Supreme Court decides: Liability of a local authority to pay the costs of a party to care proceedings – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted July 27th, 2012 in care orders, costs, grandparents, news, third parties by sally

“The Supreme Court has today delivered its Judgment in the case of T (children) [2012] UKSC 36 concerning the liability of a local authority to pay the costs of a party to care proceedings.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 25th July 2012

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Third Party Costs Orders against Solicitors – 4 New Square

Posted July 27th, 2012 in costs, fees, news, solicitors, third parties by sally

“This article discusses the rise in applications against solicitors for third party costs orders, where solicitors have acted on conditional fee agreements and may be said to have funded or controlled litigation.”

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4 New Square, 25th July 2012

Source: www.4newsquare.com

Census faces high court challenge over right to privacy – The Guardian

Posted June 21st, 2012 in census, data protection, disclosure, news, privacy, third parties by sally

“A high court judge will be told on Thursday that the 2011 census was unlawful because a provision in the act that governs it allows data to be passed to third parties.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Watchdog calls for Ombudsman to be opened up to third parties – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 7th, 2012 in complaints, legal ombudsman, news, third parties by sally

“Third parties should be able to complain about lawyers to the Legal Ombudsman, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has suggested.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 7th June 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Litigation funders become big business, enjoying booming market in UK – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2012 in champerty, costs, damages, legal profession, news, third parties by sally

“Champerty used to be a crime. Now it is known as third-party litigation funding and has developed into an investment industry backed by up to £500m of investor cash looking for lucrative courtroom opportunities.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Emails detailing phone call conversations can hold confidential information that public bodies should not disclose – OUT-LAW.com

“A local authority in London was ‘justified’ in not disclosing an email that recorded the ‘substance’ of a telephone conversation between a staff member and a third party because it would have been a breach of confidence to do so, an Information Rights Tribunal has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd May 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Employers’ liability for third party harassment to go as part of discrimination law changes – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 21st, 2012 in employment, equality, harassment, health & safety, news, third parties by sally

“Rules making companies liable for harassment of their employees by third parties is one of a number of ‘unnecessary’ discrimination regulations that could be repealed in a drive to remove employment law related ‘red tape’, the Government has announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

DR v NCB – Nordisk Copyright Bureau – WLR Daily

Posted May 3rd, 2012 in copyright, EC law, law reports, third parties by sally

DR v NCB – Nordisk Copyright Bureau (Case C-510/10); [2012] WLR (D) 127

“The exception in article 5(2)(d) of and Preamble 41 to Directive 2001/29 which permitted a broadcaster to use their own facilities or ‘those of a person acting on behalf of and under the responsibility of the broadcasting organisation’ to reproduce works by way of ephemeral recordings without the author’s consent, entitled a broadcaster to use a third party to reproduce the works either if that third party acted on their behalf or if they were under the responsibility of the broadcaster.”

WLR Daily, 26th April 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Finance & Divorce Spring Update 2012 – Family Law Week

“Joanna Grandfield, Associate (barrister), Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the key financial remedies cases arising in the first quarter of 2012.”

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Family Law Week, 30th March 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.com

Tim Martin Interiors Ltd v Akin Gump LLP – WLR Daily

Posted January 5th, 2012 in appeals, costs, law reports, news, solicitors, third parties by tracey

Tim Martin Interiors Ltd v Akin Gump LLP; [2011] EWCA Civ 1574;  [2011] WLR (D)  39

“As regards quantification and repayment, a third party assessment under section 71 of the Solicitors Act 1974 was of limited use to a third party, since, after payment, it was not possible to require solicitors to pay to the third party money which they had received from their client and which the client was bound to pay them, merely because the third party was not liable to pay the same amount to the client.”

WLR Daily, 21st December 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Voluntary code & membership body launched for third party litigation funders – Legal Week

Posted November 24th, 2011 in codes of practice, costs, fees, news, third parties by sally

“A new code of conduct and central membership body for third party litigation funders has been launched in response to the increasing number of suppliers in the market.”

