‘Targets to eliminate the gender pay gap must be set by all companies, Britain’s equality watchdog has suggested.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The parole board’s decision to release the black cab rapist was met with shock and outrage. Harriet Wistrich fought the decision, and won, but says there will be many more similar cases in future.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The charity behind London’s garden bridge project faces being sued by wealthy donors who fear their money might not be returned even after the much-criticised scheme collapsed, with a loss to taxpayers of almost £50m.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Video footage of a fingerprint helped convict a teenage boy of the “inexplicably” violent murder of a 14-year-old in what is believed to be a legal first.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An advert featuring a topless model in his fifties has been banned from the London Underground over claims it sexually objectified him. The advert, for an over-50s dating app, showed 58-year-old Paul Orchard wearing just braces, holding a phone with the tagline: “Pull a cracker this Christmas.” However Transport for London’s advertising agent, Exterion Media, has demanded that it be changed to feature a clothed model with a “less suggestive” tagline.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A pilot scheme introducing capped costs of £80,000 for High Court cases worth up to £250,000 – as recommended by Sir Rupert Jackson last year – is set to be introduced next month.’
Litigation Futures, 17th December 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Hundreds have benefited from a free legal service – but caseworkers are having to turn down clients as demand surges.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Email will be replaced within five years by a more secure means of communication for law firms, an expert predicted this week.’
Legal Futures, 13th December 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Ministers face a pair of legal challenges to their planning rules on fracking this week, from a national environmental group and the son of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been criticised for allowing Lloyds Banking Group to set up a “flawed” compensation scheme for victims of a massive fraud.’
BBC News, 17th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Directors of firms that cold-call consumers can now be fined up to £500,000 under new rules that have come into force.’
BBC News, 17th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government has introduced what it claims to be the biggest package of workplace reforms for 20 years after concerns that ministers have failed to appeal to voters who are “just about managing”.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘“It certainly should not become routine to provide two versions which, as here, travel over much of the same ground. That approach tests the patience of the experts (and frankly of the court); produces a lengthier joint statement; potentially increases costs and is simply not the best way to focus on the issues. I do not think that anything further needs to be said or done in this case. However, if this worrying trend continues, parties may find that courts begin considering costs consequences.” – Mrs Justice Yip commenting on the experts’ agendas in the recent case of Welsh v Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust 2018 EWHC 1917 QB.’
No. 5 Chambers, 10th December 2018
Source: www.no5.com
‘Liquidated damages (LD) clauses are a fixture of construction contracts. As we all know, they are a secondary obligations to pay an agreed sum of money, arising upon breach of a primary obligation of the contract. In the case of a construction contract, this will invariably be in the event of delay: the failure to complete the works by a specified date.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 3rd December 2018
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Gordon Wignall, Christopher Badger and Mark Davies consider the EU Exit Legal Position on the Withdrawal Agreement and the Attorney General’s Legal Advice, the Draft National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure and an important case about the courts’ approach to the balance between private rights and the public interest.’
Six Pump Court, 10th December 2018
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘Gosvenor was contracted to perform cladding works for Aygun. The project fell into delay and disputes arose. A subsequent adjudication determined that Aygun owed Gosvenor the sum of £553,958. Gosvenor later applied for summary judgment to enforce the adjudication and Aygun resisted on the basis of fraud. According to Aygun, a substantial proportion of the adjudication award was based on fraudulent invoices which did not reflect the actual value of the work done.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 7th December 2018
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
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