Flexible working patterns – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 26th, 2012 in flexible working, legal profession, news, solicitors, women by sally

“In the legal profession’s workaholic culture, achieving work/life balance has always been a struggle – and still is. The term ‘work/life balance’ has such negative connotations in private practice that some firms have banned it from their vocabulary. At Ashurst, for example, they refer to ‘work/life fit’. Speaking at the International Women in Law Summit last month, Ashurst senior partner Charlie Geffen said how one ‘fits home life into work’ was ‘a more honest’ description of what was realistic in law firms, particularly in transactional work.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 26th April 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Will the legal aid bill be the end of the ambulance-chasing lawyer? – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2012 in bills, fees, news, personal injuries by sally

“For all the scaremongering about a compensation culture, ignorance of rights causes more harm than the bringing of unmeritorious legal claims.”

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The Guardian, 25th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Law reporting in the new media age – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted April 26th, 2012 in internet, law reports, news by sally

“Last night Halsbury’s Law Exchange, in partnership with the international law firm Eversheds, hosted its first panel discussion. The subject was ‘Law Reporting in the New Media Age’.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th April 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Girl, 10, sues mother over drink-drive car crash – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 26th, 2012 in compensation, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“A 10-year-old schoolgirl is suing her mother for £100,000 over a drink-drive car crash which left her badly injured.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Age discrimination ruling allows employers to set retirement dates – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2012 in age discrimination, employment, news, retirement by sally

“Employers can continue to set the age at which their staff retire, but only if they can prove there is strong justification for doing so, following a ruling by the supreme court.”

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The Guardian, 25th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Consultation on children’s heart surgery was lawful, rules Court of Appeal – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 25th, 2012 in appeals, consultations, hospitals, news by sally

“When is reorganisation of healthcare services unlawful? When can consultation, rather than a final decision, successfully be challenged? These were the questions dealt with by the Court of Appeal in relation to the reconfiguration of paediatric heart surgery services. The Bristol Royal Infirmary scandal had left these services in need of change; the Court of Appeal found that there was nothing unlawful in the consultation process resulting in the Royal Brompton failing to be chosen as one of the two specialist centres in London.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 25th April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Croydon riot ringleader Adam Khan Ahmadzai’s sentence increased – The Independent

Posted April 25th, 2012 in news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“A man at the heart of last year’s Croydon riots had his sentence of four years detention nearly doubled today.”

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The Independent, 25th April 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Classifieds

Posted April 25th, 2012 in news by sally

We have recently introduced a ‘Classifieds’ section to the Current Awareness blog in which we will feature advertisements for chambers’ vacancies. We will be trialling this and if the venture proves worthwhile we will make advertisements a permanent feature.

Chambers can submit advertisements to classifieds@innertemplelibrary.com, including the following information:

  • Chambers name
  • Title of vacancy
  • Description of responsibilities
  • Contact information
  • Deadline for submission of applications

Users can keep track of vacancies by RSS feed or by Email.

Any new vacancies received will be added on Mondays.

Current vacancies include:

Lawyer loses retirement age appeal – The Independent

Posted April 25th, 2012 in age discrimination, appeals, employment, news, retirement by sally

“A lawyer forced to retire at 65 lost a Supreme Court Appeal on age discrimination today.”

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The Independent, 25th April 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Is climate change a human rights issue? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 25th, 2012 in climate change, human rights, news by sally

“In his thought-provoking Guardian post Climate change is a human rights issue – and that’s how we can solve it, Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, makes a case for human rights playing a radical new part in our response to climate change.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 24th April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Six fines issued for data breaches – The Independent

Posted April 25th, 2012 in data protection, fines, freedom of information, news by sally

“Six public bodies were fined over personal data security breaches in the last year despite hundreds of reported cases, a report said today.”

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The Independent, 25th April 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Jeremy Hunt emails: a legal view – The Guardian

Posted April 25th, 2012 in bias, competition, electronic mail, media, news, takeovers by sally

“The emails revealed between the minister and News Corporation lobbyists suggest a risk of bias, says legal commentator.”

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The Guardian, 24th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Asbestos exemption to ‘no-win, no-fee’ changes

Posted April 25th, 2012 in asbestos, compensation, industrial injuries, legal aid, news by sally

“Sufferers of asbestos-related cancer will initially be exempt from government changes to ‘no-win, no-fee’ rules, a justice minister has said.”

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BBC News, 24th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Twitter users to be arrested over naming of Ched Evans rape victim – The Guardian

Posted April 25th, 2012 in contempt of court, internet, media, news by sally

“Police are planning to arrest a number of Twitter users who are alleged to have named the 19-year-old rape victim of Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans, and have launched an investigation into Sky News after it broadcast her name in a report.”

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The Guardian, 24th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

An American Model: Are we Moving Towards US Style Sentencing? – Garden Court Chambers Blog

Posted April 25th, 2012 in news, plea bargaining, sentencing, terrorism by sally

“Ali Naseem Bajwa QC considers the arguments for and against sentence discounts in terrorist cases.”

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Garden Court Chambers Blog, 24th April 2012

Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com

Ban on Christian advertising was lawful, says court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 24th, 2012 in advertising, media, news by sally

“The High Court has upheld the refusal of the broadcasting regulator to clear an advertisement for transmission on the grounds that it offended the prohibition on political advertising.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 24th April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Ex-soldier found guilty of rapes – The Independent

Posted April 24th, 2012 in armed forces, assault, news, rape, recidivists by sally

“A former soldier was today convicted of a string of sex attacks during which he told one victim: ‘I don’t believe this, I’m a good-looking bloke’ when she rejected his advances.”

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The Independent, 24th April 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sex attack victims sue cabbie John Worboys and his insurers – BBC News

Posted April 24th, 2012 in insurance, news, taxis, victims by sally

“Women who were sexually assaulted by cabbie John Worboys are suing him and his vehicle insurers, arguing he used his taxi to attack them.”

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BBC News, 24th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

We need a ‘beyond bars’ approach to jailing women – The Guardian

Posted April 24th, 2012 in news, prisons, sentencing, women by sally

“When women with children are sent to prison, who is being punished?”

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The Guardian, 24th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Two guilty of £2.3m Olympic authority fraud – BBC News

Posted April 24th, 2012 in fraud, money laundering, news, sport by sally

“Two men have been found guilty of money-laundering charges following a £2.3m fraud against the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.”

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BBC News, 24th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk