‘New law needed’ after collapse of care home neglect case – BBC News
“The collapse of Britain’s biggest investigation into elderly care home neglect has prompted calls for a reform of the law.”
BBC News, 4th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Woolworths collective redundancy verdict renders “establishment” concept irrelevant, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“Employers seeking to make redundancies at multiple business locations could be forced to consult employees on their plans following a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Broken arms and strip-searches revealed in damning boys’ jail report – The Independent
“Two children at a privately-run Young Offenders Institution had their arms broken by staff last year during routine strip searches, a report by the Prison Inspectorate has revealed.”
The Independent, 4th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Sleepwalking’ drink driver avoids jail after crashing car at 100mph – Daily Telegraph
“A drink driver who crashed his car at 100mph has avoided jail after telling a court he was sleepwalking.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court lifts anonymity order in David McGreavy case – UK Human Rights Blog
“Reporting restrictions on proceedings concerning a life prisoner should be discharged since the public interest in allowing media organisations to publish reports outweighed the prisoner’s human rights.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Rebecca Leighton: Poison probe nurse to sue police – BBC News
“A nurse who spent six weeks in prison accused of poisoning patients at Stockport’s Stepping Hill Hospital is to sue Greater Manchester Police (GMP).”
BBC News, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police force pays £8,000 compensation to staff member who tripped over pile of paper – Daily Telegraph
“A police force paid out £8,000 in compensation to a member of staff who was hurt tripping over a pile of paper in a corridor, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law Society defies scholars with Mendham Collection auction – The Guardian
“The Law Society, facing straitened times following successive cuts in legal aid, is auctioning a collection of rare Reformation-era bibles and religious tracts in defiance of protests from scholars.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge’s wig ‘pulled off’ in court assault – The Guardian
“A judge has been assaulted in court by a member of the public during a hearing, police said.
The Guardian, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government consults on new tax rules for UK workers employed through offshore intermediaries – OUT-LAW.com
“New rules aimed at ensuring that businesses which employ UK-based workers through offshore structures pay the correct employment taxes have been published for consultation by the Government.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Local authorities to end ‘unnecessary’ health and safety checks in shops and offices – OUT-LAW.com
“Tens of thousands of lower risk businesses will no longer be subject to regular health and safety inspections by local authorities.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court backs solicitors in mortgage fraud case – Legal Futures
“The defence protecting honest solicitors duped by mortgage fraudsters that was erected by the Court of Appeal last year has been reinforced by the High Court.”
Legal Futures, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Competition law – Law Society’s Gazette
“The coalition government was just six months old when it announced a ‘bonfire’ of 192 quangos, among them the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading. Fast forward to 2013 and, albeit without much ministerial fanfare, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has a CEO-designate, Alex Chisholm. He is preparing to lead a merged organisation set to be formally established on 1 October; the authority will assume full functions and powers in April 2014.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Let’s be frank: The decision in MN and KN v London Borough of Hackney – Hardwicke Chambers
“Sleeping rough on the streets of London is not an appealing prospect. It is all the more unappealing for anyone with two young children in the grip of an unseasonably cold winter. It was in order to avoid this fate that, in January 2012, the parents of MN and KN (the claimants in this case) approached their local authority, the London Borough of Hackney, and asked for assistance.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 24th May 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Employment Tribunal rules in favour of law firms in key age discrimination case – Legal Week
“The Employment Tribunal has rejected an age discrimination claim by lawyer Leslie Seldon against his former firm Clarkson Wright & Jakes (CWJ), which had initially seemed likely to threaten law firm’s ability to enforce a compulsory retirement age for partners.”
Legal Week, 31st May 2013
Source: www.legalweek.com
Mark Aronson: Statutory Interpretation or Judicial Disobedience? – UK Constitutional Law Group
“In Australia as in England, courts began ‘reading down’ legislative grants of broad and seemingly unfettered discretionary power long before the currently fashionable ‘principle of legality’ entered the public lawyer’s lexicon. Judges typically explained themselves as merely engaging in an exercise of statutory interpretation, saying that in the absence of express words or an absolutely necessary implication to the contrary, they could not believe that Parliament intended to override fundamental principles, rights, or freedoms. Legislative drafters, they reasoned, were well aware of this interpretive approach, and could always respond with clearer language.”
UK Constitutional Law Group, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Leading internet companies warn Government of ‘harmful consequences’ of ‘snooper’ laws – OUT-LAW.com
“Five leading internet companies have warned the Government about the ‘potentially seriously harmful consequences’ of creating new laws allowing police and public authorities to monitor electronic communications.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Middle-class families face ruin under legal aid reforms, top lawyer warns – Daily Telegraph
“Middle class families face bankruptcy and miscarriages of justice under reforms which threaten to undermine the Britain’s legal system, one of the country’s most senior lawyers has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Is that it for ABSs? – Legal Futures
“There will be plenty of lawyers crowing over the failure of In-Deed Online. Expect a lot of ‘I told you so-ing’. It will be used as evidence that alternative business structures (ABSs) are flawed and that the much-heralded change in the legal market will prove to be a bust.”
Legal Futures, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