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Legal Week, 24th November 2011

Source: www.legalweek.com

Simpson (as assignee of Alan Catchpole) v Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust – WLR daily

Posted October 20th, 2011 in appeals, assignment, law reports, third parties by tracey

Simpson (as assignee of Alan Catchpole) v Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust [2011] EWCA Civ 1149;  [2011] WLR (D)  294

“A claim for damages for personal injury was a chose in action capable of assignment. The law would not, however, recognise on the grounds of public policy an assignment to a party who did not have sufficient interest to support what would otherwise be a bare right of action.”

WLR Daily, 12th October 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina v Hichens – WLR Daily

Posted June 16th, 2011 in assault, defences, law reports, self-defence, third parties by sally

Regina v Hichens [2011] WLR (D) 193

“On a charge of common assault the defence that the action was taken by way of self-defence to prevent a person from committing a crime or a breach of the peace was available even if the act of violence was not against the person concerned but was against an innocent third party.”

WLR Daily, 14th June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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Exchange Chambers pioneers litigation funding – The Lawyer

Posted June 13th, 2011 in barristers, fees, news, third parties by tracey

“Northern set Exchange Chambers has become the first barristers’ chambers to move into the litigation funding market through a tie-up with legal insurance broker Maxima – with both clerks and barristers expected to encourage take-up among clients.”

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The Lawyer, 13th June 2011

Source: www.thelawyer.com

JSC BTA Bank v Kythreotis and others – WLR Daily

Posted December 16th, 2010 in contempt of court, freezing injunctions, law reports, third parties by sally

JSC BTA Bank v Kythreotis and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1436; [2010] WLR (D) 326

“The words ‘his assets’ in the standard form of freezing order in the Commercial Court Guide included assets which the respondent to the order held as a trustee or nominee for a third party.”

WLR Daily, 14th December 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Insurers’ new code may add insult to personal injury lawyers – The Guardian

“Personal injury lawyers and insurers are not the greatest of friends. Lawyers often see insurers as obstructive and just trying to weasel out of paying. Insurers see lawyers as equally obstructive and just trying to squeeze as much money as they can for themselves out of the compensation process.”

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The Guardian, 15th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Farstad Supply AS v Enviroco Ltd – WLR Daily

Farstad Supply AS v Enviroco Ltd [2010] UKSC 18; [2010] WLR (D) 113

“A requirement in a charterparty for the owner to indemnify the charterer against claims resulting from loss or damage in relation to the vessel was not limited to a requirement for the owner to reimburse claims against the charterer by third parties but precluded the owner from recovering damages from the charterer in respect of the charterer’s own negligence. It followed that where it was alleged that the charterer and a third party had jointly caused damage to the vessel whilst it was berthed in Scotland and, because of the indemnity agreement, the owner sued only the third party in the Scots courts, the third party would not be able to claim a contribution under s 3(2) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940 from the charterer as a ‘person who, if sued, might also have been held liable’.”

WLR Daily, 6th May 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010

Posted March 27th, 2010 in insurance, legislation, third parties by sally

Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 21st, 2009 in bills, insurance, press releases, third parties by sally

“This Bill implements Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission recommendations about the rights of a third party to claim directly against an insurer.”

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Ministry of Justice, 18th December 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Mahad v Entry Clearance Officer; Ali and another v Same; Ismail and another v Same; Sakthivel v Same; Muhumed v Same (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted December 17th, 2009 in law reports, sponsored immigrants, third parties by sally

Mahad v Entry Clearance Officer; Ali and another v Same; Ismail and another v Same; Sakthivel v Same; Muhumed v Same (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2009] UKSC 16; [2009] WLR (D) 367

“Financial support provided by third parties could be taken into account when considering whether a person who was seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom to join a sponsoring relative could be maintained without recourse to public funds.”

WLR Daily, 16th December 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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