Children: Private Law Update (February 2017) – Family Law Week
‘Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important judgments in private law children cases.’
Family Law Week, 28th February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Social worker loses appeal over ruling by judge that she improperly altered records – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Family Court has dismissed an appeal by a social worker against a finding that she improperly altered records concerning children in care proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st March 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Bahrain speech by Sir Peter Gross: Judicial Leadership and Reform – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Bahrain speech by Sir Peter Gross: Judicial Leadership and Reform.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 1st March 2017
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
House of Lords drops tough new rule to kick out members who misbehave after opposition from peers – Daily Telegraph
‘Tough new rules to kick misbehaving peers out of the House of Lords have been dropped because of opposition from members of the un-elected second chamber.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Amber Rudd authorises more powerful Tasers for police – The Guardian
‘The home secretary, Amber Rudd, has authorised a more powerful Taser stun gun to be issued to police officers in England and Wales despite concerns over a number of deaths and serious injuries connected with their use.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BBC reporter Sally Chidzoy’s tribunal struck out for ‘unreasonable conduct’ – BBC News
‘A veteran BBC TV reporter who claimed she was the victim of a “witch-hunt” had her employment tribunal case struck out for unreasonable conduct.’
BBC News, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Domestic abuse survivors will be allowed to register to vote anonymously to protect them from their attackers – The Independent
‘Survivors of domestic abuse will be protected from their attackers when they register to vote, under new Government plans.
The rules will be relaxed to make it far easier for victims of abuse to register anonymously, in a victory for a campaign by charities including Women’s Aid.’
The Independent, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Row erupts after rich pensioner erects barricade to block off neighbour’s £2m home – Daily Telegraph
‘A rich pensioner is locked in a bizarre neighbours war with a cutting-edge architect and her partner, after erecting a huge wooden barricade that blocks off the windows and back door of their innovative £2 million house.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police destroyed key evidence in new Hatton Garden case because of time limit rules – Daily Telegraph
‘Police destroyed more than 200 hours of CCTV footage which could have been used as key evidence to try a Hatton Garden burglar for his part in another high-end raid because of time limit rules, a court was told.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police ‘failed to properly investigate possible sex abuse of toddler’, says watchdog – The Independent
‘Senior detectives failed to properly investigate the case of a toddler who may have been sexually abused before she died, a police watchdog has concluded.’
The Independent, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
CQC warns online doctor services may pose risk to public – The Guardian
‘Patients could be at risk from online companies offering doctors’ services, the Care Quality Commission has said.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What happens now peers have voted to amend the Brexit Bill? – Daily Telegraph
‘Peers in the House of Lords have voted to amend European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, which if passed by Parliament will allow the UK to start formal talks about leaving the EU.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge calls for ‘procedural co-ordination’ in development of legal costs law – OUT-LAW.com
‘It will be important for judges to take a co-ordinated approach as the case law around legal costs and cost budgeting develops, a High Court judge has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
The Importance of Costs Budgets – Merrix v Heart of England NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 346 (QB) – Zenith PI Blog
‘The Appellant had succeeded against the Respondent in a clinical negligence claim but when the matter came before District Judge Lumb for a detailed assessment of her costs, he was asked to determine as a preliminary issues whether his discretion on costs was fettered by the cots budgeting regime. The case had settled in advance of the trial with the inevitable consequence that the Appellant’s costs were significantly less than those which had been budgeted for and approved pursuant to a previous costs management order made under CPR 3.15(2).’
Zenith PI Blog, 1st March 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Courts are running out of qualified judges, peers are told – The Guardian
‘Vacancies for crown court and high court judges are increasingly being left unfilled because of a serious shortage of suitably qualified applicants, a select committee has been told.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inside Britain’s sharia councils: hardline and anti-women – or a dignified way to divorce? – The Guardian
‘Sharia councils say they offer Muslim women a way out of religious marriage but critics argue this parallel legal system can leave vulnerable people trapped in abuse. Here is a rare look behind the scenes.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Unlicensed online retransmissions of TV shows within ‘the area of initial broadcast’ constitutes copyright infringement, rules EU court – OUT-LAW.com
‘Retransmitting TV programmes online within “the area of initial broadcast” is an act of copyright infringement under EU law, if carried out without the permission of the TV broadcasters, the EU’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court refuses to strike-out claim against Saudi prince over unpaid interim costs order – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge has refused to strike-out a claim by a woman who failed to comply with a Court of Appeal order to pay £250,000 in interim costs, on the grounds that it would breach her rights to a fair trial.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Dominic Chappell to fight legal action forcing him to pay BHS pensions – The Guardian
‘Dominic Chappell, the last owner of BHS, has pledged to fight legal action by the Pensions Regulator designed to force him to pay millions of pounds into the failed retailer’s pension scheme, saying the black hole in the scheme was not his fault.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British policing is in a ‘potentially perilous’ state, with thousands of criminal suspects roaming free, damning report warns – Daily Telegraph
‘Policing in Britain is in a “potentially perious” state with tens of thousands of suspects of crime roaming free in the community, a damning report has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
