Ofsted inspections harm children’s services, says report – BBC News
‘Ofsted inspections of children’s services are outdated and do not always protect vulnerable children, according to a new report.’
BBC News, 29th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Two key changes to familiar three letter acronyms – EIA and CIL – 39 Essex Chambers
‘As the planning world turns its attention to the upcoming election and wonders what the future holds post 7 May 2015, it would be wise not to overlook the significance of today: 6 April. Two notable changes to environmental and planning law came into force this morning and they will be likely significantly to impact large development proposals across the country. They may, in turn, become the subject of litigation in the future. I discuss each below.’
39 Essex Chambers, April 2015
Source: www.39essex.com
Court case dropped after police sell evidence at auction – Daily Telegraph
‘Cumbria Police apologise after admitting they sold a stolen bicycle at auction before a criminal case came to court.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rosslyn Mansions Tenants’ Association v Winstonworth Limited – Tanfield Chambers
‘There is no requirement that the potential membership of a proposed tenants’ association must be at least 60% for a certificate of recognition to be granted under section 29 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.’
Tanfield Chambers, 16th April 2015
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
Lord Janner’s alleged victims seek formal review of DPP decision – The Guardian
‘A group of people who say they were abused by Lord Janner are seeking a formal review of the decision not to prosecute the former Labour MP following child sex abuse claims.’
Full story
The Guardian, 28th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Curbing the Good Character Direction – Zenith Chambers
‘A specially constituted fivemember Court of Appeal handed down judgment last week in the case of R v Hunter & Others [2015] EWCA Crim 631. The court heard a number of appeals concerning the circumstances in which a good character direction should be given and the extent of such a direction.’
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Zenith Chambers, 20th April 2015
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
High Court rejects challenge to Nottinghamshire joint strategy approach to green belt boundaries – OUT-LAW.com
‘The High Court has rejected a parish council’s challenge to the joint planning strategy of several Nottinghamshire local authorities after finding that the correct approach had been taken to the proposed alteration of green belt boundaries.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th April 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Divorce: what’s fault got to do with it? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Much discussion has taken place of late with regard to the importance of fault in divorce law, so I ask is it still necessary to attribute blame to the other party? The party whom you once loved and maybe even still do, the party with whom you shared your hopes and dreams, your life, only for this party to become in legal speak, the respondent.’
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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th April 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
JUSTICE proposes lawyer-free dispute resolution model – Legal Voice
‘A new dispute resolution model ‘minimising the need for lawyers’ for a justice system ‘reeling from the impact of ongoing state retrenchment’, has been proposed by the Human rights group JUSTICE. In a new report (Delivering Justice in an Age of Austerity) the human rights group argues that the assumption that people will be legally represented post-LASPO is redundant.’
Legal Voice, 28th April 2015
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Care assistant among trio jailed for gambler’s killing – The Guardian
‘A woman has been jailed for 16 years for setting a trap which led to the “pitiless and wicked” murder of a professional gambler for the sake of his winnings.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Assisted suicide review granted by High Court judges – BBC News
‘Disability rights campaigners who say assisted suicide policy in England and Wales is too “liberal” have won permission to bring a legal challenge.’
BBC News, 28th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK intelligence tribunal to rule on surveillance case – The Guardian
‘A tribunal that hears complaints against the UK intelligence services is due to rule in a major state surveillance case on the confidentiality of conversations between lawyers and their clients.’
The Guardian, 29th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ipsa loses court of appeal challenge over MPs’ expenses – The Guardian
‘The regulatory body set up after the MPs’ expenses scandal has lost a test case challenge in the court of appeal against an order that it must release copies of receipts and invoices submitted by politicians.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bradford fire: Sir Oliver Popplewell defends 1985 inquiry – interview in full – The Guardian
‘Sir Oliver Popplewell, who presided over the Bradford fire inquiry, speaks at length to the Guardian’s chief football correspondent about revelations in survivor Martin Fletcher’s book and why he sees no need for a fresh investigation.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
HMO corner – Nearly Legal
‘A couple of recent Upper Tribunal (Land Chamber) decisions on HMOs under licensing schemes.’
Nearly Legal, 27th April 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘DNA’ child killer Colin Pitchfork gets parole review – BBC News
‘The case of a notorious child killer who became the first man to be convicted under DNA evidence is being considered by the Parole Board.’
BBC News, 27th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High court ruling paves way for courts to decide whether bridge is a sport – The Guardian
‘Bridge, the genteel and physically unchallenging card game played by millions, may exercise the brain muscle, but is it a sport?’
The Guardian, 27th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jackson: ‘Professional negligence’ could disappear as attitudes to professionals change – Legal Futures
‘Professional negligence as a discrete body of law could disappear if restrictions on the liability of professionals continue to be swept aside as social attitudes towards them also change, Lord Justice Jackson has predicted.’
Legal Futures, 28th April 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
