Environmental Law Podcast – Six Pump Court
‘The latest monthly environmental law news podcast presented by Mark Davies in association with LexisPSL, is now available.’
Six Pump Court, 15th January 2019
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
How much should a residential lease extension cost? – Tanfield Chambers
‘The need for the reform of landlord and tenant law is now a hot topic. The practice of selling houses on leases or imposing escalating ground rents has fuelled outrage from all quarters and put the spotlight on other areas of residential leasehold law which are long overdue for reform. While the lobbyists are unlikely to achieve their ultimate goal of the abolition of leasehold altogether, it is looking increasingly likely that the law on leasehold enfranchisement will be significantly overhauled.’
Tanfield Chambers, 30th January 2019
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
Supervising solicitor “told paralegal to lie” to barrister – Legal Futures
‘An experienced personal injury paralegal who lied to a barrister and legal expenses insurer “on instruction from her supervising solicitor” has been banned from working for law firms.’
Legal Futures, 8th February 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Gauke: Innovation and tech the way forward on legal aid – Legal Futures
‘The justice secretary said yesterday that innovation and technology, rather than significant increases in legal aid spending, are the way to improve access to justice.’
Legal Futures, 8th February 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Legal advice ‘could be given in GP surgeries’ – BBC News
‘Legal advice could be given in GP surgeries to address issues which could exacerbate mental health problems, the Ministry of Justice has said.’
BBC News, 7th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pub operator faces £51k fine over advertisement on side of building – The Guardian
‘The operator of a pub in Gateshead has been ordered to pay more than £51,000 after ignoring demands to remove an illegal advertisement on his building.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
G4S faces prosecution over smoking at immigration detention centre – The Guardian
‘The security company G4S is facing prosecution for allegedly failing to implement a smoking ban at an immigration removal centre, in the first case of its kind.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court refuses to overturn solicitor’s sole practitioner ban – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has rejected a solicitor’s appeal against a decision to ban him from working as a sole practitioner.’
Legal Futures, 8th February 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Home Secretary unveils legislative changes to tackle unauthorised encampments – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Home Secretary has announced a series of legislative amendments aimed at improving the effectiveness of enforcement against unauthorised traveller encampments.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th February 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Lawyers “must make way” for justice innovation to take hold – Legal Futures
‘A report on global access to legal services has identified established legal professions led by lawyers as a block to progress and urged them to step aside in favour of non-lawyer leaders who can be relied on to bring in necessary reforms without self-interest.’
Legal Futures, 8th February 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
What price freedom? Counting the cost when DoLS goes wrong – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Twenty years on from Bournewood, the case that prompted the introduction of DoLS, and as the Mental Capacity Amendment Bill tolls the death knell for DoLS and introduces as their replacement Liberty Protection Safeguards, the High Court (HHJ Coe sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) has given a sharp reminder of the human and financial cost of what happens when a hospital fails properly to discharge its obligations under the Mental Capacity Act and as a result, falsely imprisons (in a hospital) a patient.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th February 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Confidentiality – Panopticon
‘Two recent decisions of the FTT on confidential information are of interest, one under FoIA, the other under the EIR, with a local authority being the public authority in both cases.’
Panopticon, 7th February 2019
Source: panopticonblog.com
Appeal judges rule on difference between ‘advice’ and ‘information’ – Litigation Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has set out a series of steps courts should take when deciding whether a professional negligence case involves ‘advice’ or ‘information’.’
Litigation Futures, 6th February 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Alexandra Sinclair and Joe Tomlinson: Deleting the Administrative State? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘A key public law discussion in recent months concerns the vast number of statutory instruments (SIs) government is using to implement Brexit. Initially, it was said by government that c.800-1,000 SIs were required. That estimate has now been revised down to c.600 (while the estimated number of SIs has decreased the size of individual SIs has also increased). This aspect of the Brexit process is worthy of study for multiple reasons, perhaps most notably because of the level of democratic scrutiny that will be (realistically) provided. In this post, we introduce one aspect of Brexit SIs that, we argue, is worthy of close attention by public lawyers: the deletion of administrative functions.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 7th February 2019
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Care home ‘neglect’ contributed to teenager’s death, inquest rules – The Guardian
‘Neglect at a care home that had descended into “chaos” amid cost-cutting contributed to the death of Sophie Bennett, a mentally ill 19-year old, an inquest jury has ruled.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Taxi driver who refused guide dog loses licence – BBC News
‘A taxi driver who refused to pick up a blind couple and their guide dog has lost his licence.’
BBC News, 7th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Adjudication and insolvency – guidance from the Court of Appeal – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘Summer 2018 will be remembered as a special time by many readers of this blog: whether it was the spectacular weather, the giddy heights hit by the England football team, or Fraser J’s decision in Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd v Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (In Liquidation), it was a summer to remember.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 6th February 2019
