Two Articles on Local Government Law – 11 KBW
Local Government Law Update: 27 June (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 28 June (PDF)
11 KBW, June 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Category: news
Do you have to Mediate a Professional Negligence Claim? – Hardwicke Chambers
“Under the still claimant-friendly CFA costs regime, a claimant who has a weak claim against a professional still stands a good chance of recovery if the case is well managed: follow the Protocol; keep costs down; then offer mediation pre-issue with the threat of an ATE if there is no settlement. In this frequent scenario it takes a tough insurer to withstand the pressure to pay some of its notional defence costs to the claimant just to make the case go away.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 28th June 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Cohabitation and Trusts of Land Update – Zenith Chambers
“The purpose of this article is to consider the law of constructive trusts following Jones v. Kernott [2011] UKSC 53, judgment given on 9th November 2011, insofar as it relates to the purchase of property primarily by cohabitants.”
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 27th June 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
£50 million extra for victims of crime – Ministry of Justice
“Offenders will be forced to pay up to £50 million a year to help victims recover from the trauma of serious crime, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The Family Court: “Be careful what you wish for” – Family Law Week
“Michael Horton, barrister, of Coram Chambers examines the proposed creation of a single family court, the reasons for its establishment, how it might work and whether it is necessary at all.”
Family Law Week, 2nd July
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Flat adverts that may be breaking the law – BBC News
“‘To let’ advertisements that specify a particular race or religion are visible in newsagents windows in many areas of London. But are they breaking the law?”
BBC News, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nursing and midwives’ regulator ‘failing’ patients – BBC News
“Failings ‘at every level’ of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) mean it is letting down patients in its prime duty to protect them, says a report.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Half of riot compensation claims rejected, police figures reveal – The Guardian
“More than half the claims for compensation after last year’s riots have failed, leaving hundreds of families and businesses struggling to make ends meet, according to figures obtained by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government to commission independent review of interbank lending rates – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government is to commission an independent review into how interbank lending rates are set, it has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Danai Muhammadi jailed for killing family in house fire – The Guardian
“A car salesman who murdered his estranged wife, their son and his father-in-law by setting fire to their home following the collapse of their marriage has been jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police extend Domestic Violence Protection Orders – BBC News
“New police powers to bar domestic abusers from their partners’ homes have been extended across Greater Manchester following successful trials.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children in care to get more protection against ‘export trade’ – The Guardian
“The government will announce measures to end the ‘export trade’ in vulnerable children around the English regions that has led to concentrations of care homes, some a short walk away from convicted sex offenders.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
David Cameron announces an inquiry into the banking sector – BBC News
“Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a parliamentary review of the banking sector in the wake of the Barclays inter-bank lending furore.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Domestic and Personal Injury Newsletter – Thirty Nine Essex Street
Domestic and Personal Injury Newsletter (PDF)
Thirty Nine Essex Street, June 2012
Source: www.39essex.com
More data should be released, but only with extra anonymity checks, says Government – OUT-LAW.com
“Government departments must conduct tests to make sure that blocks of data they release do not result in the identification of individuals when combined with blocks of other released data.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
We must say no to this bad Lords reform – Head of Legal
“Walter Bagehot, in his high Victorian classic The English Constitution, wrote that
the danger of the House of Lords certainly is, that it may never be reformed.
Already the view’s been expressed that if you have a problem with the coalition’s House of Lords Reform Bill then, since the perfect is the enemy of the good, objectively speaking you’re resistant to reform. I don’t hold with that. Further reform is welcome. But those who’d tinker with the constitution need close watching; and bad reform is worse than none.”
Head of Legal, 29th June 2012
Source: www.headoflegal.com
Finance Divorce Update – Family Law Week
“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the latest financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”
Family Law Week, June 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
