RBS awaits hefty fines for Libor rigging – The Guardian
“Stephen Hester lays groundwork for penalties expected to be £500m or more.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Article 8 success in the County Court – NearlyLegal
“This was a failed succession case where an article 8 proportionality defence was, at least in part successful.”
NearlyLegal, 17th January 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
Stephensons: on becoming an ABS – LegalVoice
“Stephensons Solicitors, a leading legal aid firm in the north-west, secured approval as an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) early in the new year, and has already appointed its first non-lawyer partner.”
LegalVoice, 17th January 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Wear What You Like – Garden Court Chambers Blog
“Following today’s European Court of Human Rights judgment in Eweida and Others v the United Kingdom, David Renton analyses the how the fine balance between religious freedom and avoiding discrimination can be struck.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog. 15th January 2013
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
Public sector equality duty – planning permission for school – Education Law Blog
“In R. (on the application of Coleman) v Barnet LBC [2012] EWHC 3725 (Admin) , the High Court has held that the local authority had discharged its public sector equality duty (under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010) when granting planning permission for the development of a school on land on which a garden centre had been situated.”
Education Law Blog, 15th January 2013
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Religious Marriages: Staying a decree absolute in order to increase the chances of obtaining a religious divorce – Family Law Week
“Charlotte Rachael Proudman, a barrister at 1 Mitre Court Buildings, provides legal guidance on the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, Section 10A, used in religious marital cases to speed up the process of obtaining religious divorces.”
Family Law Week, 17th January 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Met police launch inquiry into historic child sex abuse claims – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police have launched an official investigation into historic claims of child abuse after an MP alleged that a ‘senior aide of a former prime minister’ had links to a member of a paedophile ring.”
The Guardian, 17th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Undercover police damages cases to be heard in secret – BBC News
“Women who say they were tricked into sexual relationships with undercover police
officers will have their cases heard in secret, a judge has ruled.”
BBC News, 17th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Property fraudsters sent to jail for up to seven years – BBC News
“Two men from London have been sent to jail after being found guilty of
defrauding two banks, Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Scotland, of £61.”
BBC News, 17th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Northampton piano teacher jailed for grooming girl pupil – BBC News
“A piano teacher from Milton Keynes who groomed a young pupil by exchanging explicit phone photographs with her has been jailed for 22 months.”
BBC News, 18th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kate Winslet’s husband Ned RocknRoll is not a public figure, says judge – The Independent
“Actress Kate Winslet’s husband is not a public figure in his own right, a High Court judge said today. Ned RocknRoll had ‘briefly become something of public figure’ as a result of his relationship with Miss Winslet, said Mr Justice Briggs. But the judge said that was not enough to place Mr RocknRoll – a nephew of tycoon Sir Richard Branson – into the ‘public sphere’.”
The Independent, 17th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Doctors ask court to decide whether refugee on hunger strike can be forcibly fed – The Independent
“Doctors have asked a court to decide whether a refugee on hunger strike can be forcibly fed. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons and is referred to in court documents as ‘A’, went on hunger strike to demand that the UK Border Agency returns his passport.”
The Independent, 17th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
RSPCA warned on hunt prosecutions by charities watchdog – Daily Telegraph
“The RSPCA has been told by the charity watchdog that any decision to prosecute
hunts must be a ‘reasonable and effective use of the charity’s resources’.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Steamy windows: Setting the correct temperature for hot tubbing in international arbitrations – Hardwicke Chambers
“Much has been written about this subject but for the uninitiated this taking of oral evidence (usually from experts) ‘hot tub’ style, means having expert witnesses being questioned and cross-examined together – firstly by the judge or arbitrators and then by the parties’ representatives themselves – and indeed even by each other! Known in polite circles as concurrent evidence, hot tubbing can be used to great effect in construction related disputes, such as those involving design and build issues, measurement disputes, delays, and financial loss.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 7th January 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
He who hesitates is lost – Hardwicke Chambers
“Listing hearings can be tricky. You need to find a time the Court can fit you in. You need to squeeze it into your hectic diaries without upsetting other clients who firmly believe that theirs is the only case you have on right now. It needs to be a time that your busy barrister and the other side’s busy barrister can make.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 7th January 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Mainetti UK ordered to pay £81,600 over conveyor worker’s injuries – BBC News
“A firm has been ordered to pay £81,600 after a worker was injured when her hair and scarf became tangled in machinery.”
BBC News, 17th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
OFT to investigate workplace pensions market – The Guardian
“An investigation into whether millions of members of workplace pensions are getting good value for money has been launched by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”
The Guardian, 17th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Off with his head: Recent developments in severability – Hardwicke Chambers
“Adjudicators are increasingly called upon to adjudicate upon complex, multi-faceted disputes. It is now well established that ‘a dispute’ can encompass several discrete issues and the TCC has striven to avoid an overly legalistic approach and to apply common sense when deciding whether a claim encompasses ‘a dispute’ or not.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 7th January 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Woman jailed for crying rape to cover up cheating on her husband – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who cried rape to cover up cheating on her partner with a taxi driver has been jailed for two years after the infidelity was exposed.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Welcome relief? Nationwide v Davisons Solicitors and section 61 of Trustee Act 1925 – Hardwicke Chambers
“A topical debate is the extent to which solicitors acting for mortgage lenders (or more precisely, their professional indemnity insurers) should bear the consequences of mortgage fraud.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th January 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
