Brexit & currency flip-flops in court – New Law Journal
‘Francis Kendall considers the impact of the falling pound on costs awards to European litigants.’
New Law Journal, 16th February 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
EVENT: The Bar Council – Practical Ethics in Family Law Seminar
‘The Bar Council’s Ethics Committee and the Family Law Bar Association will be holding an evening training seminar focused on Ethics in Family Law.
The main topics of the seminar include:
Bar Standards Board Handbook: a refresher
Working with the Regulator
How to apply an ethical framework to practical dilemmas in family cases
Confirmed speakers include:
Rachel Langdale QC, 7BR
Deepak Nagpal, 1 King’s Bench Walk
The seminar will by chaired by Ian Bugg,1 Garden Court, Secretary of the Family Law Bar Association.’
Date: 8th March 2017, 5.30-7.15pm
Location: 7 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4BS
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.
EVENT: UCL – The Intrinsic Wrong of Privatisation
‘What is wrong (if anything) with privatisation? Professor Cordelli argues that both instrumental and non-instrumental arguments (i.e. the motivational, commodification and intrinsically-public goods arguments) proposed by political philosophers against privatisation fail to explain what is ultimately objectionable with this phenomenon. The (intrinsic) wrong of privatisation, Professor Cordelli then suggests, consists in the creation of an institutional arrangement that denies those who are subject to it equal freedom.’
Date: 14th March 2017, 4.00-6.00pm
Location: Council Room, UCL School of Public Policy, 29-30 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9QU
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
Budget does not replace detailed assessment, says another regional costs judge – Litigation Futures
‘A second regional costs judge has ruled that an approved budget does not hinder a detailed assessment, but also called on the higher courts or the rule committee to give a definitive view.’
Litigation Futures, 16th February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
The OCENSA Pipeline Group Litigation: costs in group litigation – Henderson Chambers
‘On 21 December 2016, Mr Justice Stuart-Smith gave judgment in relation to the costs issues arising out of the OCENSA Pipeline Group Limitation (Arroyo v Equion Energia Limited [2016] EWHC 3348 (TCC)). This judgment followed the very lengthy judgment ([2016] EWHC 1699 (TCC)) given on 27 July 2016, in which he dismissed, on the facts and on the law, 4 Lead Claims.’
Full story (PDF)
Henderson Chambers, 20th January 2017
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
Ransomware fast becoming the top cyber risk facing organisations, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Ransomware is fast becoming the biggest cyber risk facing organisations, who often feel pressured to pay criminals to give them back control over the data they have encrypted or deleted.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Insurance surgery: liability & multi-party accidents abroad – New Law Journal
‘The Court of Appeal has provided welcome clarity on determining which laws should apply in cross-border cases, says Kelvin Farmaner.’
New Law Journal, 16th February 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘Devastated and destroyed’: McKenzie friend victims speak out on TV – Law Society’s Gazette
‘McKenzie friend whom the Gazette has been investigating since the end of last year has been featured on a BBC current affairs programme on which his former clients spoke of feeling ‘devastated, destroyed and distraught’ by his actions.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th February 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Graham John Wheeler: Referendums That Time Forgot – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘It is well known that the first national referendum in the UK was the 1975 poll on EEC membership. It is also quite well known that A.V. Dicey called for the introduction of the referendum into British politics from the 1880s onwards as a means of defeating Irish home rule. This episode was the subject of an exchange between Dominic Chambers QC and Lord Sumption in the Article 50 case.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th February 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
EVENT: Queen Mary – Childbirth and the Court of Protection
‘This seminar will take a critical look at forced caesarean decisions in the Court of Protection including:
What is the appropriate threshold for capacity to make childbirth decisions? How does the court’s assessment of capacity in childbirth compare to capacity to make other reproductive decisions?
What evidence does the court use to assess a woman’s best interests in childbirth? Are there more sources of evidence on which the court could draw?
How can the court be better informed of the woman’s preferences?
What role does safety of the foetus play in decision-making?
What is the procedure for bringing these cases to court? Can it be improved?’
