‘Homeowners who want to expand their basements may now be forced to seek specific planning permission after a High Court ruling.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Drivers who cause death by dangerous or careless driving could get life in prison under new government proposals.’
BBC News, 4th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘All 11 of the UK’s most senior judges will take their seats on the supreme court bench on Monday to decide whether parliament or the government has the authority to trigger Brexit.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Pop group Duran Duran have lost a High Court fight to reclaim the US rights to some of their most famous songs.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Claimant had purchased a new build property which had been constructed by the First Defendant company. Slightly over a year later the Claimant tripped over a paved step in her garden which rendered her tetraplegic. The other Defendants to the claim were the directors of the First Defendant and the contractor who had been engaged to lay the paving in the garden.’
Zenith PI Blog, 30th November 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘A father who raped his daughter “almost daily” has been jailed for 14 years.’
The Independent, 30th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Increasing online surveillance has serious implications for researchers and study participants. Academics need to be more careful than ever.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Michael Zander QC reviews the written cases of the government & the lead claimants in next week’s Supreme Court hearing.’
New Law Journal, 1st December 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice has denied ever promising a benchmark figure for an acceptable maximum public transport travel time for people attending court when it considers court closures. In a letter to House of Commons justice select committee chair Bob Neill MP, permanent secretary Richard Heaton said access to justice was “not just about” court proximity.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th November 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A term in a settlement agreement that a public sector employer would use its “best endeavours” to maintain a former employee’s full pension entitlement was not a binding commitment, enforceable against a successor body, the High Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st December 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A leading defendant firm says insurers will be more empowered to deploy fundamental dishonesty defences after another favourable judgment from the Court of Appeal. In Menary v Darnton, which is yet to be published, insurer Aviva was able to appeal the application of qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) in favour of the claimant and avoid any costs.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st December 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Francesca Kaye & Helen Whalley discuss breach of trust claims against solicitors.’
New Law Journal, 1st December 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘A professional violinist has been jailed for conning more than £300,000 out of well-wishers by pretending that she had cancer. Bethan Doci, 38, claimed she needed the money for her treatment, but was fit and well and instead funded a lavish lifestyle including holidays abroad, luxury cars and expensive handbags.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The claimant, a Royal Marine, contracted ‘Q Fever’ in October 2010 when he was travelling back to the UK from Afghanistan, as a result of which he developed a very serious chronic fatigue syndrome (a well known consequence of Q Fever). The value of his claim is estimated to be in the region of £6-8 million.’
Zenith PI Blog, 30th November 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The Ministry of Defence today unveiled plans to prevent the courts from adjudicating on allegations that injuries or deaths in the course of combat were the result of negligence. Defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon said he wanted to stop service and ex-service personnel being ‘caught up’ in long and frustrating legal cases where costs escalate.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st December 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Prerogative is the enemy of the people. This has been settled as matter of law for a very long time. The constitutional settlement of 1688 made a decision for responsible and representative government. We have had no constitutional moment of similar magnitude since. All constitutional changes – some very significant – have taken place within that foundational structure. The Bill of Rights treats prerogative as the antithesis of good government. Its primary target is a range of extra-legal powers hitherto asserted by the King, pride of place being given to the power to dispense with laws and the power to suspend Acts of Parliament.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 2nd December 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘An average of 80 child sex abuse cases a month have been referred to police over the last year following victims’ testimony to an independent inquiry.’
BBC News, 1st December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The article 50 supreme court hearings won’t solve our systemic crisis. We need a new way to connect people and state.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Holocaust survivor who said living in a care home reminded her of being back in a Nazi concentration camp has been given special permission by a court to return home despite her frail condition.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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