“Lord Justice Leveson has been urged to do what he could to ensure reform to libel laws is not delayed because of his inquiry into press ethics.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A business tycoon is facing up to £6m in lawyers’ bills after an epic million court struggle during which he was ordered to pay a total of £15 million to his ex-wife.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who led police on a high-speed chase after stealing an ambulance response car to get home after a New Year’s Eve party has been jailed for nine months.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The decision of the Court of Appeal in Hilmi & Associates Ltd v 20 Pembridge Villas Freehold Ltd [2010] 1 WLR 2750 (CA) highlighted the strict requirements of s 36A of the Companies Act 1985 (and hence the similarly-worded ss 43-47 of the Companies Act 2006 now in force) about companies signing and executing documents. The decision concerns a claim for leasehold enfranchisement, but is of wider importance and is a reminder, assuming that any is required, that statutory notices are very much all or nothing.”
Full story (PDF) see p. 4
New Square Chambers, January 2012
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
“Judging by the media fury stoked up over the case of the Islamic cleric Abu Qatada and the ‘meddling’ judges of Strasbourg, the United Kingdom’s departure from the European court of human rights (ECHR) might appear imminent.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Yesterday’s judgment offers a rare insight into jury deliberations, revealing what Dallas told fellow jurors about her online research.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has published a new online tool that lets people see the length of time cases take in courts across England and Wales.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th January 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“It is well known that on exchange of contracts for the purchase of land, title to the property vests in the buyer in equity, so that the buyer is immediately at risk if there is damage to the property. This can be a trap. If, for example, the property is damaged by fire between exchange and completion, the buyer is bound to complete without reduction in price: Poole v Adams (1864) 10 LT 287.”
Full story (PDF) see p. 2
New Square Chambers, January 2012
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
“Onshore wind, and energy infrastructure generally, is a form of development which gives rise to strongly held views, on all sides. Resolving the competing environmental and policy issues is difficult enough, but this form of development also has a propensity to attract legal challenge.”
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No.5 Chambers, 20th January 2012
Source: www.no5.com
“Despite the parlous state of the residential property market, enfranchisement claims continue to exercise courts and tribunals. This article gives a flavour of what has been generating disputes.”
Full story (PDF)
New Square Chambers, January 2012
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
“The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 came into life as a Private Members Bill put forward by a Conservative MP with the backing of the then Labour Government and assistance in drafting from Public Concern at Work (PCaW).”
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Cloisters, 14th December 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
“Whether or not there is in law an obligation to consult, where consultation is embarked upon it must be carried out fairly. What is ‘fair’ will obviously depend on the circumstances of the case and the nature of the proposals under consideration: see R (Edwards) v Environment Agency [2006] EWCA Civ 877 per Auld LJ at [90].”
Full story (PDF)
11KBW, 19th January 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
“A woman who duped a six-year-old girl into breaking into a house and stealing a laptop was jailed yesterday for 20 months.”
The Independent, 24th January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The best friend of a teenager whose body was discovered in a drain more than two decades ago will this week be sentenced for manslaughter after he contacted police and confessed to killing his friend.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Media regulator Ofcom has rejected three complaints about comedian Ricky Gervais’s use of the word ‘mong’ during his Channel 4 show Science.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has today (23 January) urged separating couples to consider mediation when they separate or divorce, instead of turning to the courts.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd January 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Recreational drug users who naively buy small quantities to share with their friends could avoid jail under sentencing guidelines for drug offences published on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The court case of a severely disabled man seeking permission for a doctor to ‘lawfully’ end his life should not go ahead, the Ministry of Justice says.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Contrary to press reports last week, there is no defence to murder in England and Wales that the killing was a crime of passion.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 23rd January 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Today, the Sentencing Council is publishing a new guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentencing of drug offences.”
Sentencing Council, 24th January 2012
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