Ex-Sheffield City Council boss Roger Dodds jailed for sex abuse – BBC News
‘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
UK must remain under EU law during Brexit transition, diplomats say – The Guardian
‘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
Criminals fleeing British justice can no longer use Cyprus as a safe haven, judges rule, in landmark decision – Daily Telegraph
‘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
UK police accused of ignoring claims about abuse by prison staff – The Guardian
‘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
Fixed Costs Apply in PAD Applications for Claims Which Leave The EL/PL Portal: Sharp v Leeds City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 33 – Zenith PI Blog
‘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
Senior judge slams lawyers for obstructing Rochdale child sex grooming gang deportation case – Daily Telegraph
‘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
‘Neknominate’ goldfish swallow pair avoid prison – BBC News
‘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 face tougher punishments – The Guardian
‘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
Fresh Brexit legal challenge blocked by high court – The Guardian
‘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
EVENT: National Army Museum – Chilcot: Six Months On
‘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.
Transgender teenager sues Hereford school for discrimination – BBC News
‘A transgender teenager is taking legal action against his former school for discrimination.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EVENT: Gresham College – Justice Online: Just as Good?
‘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 potholes immediately, Court of Appeal rules – Daily Telegraph
‘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
EVENT: Public Access Bar Association – Developing a Public Access Practice: Online Portals and Marketing
‘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.
Anti-Semitic hate crime at record high, says UK charity – BBC News
‘Hate crime against Jewish people in the UK increased by more than a third last year, with recorded incidents now at record levels, charity figures suggest.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government set to raise threshold for court and tribunal fee remission – Litigation Futures
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) yesterday announced plans to increase the threshold for the court and tribunal fee remission scheme to around the level of the national living wage (NLW).’
Litigation Futures, 1st February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Nottingham Asda worker guilty of terrorist charges – BBC News
‘An Asda worker has been found guilty of trying to join a Islamist terrorist group in the Philippines.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HBOS manager and other City financiers jailed over £245m loans scam – The Guardian
‘A group of bankers who ran an “utterly corrupt scheme” that left hundreds of small business owners “cheated, defeated and penniless” have been sentenced to almost 50 years in jail.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court “needs to clarify scope of legal advice privilege” – Litigation Futures
‘RBS’s solicitors have expressed disappointment that the Supreme Court will not now consider the issue of who is a client for the purposes of legal advice privilege, after its client dropped a planned appeal against the present “unhelpful and unworkable” position.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Price promotions – making sure your price is right – Technology Law Update
‘New guidance on price promotions has been issued by the UK Chartered Trading Standards Institute to replace the previous Pricing Practices Guide by BIS (now merged into the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy). The guidance applies to all consumer sales of goods, services and digital content, and includes online transactions as well as those in retail premises. Enforcers are likely to allow traders until April 2017 to bring their practices into line with the guidance.’
Technology Law Update, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
