BREXIT: What now for the Bar? – Counsel
‘Evanna Fruithof outlines Brexit’s implications for barristers across practice area.’
Counsel, October 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
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
Amazon UK found guilty of trying to airmail dangerous goods – The Guardian
‘Amazon UK has been found guilty and fined £65,000 for breaking aviation safety laws after repeatedly trying to send dangerous goods by airmail.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Litigants in Person and Costs Budgeting: Campbell v Campbell [2016] EWHC 2237 (Ch) – Zenith PI Blog
‘Can litigants in person ‘escape’ the rules relating to costs budgeting in all claims? To what extent does the costs management regime under CPR 3.12 to 3.18 apply to the costs of a litigant in person?’
Zenith PI Blog, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Vulnerability, ‘significantly’ and equality duties – Nearly Legal
‘This was another in a number of county court judgments on section 204 Housing Act 1996 appeals which turned on the question of vulnerability after the Supreme Court decision in Hotak. In this appeal, the particular issues were whether the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) had been complied with, and then the approach to ‘significantly more vulnerable’.’
Nearly Legal, 25th September 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Two men jailed for Coventry gangland murder cleared – BBC News
‘Two men jailed for a gangland murder have been cleared on appeal after spending more than a decade in jail.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS to review Poppi Worthington death – The Guardian
‘Prosecutors are re-examining the case of a toddler from Cumbria who died after being sexually assaulted.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How the 96 were finally given justice – Legal Voice
‘The Hillsborough inquest took two years and a million pages of evidence. Two of the lawyers involved explain that, despite the scale of the task, they were determined to put the deceased and their families at the heart of the case.’
Legal Voice, 22nd September 2016
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Prison officer jailed for having affair with inmate at women’s prison – Daily Telegraph
‘A prison officer who kissed and fondled an inmate during an affair behind bars has been jailed for six months.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Local authorities’ statutory powers to override third party land rights will apply to a wider range of public schemes, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Local authorities and regeneration bodies can expect greater scrutiny to be placed on their decisions to override third party rights in land on public interest grounds under new UK planning laws that came into effect in the summer.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st September 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Standards watchdog urges regulators to manage ‘revolving door’ properly – Local Government Lawyer
‘Fewer than a third of regulatory bodies have policies to deal with ‘revolving door’ issues where staff move between the organisation and the entities or profession it regulates, a report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life has revealed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st September 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Return of passport by Home Office to sit Secure English Language Test – Free Movement
‘The Home Office has confirmed that where it holds the passport of a migrant who wishes to sit the Secure English Language Test (SELT) it will either return the passport to enable the migrant to sit the SELT or will confirm directly with the SELT centre that the passport is held and is genuine.’
Free Movement, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
