Home is where… the structure is annexed to the ground – Hardwicke Chambers
‘This was one of those rare cases where the facts just do not fit comfortably with the law.’
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Hardwicke Chambers, 12th August 2015
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
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Funding Problems on the Horizon for family lawyers (and their clients) – Family Law Week
‘Stuart Clark, Associate Solicitor with The International Family Law Group LLP considers the implications of increased use of s.37 MCA 1973 in setting aside payments on account of costs in financial remedies cases.’
Family Law Week, 20th August 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Data breach management – making use of legal privilege – OUT-LAW.com
‘FOCUS: Businesses that experience data security breaches can use the law of legal privilege to investigate the circumstances of those breaches without fear that internal investigation documents will be used against them by regulators or litigants.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Finance & Divorce Update – Family Law Week
‘Edward Heaton, Principal Associate and Jane Booth, Associate, both of Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during July 2015.’
Family Law Week, 15th August 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils rebuked by advertising watchdog – BBC News
‘The UK advertising watchdog has ruled against online games Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils in a crackdown on adverts pressuring children to spend money.’
BBC News, 26th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Urgent review’ of appropriate adults needed – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Solicitors have urged the government to review, as a matter of urgency, the provision of appropriate adults (AA) for mentally vulnerable detainees in police stations after a report published today highlighted ‘significant shortcomings’.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Police action against City fraudsters starts to show results, but civil action remains best for victims, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘A multi-agency anti-fraud operation led by City of London Police is beginning to show results, with “dozens of people arrested” and two providers of serviced office space fined in relation to investment frauds based out of addresses in the financial district, according to press reports.’
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OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Chilcot defends long-delayed Iraq inquiry – but sets no date for publication – The Guardian
‘Sir John Chilcot mounted a robust defence of his embattled Iraq war inquiry, prompting families of those who lost relatives in the conflict to make a renewed threat of legal action to accelerate its publication.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sheep rustling: Police are studying ancient methods of identification to help beat the thieves – The Independent
‘Pity the poor country coppers – if you thought they had enough on their plates with red diesel, dogging and bored teenagers necking horse tranquillisers, now they’re having to get to grips with sheep markings designed by the Vikings.’
The Independent, 26th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rotherham abuse scandal: IPCC working to identify 100 police officers – The Guardian
‘Investigators looking at how the police treated complaints of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham say they are now working to identify more than 100 officers.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who posed as legal adviser jailed after trading standards prosecution – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Biggleswade man who made more than £5,000 after advertising his services as a professional McKenzie friend has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of multiple trading standards and housing benefits offences.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st August 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Rise in divorce cases signals mediation failure – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A continuing rise in the number of new private law cases could signal that not enough divorcing couples are being channelled towards mediation, family law organisation Resolution has said.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
What the Ashley Madison case highlights about jurisdiction in data protection cases – OUT-LAW.com
‘FOCUS: The Ashley Madison data breach case highlights the unsatisfactory lack of clarity that exists over which data protection laws apply to businesses that operate across the world.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Judge quashes decision by Pickles refusing permission for gypsy site – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has quashed a decision by the former Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to refuse planning permission for a site where a gypsy and his family have lived since 2008.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th August 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Despite petition, government has no plans to legalise cannabis – The Guardian
‘The government has responded to a 200,000-strong petition calling for the legalisation of cannabis in the UK by saying it has no plans to change the law.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Departing forensic specialist highlights legal aid plight – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A forensic science specialist has paid tribute to solicitors working with a ‘decimated’ legal aid budget after announcing an exit from the UK market.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Refusing a subject access request: proportionality, anxious scrutiny and judicial discretion – Panopticon
‘Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2015] EWHC 2484 (QB), a judgment of Green J handed down today, is an interesting – if somewhat fact-specific – contribution to the burgeoning body of case law on how subject access requests (SARs) made under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) should be approached, both by data controllers and by courts.’
Panopticon, 25th August 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Iran is Great van: no apology or compensation to family from Met – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police have decided not to compensate or even apologise to the European family whose van was broken into because it had “Iran is Great” emblazoned on its sides.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Fundamentally decent” partner broke rules to keep firm afloat while waiting for legal aid payments – Legal Futures
‘A former president of Bolton Law Society, described by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) as a “fundamentally decent man”, made 61 improper transfers from client account and used a personal credit card to keep his firm afloat.’
Legal Futures, 26th August 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Appropriate adults not being used’ for many vulnerable people in custody – BBC News
‘About a quarter of a million vulnerable people are not receiving the support of an “appropriate adult” while in police custody, a report has suggested.’
BBC News, 26th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
