Legal aid: Barristers to strike over ‘relentless cuts’ – BBC News
‘Barristers are to go on strike over “relentless” cuts which have left the criminal justice system “broken”.’
BBC News, 30th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ofsted school hijab ban stance challenged by teachers’ union – BBC News
‘Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman risks splitting communities by backing head teachers who may wish to ban the hijab, says a teaching union leader.’
BBC News, 30th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New homelessness act fails to address root causes, charities say – The Guardian
‘Spiralling rents, welfare reforms and council funding cuts will undermine the impact of the most significant new homelessness legislation for 40 years, charities have said.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tribunal lifts restrictions on solicitor who “carved out new area of expertise” – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has removed the conditions on the practising certificate (PC) of a solicitor fined for allowing improper payments to be made out of client account.’
Legal Futures, 3rd April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Not for the court to redraft pleadings, High Court says as it strikes out defence – Litigation Futures
‘It is not the court’s role to redraft pleadings in the hope of producing an “intelligible defence”, the High Court has said.’
Litigation Futures, 29th March 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Child burial fees waived in England – BBC News
‘The costs of child burials and cremations are to be waived in England to bring them in line with Wales, the prime minister has announced.’
BBC News, 1st April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Aggressive bailiff behaviour remains ‘lingering concern’ – MoJ review – BBC News
‘Concerns persist over bailiffs using aggressive behaviour to pursue debts despite a legal crackdown, a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) report has found.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law Pod UK Ep. 28: No More Full Disclosure for Women Forced into Sex Work – 1 COR
‘Jo Moore tells Rosalind English about a recent ruling which means that women who were forced into the sex trade at a younger age don’t need to disclose their convictions when applying for jobs which require DBS checks.’
Law Pod UK, 26th March 2018
Source: audioboom.com
Court of Protection solicitor convicted of neglect following elderly mother’s death – Legal Futures
‘An associate in a law firm’s Court of Protection team has been convicted of the wilful neglect of her own elderly mother, who died in squalor despite the solicitor having power of attorney to act on her behalf.’
Legal Futures, 3rd April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Violist wins against Royal Opera House for hearing loss – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The ROH has been found liable for failing to protect the hearing of its musicians and for causing acoustic shock to former viola player Chris Goldscheider. This is the first time a musical institution has been found responsible for damage to the hearing of musicians, and the first time that acoustic shock as been recognised as an injury sounding in damages.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd April 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Bank wins ruling against ‘cybersquatter’ who demanded £100,000 for domain name – Daily Telegraph
‘A bank has won a legal battle against a China-based ‘cybersquatter’, who attempted to extort almost £100,000 from the business by buying a domain name they wanted.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Met Police investigated over death of arrested man – BBC News
‘The police watchdog has launched an investigation into the death of a man who died the day after being arrested.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK to tighten laws on ‘abhorrent’ ivory trade – The Guardian
‘A UK ban on ivory sales, which the government claims will be the toughest in Europe and one of the strictest in the world, is to be introduced after the proposals were overwhelmingly backed in a public consultation.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Easter break
There will be no posts over the Easter weekend (Friday 30th March – Monday 2nd April inclusive) during which time the Library will be closed. We will resume posting on Tuesday 3rd April.
UK government confirms changes to discount rate calculation method – OUT-LAW.com
‘The way in which the discount rate applied to lump sum personal injury payments is calculated will be changed in order to “better reflect evidence of actual investment habits”, the UK government has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
English court delivers landmark judgment on project insurance coverage – OUT-LAW.com
‘The High Court has handed down a judgment deciding that a sub-contractor on a construction project was not entitled to coverage from the project insurance policy.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Costs challenge: judge blocks historic files disclosure – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A judge has refused to hand over historic case documents to a former client claiming to be overcharged by a law firm in the latest blow to costs recovery claims.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th March 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
