Finance & Divorce Update – Family Law Week
‘Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor of Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the financial remedies and divorce news and cases from January 2015.’
Family Law Week, 19th February 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Category: news
Legal aid cuts exposing domestic abuse victims to court ordeal, says report – The Guardian
‘Victims of domestic abuse increasingly face being cross-examined by their attackers because legal aid cuts make it difficult to qualify for courtroom representation, according to research by Citizens Advice.’
The Guardian, 19th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gendercide abortion law is ‘a risk to mothers’ – The Independent
‘Women’s rights campaigners are calling on MPs to vote against criminalising abortion on grounds of a child’s gender because it could drive the problem underground.’
The Independent, 18th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Online courts: type “J” for “Judge” – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Whenever I read stories about IT and the courts system I often get a funny sense of déjà vu (or perhaps copy and paste) but this week I read something that was more genuinely radical.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 18th February 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Legal aid reforms: Solicitors lose duty contracts challenge – BBC News
‘Solicitors have lost a legal challenge against government plans to cut by more than half the number of duty lawyers attending magistrates’ courts and police stations in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 18th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ATE insurer not estopped from avoiding policy, High Court rules – Litigation Futures
‘After-the-event (ATE) insurer Temple Legal Protection was not estopped from avoiding payment on a policy after a fraudulent misrepresentation, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 18th February 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Has the Hunting Act stopped cruelty towards foxes? – The Guardian
‘It’s 10 years since fox hunting was banned in the UK but the battle lines are still drawn, with hunters saying the law has failed and should be repealed, while animal welfare groups hail its success.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher fined for posting pro-Hitler image on Facebook aimed at Jews – Daily Telegraph
‘Mahmudul Choudhury faces losing job after admiting racially-aggravated offence aimed at Jews after sharing photo of former Nazi leader on Facebook.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK admits unlawfully monitoring legally privileged communications – The Guardian
‘The regime under which UK intelligence agencies, including MI5 and MI6, have been monitoring conversations between lawyers and their clients for the past five years is unlawful, the British government has admitted.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Twitter joke trial law is being used to win easy convictions and must be scrapped, report claims – The Independent
‘The law used to prosecute a man for joking on Twitter about blowing up a snowbound airport should be scrapped since it is used to get easy convictions, according to a report out today.’
The Independent, 19th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Boy, seven, died despite 18 opportunities for social services to act – The Guardian
‘A seven-year-old boy died after the authorities failed for four years to take action despite 18 opportunities to step in, a Serious Case Review has found.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mitochondrial Donation – Family Law Week
‘Professor Nils Hoppe and Katy Rensten, both of Coram Chambers, look at the House of Commons debate and the proposed regulations concerning mitochondrial donation and argue for a serious and measured consideration of this important development.’
Family Law Week, 17th February 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
DNA tests to cut courtroom battles – Ministry of Justice
‘DNA tests in family courts will be provided across England from later this year, Justice Minister Simon Hughes has announced.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th February 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
The Strange Case of the Salted Snack – BBC Law in Action
In this week’s Law in Action we tell the cheesy story of the 6-year-old boy excluded from school because of the salted snack in his lunch box. We ask what the law has to say about this – can a child be excluded because of what his or her parents have done?
BBC Law in Action, 17th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Welcome relief – New Law Journal
‘Ian Smith reports on basic & immutable problems of employment law that require complex answers.’
New Law Journal, 17th February 2015
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Abuse inquiry should cover whole UK, Home Affairs Committee says – BBC News
‘The government is being urged to extend the scope of the child sexual abuse inquiry to cover the whole of the UK – rather than just England and Wales.’
BBC News, 13th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Music dominates High Court copyright disputes – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Pubs playing music and showing football matches without permission are the most frequent subject of copyright cases in the High Court, research by City firm RPC has revealed.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th February 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Smoking ban in prisons: Inmate wants access to enforcement hotline – BBC News
‘A prisoner has launched a legal challenge to give inmates the right to report unauthorised smoking in jail.’
BBC News, 12th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
