‘A litigant described as having a “relaxed and frankly reckless” approach to timely service of documents has been denied relief in the Court of Appeal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th June 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Hundreds of sex offenders across the UK slipped off the radar of police in a three-year period, the BBC can reveal.’
BBC News, 1st March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘TikTok has announced that it has updated its community guidelines to protect human rights by banning misgendering and deadnaming – referring to someone by a previous name.’
Each Other, 22nd February 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘A district judge has rejected a legal challenge over a decision by Plymouth City Council to change the name of a square from an Elizabethan sailor associated with the slave trade, Sir John Hawkins, to a black footballer, Jack Leslie.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th December 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Nicknames on gravestones are not to be allowed, a Church of England court has declared as it bans the use of “popsicle” on a church’s headstones.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘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
‘A mother who no longer liked her child’s middle name has won the right to have it removed in a legal challenge costing thousands of pounds in legal aid.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has held in Cameron v Hussain and Liverpool Victoria [2017] EWCA Civ 366 that a Claimant can obtain a judgment against a Defendant identified only by description of him as the driver of a vehicle on a particular date. Whilst in almost every other area of law such judgment would be worthless as unenforceable, the Road Traffic Act 1988 provisions impose a contingent liability against the insurer of the vehicle to satisfy such a judgment. At first blush this seems to dismantle the careful limitations placed on the European Communities (Rights Against Insurers) Regulations 2002 to effectively enable a Claimant to pursue the insurer of a vehicle despite the fact that the driver of the same is unknown. This article, drafted by Park Square Barristers’ insurance indemnity specialists, Richard Paige and Judy Dawson, looks at the Court of Appeal judgment and the implications for the insurance industry.’
Park Square Barristers, 19th June 2017
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘More than 800 sex offenders have changed their names by deed poll to hide their past and police have refused to reveal which names have been altered in a bid to protect the criminals’ human rights.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A local authority has won a Court of Appeal battle with a mother over her desire to name her twin children ‘Cyanide’ and ‘Preacher’.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th April 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Reforming higher education in England is both long overdue, and vitally needed to protect the sector’s hard-won reputation.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A 14-year-old girl has won a “highly exceptional” legal ruling that revokes an adoption order made more than 10 years ago.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The names of couples’ mothers are to be added to marriage registers for the first time as the government addresses “another inequality in marriage” by introducing the first reforms to the system in more than 150 years, David Cameron has announced.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A couple from Hertfordshire who had their five-month-old baby taken off them because they refused to name him, have won the right to appeal the decision.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman who added “Skywalker” as a middle name has been told by passport officials her signature infringes a trademark.’
BBC News, 30th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mothers’ names could be included on marriage certificates in England and Wales, under plans being considered by the Home Office.’
BBC News, 4th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Google has come under fire for its “clumsy” approach to obeying Europe’s new “right to be forgotten” law, after it began blocking some name-based searches to articles on the websites of UK news organisations. The Guardian, Daily Mail and BBC complained about the search engine implementing a ruling made in May by Europe’s highest court, the European court of justice, by starting to remove links to some pages when searches are made against particular names.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A baby with no name is to be placed for adoption after a High Court judge highlighted concerns about his father’s hostility to social workers.’
BBC News, 25th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The appointment of Alison Russell QC reminds us of the legal system’s diversity deficit.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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