Unmarried woman wins pension battle – BBC News
‘A woman who lost her long-term partner has won a legal battle that is likely to improve the pension rights of unmarried couples in the public sector.’
BBC News, 8th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Former teacher at boys’ school convicted of indecent assaults – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A former master at a prestigious private school has been found guilty of indecently assaulting pupils he taught, over more than a decade.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th February 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
DB v PB: a reminder of potential effect of maintenance agreements – Family Law Week
‘Michael Allum, Solicitor with The International Family Law Group LLP, considers the implications of maintenance agreements in financial remedies cases.’
Family Law Week, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
The Electronic Divorce Filing Pilot: An opportunity missed or a new horizon opening up? – Family Law Week
‘Stuart Clark, Associate, and David Hodson, Partner, both of The International Family Law Group LLP, describe what is known, and ask some questions, of the MoJ’s latest initiative to facilitate an online divorce system.’
Family Law Week, 7th February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Man jailed for racial abuse on Manchester tram – The Guardian
‘Robert Molloy, 20, was sentenced to 24 weeks in prison over the racist attack filmed by a fellow tram passenger in Manchester.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Driver cleared over fatal Nissan Qashqai crash – BBC News
‘A driver who told a court her Nissan Qashqai “took off” and sped out control before hitting a pedestrian has been cleared of causing a fatal crash.’
BBC News, 7th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Four convicted over £160m sewer broadband fraud – Daily Telegraph
‘Four men have been convicted on fraud and bribery charges over a £160m conspiracy that fooled lenders into funding the installation of ultrafast broadband networks in sewers.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Retired dentist who tried to murder wife after falling victim to fraud spared jail as she begs judge not to send him to prison – Daily Telegraph
‘A retired dentist who tried to strangle his wife with a tie after he was conned out of £200,000 has been spared jail after she begged the judge not to send him to prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Russell Square stabbings: Zakaria Bulhan detained indefinitely – BBC News
‘A man who admitted killing a US tourist and wounding five others in a rampage in central London last year has been handed an unlimited hospital order.’
BBC News, 7th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MP proposes UK rape shield law to protect victims in court – The Guardian
‘A private member’s bill to protect rape victims from being cross-examined in court about their sexual history is to be introduced to the House of Commons.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police pay out at least £22m to informants in five years – BBC News
‘Police forces across the UK paid out at least £22m to informants over the last five years, according to figures obtained by BBC Radio 5 live.’
BBC News, 8th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dancers spared jail after blackmailing rugby star Danny Cipriani – Daily Telegraph
‘Two dancers have avoided jail for blackmailing former England rugby star Danny Cipriani for thousands of pounds after one of them aborted his child.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government to tweak planning laws to solve housing crisis – The Independent
‘The Government is to outline a series of tweaks to planning laws it says will help solve the housing shortage.’
The Independent, 7th February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Paying your fair share: when can an adjudicator decide more than the notified sum must be paid? – Hardwicke Chambers
‘Judgment in the case of Kersfield Developments (Bridge Road) Ltd v Bray & Slaughter Ltd, handed down on 19 January 2017, is a new authority in the line of case law providing guidance on the provisions governing interim payments in Construction Contracts in the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, as amended (“the Act”).’
Hardwicke Chambers, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Jane Collins defamation case: Labour Rotherham MPs awarded £54,000 – BBC News
‘Three Labour MPs have each won £54,000 High Court defamation damages from UKIP MEP Jane Collins over remarks she made about Rotherham’s child abuse scandal.’
BBC News, 6th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Subrogation to the Unpaid Vendor’s Lien- what is the procedure for obtaining an order for sale? – Hardwicke Chambers
‘A recent decision by Master Matthews in Menalou v Bank of Cyprus UK Limited [2016] EWHC 2656 (Ch), in a characteristically detailed and interesting judgment, reaffirms the author’s long-held view that the appropriate procedure for the a claimant, claiming to be subrogated to the unpaid vendor’s lien, to use is to apply for an order for sale and vesting/appointment orders under s90 Law of Property Act 1925. Section 90 reads as follows:
“90.— Realisation of equitable charges by the court.
(1) Where an order for sale is made by the court in reference to an equitable mortgage on land (not secured by a legal term of years absolute or by a charge by way of legal mortgage) the court may, in favour of a purchaser, make a vesting order conveying the land or may appoint a person to convey the land or create and vest in the mortgagee a legal term of years absolute to enable him to carry out the sale, as the case may require, in like manner as if the mortgage had been created by deed by way of legal mortgage pursuant to this Act, but without prejudice to any incumbrance having priority to the equitable mortgage unless the incumbrancer consents to the sale…”’
Hardwicke Chambers, 5th January 2017
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Archaic’ official secrets laws unfit for digital age – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Legislation drafted to stop Edwardian secret agents lurking around dockyards or purloining papers from ambassadors’ desks is still the basis of protecting official data in the Wikileaks era, according to the Law Commission. In a report commissioned by the Cabinet Office on the protection of official data, the law reform body describes the body of law protecting data as ‘irrational, dispersed and lacking in uniformity’.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th February 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Special Damages: Discount for Gratuitous Care; Dog Walking; Carers’ “Perks”; and Care Requirements on Ageing – Mehmetemin v Farrell – Zenith PI Blog
‘On 27.1.17 Sir Robert Nelson, in the High Court, gave judgment in Sandra Mehmetemin v Craig Farrell [2017] EWCH 103 QB, after the four-day hearing of a claim for damages for serious personal injuries arising out of a serious road traffic accident on 14.12.09, including a substantial care claim.’
Zenith PI Blog, 6th February 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
RSPCA will keep powers to prosecute animal abusers, Government rules – Daily Telegraph
‘The RSPCA will be allowed to continue animal cruelty prosecutions, a report published today has revealed, as MPs’ calls for the charity to be stripped of its powers have been ignored by the Government.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The UK’s new baby car seat law: When does it start and how do I fit my child’s seat correctly? – The Independent
‘In order to keep babies and infants safe on car journeys, it’s not only essential to have a properly-fitted car seat for them – it’s the law.’
The Independent, 6th February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
