‘The Ministry of Justice announced on Friday that the introduction of duty provider contracts will be pushed back from January to April 1 next year. Only the previous week, the MOJ continued to insist that despite the threat of legal challenges, the new duty provider contracts would come into force from 01 January 2016.’
Legal Voice, 16th November 2015
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
‘Moosun, & Ors v HSBC Bank Plc (t/a First Direct) [2015] EWHC 3308 (Ch). This was a part – surely now the end part – of a long running saga of a mortgage possession and sale. The novel (if unsurprising) point of law concerned the “Ors” in this claim. You will have to read on – or skip to the end of the post, for that.’
Nearly Legal, 18th November 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
‘The UK government has scrapped plans to legalise private copying in the UK, Out-Law.com has learned..’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th November 2015
Source: www.outlaw.com
‘Is a request for information made in a tweet a valid request within the meaning of sections 1 and 8 FOIA? Not in Ghafoor v Information Commissioner (EA/2015/0140). The FTT held that section 8(1) requires the request for information to be made using the “real name” of the person making it, and that the provision of an address for correspondence must one which is “suitable for correspondence” between the requestor and the public authority about the request.’
Panopticon, 17th November 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘On termination of a commercial agency agreement the agent is normally entitled to either an indemnity or compensation. This is a lump sum payment to reward the agent for the goodwill it has developed for the principal. They can agree by contract which option they prefer. But in the absence of agreement, the agent is entitled to compensation.’
Technology Law Update, 16th November 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Tarmac has won a Court of Appeal battle over whether the use of waste in restoring a quarry was waste disposal or waste recovery.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Slough Borough Council last month secured a £300,000 confiscation order, its largest ever under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government has delayed launch of its consultation on introducing fixed recoverable costs in low-value clinical negligence claims.’
Litigation Futures, 19th November 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A report into the collapse of HBOS is due later and is expected to be critical of its former bosses.’
BBC News, 19th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Solicitors who offer “unbundled” legal advice to help litigants deal with challenging parts of the process provide an “invaluable” service to both the court and litigants, the Court of Appeal said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 18th November 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Disgraced singer Gary Glitter has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his conviction for sexually abusing three young girls.’
BBC News, 17th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A stalker terrorised a best-selling author for seven-years after when she sat next to him on a trans-Atlantic flight.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd says better treatment of victims by criminal justice system encouraging more people to report sexual assaults.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A doctor and his nurse wife have been found guilty of keeping a man as a slave for 24 years at their home.’
BBC News, 17th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “pornography obsessed” man who spied on women and children – photographing and filming them with his phone – has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 17th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teaching assistant who had sex with a 15-year-old student has had her suspended sentence replaced with an immediate two-year jail term by the Court of Appeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A wife who divorced a severely wounded soldier after “wasting” a large part of his £1 million compensation has lost her legal battle to get her hands on what was left of the cash.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The chief inspector of prisons in England and Wales has welcomed “significant improvements” in the handling and restraint of children in custody following the deaths of two boys in 2004.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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