Wellbeing at the Bar success prompts quarterly roll-out of new Certificate – The Bar Council

Posted November 7th, 2017 in barristers, mental health, press releases by sally

‘The Wellbeing at the Bar website has acted as a catalyst in bringing the Bar’s attention to wellbeing. Following the successful introduction of a Certificate of Recognition for good wellbeing practice, which attracted over 30 applications in its inaugural round, the Bar Council has announced that it will reopen Certificate applications. This will enable chambers, Inns, Circuits, Specialist Bar Associations and organisations that employ barristers to apply on an ongoing basis, with applications assessed each quarter.’

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The Bar Council, 6th November 2017

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Rapist who saw women as ‘lesser beings’ is jailed – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2017 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

‘A man who raped a stranger on a riverbank and regarded women as “lesser beings” has been jailed for 12 years.’

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BBC News, 6th November 2017

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David Evans fined £3,000 in curious case of Black Dave and Tango Sky – The Guardian

Posted November 7th, 2017 in disciplinary procedures, fines, gambling, horse racing, news by sally

‘David Evans described as “very lenient” the fine of £3,000 meted out to him by racing’s ruling body after the trainer admitted he had delayed news of a non-runner in the hope of backing another horse in the same race at better odds. Evans staked £6,000 at 4-1 on Black Dave but lost his money when the horse, from his stable near Pandy in Monmouthshire, could finish only fourth.’

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The Guardian, 6th November 2017

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Man jailed for ‘I’ve got acid’ attack in Solihull – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2017 in assault, compensation, hazardous substances, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been jailed for a roadside “acid” attack when he squirted a bottle of cleaning solution at two others.’

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BBC News, 6th November 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Elsie Scully-Hicks: Murdered by adopted father – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2017 in adoption, child abuse, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘Elsie Scully-Hicks was just 18 months old when she died from catastrophic injuries. Her adopted father Matthew Scully-Hicks inflicted a catalogue of violence on her in the eight months she lived with him.’

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BBC News, 6th November 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mother to bring alleged rapist to justice via crowdfunding after prosecutors refuse to press charges – The Independent

Posted November 7th, 2017 in closed circuit television, drug abuse, evidence, news, private prosecutions, rape, victims by sally

‘A mother who says she was raped by a stranger has now set up a crowdfunding page to bring her alleged attacker to justice.’

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The Independent, 6th November 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Little Plumpton fracking households to share £100,000 – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2017 in compensation, energy, fracking, news by sally

‘Residents living near a fracking site in Lancashire are to receive up to £2,000 each as part of a shale gas exploration payment from Cuadrilla.’

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BBC News, 6th November 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Deaths and serious incidents in police custody – Home Office

Posted November 6th, 2017 in coroners, death in custody, police, reports, restraint, suicide by sally

‘The review’s aims included examining the procedures and processes surrounding deaths and serious incidents in police custody, including the lead up to such incidents and the immediate aftermath, through to the conclusion of official investigations. The report makes 110 recommendations.’

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Home Office, 30th November 2017

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 6th, 2017 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Onuorah [2017] EWCA Civ 1757 (03 November 2017)

Decker, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 1752 (03 November 2017)

Arthur v Revenue And Customs [2017] EWCA Civ 1756 (03 November 2017)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Chapman & Ors, R v (Rev 1) [2017] EWCA Crim 1743 (01 November 2017)

High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions

Qin & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v The Commissioner of the Police for the Metropolis & Anor [2017] EWHC 2750 (Admin) (03 November 2017)

Magiera v District Court of Krakow, Poland [2017] EWHC 2757 (Admin) (03 November 2017)

Travis Perkins (Properties) Ltd v Westminster City Council & Ors [2017] EWHC 2738 (Admin) (03 November 2017)

Marwaha v UK Border Revenue Agency (Cash And Compensation Team) [2017] EWHC 2321 (Admin) (02 November 2017)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Campbell v Campbell [2017] EWHC 2747 (Ch) (03 November 2017)

High Court (Commercial Court)

JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov & Anor [2017] EWHC 2702 (Comm) (06 November 2017)

High Court (Family Division)

N v J (Power to Set Aside Return Order) [2017] EWHC 2752 (Fam) (03 November 2017)

S (Child as Parent: Adoption: Consent) [2017] EWHC 2729 (Fam) (02 November 2017)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Optical Express Ltd & Ors v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2017] EWHC 2707 (QB) (03 November 2017)

Bloomsbury Law Solicitor v Macpherson [2017] EWHC 2708 (QB) (03 November 2017)

Visage Ltd & Anor v Mehan & Ors [2017] EWHC 2734 (QB) (03 November 2017)

Source: www.bailii.org

Law and religion round-up – 5th November – Law & Religion UK

Posted November 6th, 2017 in burials and cremation, Church of England, disclosure, ecclesiastical law, family courts, islamic law, news, religious discrimination, unfair dismissal, victimisation, young offenders by sally

‘A week in which the Westminster sexual exploitation scandal continued to claim scalps, there was an important report on House of Lords reform – and Brexit rumbled on’

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Law & Religion UK, 5th November 2017

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Calls to Lower Voting Age Sidelined – But is There a Human Rights Argument? – Rightsinfo

Posted November 6th, 2017 in bills, elections, enfranchisement, human rights, news, treaties by sally

‘MPs in Westminster today debated proposals to lower the voting age across the UK to 16 – but could there be a human rights argument for this?’

