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Inquiries as to Damages in the Patents County Court: Henderson v All Around the World Recordings Ltd – NIPC Law

Posted November 5th, 2014 in copyright, damages, fees, inquiries, intellectual property, news by sally

‘I last discussed this litigation in Success Fees and ATE Premiums in the Patents County Court: Henderson v All Around the World Recordings Ltd 4 May 2013. I set out the basic facts in my case note:

“This was an action for infringement of a performer’s rights which Judge Birss QC (as he then was) decided in Henderson v All Around the World Recordings Ltd and Another [2013] EWPCC 7 (13 Feb 2013)……. She had not been entirely successful and the costs of an unsuccessful copyright claim and half the costs of an application were awarded against her but she had succeeded overall.”‘

NIPC Law, 5th November 2014

Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk

Robbie Powell: CPS to review schoolboy’s death 24 years ago – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2014 in children, Crown Prosecution Service, health, inquiries, news by sally

‘The death of a schoolboy 24 years ago from a treatable condition is to be reinvestigated by the Crown Prosecution Service.’

BBC News, 4th November 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fiona Woolf resigns as chair of government’s child abuse inquiry – The Guardian

Posted November 3rd, 2014 in child abuse, conflict of interest, inquiries, news, sexual offences by sally

‘The government’s child sex abuse inquiry was thrown into crisis after Fiona Woolf became the second senior legal figure to quit as chair over her links to the Westminster political establishment.’

The Guardian, 31st October 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Theresa May accused of delaying abuse report publication amid inquiry furore – The Guardian

Posted November 3rd, 2014 in child abuse, delay, disclosure, inquiries, news, reports, sexual offences by sally

‘Theresa May, the home secretary, has been accused of delaying the release of a completed report about the Home Office’s handling of child abuse allegations during the furore about who should chair the new official inquiry into what happened.’

The Guardian, 2nd November 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Abuse inquiry: Fiona Woolf faces fresh pressure to quit – BBC News

Posted October 31st, 2014 in child abuse, complaints, inquiries, news, victims by sally

‘Victims’ groups are due to meet officials from a child sex abuse inquiry and are expected to reiterate calls for the inquiry’s head to resign.’

BBC News, 31st October 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The Spywatcher – BBC Law in Action

Posted October 30th, 2014 in dispute resolution, fraud, inquiries, intelligence services, judges, marriage, news by sally

‘The Intelligence Services Commissioner, Sir Mark Waller, gives Law In Action his first broadcast interview.

Sir Mark, a retired judge, is charged with judicial oversight of, among other organisations, MI5, MI6 and GCHQ.’

BBC Law in Action,

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Abortion investigation: Group launches private prosecution – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 27th, 2014 in abortion, charities, Crown Prosecution Service, doctors, gender, inquiries, news, private prosecutions, public interest by sally

‘Papers submitted to court in bid to trigger rare private prosecution of doctors exposed in The Telegraph’s undercover abortion investigation.’

Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Mark Duggan officer faces misconduct investigation – The Guardian

Posted October 27th, 2014 in disciplinary procedures, firearms, inquests, inquiries, misfeasance in public office, news, ombudsmen, police by sally

‘‘ZZ46’ is the first officer from the operation to be served with a formal disciplinary notice by the IPCC.’

The Guardian, 26th October 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Met police to pay more than £400,000 to victim of undercover officer – The Guardian

Posted October 24th, 2014 in compensation, demonstrations, inquiries, news, paternity, police, spying by sally

‘The Metropolitan police are to pay more than £400,000 to a woman who has been profoundly traumatised after discovering by chance that the father of her son was an undercover police officer.’

The Guardian, 23rd October 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Fiona Woolf urged to step down from abuse inquiry over Leon Brittan links – The Guardian

Posted October 22nd, 2014 in child abuse, conflict of interest, inquiries, news by sally

‘The second head of the government’s child abuse inquiry is facing calls to stand down over her social links to Lord Brittan, who was home secretary when a dossier about alleged Westminster paedophiles went missing from his department.’

The Guardian, 21st October 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Watchdog to pursue inquiry into sex sting against MP Brooks Newmark – The Guardian

Posted October 20th, 2014 in complaints, inquiries, media, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) is to continue to investigate the Sunday Mirror for the sex sting carried out against MP Brooks Newmark even though the complaint against the newspaper has been dropped.’

The Guardian, 19th October 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bar Council Statement on the role of the Lord Chancellor – The Bar Council

Posted October 17th, 2014 in barristers, inquiries, judiciary, lord chancellor, parliament, press releases by tracey

‘Following the Lord Chancellor’s evidence on October 15 2014 to the House of Lords
Constitution Committee’s inquiry into the role of the Lord Chancellor, Nicholas Lavender QC, chairman of the Bar Council, said: “Justice is not a service that governments can choose to provide or not. It is a vital part of our constitutional arrangements. It needs to be defended and promoted to make the separation of powers a continuing reality and thereby to safeguard our democratic way of life for the future.” ‘

Full press release

The Bar Council, 16th October 2014

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Geoffrey Robertson QC criticises arrests over alleged sex crimes – BBC News

Posted October 13th, 2014 in bail, Crown Prosecution Service, inquiries, news, police, sexual offences by sally

‘Police are arresting suspects of alleged historical sex crimes without sufficient evidence and keeping them on bail too long, a barrister has said.’

BBC News, 11th October 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Azelle Rodney murder trial: Ex-police marksman named – The Independent

Posted October 6th, 2014 in firearms, inquiries, murder, news, police, robbery by sally

‘The former police marksman charged with the murder of Azelle Rodney has been named for the first time as Anthony Long.’

The Independent, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Public inquiry into predator teacher’s abuse of boys – The Guardian

Posted September 29th, 2014 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, inquiries, news, school children, teachers by tracey

‘A public investigation is to be launched into how a paedophile teacher, William Vahey, was able to drug and abuse at least 60 children at the £25,000-a-year Southbank International School in London.’

The Guardian, 27th September 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MP refers Sunday Mirror to police and press regulator over sex sting – The Guardian

Posted September 29th, 2014 in codes of practice, complaints, entrapment, inquiries, media, news, ombudsmen, parliament, police, privacy, public interest by tracey

‘One of the Conservative MPs who was contacted by a Sunday Mirror reporter posing as a woman interested in sex is to write to the Metropolitan police over the tabloid sting. Mark Pritchard said he would contact Scotland Yard and make a formal complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) over accusations of entrapment.’

The Guardian, 29th September 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Watchdog investigates Met police over handling of discrimination complaints – The Guardian

Posted September 23rd, 2014 in complaints, Equality and Human Rights Commission, inquiries, London, news, police, race discrimination, reports, sex discrimination by sally

‘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

Former Times lawyer loses appeal against SDT – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 15th, 2014 in codes of practice, confidentiality, costs, disciplinary procedures, disclosure, injunctions, inquiries, internet, media, news, police, privilege, solicitors, tribunals by tracey

‘A former legal director of Times Newspapers Ltd was guilty of “recklessly” rather than “knowingly” misleading the court in relation to litigation over revelations about the “NightJack” blogger, the High Court has ruled.’

Law Society’s Gazette, 12th September 2014

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

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