‘The High Court has found that a clause in a construction contract which allocates the risk of concurrent delays to the contractor is valid and enforceable.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd October 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
The case represents the first opportunity that the Court of Appeal has had to consider the meaning and effect of s.1(1) of the Defamation Act 2013. The judgment addresses this matter as well as a number of related issues of practice and procedure. By its judgment, the Court dismisses the defendants’ appeals, ruling in favour of the claimant on the facts and the law.
5RB, 12th September 2017
Source: www.5rb.com
‘This paper challenges the bad image that has been gained by the United Kingdom law of defamation and explains why I do not consider that that image is fair or warranted.’
5RB, 14th September 2017
Source: www.5rb.com
‘The following article examines the concept of ‘debt’; this article focuses on the purpose, procedure and effects of the Protocol.’
4 KBW, 20th September 2017
Source: www.4kbw.net
‘A public consultation on draft rules governing proceedings at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has been launched today [29 September] by Security Minister Ben Wallace.’
Home Office, 29th September 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A law that could help intellectual property owners assert their rights more freely came into force yesterday. The Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 curtails a legal remedy available to a party threatened with IP infringement.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important judgments in private law children cases.’
Family Law Week, 29th September 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘This week the court held a further hearing, the IRH or Issues Resolution Hearing. In terms of the progress of the case itself, press reports tell us that little AB’s future will be decided at a final hearing in December, meaning that the proposed plan for her long term care is in some way disputed, it seems by the child’s mother. The details are unclear.’
Transparency Project, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘After coming into force in October 2000, the Act enshrines many of our most valuable and essential rights into UK law. Without it, it would be much harder to access justice, equality and fair treatment.’
RightsInfo, 2nd Octboer 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The High Court has questioned the growing use of standstill agreements in litigation, saying they are “potentially just another self-inflicted complication” when it would be simpler to apply for a stay.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd October 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘More than 50 solicitors, barristers and in-house counsel have volunteered to outsmart predictive software based on artificial intelligence in a ground-breaking lawyer v machine challenge.’
Legal Futures, 3rd October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A woman who hid the body of her newborn son in a drain has been jailed.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Andrew Bailey, has called for close cooperation between regulatory bodies to ensure continuity of service for financial institutions after Brexit.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘David Wolchover contends that there is no mandate for the UK to be taken out of the EU & considers how the European Parliament may force a further referendum.’
New Law Journal, 8th September 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘A woman with a “very significant” learning disability has lost the latest round of a legal fight over the care of her two children.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Economic migrants are living in administrative limbo without passports for up to two years because of Home Office delays, figures show.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Latest government figures highlighting the rising number of private law cases and litigants in person have prompted calls for the government to heed recent warnings about the family justice system.’
Law Society's Gazette, 29th September 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘People who repeatedly view terrorist content online will face up to 15 years in prison, the home secretary is to tell the Conservative Party conference.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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