‘The Privy Council decision in Nilon Limited v Royal Westminster Investments₁ has put the brakes on the expanding jurisdiction of the BVI Courts over claims involving BVI companies, and reiterated the need for a common sense approach to forum conveniens. Peter Head considers the decision.’
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11 Stone Buildings, February 2014
Source: www.11sb.com
‘Tom Cross and Lord Collins of Mapesbury have co-authored a paper titled ‘The Law of International Custom in the Case Law of the House of Lords and the United Kingdom Supreme Court’ (2011), which is due to be published by the Council of Europe. The article discusses the status of customary international law in domestic law by reference to the leading cases.’
11KBW, 11th March 2015
Source: www.11kbw.com
‘In this article, 5RB‘s Adrienne Page QC discusses what section 1 Defamation Act 2013 means in practice, and how it may affect both claimants and free speech.’
5RB, 10th February 2015
Source: www.5rb.com
‘The Sentencing Council issued a dangerous dog offences guideline in August 2012. In May 2014 amendments to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 were enacted through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, which made such substantial changes to the offence and the maximum penalties that the Council considered it would be appropriate to revise comprehensively the existing guideline.
Sentencing Council, 17th March 2015
Source: http://consult.justice.gov.uk
‘The recent case of Siegel v Pummell [2015] EWHC 195 (QB) demonstrates judicial willingness to make a costs order on the indemnity basis where circumstances exist which justify such an order being made.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Three judges have been removed and a fourth has resigned following an investigation into an allegation that they viewed pornographic material on office computers.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Television viewers will have to endure even more coverage of Nigel Farage in the run-up to the election but will not be forced to sit through as many awkward Natalie Bennett interviews.’
The Independent, 16th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Government inspectors failed to detect child sexual exploitation in Rotherham because they trusted council staff, a report by MPs has said.’
BBC News, 17th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The man, who cannot be named, claims he had no idea that his then wife used her ex-boyfriend’s sperm rather than his to father her child.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘People who breed dogs to be aggressive or used as weapons could be among those most severely punished under new dangerous dog sentencing guidelines. ‘
BBC News, 17th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In February 2012 Drs Sivaraman and Rajmohan were the subject of an undercover operation organised by The Daily Telegraph at various abortion clinics in England. The evidence obtained was passed to the police and, after an investigation, considered by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). It was concluded that in each case there was sufficient evidence of an abortion offence, although this was a finely balanced decision, but that it was not in the public interest to prosecute. On 5 September 2013 and, in more detail, on 7 October 2013 the CPS issued public statements explaining the decision making in these cases.’
CPS News Brief, 13th March 2015
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
‘A man has been spared jail after he groomed a “vulnerable” 15-year-old schoolgirl over Facebook.’
The Guardian, 16th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Companies and individuals charged with health and safety offences in England and Wales will be likely to change their tactics in the courts following last week’s removal of the cap on fines imposed by the magistrates’ courts, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A law degree drop-out has been jailed for life for repeatedly battering a stranger’s head with a brick while in a “drug-induced psychosis”.’
BBC News, 16th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has criticised the insurance industry over a failed attempt to have noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) reclassified as an injury rather than a disease, in a bid to reduce the level of pre-Jackson success fees defendants would have to pay.’
Litigation Futures, 16th March 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Traditionally, when assessing recoverable rates, credit hire companies have argued that where a range of comparable basic hire rates (BHR) can be shown from other companies, some of which are higher than the credit hire rate claimed, the Claimant’s credit hire rate should be awarded in full.’
Zenith PI Blog, 16th March 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘A woman who stole nearly £300,000 from one of Cambridge’s most famous colleges as she squandered more than £6 million on bingo has been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Let’s apply some hard history to the 13th century charter governing the obligations flowing between King John and his barons, or at least read the thing. So says Lord Sumption in a fascinating address to Friends of the British Library on 9 March.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th March 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Bystanders who cruelly taunted a man before he fell from a multi-storey car park could face legal action, police have warned.’
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Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An undercover police operation that gathered evidence of child abuse by Cyril Smith and other public figures was scrapped shortly after the MP was arrested, BBC Newsnight has been told.’
BBC News, 16th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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