‘The government today unveiled plans for a second wave of reforms aimed at opening the legal services market to new businesses.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A new ruling by the Court of Appeal in London “provides extra ammunition” to brands in their fight against the sale of counterfeit goods online, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Care Act 2014 has made little difference to the lives of some 5.4m unpaid carers, a review has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th July 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘When considering a suspended possession order, how should the judge exercise their discretion where the tenant’s evidence has been disbelieved, in whole or part? And should an SPO impose conditions which set responsibilities on the landlord?’
Nearly Legal, 7th July 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Financial services companies operating in the UK can make use of cloud-based services without falling foul of regulatory obligations, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said. However, firms may be disappointed that some of the guidance is not more specific or prescriptive in some areas, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A pair of burglars are facing prison after torturing a wealthy couple in their home before making off with £20,000 in cash, gold ornaments and silverware. John McCarthy, 35, and Richard Leslie, 37, were among a gang who terrified the couple during a night-time raid in November 2014.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Staff are being replaced by “self-service kiosks” at the troubled Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre as the main way of driving through a £42m cut in the costs of a new Home Office contract to run the centre, it has been disclosed.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) has revived Lord Bingham’s call for criminal law to be codified in a single document.’
Legal Futures, 8th July 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has been cleared of indecently assaulting a teenage girl.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Four former Barclays traders were sentenced to as long as 6 1/2 years in prison for manipulating Libor as judges continued meting out tough punishments for white-collar crime.’
The Independent, 7th July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Legal processes for registering a change of gender are to be overhauled to make them less distressing for transgender people.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The government is today laying out plans to remove restrictions on alternative business structures (ABSs) on the basis that they have proven no more risky than traditional law firms.’
Legal Futures, 7th July 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The acting mayor of Greater Manchester is to sign a deal with the government, committing to the transfer of criminal justice and offender management powers to the new devolved authority.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘New crematoria rules are being drafted after families were denied their baby’s ashes, the government has said.’
BBC News, 7th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘By acting in defiance of the UN charter, as I warned when I was a Foreign Office lawyer in 2003, we put our reputation at risk. So it has proved.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Regulation is put into place because markets are not perfect. Legal services are infrequent purchases for most people, so the asymmetry of knowledge and power between provider and consumer is especially marked.’
Legal Futures, 6th July 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Government has unveiled plans for age verification on porn websites in its new Digital Economy Bill, set to come into force in 2017.’
The Independent, 7th July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Senior Costs Judge fell into the trap of considering an individual after-the-event (ATE) insurance premium rather than the basket of risk when he slashed a premium by 60% because he considered it unreasonably high, a senior circuit judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 6th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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