Norwich woman jailed for filming sexual assault – The Guardian
‘A woman who filmed a man sexually assaulting another woman while laughing in the background has been jailed.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Man guilty of brutally murdering horse sanctuary worker ex-girlfriend as punishment for ending relationship – Daily Telegraph
‘Laura Davies, 21, was killed by her controlling ex-boyfriend Jordan Taylor in a revenge attack.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BT takeover of EE gets final Competition and Markets Authority clearance – BBC News
‘BT Group’s takeover of mobile phone network EE has been given final clearance by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).’
BBC News, 15th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyer takes charge of financial affairs of titled woman who was last patient to undergo ‘lunacy inquisition’ – Daily Telegraph
‘The woman, who is in her late 70s, underwent a frontal leucotomy in 1962 to cut nerve fibres in the brain.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Landmark case puts NHS Trust on trial alongside two doctors it is claimed were underqualified – Daily Telegraph
‘Court hears two underqualified doctors watched as a previously healthy young woman lay dying without taking the basic steps that could have saved her.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tribunal dismisses challenge to tax charge resulting from use of ‘pension liberation’ scheme – OUT-LAW.com
‘Money advanced in the form of a “loan” to the member of a so-called ‘pension liberation’ scheme was a “payment” for the purposes of the tax rules, and therefore subject to a 40% income tax charge and additional surcharge, a tax tribunal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th January 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
One in 12 criminals reoffends just 18 days after being freed from prison – Daily Telegraph
‘Official figures disclose shocking rate of reoffending by thousands of freed inmates.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Top judge says justice system is now unaffordable to most – The Guardian
‘Civil justice is unaffordable for most people, more people are being forced to represent themselves, and judges – whose pensions have been cut – feel underappreciated, according to the lord chief justice.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More children to be removed from biological parents and placed for adoption under ‘urgent’ new rules – The Independent
‘More children will be removed from their biological parents and placed for adoption, under “urgent” new rules to be announced by ministers.’
The Independent, 14th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Snooper’s charter: cafes and libraries face having to store Wi-Fi users’ data – The Guardian
‘Coffee shops running Wi-Fi networks may have to store internet data under new snooping laws, Theresa May has said.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Interim review of civil courts proposes online court for claims up to £25,000 – Local Government Lawyer
‘There is a clear and pressing need to create an online court for claims up to £25,000, a senior judge has said in his interim review of the civil courts structure in England and Wales.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th January 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Robot lawyer can help you claim compensation without legal fees – Daily Telegraph
‘Student entrepreneur who created donotpay.co.uk has launched automated lawyer to help people challenge unfair fines.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Solicitors welcome investigation into cost and quality of UK legal services – The Guardian
‘An investigation into “longstanding concerns about the affordability” and quality of legal services has been launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).’
The Guardian, 13th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Private messages at work can be read by European employers – BBC News
‘Employers can read workers’ private messages sent via chat software and webmail accounts during working hours, judges have ruled.’
BBC News, 13th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tribunal allows company’s appeal and confirms that the four-year time limit does not apply to corporation tax self-assessment returns – RPC Tax Take
‘In Bloomsbury Verlag GmbH v HMRC [2015] UKFTT 660 (TC),the First-tier Tribunal (Tax and Chancery) (FTT) has held that the four-year time limit does not apply to corporation tax self-assessment returns and that trading losses can be carried forward even though they were not included in a return.’
RPC Tax Take, 8th January 2016
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
Court of Appeal permits early redemption of Lloyds Banking Group’s Enhanced Capital Notes – Commercial Disputes Blog
‘In BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v LBG Capital No.1 and No. 2 Plc, the Court of Appeal reversed the first instance decision of the High Court, by allowing early redemption of certain convertible securities (known as Enhanced Capital Notes, or ECNs).’
Commercial Disputes Blog, 4th January 2016
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
Cavendish win on penalties: Supreme Court makes finger-tip save of ageing doctrine – RPC Built Environment
‘The Supreme Court has provided long awaited clarification of the law on penalty clauses and liquidated damages, upholding the “penalty rule” but further limiting its utility in a commercial setting. In the adjoined appeals of Cavendish Square Holding v Talal El Makdessi and ParkingEye Limited v Beavis the Supreme Court created a new authority for consideration of the penalty rule doctrine, termed by Lordships Neuberger and Sumption to be “an ancient, haphazardly constructed edifice which has not weathered well”.’
RPC Built Environment, 6th January 2016
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
Something wicked this way comes – LAG Housing Law
‘Sam Madge-Wyld considers the housing law agenda for 2016.’
LAG Housing Law, 12th January 2016
Source: www.laghousinglaw.com
Modernising the rules on unfitness to plead – Law Commission
‘A new test is needed to establish who is unfit to plead. The existing rules for deciding whether a defendant is unfit to participate in a criminal trial – and what the courts should do if they are not – are out of date, misunderstood and inconsistently applied.’
Law Commission, 13th January 2016
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
