Adopting new structures for chambers “not so important”, say heads of newly merged set – Legal Futures

Posted September 9th, 2015 in barristers, competition, mergers, news by sally

‘Structures are “far from being as central to the success of a modern set as their proponents suggest”, the joint heads of the newly merged Drystone Chambers have argued.’

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Legal Futures, 8th September 2015

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Paddy Power ad telling Sepp Blatter to ‘f**k off’ cleared by watchdog – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2015 in advertising, complaints, news, obscenity by sally

‘The advertising watchdog has cleared a campaign by bookmaker Paddy Power that called on Fifa president Sepp Blatter to “f**k off”, ruling that it was unlikely to cause widespread offence.’

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The Guardian, 9th September 2015

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Driver jailed for three years after hitting 91-year-old man in Birmingham – The Independent

Posted September 9th, 2015 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

‘A driver has been jailed for three years and disqualified from driving for seven years after colliding with a 91-year-old man in Sutton Coldfield town centre.’

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The Independent, 8th September 2015

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Police officer accused of lying in death in custody inquest appears in court – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2015 in death in custody, inquests, news, perjury, police by sally

‘A police officer accused of lying at the inquest of a man who died in police custody seven years ago has appeared in court.’

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The Guardian, 8th September 2015

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Facebook-boast Croydon deer-killer sentenced – BBC News

Posted September 9th, 2015 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A man who poached a deer from a field in south London, took it home and slit its throat has been given a seven month suspended sentence.’

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BBC News, 8th September 2015

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Woman jailed for helping online lover travel from UK to Syria – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2015 in internet, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

‘A woman has been jailed for 15 months for helping a man she had never met travel to Syria after they struck up an online romance.’
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The Guardian, 8th September 2015

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Hazard? What Hazard? – Nearly Legal

Posted September 9th, 2015 in homelessness, housing, local government, news, noise, statutory duty by sally

‘When do local authorities have to conduct Housing Act 2004 hazard assessments as part of their homelessness duties?’

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Nearly Legal, 9th September 2015

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One lawyer’s crusade to defend extreme pornography – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2015 in news, obscenity, pornography by sally

‘Myles Jackman is on a mission to change Britain’s obscenity laws. For him, it’s more than a job, it’s a moral calling.’

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The Guardian, 9th September 2015

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Indecent images: is the law out of control? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

‘On 3rd September 2015 the news reported the case of a 14 year old boy who took a naked photo of himself before sending it to a female classmate via Snapchat (a smartphone application that deletes a message or a photograph 10 seconds after it has been read). She took a screenshot of the photo and decided to send it to other people at school.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 6th September 2015

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Baby boy trapped in legal limbo after family judge rules father has no legal rights over his son – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2015 in children, news, parental responsibility, parental rights, surrogacy by sally

‘Child’s genetic father not recognised as parent under UK law despite full agreement of American surrogate mother.’

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Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2015

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Society: overhaul employment tribunals and scrap fees – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 8th, 2015 in employment tribunals, fees, Law Society, news by sally

‘Radical changes to the employment tribunal structure are needed to ensure unlawful workplace practices do not go unpunished, the Law Society has said.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 7th September 2015

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An affair to remember–cyber crime implications of the Ashley Madison hack – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted September 8th, 2015 in computer crime, crime, internet, news, privacy by sally

‘In the wake of the Ashley Madison hacking affair, Matthew Richardson, a barrister at Henderson Chambers, considers the criminal law implications and looks at how computer crime legislation is developing to deal with these types of issues.’
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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th September 2015

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Jail for sex attacker foiled by woman who turned out to be kickboxer – The Guardian

Posted September 8th, 2015 in assault, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A sex attacker has been jailed after the kickboxer he tried to assault caught him in a headlock with her legs before raising the alarm.’
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The Guardian, 7th September 2015

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Aylesbury child sex ring: Six jailed for total of 82 years over horrific schoolgirl abuse – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2015 in conspiracy, gangs, news, rape, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

‘Vikram Singh, Asif Hussain, Arshad Jani, Mohammed Imran, Akbari Khan and Taimoor Khan sentenced after grooming victims with inexpensive gifts.’

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Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2015

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European rules would make it harder for LeO to reject complaints – Legal Futures

Posted September 8th, 2015 in complaints, consultations, dispute resolution, EC law, legal ombudsman, news by sally

‘The European directive on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) will not only extend the period for making complaints about lawyers from six to 12 months, but reduce the grounds for the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) to reject them, it has emerged.’

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Legal Futures, 8th September 2015

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EAT: employee on ‘permanent’ sick leave did not transfer to new employer under TUPE – OUT-LAW.com

‘The job of a telecoms engineer on long-term sick leave with little prospect of returning to work did not transfer to a new employer as he was not “assigned” to the team when the team he worked as a part of was transferred to another service provider, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th September 2015

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David Bedenham Discusses HMRC’s Alcohol Wholesalers Registration Scheme that Commences on 1 October 2015 – 11 KBW

‘Alcohol duty fraud costs the treasury an estimated £1 billion per annum. HMRC has stated that
‘the wholesale sector is the major point where illicit alcohol is diverted by organised criminals into retail supply chains…this link in the supply chain is vulnerable because it is the only activity not required to be authorised by HMRC…Introducing a requirement for wholesalers to register with HMRC will address this and reduce opportunities for fraud.’’

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11 KBW, 4th September 2015

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Commercial Court Judgment on Solicitors’ Minimum Terms: What is related? – Hailsham Chambers

Posted September 7th, 2015 in insurance, news, solicitors by sally

‘A Commercial Court Judge has decided that 214 claims arising out of two similar property developments do not arise from “a series of related matters or transactions” for the purposes of the solicitors’ minimum terms and so cannot be aggregated. This has the potential to have a major impact on the approach currently taken in coverage work.’

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Hailsham Chambers, 18th September 2015

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School sex crime reports in UK top 5,500 in three years – BBC News

‘More than 5,500 alleged sex crimes in UK schools were reported to police in the last three years, BBC figures show.’

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BBC News, 6th September 2015

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The Consumer Rights Act 2015: an overview – Henderson Chambers

Posted September 7th, 2015 in consumer protection, EC law, news, unfair contract terms by sally

‘The Consumer Rights Act 2015 is a landmark in the field of consumer law. In anticipation of the coming into force on 1 October 2015 of many of the provisions within the Consumer Rights Act 2015, Henderson Chambers will be publishing a series of alerters highlighting different aspects of the new statutory regime, particularly insofar as it governs the content of consumer contractual relationships and how products should be offered to consumers.’

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Henderson Chambers, 3rd September 2015

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