Widnes hit-and-run driver jailed for seven years – BBC News
‘A driver who killed a cyclist in Cheshire, then tried to cover up the crime, has been jailed for seven years.’
BBC News, 12th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Visit visa refusals: appeal or judicial review? – Free Movement
‘The removal of full rights of appeal for family visit visas has led to a legal dilemma to those considering a challenge to a refusal: should they give up, re-apply, attempt a human rights appeal or should they launch an application for judicial review? The problem seems all the more acute with many reports of refusals to spouses or relatives who cannot meet the harsh family settlement rules or who would rather live abroad but still want to be able to visit their spouse’s friends and family in the UK.’
Free Movement, 12th May 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
CCMS: a ‘flawed’ system that ‘actually deteriorates business processes’ – Legal Voice
‘Specialist cost lawyers involved in pilots for the controversial new online legal aid processing system have called on the Ministry of Justice to make an “honest appraisal” before pushing ahead with implementation.’
Legal Voice, 11th May 2015
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Mother paraded as “intimidated martyr” to cheat gay couple of surrogacy arrangement – Family Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘H & S (Surrogacy Arrangement) EWFC 36, 30 April 2015. M, a fifteen month old girl, was born as the result of artificial or assisted conception and of a highly contested agreement between S (the mother, a Romanian national) and H (the father, of Hungarian extraction) and B (the second applicant and H’s partner who had moved to the UK in 2004).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th May 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Fundamental dishonesty” and striking out in personal injury cases: ten key procedural points – Zenith PI
‘The rule as to “fundamental” dishonesty has attracted a lot of attraction (and a lot of heated debate). However there has been very little examination of the details of the Act and the consequent procedural consequences. There are 10 key points which every personal injury litigator must be aware of.’
Zenith PI, 9th May 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Judge asks: Where are all the applications to vary budgets? – Litigation Futures
‘A leading judge has expressed his “deep unease about the desert of applications” to vary costs budgets – with practitioners responding that they are positively avoiding doing so.’
Litigation Futures, 12th May 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
High Court overrules Senior Costs Judge on part 36 uplift in detailed assessments – Litigation Futures
‘The Senior Costs Judge, Master Gordon-Saker, has been overruled by the High Court after he denied a claimant who made a successful part 36 offer in detailed assessment proceedings the additional 10% uplift to which he was entitled.’
Litigation Futures, 11th May 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“Reattribution” after MAP v MFP or “For better, for worse” – Family Law Week
‘Ella Calnan, barrister of Fourteen, considers the future prospects of claims for reattribution of expenditure in financial remedies cases.’
Family Law week, 8th May 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Chorister awarded £30,000 for damage to her voice – Daily Telegraph
‘A pensioner left with a “weak, husky and painful” voice which rendered her unable to sing in a church choir after a botched NHS operation has been awarded £35,000 damages.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Father jailed for rape of wife and sex assault on daughter, 2 – BBC News
‘A father has been jailed for 20 years for sexually assaulting his two-year-old daughter and raping his wife.’
BBC News, 11th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brain damaged boy awarded £13m payout from Walsall Manor Hospital – BBC News
‘A boy who suffered brain damage at birth has been awarded a £13m-compensation package. The 11-year-old will always have the mind of a six-year-old after his abnormally low sugar levels were not treated, following his birth at Walsall Manor Hospital, West Midlands, in 2003.’
BBC News, 12th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home secretary hardens refusal to accept EU resettlement programme – The Guardian
‘The home secretary, Theresa May, has hardened Britain’s refusal to accept a mandatory European Union refugee quota system being put forward in Brussels this week in response to the Mediterranean migrant boat crisis.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sam Hallam: The man who spent over seven years in jail for a murder he did not commit – The Independent
‘Freed after a miscarriage of justice, Sam Hallam tells Jon Robins about his psychological and legal struggle.’
Full story
The Independent, 9th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
What is the Human Rights Act and why does Michael Gove want to scrap it? – The Independent
‘The Conservatives’ manifesto says the party wants to scrap the Human Rights Act. David Cameron has appointed Michael Gove, the former education secretary, to be Justice Secretary. This mean he’ll have most of the responsibility for policy over the area.’
The Independent, 11th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Snoopers’ Charter: Theresa May’s plan to push ahead with Communications Data Bill sparks online campaign for internet freedom – The Independent
‘Online campaigners have already begun fighting Conservative plans to push ahead with the introduction of sweeping new surveillance powers in what has been dubbed the “Snoopers’ Charter”.’
The Independent, 10th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Why human rights reform could trip up Michael Gove – The Guardian
‘Of all the tasks awaiting the new justice secretary – legal aid, building bridges with judges – scrapping the Human Rights Act is by far the trickiest.’
Full story
The Guardian, 11th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bank Mellat’s $4bn A1P1 claim gathers pace – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Two recent judgments underscoring the potential high cost of the UK getting it wrong in its dealing with businesses and hence being liable to pay damages under the Human Rights Act for breach of its A1P1 obligations. Regular readers will know that A1P1 is the ECHR right to peaceful enjoyment of property.’
Full story
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th May 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Delays in Court of Protection ‘readily tolerated’ – Munby – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The president of the Family Division has bemoaned what he called ‘systemic failures’ in Court of Protection procedures causing cases to take years to reach full hearing.’
Full story
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th May 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Participation in an illegal joint enterprise is not a bar to recovery in a claim for personal injury – Zenith PI Blog
‘Personal injury arises out of criminal acts as well as legal ones. The good news is this is not a bar to recovery.’
Zenith PI Blog, 8th May 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
