Conveyancer who overcharged for search fees is suspended – Legal Futures

Posted December 18th, 2018 in client accounts, conveyancing, disciplinary procedures, fees, news, solicitors by sally

‘A solicitor who regularly overcharged clients for search fees and transferred money from client to office account without their consent has been suspended for two years by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’

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Legal Futures, 18th December 2018

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Could student loans ruling mean the system is redesigned? – BBC News

Posted December 18th, 2018 in education, loans, news, universities by sally

‘An announcement on Monday could affect the future of the student loans system.’

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BBC News, 16th December 2018

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Father loses damages claim over forged IVF signature – The Guardian

‘A father whose ex-partner forged his signature to conceive a daughter has lost a damages action against a London IVF clinic at the court of appeal.’

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The Guardian, 17th December 2018

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Council to keep day centre open after user brings legal proceedings – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 18th, 2018 in consent orders, learning difficulties, local government, news by sally

‘Birmingham City Council has decided to keep a day centre for vulnerable adults open, after campaigners had threatened legal action over an earlier decision to close the facility.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2018

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New Judgment: UKI (Kingsway) Ltd v Westminster City Council & Anor [2018] UKSC 67 – UKSC Blog

Posted December 18th, 2018 in electronic mail, local government, news, rates, service, Supreme Court by sally

‘This appeal considered the validity of the service of a completion notice under the Local Government Finance Act 1988, Sch 4A by the appellant on the respondent.’

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UKSC Blog, 17th December 2018

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Council wins Supreme Court battle with ratepayer over service of completion notice – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 18th, 2018 in electronic mail, local government, news, rates, service, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Westminster City Council in a dispute over whether a completion notice in relation to a redevelopment was validly served on a ratepayer.’

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Local Government Lawyer, December 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Aris Georgopoulos: Revoking Article 50 TEU (C-621/18 Wightman and others): “Iphigenia Must Reach the Altar” – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted December 18th, 2018 in brexit, constitutional law, EC law, news, treaties by sally

‘The CJEU’s ruling in C-621/18 Wightman and others clarifying that Member States can unilaterally revoke the withdrawal notification of Article 50 (2) TEU, is bound to have repercussions; in the case of Brexit and beyond.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th December 2018

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New Judgment: Williams v Trustees of Swansea University Pension and Assurance Scheme & Anor [2018] UKSC 65 – UKSC Blog

Posted December 18th, 2018 in disability discrimination, news, pensions, Supreme Court, universities by sally

‘The claimant appealed against a decision that the calculation of an enhancement under the ill-health early retirement provisions of his pension was not unfavourable treatment that constituted discrimination arising from disability.’

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UKSC Blog, 17th December 2018

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Director liability for nuisance calls introduced – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 18th, 2018 in company directors, news, nuisance, telecommunications by sally

‘Company directors in the UK can now be fined up to £500,000 if their businesses engage in unsolicited marketing activity.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2018

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Legal PR: how is social media shaking up the mix? – New Law Journal

Posted December 18th, 2018 in advertising, barristers, internet, law firms, legal services, news by sally

​’Social media is increasingly the shop window for law firms and barristers’ chambers—but is it a ‘monumental waste of time’ or a ‘golden opportunity’ to set out their stall? Grania Langdon-Down reports.’

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New Law Journal, 14th December 2018

Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk

NICE launches new standards framework for digital health technologies – Technology Law Update

Posted December 18th, 2018 in health, news, standards by sally

‘The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has launched new standards setting out the requirements needed to develop digital health technologies for the NHS.’

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Technology Law Update, 17th December 2018

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Woman given hospital order after drowning daughter in bath – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2018 in hospital orders, insanity, murder, news by sally

‘A woman who drowned her four-year-old daughter and burned her body in what she saw as a religious sacrifice has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity and will be detained in hospital.’

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The Guardian, 17th December 2018

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Puppy therapy to help prisoners with mental health and addiction launched for the first time in the UK – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 18th, 2018 in animals, drug abuse, mental health, news, prisons by sally

‘Puppy therapy to help prisoners with mental health and addiction is being offered in the first scheme of its kind in the UK.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2018

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Are English marriage laws compliant with the EHCR? — David Burrows – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted December 18th, 2018 in divorce, human rights, marriage, news by sally

‘On 10 December 2018 responses were due to the government’s divorce reform proposals, Reducing family conflict Reform of the legal requirements for divorce (September 2018). A reply to responses is due from the Government, says the Ministry of Justice, by 8 March 2019.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th December 2018

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Ep. 58: 2018 Inquest Law Update – Law Pod UK

Posted December 18th, 2018 in inquests, news, podcasts by sally

‘Jeremy Hyam QC and Emma-Louise Fenelon provide a whistlestop tour of the most significant developments in inquest law in 2018.’

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Law Pod UK, 17th December 2018

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Femicide in UK: 76% of women killed by men in 2017 knew their killer – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2018 in domestic violence, homicide, news, reports, statistics, women by sally

‘Three-quarters of women killed by men in the UK in 2017 knew the perpetrator, according to a report on femicide.’

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The Guardian, 18th December 2018

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Millionaire jailed for girlfriend’s ‘rough sex’ death – BBC News

Posted December 18th, 2018 in homicide, negligence, news, sentencing by sally

‘A multi-millionaire who left his injured and bleeding partner to die after “rough sex” has been jailed for three years and eight months.’

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BBC News, 17th December 2018

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Court challenge to hostile environment tenancy scheme begins – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2018 in immigration, judicial review, landlord & tenant, news, race discrimination by sally

‘An attempt to overturn a key pillar of the government’s hostile environment policy that forces landlords to evict or turn away tenants they believe may be in the country illegally is due to begin in the high court.’

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The Guardian, 18th December 2018

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Are too many women being jailed in Wales? – BBC News

Posted December 18th, 2018 in child neglect, mental health, news, sentencing, Wales, women by sally

‘A woman jailed for two years for neglecting her children believes it could have been avoided had she got the mental health support she needed.’

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BBC News, 18th December 2018

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Legal Life – Time for an MOT? – New Law Journal

Posted December 17th, 2018 in health, legal profession, mental health, news by sally

‘If we are serious about addressing the mental health and wellbeing of legal professionals then we need to look at the culture and practice of law, says Elizabeth Rimmer writing in our special supplement on how to travel well in the law.’

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New Law Journal, 13th December 2018

Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk