Consistory court evidence or “Call My Bluff”: Episode 2 – Law & Religion UK
‘The second of two posts on information submitted as evidence to consistory courts.’
Law & Religion UK, 7th September 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Uncertainty of prognosis is no excuse for late acceptance of Part 36 offer – Zenith PI
‘Briggs v CEF Holdings Ltd (2017) CA (unreported). It is not uncommon for a defendant to make a part 36 offer early on in proceedings before the full prognosis is known. The frequency with which claimant representatives are faced with the difficulty of advising clients in these circumstances does not reduce its impact.’
Zenith PI, 8th September 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
Ombudsman criticises council for errors in children’s complaints handling – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) has criticised a London borough after two brothers with learning difficulties saw their care and support packages reduced without their mother being told why.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th September 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Lammy review: final report – Official Publications
‘An independent review into the treatment of, and outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the criminal justice system.’
Official Publications, 8th September 2017
A good day for defendants – lawyers react to discount rate reform and NAO report – Litigation Futures
‘Yesterday’s announcement of how the Ministry of Justice intends to reform the discount rate and publication of the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report on clinical negligence claims drew predictably opposing responses from claimant and defendant groups.’
Litigation Futures, 8th September 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
UK high court blocks deportation of man who accuses G4S of abuse – The Guardian
‘A high court judge has made an 11th-hour intervention to prevent an immigration detainee who claims he has been abused by G4S from being forcibly removed from the UK.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
DPP – John Harris Memorial Lecture – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Speech from Alison Saunders, DPP, on developments in technology and society, and addressing terrorism, fraud and mental health issues.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th September 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
UK citizens set for “second class status” – EU (Withdrawal) Bill – The Bar Council
‘”This Bill will leave UK citizens and businesses with less protection against the power of the state. Rights are not being brought home, they are being abolished.”
Andrew Langdon QC, Chair of the Bar.’
The Bar Council, 7th September 2017
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Returning jihadis will end up in family courts, Lord Chief Justice warns – Daily Telegraph
‘British jihadis returning from Syria will put pressure on the family courts over the next year, the Lord Chief Justice has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Vivienne Westwood’s son challenges Ineos injunction on fracking protest – The Guardian
‘An environmental campaigner is challenging the legality of a wide-ranging injunction obtained against protesters by a multinational firm that he criticised as being “draconian, anti-democratic and oppressive”.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
News Group settles 17 cases related to allegations of criminality at the Sun – The Guardian
‘The publisher of the Sun and the defunct News of the World has settled 17 cases of phone hacking and illegally obtaining personal information, avoiding a high-profile court case.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
GP who created fake patient ‘M Mouse’ ‘to cope with workload’ escapes suspension – Daily Telegraph
‘A GP who listed “M Mouse” among hundreds of bogus patients has escaped suspension after a tribunal decided it was his way of coping with his workload.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man who called for all British Muslims to be killed after Manchester attack on Facebook jailed for a year – The Independent
‘A man who posted a Facebook message calling for all British Muslims to be killed in the wake of the Manchester attack has been jailed for a year.’
The Independent, 7th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Former MP to sue Scotland Yard over child sexual abuse investigation – The Guardian
‘A former MP is to sue the Metropolitan police over their handling of the investigation into historical child sex abuse allegations against him. Harvey Proctor was cleared by the Met in 2016 after the collapse of Operation Midland, the £2.5m investigation into accusations of a paedophile ring operating in Westminster.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
White supremacist has jail sentence cut as court hears he was ‘not as racist as his Facebook friends’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A white supremacist has had his prison sentence cut after the Court of Appeal heard he was not as racist as some of his Facebook friends. Lawrence Burns, 23, who wanted to protect an “advanced warrior race of white men and women,” was jailed for four years for stirring up racial hatred following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court late in 2016.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Katie Rough: Teenager who killed the seven-year-old girl to undergo psychiatric testing – The Independent
‘A teenager who smothered and stabbed to death a seven-year-old girl to find out whether she was a robot has been ordered to be detained for psychiatric assessment under the Mental Health Act.’
The Independent, 7th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Exposed: ‘racial bias’ in British criminal justice system – The Guardian
‘Prosecutions against some black and minority-ethnic suspects should be deferred or dropped to help tackle the criminal justice system’s bias against them, according to a highly critical report written by the Labour MP David Lammy at the request of the prime minister.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
New duty to notify data breaches will provide general benefits to data privacy and security, says UK watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
‘Data security and privacy will be bolstered by the introduction of new data breach reporting requirements, the UK’s information commissioner has said..’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Professional negligence claim against Law Society to proceed to trial – OUT-LAW.com
‘A professional negligence claim against the Law Society based on information listed in its “Find a Solicitor” (FAS) directory which turned out to be fraudulent should proceed to trial, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Fail to engage in adr at your peril – Zenith PI
‘Marsh v Ministry of Justice (2017) QBD is a timely reminder of the need for parties to consider Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in personal injury claims.’
Zenith PI, 5th September 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
