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
Landline charges for 2m customers to be cut as telecoms watchdog steps in – The Guardian
‘Ofcom has slammed telecom providers for offering landline-only customers poor value for money, as it unveiled plans to force BT, the dominant provider, to cut bills by at least £5 a month, benefiting about 2.3 million people.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal expenses insurers will pick up the baton as Ministry of Justice whiplash reforms reduce access to justice for many – Litigation Futures
‘Leading legal expenses insurer DAS is predicting an increase in demand for motor legal expenses insurance (MLEI) as a result of the Ministry of Justice’s response to the proposed personal injury reforms announced last week.’
Litigation Futures, 1st March 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
County council defends High Court challenge to cut to personal budget – Local Government Lawyer
‘A county council has defended a High Court challenge to its decisions to reduce a severely disabled man’s personal budget and revise his care and support plan.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Lawyer criticises child abuse inquiry for not safeguarding evidence – The Guardian
‘The national child abuse inquiry has been criticised by a prominent lawyer representing victims for failing to seize potentially vital caches of evidence before they are destroyed.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The changing meaning of tax avoidance – OUP Blog
‘There are some economic terms that are fixed and immutable. Marginal cost will always be the addition to cost from an incremental increase in output, and average cost will never be anything other than total cost divided by output. Other terms have greater fluidity and evolve over time with developments in theory and practice. For this reason, compilation of the Dictionary is never finished and definitions are never final.’
OUP Blog, 1st March 2017
Source: www.blog.oup.com
Who are the Guantanamo Brits? – BBC News
‘Seventeen British citizens or residents were detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. But who are they, how did they come to be there and what became of them following their release?’
BBC News, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FGM should not be prosecuted, police force says as it claims best course of action is to ‘educate parents’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Parents caught practising female genital mutilation on their children should not be prosecuted, a police force has claimed as it says the best course of action is to “educate parents”.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mark Duggan shooting: court considers appeal against inquest verdict – The Guardian
‘The mother of Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by police in 2011 triggered riots across the country, is going to the court of appeal on Thursday in what she says is her “continuing search for justice” for her son.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge convicts Leeds ‘cash for crash’ killers – BBC News
‘Three men involved in a “cash for crash” scam which killed an 88-year-old woman in Leeds have been convicted.’
BBC News, 27th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government wins injunction to stop prison officers’ ‘plainly unlawful’ strike action – Daily Telegraph
‘The Government has won a High Court bid to stop prison officers staging “plainly unlawful” industrial action.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
