‘UKIP’s leadership contest has been thrown into fresh controversy as a leaked email reveals that the party was threatened with legal action by two of the candidates if frontrunner Steven Woolfe were allowed to stand.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘We have put together a list of misleading statements which demonstrate some of the types of advertising and marketing that is not compliant with our rules.’
Ministry of Justice, 29th July 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Fraudster Sean Benson, who went by the screen name “Sir King Cash”, has been ordered to pay back £554,000 by a judge at Southwark Crown Court. Benson now has three months in which to pay back the money or face a further five years in jail. All of the money will be paid back to the victims of the fraud.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th July 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Evanna Fruithof, Alexandria Carr and Gordon Nardell QC set out possible models for the UK’s relationship with the EU post-Brexit.’
Counsel, August 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘One of the most important aspects of the Jackson Reforms relates to costs budgeting and the use of Precedent H.’
New Law Journal, 26th July 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘Rich wives are increasing being told to go out and get a job rather than rely on maintenance from their ex-husband as judges lead what amounts to a clampdown on “meal ticket” divorces, according to lawyers.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An appeal against the grant of planning permission to a solar farm in Wiltshire “does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance”, and may not be appealed to the Supreme Court.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A costs application, delayed by over five months as a result of “elementary errors” by solicitors, has been rejected as out of time by the First Tier Tax Tribunal (FTT).’
Litigation Futures, 12th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
A Local Authority v D and others [2016] EWHC 1438 (Fam)
‘The applicant local authority applied, pursuant to paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 3 to the Children Act 1989, for a six-month extension of a supervision order made in its favour under section 31 of the 1989 Act in respect of three children from the travelling community. The application was dated the day that the original order expired but was not issued until the following day.’
WLR Daily, 1st July 2016
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘In this post we argue that as a matter of domestic constitutional law, the Prime Minister is unable to issue a declaration under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty – triggering our withdrawal from the European Union – without having been first authorised to do so by an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament. Were he to attempt to do so before such a statute was passed, the declaration would be legally ineffective as a matter of domestic law and it would also fail to comply with the requirements of Article 50 itself.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 27th June 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘By not triggering article 50 of the Lisbon treaty immediately after the referendum, David Cameron has bought the UK more time to negotiate terms.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The European Union has clarified the way the UK can kickstart formal negotiations to exit the bloc following Thursday’s referendum.’
BBC News, 26th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A retired accountant from Buckinghamshire is to be made a baronet in a landmark ruling set to shake the foundations of the British system of hereditary titles by opening them up to challenge through DNA tests for the first time.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Last year 32,446 people subject to immigration control in the UK were detained by the government. Some had entered the country irregularly and were quickly removed. Others were detained pending removal or deportation. More than half of them were released back into the community, meaning that their detention had served no purpose.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th June 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A practitioner group is challenging what it claims to be ‘repeated’ failures by prosecutors to disclose information on time by issuing a step-by-step guide for criminal defence solicitors.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th June 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The EU referendum could face a legal challenge after the deadline for voter registration was extended by 48 hours when a Government website crashed.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who must give police 24 hours’ notice before he has sex after he was cleared of rape has said the ruling “puts an end to your life”.
BBC News, 8th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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