Date: 8th March 2017, 5.00-7.00pm
Location: 39 Essex Chambers, 81 Chancery Lane, London WC2 1DD
Charge: Free, booking required
More information can be found here.
EVENT: The Constitution Unit – Brexit at Westminster: can Parliament play a meaningful role?
‘Brexit presents Parliament with daunting challenges, politically and procedurally. Every Select Committee has an interest, and over 40 committee inquiries have been launched. A new Brexit Committee of twice the normal size was established in October. Its Chair, Hilary Benn, will talk about the challenges it faces; Baroness Kishwer Falkner will explain the work of the Lords EU Committee and its sub-Committees; and Commons legal adviser Arnold Ridout will talk about the Brexit work of the other Select Committees in the Commons.
Speakers:
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Chair of Commons Brexit Committee
Baroness Kishwer Falkner, Chair of the House of Lords European Union Sub-Committee on Financial Affairs
Arnold Ridout, Clerk of European Legislation, House of Commons
Professor Meg Russell, Director of the Constitution Unit, will Chair the seminar’
Date: 13th March 2017, 12.30-2.00pm
Location: Chadwick Building, Room B05, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
EVENT: IALS – We Are All Translators Now: Constitutional Analysis as Translation
‘Speaker: Professor Laurence M. Solan, Don Forchelli Professor of Law and Director of Graduate Education, Brooklyn Law School, New York City, USA
Professor Laurence M. Solan is Director of Brooklyn Law School’s Center for the Study of Law, Language and Cognition. His acclaimed book, The Language of Judges, is widely recognized as a seminal work on linguistic theory and legal argumentation.’
Date: 13th March 2017, 6.00-8.00pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, booking required
More information can be found here.
A repeat of Mid Staffs errors is ‘inevitable’, warns Sir Robert Francis – Local Government Lawyer
‘The QC who carried out a review of failures at the Mid Staffs Hospital five years ago says that a similar collapse is ‘inevitable’ under current circumstances where some health trusts are accepting impossible performance targets. ‘
Local Government Lawyer, 17th February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judy Dawson discusses another case involving incorrect Court fees paid and whether this gifts the Defendant a limitation defence – Park Square Barristers
‘In January 2016 I discussed the case of Lewis v Ward Hadaway [2015] EWCA 3503 (Ch) and the possible avenues for Defendants to counter a practice which was at least perceived to be increasing of Claimant solicitors issuing Claim Forms for values below the actual value of the claim, in order to delay the payment of higher Court Fees.’
Park Square Barristers, 13th January 2017
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Officials “exceeded powers” when barring demonstrators from entering court – Local Government Lawyer
‘Court officials exceeded their powers when they barred supporters of the founder of the Fathers 4 Justice pressure group from entering Aldershot Magistrates Court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
When is relief from forfeiture available? – Tanfield Chambers
‘Property analysis: Is relief from forfeiture only available to claimants with proprietary or possessory rights? Barrister Robert Bowker, of Tanfield Chambers, considers the recent High Court decision in General Motors UK v Manchester Ship Canal Company.’
Tanfield Chambers, 26th January 2017
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
The legal landscape on cybersecurity is changing with stiffer fines for breaches on the way, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Organisations face stiffer obligations on the security measures they must put in place to prevent their systems and data being compromised as well as new duties to disclose major incidents or breaches they experience.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Shoplifter spared jail after applying to go on The Jeremy Kyle Show to seek help – Daily Telegraph
‘A serial shoplifter has avoided prison after magistrates heard he is applying to appear on The Jeremy Kyle Show to seek help.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman guilty of ‘horrific’ Sheffield murder – BBC News
‘A woman has been found guilty of the “horrific” murder of a man after taking drugs at a house in Sheffield.’
BBC News, 16th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firm insurer fails in High Court bid to recover property fraud losses from solicitor – Legal Futures
‘A highly experienced solicitor who breached the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 in a property transaction that led to a £500,000 fraud did not act dishonestly, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 17th February 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
