Harry Kane fiver: Is it legal to draw on money? – BBC News
‘It is illegal to deface banknotes by printing, writing or adding words, letters or figures.’
BBC News, 6th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cardiotocography: An Introduction – No. 5 Chambers
‘Cardiotocography traces form a central piece of documentary evidence in litigation related to adverse perinatal outcomes, which are alleged to have arisen due to events that took place during the labour and/or delivery of the baby. Cardiotocography is therefore an important element to get to grips with for any practitioner when working on birth injury cases. Errors in electronic fetal heart rate monitoring or cardiotocography are a common theme in such cases with injuries to the baby including cerebral palsy, stillbirth and scarring and injuries to the mother including damage to the mother’s perineum or vagina resulting in disability which limits sexual intercourse, lack of control of bladder/bowel function and of course psychological or psychiatric sequelae. A recent review by NHS Resolution in September 2017 found that 32 out of the 50 cerebral palsy cases looked at, involved errors of cardiotocography interpretation. This article is a beginner’s guide to cardiotocography for application in medical negligence cases.’
No. 5 Chambers, 31st July 2018
Source: www.no5.com
Soldier left with PTSD when RAF plane plummeted towards ground due to ‘bored pilot’ wins payout – Daily Telegraph
‘A soldier left with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when an RAF plane plummeted towards the ground due to a ‘bored pilot’ has won hundreds of thousands of pounds compensation from the MoD.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bogus lawyer jailed for “worse than useless” advice – Legal Futures
‘A man who falsely claimed he was fronting a legal business has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for charging £12,000 for advice a judge described as “worse than useless”.’
Legal Futures, 7th August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
The Supreme Court ruling on ending life – No. 5 Chambers
‘After the Anthony Bland case in 1993, it became the practice to get the courts to decide whether a patient in a persistent vegetative state could be allowed to die. Following a Supreme Court decision on 30 July 2018 in a land mark case called NHS Trust v Y [2018] UKSC 46, the law in future will allow doctors and families to make the decision to allow a patient to die to withdraw sustenance where they all agree to it, without needing to go to a court.’
No. 5 Chambers, 2nd August 2018
Source: www.no5.com
Welsh Government lawyer and PC jailed for child sex abuse – BBC News
‘A police officer who raped a toddler has been jailed along with a Welsh Government lawyer for his part in child sex abuse.’
BBC News, 6th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hayley Gascoigne, Died of a Broken Heart? – Laura Addy summarises Inquest – Park Square Barristers
‘On the 28th and 29th June 2018 Laura Addy represented Gary Long in the recent inquest into the tragic death of Hayley Gascoigne that was held at Hull Coroner’s Court before Professor Marks.’
Park Square Barristers, 6th July 2018
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Call for a ban on people eating dog meat in the UK – BBC News
‘UK law says that you can’t buy or sell dog meat, but if you humanely kill a dog you own, you can eat it.’
BBC News, 7th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Japanese Knotweed and Private Nuisance – Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v Williams [2018] EWCA Civ 1514 – No. 5 Chambers
‘Over the past few years there has been increasing awareness about the threat posed by Japanese knotweed and new measures have been introduced to combat its spread.’
No. 5 Chambers, 16th July 2018
Source: www.no5.com
Surrey police to hold review after trial of Jonathan King collapse – The Guardian
‘An independent review will take place after “fundamental failures” led to the collapse of disgraced music industry figure Jonathan King’s trial, a police and crime commissioner has said.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Disability related error of judgment amounts to discrimination arising from disability – No. 5 Chambers
‘Following a line of decisions in the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Court of Appeal in City of York v P J Grosset [2018] EWCA Civ 1105 so held.’
No. 5 Chambers, 11th July 2018
Source: www.no5.com
Valued Landscapes – A Legal Perspective – No. 5 Chambers
‘“Valued landscapes” have become a frequent and significant feature in planning decision making since the advent of the National Planning Policy Framework (the “NPPF”).’
No. 5 Chambers, 4th July 2018
Source: www.no5.com
Inquest touching the death of James Sheffield – Caroline Wood discusses Inquest – Park Square Barristers
‘The inquest touching on the death of James Sheffield was heard in Bolton Coroner’s Court over two days on 30th and 31st January 2018 by a Judge alone.’
Park Square Barristers, 6th July 2018
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
A Marriage Between The Human Rights Act and Medical Negligence?….The Engagement is Definitely Off! – Park Square Barristers
‘Lorraine Harris reviews the case of Parkinson which now clarifies the extremely limited use of Article 2 in cases of death following medical treatment, as well as the difficulty of challenging the decision making of a Coroner. Analysis at the close of the article reveals the salient points of the case.’
Park Square Barristers, 10th July 2018
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lehtimäki v The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK) and others [2018] EWCA Civ 1605 – Radcliffe Chambers
‘Mark Mullen appeared for HM Attorney General before the Court of Appeal in Lehtimäki v The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK) and others [2018] EWCA Civ 1605.
In the claim, the claimant (‘CIFF’), a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity, sought approval of the making of a grant of $360 million to a new charity established by one of its directors.’
Radcliffe Chambers, 6th July 2018
Source: www.radcliffechambers.com
Caroline Wood discusses costs, Qowcs and multiple defendants – Park Square Barristers
‘This was a noise induced hearing loss claim where the claimant had issued against 6 Defendants. On 12 December 2016, the claimant compromised its claim against D4 – D6. That compromise was in the form of a Tomlin order. It ordered that all further proceedings in respect of the claims against D4- D6 were stayed, except for the purposes of carrying out the agreed terms of settlement, which were set out in a separate schedule.’
Park Square Barristers, 24th July 2018
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Court of Appeal hands down judgment in British Airways pension scheme litigation – Radcliffe Chambers
‘The appeal concerned whether the Scheme had been effectively amended to include a trustee power to award discretionary pension increases and whether the subsequent exercise of that power was valid.’
Radcliffe Chambers, 5th July 2018
Source: www.radcliffechambers.com
Environmental Law News Update – Six Pump Court
‘In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Laura Phillips, Mark Davies and Angelica Rokad consider a parliamentary report on the Government’s 25 year plan for the environment, the Brexit White Paper and a recent Court of Appeal case clarifying sentencing in fire safety cases.’
Six Pump Court, 30th July 2018
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
Bennett v Bennett & Others [2018] EWHC 1931 (Ch) – Tanfield Chambers
‘Tanfield barristers Marc Glover and Chloe Sheridan successfully represented the Claimants in a High Court dispute over East Thurrock United Football Club. In a judgment handed down on 25th July 2018, the Court dismissed the defendant’s and additional parties’ claims to a share in the land used by the Football Club, claimed to be worth £10 million.’
Tanfield Chambers, 6th August 2018
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
Supreme Court decision in Steinfeld and Keidan v Secretary of State for International Development: The Civil Partnership Act is incompatible with Articles 14 and 8 of the ECHR – Zenith Chambers
‘The Supreme Court issued a unanimous landmark judgement declaring that the provisions in the Civil Partnership Act 2004 preventing opposite sex couples from entering into a civil partnership is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.’
Zenith Chambers, 29th June 2018
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
