Police bail restriction plans ‘dangerous’ – BBC News
‘Plans to restrict the use of bail in England and Wales for suspects who have not been charged are “dangerous”, policing experts have said.’
BBC News, 28th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Only three out of 700 firms prosecuted for paying below minimum wage – The Guardian
‘Just three employers have been prosecuted for paying workers below the minimum wage despite HM Revenue and Customs finding 700 who have broken the law in the past two and a half years.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paying the Price of Love: Costs in Hague Cases – Family Law Week
‘Sarah Lucy Cooper, barrister of Thomas More Chambers, considers the circumstances in which a respondent might secure a costs order against an applicant in Hague Convention abduction proceedings.’
Family Law Week, 21st September 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Education Law Changes And How Human Rights Can Keep The Government In Check – RightsInfo
‘The new Secretary of State for Education has recently announced a new government proposal to abolish the ban on opening new grammar schools. This proposal could ultimately be ultimately be challenged in the courts. How could the government make sure it is complying with its human rights obligations in future proposals?’
RightsInfo, 14th September 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
HMCTS reform will mean fewer staff and fewer courts but a better system, says Gross – Litigation Futures
‘The court reform process will lead to staff cuts and fewer court buildings, the former Senior Presiding Judge has said, but it is not a cost-cutting exercise and the end result should be higher-grade staff and an improved court estate.’
Litigation Futures, 26th September 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
We eat ham and jam and spam a lot – Nearly Legal
‘Property guardian companies. Just when you think that most of the firms involved have managed some form of legality around their possession and eviction practices, they go and disappoint you.’
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Nearly Legal, 26th September 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Briggs: online court will take the ‘A’ out of ‘ADR’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Mediation will become the cultural norm should a new online court dealing with all monetary claims up to £25,000 become reality, Lord Justice Briggs has predicted.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th September 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Regulatory focus on data access restrictions could impact Uber, retailers, insurers and car manufacturers, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Retailers, insurers, car manufacturers and the fast-growing software company Uber are among the businesses that should take note of the increased regulatory scrutiny being placed on restrictions of access to data.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th September 2016
Source: www.out-look.com
Ofcom investigates Christopher Biggins’s CBB bisexuality remarks – The Guardian
‘Ofcom has begun an investigation into Christopher Biggins’s comments about bisexuality on Celebrity Big Brother.’
The Guardian, 26th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Fight Against Fraud – Success or Failure? – Zenith PI Blog
‘Earlier this month the Scottish government set out its plans to introduce legislation emulating the funding arrangements which have now been in place south of the border for some time. The Expenses and Funding of Civil Litigation Bill, expected to be introduced next year, will permit DBAs to be enforceable by solicitors and will introduce a regime of QOCS, now three years old, countrywide. Though there are few details on how QOCS will work in practice, it is reasonable to expect that the exceptions in the current system will apply equally to the new regime.’
Zenith PI Blog, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
10 steps to help safeguard access to justice – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘On Thursday 22 September 2016, Halsbury’s Law Exchange (HLE) hosted a panel discussion on the future of access to justice and litigants in person, specifically focusing on proposing solutions to this critical problem. In the lead up to the panel discussion, HLE produced a state of the nation paper that looks at the state of legal aid provision in the UK currently and asks the urgent question: “Can we safeguard access to justice?”’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 26th September 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Expect case soon on right of parties to recover costs of adjudication, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Parties are becoming increasingly likely to claim their costs when settling debt-related disputes via adjudication – but the statutes remain conflicted over whether or not this is legally possible.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th September 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Becky Godden case shines light on issue of UK’s missing women – The Guardian
‘Women account for half of the 2,100 people who become long-term missing every year, but a lack of central database hampers search efforts.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freedom’s banner – Counsel
‘The legal and practical issues surrounding street demonstrations have remained remarkably similar over the 200 years since the idea of peaceful demonstrations was first thought of.’
Counsel, October 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Privacy of a doctor under GMC investigation clashes with that of his patient – UK Human Rights Blog
‘An interesting three-way privacy fight between a GP, a patient who had complained about his treatment by the GP, and the GMC who had investigated that complaint. The prize in that fight was a copy of a medical report obtained by the GMC from an independent expert, which had concluded that the GP’s care had fallen below “but not seriously below” the expected standard.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th September 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Anti-Brexit group lodges legal challenge over article 50 procedure – The Guardian
‘The government is shutting down public debate by refusing to allow legal opponents to reveal the official justification for using royal prerogative powers, rather than seeking parliament’s approval, to trigger Brexit, according to documents lodged in the high court.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
James Fox father ‘disappointed’ with lawful killing ruling – BBC News
‘A mentally ill man who was shot dead by Met Police officers at his home was lawfully killed, an inquest has concluded.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children’s party organiser who raped girl four times and threatened to kill her jailed – The Independent
‘A children’s party organiser who admitted to raping a girl under the age of 13 four times has been sentenced to 17 years behind bars.’
The Independent, 25th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
