FCA launches investigation into insurance companies which ‘snoop’ on customers – Daily Telegraph
‘The regulatory body said insurers are going to great lengths to harvest personal data.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Family ADR boosted by new guidance – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Sir James Munby, president of the Family Division, has issued guidance on arbitration in the family court in a move which could encourage more lawyers to view alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as a viable option.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th November 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
After Cavendish Square/ParkingEye, is it more or less likely to be a penalty? – Employment Law Blog
‘Reports of the decision of the Supreme Court in the joined appeals in Cavendish Square and ParkingEye left me confused because some reckoned the decision represented a narrowing of the application of the penalty doctrine whilst others considered it had expanded the doctrine’s scope. So on a wet weekend afternoon I took hold of a copy of the Judgment – [2015] UKSC 67- and tasked myself to find out. Here is what I found.’
Employment Law Blog, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.employment11kbw.com
Removal of consultation options over housing estate “unlawful”: High Court – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has ruled that a London borough’s decision to stop consulting on refurbishment options for a housing estate and focus on regeneration alone was unlawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th November 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Senior British judges decide if DNA evidence can ‘uncover affair’ and settle Scottish hereditary title dispute – Daily Telegraph
‘Norman Murray Pringle, an accountant living in High Wycombe, is attempting to prove his aristocratic entitlement as the next baronet of Stichill.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jon Venables’ prison officer admits selling stories at retrial – BBC News
‘An ex-prison officer admitted selling stories to newspapers about James Bulger killer Jon Venables despite a previous conviction being quashed.’
BBC News, 24th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Is it lawful to detain immigration detainees in prisons? – Free Movement
‘The Court of Appeal says “yes”, it is generally lawful to detain immigration detainees in prisons rather than detention centres. The case is R (On the Application Of Idira) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 1187 and the Court rules that there is no principle that administrative immigration detention in prison generally breaches Article 5(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights, the right to liberty. In giving judgment, though, the Master of the Rolls acknowledges that “detention in an IRC is generally more appropriate for immigrant detainees than detention in prison”.’
Free Movement, 24th November 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Lord’s Prayer: What are the rules on religious adverts? – BBC News
‘Leading UK cinemas are refusing to screen a Church of England commercial reciting the Lord’s Prayer. But what are the rules on religious advertising, asks Justin Parkinson.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Poor quality advocacy is endangering youth justice – Legal Voice
‘Access to justice for young and vulnerable offenders is being endangered by variable advocacy standards amongst lawyers acting in youth court proceedings, a new report claims.’
Legal Voice, 20th November 2015
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
How students use FOI to investigate their universities – The Guardian
‘Perhaps you want to know which universities make the most in library fines, or are curious about what the gender pay gap is like at the top. Or maybe you suspect your university staff are spending too much on first-class rail tickets or the dean’s office furnishings. These are just some of the ways that students are using freedom of information (FOI) requests to find out eye-opening facts about their universities’ activities.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Public plead for free legal advice before deciding whether to go to court – Legal Futures
‘Any person thinking about taking their case to court should be able to see a lawyer without cost at least once, according to an opinion poll conducted as part of work on the public perception of justice.’
Legal Futures, 24th November 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Expectations of privacy abroad – Panopticon
‘As all celebrities know, to get the High Court to stop paparazzi pictures of you from being published, the first thing you have to do is show you had a reasonable expectation of privacy. But what if you were snapped outside of the jurisdiction and whilst English law principles suggest that you did have such an expectation, the local law where the photographs were taken says you do not?’
Panopticon, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Mother Tania Clarence who killed children ‘overwhelmed’ – BBC News
‘A woman who killed her three children had become “overwhelmed” by their care up to four years before, a report said.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Poundworld fined £63,000 for selling non-reflective high vis jackets – The Independent
‘Poundworld has been fined over £63,000 for selling non reflective hi-vis jackets, sporting the logo “be safe, be seen”.’
The Independent, 24th November 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman jailed for trying to kill husband with anti-freeze in Christmas Day drink – BBC News
‘A woman who tried to murder her husband on Christmas Day by lacing his cherry Lambrini with anti-freeze has been jailed for 15 years.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Divorce rate at lowest level in 40 years after cohabitation revolution – Daily Telegraph
‘Younger couples who marry now more likely to stay together past seven year itch than their parents’ generation suggesting ‘living in sin’ makes marriage stronger.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
