case was handled in the 1990s.’
BBC News, 13th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The next prime minister will have the power to prevent MPs blocking a no-deal Brexit, though would he or she dare close the Commons for three months?’
The Guardian, 13th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two people have been convicted of animal cruelty after foxes were thrown to hounds at a hunting kennels.’
BBC News, 10th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The first High Court judge to give guidance on applying the proportionality test has overturned a costs master’s ruling and slashed the costs he allowed by more than two-thirds.’
Litigation Futures, June 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘In recent days certain government backbenchers have proposed a new avenue to deliver a “no deal” Brexit.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 10th June 2019
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘New counter-terrorism measures which could see people who travel or stay in certain areas overseas jailed for up to 10 years are a “serious abuse of civil liberties”, a campaign group has warned.’
Rights Info, 7th June 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Sally Challen was subjected to a false narrative by a criminal justice system that painted her as “a controlling and jealous lover who planned to kill her husband”, her son has said.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Suspects are increasingly being left in legal limbo as they are subjected to inquiries lasting years that sometimes end with the case being dropped, a survey of criminal solicitors has revealed.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A student who mowed a rude message under the flight path of US President Donald Trump’s plane will not face any action.’
BBC News, June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A new law named after a police dog which recently appeared on Britain’s Got Talent has come into effect.’
BBC News, 8th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Compensation claims management firms looking for the next big earner after the PPI scandal have been accused of bombarding the much-criticised payday lending sector with complaints that are often spurious and sometimes without the knowledge of borrowers.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘One of Britain’s most senior judges has called into question Sajid Javid’s decision to strip Isil bride Shamima Begum of her British citizenship.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘More than 100 Grenfell survivors and relatives are taking legal action in the US against three firms they blame for the fire, the BBC has been told.’
BBC News, 10th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Reported rapes have soared, but cases reaching court have plummeted. Our coalition of women’s groups won’t stand for it.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Henderson Chambers is inviting applications for a Third Six to start in Autumn 2019.
Our Third Sixers have 2 seats of 3 months each and will usually be considered for tenancy towards the end of this period. Pupils are expected to go to Court regularly on their own account.
Chambers provides a grant of £28,000 and guaranteed earnings of £7,000.
For more information about Chambers see our website and follow our Twitter feeds @HendersonPupils and @Henderson_Bar.
To apply send a covering letter, CV, references from at least two past supervisors, and a summary of work undertaken in pupillage so far to pupillages@hendersonchambers.co.uk .
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis but should reach us by 12th July 2019.
Chambers is a signatory to the Bar Council’s Third Six Pupillage Good Practice Guidelines.
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