‘Cash-hungry councils are “all too often” rejecting out of hand drivers’ challenges to parking fines without even bothering to read them, according to a watchdog report.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Artificial intelligence (AI) could have a knock-on impact on legal services for poorer people, such as weakening pro bono assistance by cutting the number of commercial lawyers, according to a report by Professor Roger Smith.’
Legal Futures, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A picture agency which sent photographers to David Walliams’ house when news of his divorce broke is not a news publisher and so cannot recover additional liabilities following the settlement of an action brought by the entertainer, the Senior Costs Judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A case of female genital mutilation (FGM) is either discovered or treated at a medical appointment in England every hour, according to analysis of NHS statistics by a charity.’
The Independent, 6th February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘We saw the Upper Tribunal take a new approach to determining whether the costs of improvement works, passed on through the service charge, were reasonably incurred. The UT held that particular consideration should have been given to the views of the leaseholders, whether they could be done more cheaply and the financial circumstances of the leaseholders.’
Nearly Legal, 5th February 2017
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Rape complainants are being routinely questioned in court about their sexual histories and even the way they were dressed on the night they were attacked, according to a damning dossier of case studies to be presented to MPs this week. The findings have triggered calls for the law to be tightened to protect complainants better.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An ex-council boss who forced teenagers to engage in sex acts to get grant payments has been jailed for 16 years.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘EU diplomats have warned the Foreign Office that the UK will not be able to leave the jurisdiction of the European court of justice (ECJ) if there is to be a transition period while details of Brexit are negotiated.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Fugitives from British justice cannot use Northern Cyprus to dodge punishment for their crimes, High Court judges have ruled in a landmark decision.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘At least 14 former inmates of a detention centre who made allegations of historical sexual and physical abuse against prison officers claim that their complaints were ignored by police.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal considered a “short but important point of interpretation of the Civil Procedure Rules” concerning the costs of pre-action disclosure (“PAD”) applications in cases which started, but no longer continue, under the EL/PL Protocol.’
Zenith PI Blog, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Lawyers are helping a child sex grooming gang avoid attempts to deport them by obstructing the courts and “weakening the rule of law”, Britain’s most senior immigration judge has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who swallowed a live goldfish in a drinking dare has been given a suspended prison sentence.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People caught shining laser pens at pilots, train drivers or motorists will face tougher fines and jail sentences under new laws proposed by the Department for Transport (DfT).’
The Guardian, 5th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two senior judges have blocked a legal challenge to the government’s strategy for leaving the single market and the European Economic Area.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In summer 2016, the Chilcot report was published, examining whether it was right to send British forces into the Iraq War in 2003. The report addressed the decision-making of the UK government, the military leadership, and the reality of the threat posed by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.’
Date: 16th February 2017, 7.00pm
Location: Army & Navy Club, 36-39 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5JN
Charge: £10
More information can be found here.
‘A transgender teenager is taking legal action against his former school for discrimination.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Early in 2016, the criminal and civil courts of England and Wales embarked on a modernisation programme aimed at reforming procedures that have survived for centuries. The judges themselves are helping to design the computerised courts of the future. New software will empower litigants to bring and defend cases without the need for lawyers. Judges will be able to decide cases whenever and wherever they choose to open their laptops. But will justice suffer? What if you cannot manage the technology? What if your opponent but not yourself can afford legal advice? Will the courts continue to deliver justice? Might your dispute be decided by a computer? In the first of a series of three annual lectures, the reforms will be monitored as they are planned, tested and launched. Will this project be an IT disaster? Or will it demonstrate that online justice can be just as good as the courts that have served us for hundreds of years.’
Date: 22nd February 2017, 6.00-7.00pm
Location: Museum of London
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘Councils should be forced to fix serious potholes immediately the Court of Appeal has ruled, after judges found in favour of a jogger who hurt his ankle.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Speakers: Basileios Drolias (MyBarrister)
Daniel ShenSmith (ShenSmith Barristers)
Stephen Ward (Clerksroom)
Danielle Wright (Bar Council Direct Access Portal)’
Date: 8th February 2016, 6.00-7.00pm
Location: 23 Essex Street London WC2R 3AA.
Charge: PABA Members: free, Non-members: £5 (cash only) payable at the venue from 5:30pm.
More information can be found here.
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