‘A UK ban on ivory sales, which the government claims will be the toughest in Europe and one of the strictest in the world, is to be introduced after the proposals were overwhelmingly backed in a public consultation.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
There will be no posts over the Easter weekend (Friday 30th March – Monday 2nd April inclusive) during which time the Library will be closed. We will resume posting on Tuesday 3rd April.
‘The way in which the discount rate applied to lump sum personal injury payments is calculated will be changed in order to “better reflect evidence of actual investment habits”, the UK government has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The High Court has handed down a judgment deciding that a sub-contractor on a construction project was not entitled to coverage from the project insurance policy.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A judge has refused to hand over historic case documents to a former client claiming to be overcharged by a law firm in the latest blow to costs recovery claims.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th March 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Health chiefs will investigate whether black and other ethnic minority (BME) doctors are the victims of racism after revealing they are more likely to be hauled before disciplinary tribunals than white colleagues. The General Medical Council (GMC) said there has been a persistent “overrepresentation” of complaints against ethnic minority doctors in recent years.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘City firms have launched a review into dispute resolution for companies wronged by banks, in the wake of the scandal over RBS’s mistreatment of small businesses. UK Finance, the lobby group for 300 British finance companies, has commissioned an independent study to analyse how complaints and disputes can be resolved in a more time and cost effective manner.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Football Association’s report into historical allegations of sexual abuse will assume the power to probe clubs if it does not judge that those clubs have led adequate investigations into themselves. Clive Sheldon QC, who is leading the report commissioned by the FA, has asked clubs to provide him with a “structured report” into instances of sexual abuse. If those reports are not adequate then Sheldon’s team of lawyers will conduct their own investigations.’
The Independent, 29th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The father of seriously-ill Alfie Evans said his son had been “failed disgracefully by the system” after losing a last-ditch legal bid at the European court of human rights.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Theresa May’s long-promised system of “100% exit checks” at Britain’s borders is so unreliable that it contains no departure records for more than 600,000 people who should have left the country in the past two years, a watchdog has revealed.’
The Guardian, 28th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A drunk driver has been jailed for 13 years after killing three boys as they walked to a 16th birthday party in London. Jaynesh Chudasama pleaded guilty in February to three counts of causing death by dangerous driving over the incident near a bus stop in Hayes.’
The Independent, 28th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A viola player who suffered a life-changing hearing injury at a rehearsal of Wagner’s Die Walkure in 2012 has won a landmark High Court judgment against the Royal Opera House (ROH).’
BBC News, 28th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In refusing the Victorian Society permission to appeal on the removal of pews from Bath Abbey on 1 March 2018, ([2018] EACC 1), the Dean of Arches directed that the Victorian Society (VS) should bear the petitioners’ reasonable costs of submitting the Response and the court costs of considering and determining the application. On 8 March 2018, the VS submitted a Representation on Costs (“the Representation”), dated 5 March 2018. “In purported reliance on Re St Mary, Sherborne [1996] Fam 63, the Victorian Society contends that the court costs on appeal should be paid by the petitioners irrespective of whether they have been successful or not on the appeal (at 70C)” .’
Law & Religion UK, 27th March 2018
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘In R (Thornton Hall Hotel Ltd) v Wirral MBC (2018) EWHC 560 (Admin) unconditional and permanent planning permission for the erection of three marquees on a green belt site was quashed where it had been granted on an erroneous basis, namely the omission of conditions including a five-year time limit which had clearly been envisaged by the local authority’s planning committee in approving permission. To allow the marquees to remain in place would subvert the public interest in the integrity of the planning process.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th March 2018
Source: local-government-law.11kbw.com
‘A decision by the Parole Board to release the rapist John Worboys has been quashed, as the Board’s chairman Nick Hardwick resigns.’
BBC News, 28th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal in London highlights a gap in the law on software, and should prompt a change in UK legislation.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The unlawful imprisonment of people for council tax non-payment “is likely to be one of the largest mass miscarriages of justice in British history”, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association, Angela Rafferty QC, and 57 other signatories of a letter to The Guardian have claimed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th March 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Planning permission issued in error by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council six years ago has been quashed by the High Court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th March 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Boxing promoter Frank Warren has failed in his effort to avoid paying his solicitors under conditional fee agreements (CFAs) where he did not receive any damages or costs despite winning his case.’
Litigation Futures, 28th March 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Family analysis: Following A Local Authority v F and others [2018] EWHC 451 (Fam), [2018] All ER (D) 68 (Mar) Gemma Taylor QC, of 42 Bedford Row Chambers, explains the circumstances under which a local authority can be absolved of its duties to consult with a parent and provide information.’
Family Law, 27th March 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
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