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The Institute for Capitalizing on Creativity: “Tales from the Drawing Board” – NIPC Law

Posted March 31st, 2016 in intellectual property, news by sally

‘According to the Creative Industries Economic Estimates published by the Department in January of this year, the gross value added (“GVA”) for the creative industries was £84.1 billion in 2014 and accounted for 5.2% of the UK economy. Between 1997 and 2014, the GVA of those industries increased by 6.0% each year compared to 4.3% for the UK economy. It accounted for 3.9% of UK GVA in 1997 and increased to 5.2 per cent in 2014. Those industries employed 1.8 million individuals in 2014 in both creative and support jobs. The creative industries’ exports amounted to £17.9 billion in 2013 which accounted for 8.7% of British exports.’

NIPC Law, 28th March 2016

Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk

Bar regulator receives approval to license Alternative Business Structures – Bar Standards Board

Posted March 31st, 2016 in alternative business structures, barristers, licensing, news by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) application to become a licensing authority for alternative business structures (ABS) has been approved by the Legal Services Board (LSB).’

Bar Standards Board, 30th March 2016

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Adam Johnson to appeal six-year sentence – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 31st, 2016 in appeals, news, sentencing, sexual grooming by sally

‘Disgraced footballer Adam Johnson lodges appeal against his conviction for sexual activity with a teenage fan.’

Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Land registration law up for review – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 31st, 2016 in consultations, conveyancing, fraud, land registration, Law Commission, news by sally

‘A new formula for determining which of two innocent parties of a land fraud should keep the property in question is among proposals for reform of the legal framework governing land registration in England and Wales to be published today.’

Law Society’s Gazette, 31st March 2016

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Bar Standards Board set to become ABS licensing authority – Legal Futures

Posted March 31st, 2016 in alternative business structures, barristers, licensing, news by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has received the green light to license alternative business structures (ABSs).’

Legal Futures, 30th March 2016

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Brothers filmed abusing pet bulldog put on suspended prison sentence – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 31st, 2016 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘Shocking footage has been released showing two brothers abusing their pet dog and a petition has been launched after they walked free from court on a suspended sentence.’

Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ban on legal highs delayed over concerns law is not enforceable – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2016 in delay, drug abuse, drug offences, legislation, news by sally

‘The government’s blanket ban on legal highs that was due to come into effect on 6 April has been postponed for at least a month, the Home Office has said.’

The Guardian, 30th March 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Controversial online court will need careful piloting – CJC – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 30th, 2016 in civil justice, courts, electronic filing, internet, judiciary, news, pilot schemes by sally

‘Influential advisory body the Civil Justice Council has urged a measured approach to the adoption of a new online court for civil cases.’

Law Society’s Gazette, 30th March 2016

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Jean Charles de Menezes ruling: European Court of Human Rights rejects call to prosecute police officers who shot him – The Independent

Posted March 30th, 2016 in appeals, Crown Prosecution Service, evidence, fines, firearms, health & safety, human rights, inquests, news, police, prosecutions, unlawful killing by sally

‘The UK was right not to charge any police officers over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, an electrician who they thought was a suicide bomber, in 2005.’

The Independent, 30th March 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Court of Protection plans to shift more costs onto deputies – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 30th, 2016 in consultations, costs, Court of Protection, families, news by sally

‘The Court of Protection is considering giving judges more power to make family members cover the legal costs in disputes over an incapacitated person’s property, affairs or care.’

Law Society’s Gazette, 30th March 2016

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Does Art 5 entail a right to legal representation when facing prison for contempt of court? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 30th, 2016 in appeals, compensation, contempt of court, detention, human rights, injunctions, legal representation, news, undertakings by sally

‘The European Court of Human Rights has held that the detention of an individual following his breach of a civil contact order, where he had no legal representation, did not violate his rights under Article 5, ECHR (Right to Liberty and Security of Person). However, the decision not to provide compensation to the individual following a failure to provide him with a lawyer during domestic proceedings resulted in a violation of Article 6 (Right to a Fair Trial).’

UK Human Rights Blog, 30th March 2016

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Action on alcohol to form part of UK’s ‘modern crime prevention strategy’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 30th, 2016 in alcohol abuse, crime prevention, local government, news, police by sally

‘Better partnerships and more effective information-sharing at the local level will be needed to reduce alcohol-related crime and disorder, the government has said.’

OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2016

Source: www.out-law.com

Manchester sex workers’ rights case collapses after five years – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2016 in bail, drug offences, evidence, health, human rights, miscarriage of justice, news, police, prosecutions, prostitution by sally

‘A court case that would have tested the right of sex workers to offer services together in brothels to protect themselves has collapsed after a police officer refused to give evidence.’

The Guardian, 29th March 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Family member of EU national awarded £136,000 damages against Home Office – Free Movement

Posted March 30th, 2016 in appeals, bail, damages, delay, detention, EC law, false imprisonment, families, immigration, judicial review, news by sally

‘A High Court judge has awarded the family member of an EU national a total of £136,048 in damages. The award consists of £76,578 for false imprisonment and £59,470 for breach of EU law. The Home Office is also criticised for having made “inaccurate and misleading” submissions to previous judges on multiple occasions and the damages include not just compensatory damages for lost earnings and distress but also special damages, aggravated damages and exemplary damages.’

Free Movement, 30th March 2016

Source: www.freemovement.org.uk

Hashtag applications on the rise #TimesAreChanging – Technology Law Update

Posted March 30th, 2016 in enforcement, intellectual property, internet, news, statistics, trade marks by sally

‘Research by Thomson CompuMark has highlighted the effect of the changing social media landscape on trademark applications.’

Technology Law Update, 30th March 2016

Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk

Settlement agreement over unpaid fees protects law firm against £70m negligence claim – Litigation Futures

Posted March 30th, 2016 in codes of practice, damages, fees, law firms, negligence, news, solicitors by sally

‘A settlement agreement provides a central London law firm with a “complete defence” against a £70m professional negligence claim brought on behalf of a Russian oil company, the High Court has ruled.’

Litigation Futures, 30th March 2016

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Man jailed for killing friend who asked to be punched – BBC News

Posted March 30th, 2016 in guilty pleas, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been jailed for three years after killing a friend who asked to be punched in the face, police said.’

BBC News, 30th March 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Theresa May ‘wrongly deported 48,000 students’ after BBC Panorama exposes TOEIC scam – The Independent

Posted March 30th, 2016 in compensation, deportation, education, evidence, fraud, immigration, news, school children, statistics by sally

‘Home Secretary Theresa May allegedly wrongly deported up to 50,000 international students after an English test cheating scam at one school was used to incriminate all who had sat the test.’

The Independent, 29th March 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Byron Karemba: The Investigatory Powers Bill: Introducing Judicial Authorisation of Surveillance Warrants in the United Kingdom – Putting the ‘Double-Lock’ in Focus (Part I) – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted March 30th, 2016 in bills, intelligence services, investigatory powers, judicial review, judiciary, news, police, select committees, warrants by sally

‘When the Home Secretary commended the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny in November 2015, she lauded the oversight mechanisms in the Bill as ‘world-leading.’ A seminal feature of this new regime is the creation of a single Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPCr) who is aided by a set of Judicial Commissioners (JCs) in exercising both ex ante and ex post facto oversight over the use of a range of surveillance measures. The IPCr will replace the existing fragmented (RIPA Part VI) framework of the Intelligence Services Commissioner, the Office of Surveillance Commissioner and the Interception of Communications Commissioner whom hitherto have (largely) conducted ex post facto oversight functions.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 22nd March 2016

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org

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