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Rightsinfo, 3rd November 2017

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Lawyers aim to “intimidate” clients who complain, says report – Legal Futures

Posted November 6th, 2017 in complaints, legal language, legal ombudsman, legal profession, news by sally

‘Some clients worry being “bamboozled by legal jargon” if they complain to their lawyers, a fear that can be borne out by responses that are “seeming calculated to ‘overwhelm’ or ‘intimidate’ the customer”, according to new research.’

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Legal Futures, 6th November 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Financial claims for children following parental separation: child maintenance and Schedule 1 – Family Law

Posted November 6th, 2017 in child support, judges, legislation, news, statutory interpretation by sally

‘In the recent case of Green v Adams [2017] EWFC 24 Mr Justice Mostyn discussed the constraints of child support and the perceived shortcomings in the latest child maintenance regime (introduced by the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008).’

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Family Law, 3rd Niovember 2017

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Speech by The Rt. Hon. The Lord Burnett of Maldon at the Criminal Cases Review Commission – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted November 6th, 2017 in Criminal Cases Review Commission, miscarriage of justice, speeches by sally

‘I am very grateful to the Criminal Cases Review Commission for asking me to join you this morning to reflect briefly on your first twenty years of service to the rule of law and cause of justice. As I am first to speak may I thank Linklaters on your collective behalf for their generous hospitality without which this event would not be taking place. It is particularly poignant for me to be here because, as some of you know, I was junior counsel to the May inquiry into the convictions of the Guildford Four and Maguire family and so whilst not quite the midwife to the birth of the Criminal Cases Review Commission was one of those in the delivery room. You have a fascinating day ahead of you and I am only sorry that pressing commitments elsewhere will force me to leave, rather rudely, as soon as I have finished speaking.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 3rd November 2017

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

The Bar has confounded critics and doomsayers for decades – The Bar Council

Posted November 6th, 2017 in barristers, diversity, legal profession, news, queen's counsel, speeches by sally

‘The Bar has confounded decades of critics and doomsayers through fearlessness and competition for excellence, Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC told the 32nd Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference today.’

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The Bar Council, 4th November 2017

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

New rules to tackle ‘monster’ of civil disclosure – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 6th, 2017 in civil justice, disclosure, dispute resolution, documents, news, pilot schemes by sally

‘Parties in civil litigation will have to persuade a court if they want disclosure to encompass more than just certain key documents, under plans for reforming ‘monster’ levels of disclosure.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 3rd November 2017

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Regulators can be taken to employment tribunals, Supreme Court rules – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 6th, 2017 in appeals, complaints, employment tribunals, equality, judgments, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court, wrongful dismissal by sally

‘Solicitors claiming wrongful dismissal can potentially hold the Solicitors Regulation Authority to account in the employment tribunal following a Supreme Court judgment which clarifies rules on bringing complaints against qualifications bodies. The long-running case Michalak v General Medical Council and others centred on a discrimination complaint brought against the medical regulator by Dr Ewa Michalak. The SRA intervened in support of the GMC.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 3rd November 2017

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Fraud may justify ‘collateral use’ of documents in multiple sets of civil proceedings, court rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 6th, 2017 in bribery, civil justice, civil procedure rules, corruption, disclosure, documents, fraud, news, public interest, third parties by sally

‘The “strong public interest” in pursuing claims for fraud, bribery and corruption may justify allowing the use of documents obtained in one set of legal proceedings in a different set of proceedings, the High Court has ruled.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2017

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Judicial review appeal fails in UK diverted profits tax case – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 6th, 2017 in appeals, energy, foreign companies, foreign jurisdictions, HM Revenue & Customs, judicial review, news, notification, tax avoidance, taxation by sally

‘Oil and gas distributing company Glencore Energy’s application for judicial review of the issue of a diverted profits tax (DPT) charging notice by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been rejected for a second time.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2017

Source: www.out-law.com

Serious Fraud Office zeros in on large-scale fraud as prosecutions for other offences fall – The Independent

Posted November 6th, 2017 in compensation, fraud, freedom of information, law firms, Ministry of Justice, news, prosecutions, Serious Fraud Office, statistics by sally

‘As the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) increasingly focuses on large-scale frauds, the overall number of fraud prosecutions in the UK is falling, new figures show.’

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The Independent, 5th November 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk