‘A claimant was entitled to issue his claim solely in pursuit of costs where the defendant “acted unfairly” by trying to settle pre-action but refusing to pay any costs, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 1st November 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Campaigners have launched a judicial review challenge over a decision by Birmingham City Council to close a day centre used by people with a range of physical and learning disabilities.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st November 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government recently announced proposals to extend hate crime to cover hostility towards women, men and the elderly. But has the legal recognition of ‘hate’ actually helped to address prejudice and victim’s rights?’
Rights Info, 1st November 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The ongoing uncertainty around the post-Brexit landscape, a vital appeal decision over legal professional privilege and disclosure reforms have been dominating the headlines for litigators.’
New Law Journal, 1st November 2018
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘Four members of a Huddersfield grooming gang have been jailed for a harrowing campaign of violence and sexual abuse against three vulnerable girls.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Emma-Louise Fenelon talks with Pritesh Rathod about the significance of clinical guidelines in his clinical negligence practice and recent controversy involving maternal choice caesareans, Montgomery and relevant NICE Guidelines.’
Law Pod UK, 1st November 2018
Source: audioboom.com
‘Cheshire East Council has failed in a High Court challenge to a planning inspector’s decision to grant a developer outline planning permission for 29 dwellings on appeal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st November 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former police inspector who targeted junior colleagues for sex committed gross misconduct, a panel has ruled.’
BBC News, 1st November 2018
Source: www.bbc.com
‘More Ryanair passengers have taken compensation claims for cancellations or delays to arbitration this year than any other airline, figures show.’
BBC News, 2nd November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Universal Credit Regulations 2013 contain certain exclusions from the housing element of Universal Credit.’
Nearly Legal, 1st November 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A group of families have gone to the high court in London to try to overturn local authority cuts to special educational needs (SEN) spending, claiming their children are already failing to get the support they require.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lawyers have been urged to look at radical new approaches to ‘rebrand’ justice so as to build public and political understanding of its value.’
Legal Futures, 30th October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Peter Hain’s decision to breach an interim injunction granted by the Court of Appeal in the case of ABC v Telegraph Media Group has caused serious concern. It is one of the cardinal rules in Parliament that members should not interfere in ongoing legal proceedings and Hain did not wait until the end of the proceedings before breaching this injunction, even though the case had been scheduled for an early full hearing. He does not appear even to have read the court judgment he saw fit to overrule, effectively.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 31st October 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Online will providers are 77% cheaper than solicitors on average, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 1st November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A baby-faced teenage criminal who terrorised a local community and bragged about his joyriding lifestyle by posing in a Rolls Royce has finally been sent to prison after 47 convictions for 77 crimes.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The UK government should consider changing patent law to incentivise major pharmaceutical companies to develop new antibiotics to address the “grave threat to health” posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a committee of MPs has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The regulation of cryptoassets is likely to get tighter in the UK, starting from next year, according to a new report by a body tasked with exploring whether new rules are needed to address their growing popularity.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Mentally ill prisoners in the largest high-security jail in the UK face “totally unacceptable” delays in being transferred to a secure hospital, leading to a further deterioration in their conditions, inspectors have said.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A UK government minister has said the onus will be on employers to ensure that EU citizens have the right to work in the UK after the withdrawal from the EU in March next year.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
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