‘Three prominent Benedictine boarding schools – Ampleforth, Downside and Worth – should be examined as a combined case study for the UK child sex abuse investigation into the Catholic church, a preliminary hearing has been told.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s first ‘opt-out’ class action claim has been withdrawn on the basis that its costs would outweigh the potential damages available.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A taxi firm did not break the law when an automated booking system allocated a customer enquiry in one local authority area to a cab owned by the same firm but licensed by a neighbouring council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th June 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Farmers have hit out at a ruling by the advertising watchdog that organic dairy farming is not “good for the land”.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Football Association has issued lifetime bans to England fans for the first time after two supporters’ club members made Nazi gestures in Germany.’
BBC News, 6th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Theresa May has declared she is prepared to rip up human rights laws to impose new restrictions on terror suspects, as she sought to gain control over the security agenda just 36 hours before the polls open.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Salary range: £15,000 pa
Location: Lincoln’s Inn, London
For immediate start
The role
Due to the expansion and continuing success of the Hardwicke Construction Team, the group are searching for a freelance Professional Legal Support Assistant. The main purpose of the role is to provide research and legal information support to our team of busy construction barristers.
About us
Hardwicke is a leading Barristers’ Chambers in the heart of Lincoln’s Inn, and the members of the construction team are experts in all aspects of domestic and international construction and engineering disputes.
The construction team is recommended as a leading set in both Chambers UK and Legal 500 and was voted Legal 500 Construction and Energy set of the year 2017.
The remit of the role
The successful applicant will be required to assist the construction team and marketing team to undertake a range of tasks, including:
• Legal research
• Drafting articles for legal and industry publications
• Researching and drafting content for seminars and presentations
• Drafting website updates and newsletter content for members of the construction team
• Monitoring legal, commercial and industry developments and prepare briefings and know-how material for the team
• Assisting the Marketing Team in pitches, tenders and social media content
About you
The successful applicant will be dynamic, hard-working and talented with a passion for delivering a high quality service, including:
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong legal and academic qualification
• Interest in construction and insurance law
For more information go to www.hardwicke.co.uk and www.hardwicke.co.uk/expertise/construction-and-engineering
To make an application, please email jobs@hardwicke.co.uk sending a covering letter and CV setting out your skills and experience relating to the desired requirements of the role.
This position offers valuable experience of life in chambers and might attract someone who has completed the LPC or BTPC and is looking for a self-employed legally challenging experience.
Closing date: Noon on Monday, 31st July 2017
‘Alex Verdan QC, Sam King and Ruth Kirby, all of 4 Paper Buildings, consider recent judgments in cases involving parental disputes resulting from one parent deciding to depart life in an Hassidic community.’
Family Law Week, 30th May 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Could the way in which Vote Leave used its NHS funding pledge during the EU referendum campaign amount to the offence of treason felony?’
New Law Journal, 1st June 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘The revised guidelines on sentencing children and young people and reduction in sentence for a guilty plea have come into effect today (1 June 2017).’
Sentencing Council, 1st June 2017
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘An unqualified nanny who violently shook a baby in a moment of “madness” has been jailed at the Old Bailey for four years after being found guilty of his manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has begun crowd funding ahead of a potential legal challenge to the roll-out of the Right to Rent scheme to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st May 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Local authorities processing planning applications cannot ignore their responsibilities under data protection law, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned.’
OUT-LAW.com,1st June 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A female estate agent has been found guilty of sex discrimination after she offered to perform a sex act on a male colleague if he banked £180,000 in income.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two men caught with “thousands of pounds” worth of the former legal high Spice have been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘For decades they have provided a confidential listening service for those on the edge of despair or contemplating suicide.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘IRA members who planted bombs that destroyed two Birmingham pubs in 1974 could be “named and shamed” in the resumed inquest into the 21 deaths in the atrocity, a hearing has been told.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court judge has said he will refuse to allow alleged domestic abusers to cross examine their victims in any future hearings he oversees.’
Law Society's Gazette, 31st May 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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