A matter of trust – New Law Journal
‘Francesca Kaye & Helen Whalley discuss breach of trust claims against solicitors.’
New Law Journal, 1st December 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Violinist Bethan Doci jailed for £300,000 cancer fraud – The Guardian
‘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
Unless Orders & Relief from Sanctions – Zenith PI Blog
‘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
MoD unveils plans to take military combat claims away from court – Law Society’s Gazette
‘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
Thomas Poole: Losing our Religion? Public Law and Brexit – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘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
Child sex abuse inquiry ‘hands police 80 cases a month’ – BBC News
‘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
Why our 21st century democracy needs the spirit of 1647 – The Guardian
‘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: care home feels like being back in concentration camp – Daily Telegraph
‘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
Hate preacher laws may need re-examining, says independent reviewer – The Guardian
‘Extra legal powers may be needed to prosecute hate preachers who encourage violent radicalisation in private conversations, according to the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Time to party (over that wall) like it’s 1996 – Hardwicke Chambers
‘As the incredible rise of our transatlantic wall-building friend sets gently into the twilight of credulity, it provides us with an opportunity to get back to reality with the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996).’
Hardwicke Chambers, 1st December 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
High Court clarifies that there is a distinction between a barn “conversion” and a “rebuild” in context of permitted development – No. 5 Chambers
‘The Claimants proposed to develop a 30 metre, steel-framed barn, which was largely open on three sides, on their land at Wysall, Nottinghamshire into a dwelling-house. They sought approval from Rushcliffe Borough Council (“the Council”) arguing that planning permission was not required on the basis that the proposed works constituted a “permitted development”. After the Council refused and an appeal to a the Secretary of State failed, the Claimants applied to the High Court under section 288 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to quash the decision of the Inspector refusing the appeal.’
No. 5 Chambers, 18th November 2016
Source: www.no5.com
The Taxonomy of Evidence: Experts, Facts, Opinions and the Courts by Grahame Anderson – Littleton Chambers
‘In Darby Properties Limited and another v Lloyds Bank plc, Master Matthews has given judgment in a case concerning the admissibility of expert evidence in an interest rates hedging products case.’
Littleton Chambers, 24th November 2016
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
Judicial Assessments: More New Clothes for the Emperor? By Daniel Northall – Littleton Chambers
‘On 3 October 2016, the President of the Employment Tribunals, Judge Brian Doyle, issued presidential guidance on a newly introduced process of judicial assessment.’
Littleton Chambers, 18th November 2016
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
Excalibur and third party funders – guidance from the Court of Appeal – Hardwicke Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal has this morning handed down its judgment in the case of Excalibur Ventures LLC v Texas Keystone Inc and others, a decision that is of great importance to third party funders and their potential liability for adverse costs.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 18th November 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Disability and homelessness: bringing home human rights – Cloisters
‘Sally Robertson considers the decision of R (GS) v London Borough of Camden [2016] EWHC 1762 (Admin), 27 July 2016 in this blog.’
Cloisters, 9th November 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
Contractual indemnity clauses and costs of service charge proceedings in the First-Tier Tribunal – Hardwicke Chambers
‘A landlord may rely on a contractual indemnity clause in a lease to claim as an administration charge the whole of the costs of service charge proceedings in the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) even where it has already been awarded some of its costs under rule 13(1)(b) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013, as Martin Rodger QC, Deputy President, has held in 87 St George’s Square Management Ltd v Whiteside [2016] UKUT 438 (LC).’
Hardwicke Chambers, 14th November 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Mooring Rights – Falcon Chambers
‘Mooring involves attaching a boat to the bed or to the bank of a river. So the first stage of the analysis involves establishing who owns the bed and/or the bank.’
Falcon Chambers, October 2016
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
Competition Law claims post-Brexit: the issue of applicable law – Blackstone Chambers
‘Once notification is given by the UK Government of its intention to withdraw from the European Union under Article 50 TFEU, EU law will cease to apply in the UK after the expiry of two years (absent an agreement between all 28 Member States extending the relevant period). What then happens to the UK’s competition law regime, which is closely intertwined with EU law, both substantively and procedurally?’
Blackstone Chambers, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
Is gender segregation in education discriminatory? – Cloisters
‘Rachel Barrett and Chris Milsom discuss the recent case of Interim Executive Board of X School v Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills [2016] EWHC 2813 (Admin) in this blog.’
Cloisters, 10th November 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
