No verdict reached in University Challenge rape trial – BBC News
‘A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a former University Challenge contestant accused of rape.’
BBC News, 15th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Politicians too slow to defend judges after Brexit case, says supreme court president – The Guardian
‘Britain’s top judge has spoken out about media attacks on the judiciary and the failure of politicians to stand up for judges after the Brexit court challenge.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New ‘automatic online conviction procedure’ to be set up by the UK government – OUT-LAW.com
‘People guilty of “low level” offences in England and Wales will be able to accept and pay penalties and avoid having to appear before court under a new online process to be set up by the UK government.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Asbestos: Breach, Causation and Damages, David Kearns v Delta Steeplejacks Limited [2017] EWHC 149 (QB) – Zenith PI Blog
‘Where an apportionment for exposure to asbestos was carried out using a time based apportionment as opposed to a dose based apportionment.’
Zenith PI Blog, 15th February 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Post-Brexit on the pistes: winter sports and EU law – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Accident victims may struggle to get recompense if access to joined-up European laws is lost when the UK leaves the EU.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th February 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Our legal services will stay on top”, minister declares in face of growing threat of competition post-Brexit – Legal Futures
‘Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald has struck a bullish tone of defiance in response to concerns that Germany and the Netherlands are creating English-language commercial courts to compete with the UK for disputes post Brexit.’
Legal Futures, 13th February 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Search engines and rights holders near deal on code to combat online copyright infringement – OUT-LAW.com
‘Search engines and creative industry representatives are close to finalising a new voluntary code of practice aimed to combating online copyright infringement, a UK peer has said’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th February 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Tobias Lock and Tom Gerald Daly: Brexit and the British Bill of Rights: Capturing Constitutional Complexity – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Euroscepticism – usually framed as an argument from national sovereignty – was an important driving force behind Brexit, but also serves as a key motivator behind efforts to reform domestic human rights law. Calls to ‘scrap the Human Rights Act’ (HRA) and to replace it with a British Bill of Rights (BBR) are usually accompanied by calls to curtail the power of the European Court of Human Rights and to make British judges the ultimate arbiter in human rights matters (again). The connections between Brexit and human rights reform are not confined to these common ideological roots, however. Brexit has profound consequences for human rights reform in both substantive and procedural terms. These are the findings of a new research paper edited by the authors of this blog post and based on the proceedings of a workshop held at Edinburgh Law School in the autumn of last year.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 13th February 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Brexit and implications for UK Merger Control – Part 2/3: Implications for the CMA’s workload and what not to do – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘The Competition Bulletin is pleased to welcome the second in a three-part series of blogs on Brexit and merger control by Ben Forbes and Mat Hughes of AlixPartners. Ben and Mat are (with others) co-authors of the new Sweet & Maxwell book, “UK Merger Control: Law and Practice”.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 10th February 2017
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
Court of Appeal criticises expert who failed to disclose “close connection” with defendant – Litigation Futures
‘A medical expert who failed to disclose that he had trained the defendant on whose behalf he was giving evidence and that they had “worked together closely for a substantial period” has been criticised by the Court of Appeal’
Litigation Futures, 14th February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Supreme Court Brexit ruling may affect legal action against Tony Blair and other ‘state officials’ over Iraq War – The Independent
‘The Supreme Court Brexit ruling may affect attempts to take legal action against Tony Blair and other “state officials” over their role in the Iraq War, it has emerged.’
The Independent, 14th February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Record hate crimes’ after EU referendum – BBC News
‘A majority of police forces in England and Wales saw record levels of hate crimes in the first full three months following the EU referendum, according to new analysis.’
BBC News, 15th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman seeks to end 39-year marriage in Valentine’s Day court appeal – The Guardian
‘A 65-year-old woman who wants to divorce her husband of nearly 40 years is staging an “extraordinarily unusual” Valentine’s Day court fight.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scotland Yard facing £3m legal threat over bungled VIP child abuse inquiry – Daily Telegraph
‘The Metropolitan Police is facing legal action costing as much as £3million from three prominent members of society who claimed their reputations were tarnished over false sexual abuse allegations.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Liz Truss rejects calls to cut sentences to reduce prison population – The Guardian
‘The justice secretary, Liz Truss, is to reject making deep cuts in the record 85,000 prison population in England and Wales warning that such “quick fix” solutions would put the public at greater risk.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Higher education claims: Court gives general guidance on JR and OIA complaints – Education Blog
‘In three linked cases the Administrative Court has just given important general guidance on the relationship between judicial review proceedings and references to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education. The three linked cases were R (Zahid) v University of Manchester, R (Rafique-Aldawery) v St George’s, University of London, and R (Sivasubramaniyam) v University of Leicester [2017] EWHC 188 (Admin). The cases were decided together by judgment of Mr Justice Hickinbottom delivered on 10 February 2017.’
Education Blog, 13th February 2017
Source: www.education11kbw.com
‘Unfit’ council home payouts and legal fees hit £35m in five years – BBC News
‘Councils in England have paid out more than £35m in compensation and legal fees in the past five years to tenants living in “unfit” council homes.’
BBC News, 14th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More than nine in 10 UK universities restrict free speech on campus, report claims – The Independent
‘More than nine in 10 UK universities are restrictive of free speech, according to a new report that raises concerns over the issue of censorship on campuses.’
The Independent, 13th February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mum who dumped newborn baby in Wigan hospital toilets spared jail – BBC News
‘A mother who was “in denial” about her pregnancy and abandoned her newborn baby boy in a bin in toilets at a hospital has been spared jail.’
BBC News, 13th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
