“No need” for judge who rejected permission to appeal to recuse herself from hearing – Litigation Futures

Posted July 13th, 2018 in appeals, judiciary, news, recusal by sally

‘There was no need for a judge who rejected permission to appeal on paper to recuse herself from the full hearing, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Lord Justice Patten said Her Honour Judge Baucher in Central London County Court had “done no more than indicate in her order” that the appeal would have no real prospect of success and there was “no other compelling reason” to grant permission.’

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Litigation Futures, 12th July 2018

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Mayson to lead review of legal regulation – Legal Futures

Posted July 13th, 2018 in legal services, news, reports by sally

‘The Centre for Ethics & Laws at University College London is to hold an independent review into the regulatory framework for legal services. It will be led by Professor Stephen Mayson, a leading commentator on legal regulation.’

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legal Futures, 12th July 2018

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Divorce & Financial Remedy Update, July 2018 – Family Law Week

Posted July 13th, 2018 in divorce, financial provision, news by sally

‘Sue Brookes, Principal Associate and Rose-Marie Drury, Senior Associate, both with Mills & Reeve LLP, analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during June 2018.’

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Family Law Week, 11th July 2018

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Police and prosecution lawyers fail to correctly disclose evidence in nearly half of cases, watchdog says – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 13th, 2018 in disclosure, evidence, news, police, reports by sally

‘Police and prosecution lawyers are failing to correctly disclose evidence in nearly half of court cases, watchdog review has found.’

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Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2018

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Banker’s wife whose husband took mistress to his office party wins right to divorce him in England – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 13th, 2018 in choice of forum, divorce, news by sally

‘A multi-millionaire banker’s wife who found out her husband had taken his mistress to his office party has won the right to divorce him in England.’

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Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2018

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Government reinstates legal aid for child migrants in major U-turn – The Independent

Posted July 13th, 2018 in children, judicial review, legal aid, news, refugees by sally

‘The government has bowed to pressure to reinstate legal aid for child migrants in a major U-turn after admitting unaccompanied minors in the UK may have been denied access to justice. Campaigners, who said that access to justice for these vulnerable individuals is an “absolute lifeline”, hailed the decision after a five-year legal challenge.’

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The Independent, 12th July 2018

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Women jailed for allowing teenage boy to ‘rot to death’ in Leeds – The Guardian

Posted July 13th, 2018 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, families, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘Photographs of a teenager who died at home were “hauntingly reminiscent of starving victims in the extermination camps of the second world war”, according to a judge who jailed his mother, grandmother and sister.’

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The Guardian, 12th July 2018

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Scandal-hit Presidents Club ‘failed to protect staff from harassment’, Charity Commission says – The Independent

Posted July 13th, 2018 in charities, harassment, news by sally

‘The trustees of the Presidents Club, a controversial black-tie event mired in sexual harassment allegations, have been censured by the Charity Commission.’

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The Independent, 13th July 2018

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Winchester M3 arson: Teenager Nicholas Elger jailed – BBC News’

Posted July 13th, 2018 in arson, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

‘An ex-public schoolboy who threw fire bombs from a motorway bridge in the hope of killing drivers has been jailed for four and a half years.’

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BBC News, 12th July 2018

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Barbara Coombes sentenced to nine years for killing her father – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2018 in child abuse, diminished responsibility, homicide, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison after confessing to killing her father and burying his body in her back garden in Greater Manchester after a “lifetime of abuse” at his hands.’

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The Guardian, 11th July 2018

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Claim against law firm within limitation period despite “unconnected” abuse of process – Litigation Futures

Posted July 12th, 2018 in abuse of process, law firms, limitations, negligence, news by sally

‘A professional negligence claim was brought within the limitation period despite an “unconnected” abuse of process over the court fee paid, the High Court has held.’

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Litigation Futures, 11th July 2018

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Solon Solomon: The Chequers Agreement: Brexit and the Infeasibility of Judicial and Legal Independence – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted July 12th, 2018 in agreements, brexit, constitutional reform, courts, dispute resolution, EC law, news, treaties by sally

‘The Chequers agreement reshapes the UK Brexit position. By formally throwing its lot behind a soft Brexit, Theresa May’s government has made a point. It is unclear how this stance was influenced by the House of Lords voting in favour of such a soft Brexit some months ago or by the City entrepreneurs voicing their support to such a scenario. Projecting into the future, it is equally unclear how the Chequers agreement will impact UK politics and the government’s viability.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 12th July 2018

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Brexit: trade marks and designs – 10 things to know – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 12th, 2018 in agreements, brexit, EC law, intellectual property, news, trade marks, treaties by sally

‘While Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU are ongoing, the UK government and European Commission have found an agreement in principle that will alleviate many right holders’ concerns in respect of trade marks and designs.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2018

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Prisons squalid and dangerous due to staff cuts, report says – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2018 in health & safety, news, prison officers, prisons, reports, violence by sally

‘Prisoners in England and Wales are enduring some of the most disturbingconditions ever seen as violence and self-harm rockets due to stretched resources and staff shortages, the chief prisons inspector has said.’

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The Guardian, 11th July 2018

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EVENT: IALS – Urban Law Day 2018: Human Rights in Cities

Posted July 12th, 2018 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘The Urban Law Day is a specialised forum aiming to bring together a multidisciplinary circle of academics and practitioners interested in urban legislation, including planners, architects, policy makers, economists, urbanises, and lawyers.’

Date: 13th July 2018, 10.00am-1.30om

Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR

Charge: Free, registration required

More information can be found here.

Top-earning QC gives up practice to become Attorney General – Legal Futures

Posted July 12th, 2018 in attorney general, barristers, news by sally

‘The head of Thomas More Chambers and one of the highest-earning MPs as a result of his legal work is giving it all up today after he was catapulted into the cabinet as Attorney General.’

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Legal Futures, 10th July 2018

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EVENT: IALS – ‘Refugee Protection in a Hostile World?’ Third Annual Conference, Refugee Law Initiative

Posted July 12th, 2018 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘This year’s special theme – ‘Refugee Protection in a Hostile World?’ – reflects on an apparent strengthening of long-standing currents of anti-refugee feeling and other forms of instability in the world. This trend raises urgent questions about its present and future impact on refugee protection globally, as well as the interaction between global politics and refugee law.’

Date: 18th – 19th July 2018, 9.00am-8.00pm

Location: The Beveridge Hall, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

Charge: See website for details

More information can be found here.

HMRC seeking ‘unprecedented’ information request powers – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 12th, 2018 in consultations, data protection, HM Revenue & Customs, investigatory powers, news, privacy, taxation, tribunals by sally

‘HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the UK is seeking “unprecedented” powers to obtain information about taxpayers without independent oversight from the tax tribunal, a tax expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2018

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High Court judge berates leading law firm for “shameful” behaviour – Legal Futures

Posted July 12th, 2018 in airlines, costs, law firms, news, professional conduct by sally

‘A High Court judge has accused leading law firm Pinsent Masons of losing sight of “any basic standard of decent and compassionate behaviour” in the way it dealt with the widow of a defendant its client was suing.’

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Legal Futures, 11th July 2018

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Judge refuses permission for legal challenge to Inner Temple planning permission – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 12th, 2018 in inns of court, judicial review, news, planning by sally

‘The High Court has refused permission for a judicial review of the Corporation of the City of London’s grant of planning permission for educational facilities in the Inner Temple Treasury Building, which involves the loss of the upper gallery of its library, it has been reported.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th July 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk