‘Victims will find it harder to secure compensation from employers under plans to double the lower limit for recovering costs in minor injury cases, the Ministry of Justice has been warned.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Campaigners for the rights of EU citizens in the UK have launched a legal challenge against an exemption in the Data Protection Act which prevents citizens accessing their Home Office records.’
Rights Info, 29th August 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘In AH v CD and others [2018] EWHC 1643 (Fam), [2018] All ER (D) 162 (Jun) an application by a father who sought his son’s return to Spain, after the child was taken out of the jurisdiction by his mother, raised issues under the 1980 Hague Convention, and also as to the discharge of a care order made by a court which had not been told of the child’s father’s whereabouts. Richard Jones, barrister at 1 Garden Court Chambers, explains the issues.’
Family Law, 28th August 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A pilot Practice Direction 36J comes into force on 1 October 2018 to allow certain lawyers to attend family proceedings in the Family Court and Family Division of the High Court with a view to reporting on proceedings. These persons are colloquially described as ‘legal bloggers’. The pilot will run for nine months and concludes on 30 June 2019.’
Family Law, 27th August 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The High Court has overturned a bankruptcy order made against a woman who owed Aylesbury Vale District Council £8,067 in council tax arrears.’
Local Government Lawyer, August 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A new legal fund is being launched on Wednesday to hold transport companies to account when they fail to provide equal treatment for disabled passengers.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Pension schemes are being warned they may be being too generous when offering cash lump sums to people considering transferring out of their gold-plated deals.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A child rapist who carried out a string of “horrendous” sex attacks has been jailed for 20 years.’
BBC News, 28th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK government has published new tools designed to improve rescue opportunities for companies in financial distress and put more emphasis on directors’ duties.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘An advert on Facebook for an app that provides a natural alternative to contraception has been banned by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority.’
BBC News, 29th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two thirds (65%) of appeals are allowed in cases where councillors refuse planning permission for a 50-plus residential unit scheme despite a planning officer’s recommendation for approval, research by planning consultancy Lichfields has suggested.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A heart surgeon excluded from working at a hospital pending disciplinary proceedings has said she is delighted to win the latest stage of a high court fight.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An unregulated eviction service called Remove a Tenant “crossed the line” between assisting claimants and conducting litigation, a judge has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 28th August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Company bosses who dissolve their firms to avoid paying off staff or meeting pension commitments will risk being hit with fines, under new government plans.’
BBC News, 26th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Pensions Ombudsman is planning to overhaul the way it handles pensions disputes over the coming year, it has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Theresa May and the government would face a race against time to pass a slew of new laws, or risk creating an “unsustainable legal vacuum”, if Britain plunged out of the EU without a deal, Labour’s Keir Starmer has warned.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of data protection complaints received by the UK’s data protection watchdog has doubled since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
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