How to avoid getting into serious trouble! – New Law Journal
“HH Simon Brown QC continues his exclusive NLJ online series on costs management post-Jackson.”
New Law Journal, 19th September 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
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Stop and search: it does matter if you’re black or white – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“A troubling report co-authored by the London School of Economics and Release was published this week and shows that drug policing is the predominant purpose in the use of stop and search with black people stopped and searched for drugs at 6.3 times the rate of white people. In addition, black people are more likely to receive a harsher police response for possession of drugs.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th September 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Veils in court – should they be allowed? – Legal Week
“The media have been riveted in recent days by a drama in Blackfriars Crown Court, where a defendant charged with intimidating a witness refused to remove her full-face veil or ‘niqab’.”
Legal Week, 19th September 2013
Source: www.legalweek.com
High Court adjourns eviction proceedings against fracking protestors due to “flawed” application – OUT-LAW.com
“The High Court has suspended eviction proceedings against anti-fracking protestors at a West Sussex site, saying that the council had not taken their right to freedom of assembly into account.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Gavin Phillipson: ‘Historic’ Commons’ Syria vote: the constitutional significance (Part I) – UK Constitutional Law Group
“Does the recent vote in the House of Commons on military action against Syria have real constitutional significance? Is it the final piece of evidence that there is a constitutional convention that the consent of the House of Commons must be sought before armed force is used? If so, should anything be done to concretise and clarify this Convention? And what is the broader constitutional significance of this episode in terms of the evolution of controls over the prerogative power and its significance for the evolving separation of powers in the UK?”
UK Constitutional Law Group, 19th September 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
ISPs data protection fears about database of suspected online copyright infringers unfounded – OUT-LAW.com
“OPINION: ISPs are wrong to suggest that data protection laws prevent rights holders creating a database of suspected online copyright infringers. Any concerns ISPs have about invasion of customers’ privacy can be overcome by the use of safeguards.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Lessons from Lance – Recovering Sponsorship and Endorsement Monies – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
“James Segan discusses the difficult issue of how sponsors can recover endorsement payments when the sponsored athlete confesses to inappropriate or unlawful behaviour.”
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 19th September 2013
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
Defamation victims of “modest means” to be protected from court costs under Government proposals – OUT-LAW.com
“Those of ‘modest means’ could be able to bring defamation and privacy claims without having to worry about covering the other side’s court costs if they lose under proposals put forward by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Courts ignoring mandatory jail terms for knife offenders – Daily Telegraph
“Half of offenders who threatened their victims with a knife have avoided prison despite a new law demanding mandatory jail terms.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court: third party funder entitled to terminate funding agreement and return of money held in escrow – OUT-LAW.com
“A third party litigation funder was entitled to terminate a funding agreement when it reasonably believed that there was a less than 60% chance that the underlying court action would succeed, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Doctors and nurses’ regulators asked to clarify guidance on face veils – The Guardian
“A government minister has asked the regulatory bodies for doctors and nurses to clarify their guidance on the wearing of veils after concerns that patients may be denied face-to-face contact with the person treating them.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Michael Le Vell case: the accuser deserves anonymity – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“The recent trial and acquittal of Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell raises some worrying thoughts as regards the young girl in the case. Her anonymity is preserved as the law states that of all those who allege rape should be; Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992, as amended by the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, Sch 2. However, there have been press reports of her identity being leaked on Twitter and it is apparently common knowledge in certain circles.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th September 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Jail terms increased for burglars who targeted elderly – BBC News
“Two men who burgled dozens of homes in front of their elderly victims have had their sentences increased by a judge who said they left ‘a trail of misery’.”
BBC News, 19th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Son who killed his mother after struggling to cope with her dementia jailed for 40 months – Daily Telegraph
“A son who smothered his mother because he could not bear watching her suffer from dementia has been jailed for three years and four months.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teacher jailed for alcohol-fuelled sex sessions with two teenage pupils at her home – The Independent
“A music teacher who had drink-fuelled sex sessions with two teenage pupils at her home has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison.”
The Independent, 19th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Children sue drunk driver who killed their parents in Dorset’s millionaires row – The Independent
“The drunk driver who killed a wealthy London couple is being sued for hundreds of thousands of pounds by their children.”
The Independent, 19th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Costs protection reform – privacy and defamation cases – RPC Privacy Law
“The government has unveiled its latest attempt to resolve the tension between its plans to abolish success fees in CFAs and ATE premiums (to reduce costs in privacy and defamation cases) while still making proceedings accessible to less wealthy parties.”
RPC Privacy Law, 19th September 2013
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
Top judge calls for more Court of Protection cases to be made public – The Independent
“A leading judge has called for more cases in the Court of Protection to be made public.”
The Independent, 19th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Inmates guilty of child killer Subhan Anwar’s murder – BBC News
“Two inmates have been found guilty of strangling a child killer with his own tracksuit bottoms at a maximum security prison in Worcestershire.”
BBC News, 19th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jackson in action; failure to comply with procedural obligations will be dealt with harshly – Sovereign Chambers
“At the District Judges’ Annual Seminar on 22 March 2013, Lord Dyson said “indulgence can no longer be given where the parties fail to comply with their procedural obligations. It has not taken long for the Court’s to demonstrate that they will get tough.”
Sovereign Chambers, 6th September 2013
Source: www.sovereignchambers.co.uk
