Is London still ahead of the game? – Counsel
‘Khawar Qureshi QC provides an overview of recent trends and issues relating to the arbitral process’
Counsel, July 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Private tutors ‘must face criminal records checks’ – BBC News
‘All self-employed tutors should be legally required to have a criminal records check before they can offer private lessons to children in the UK, children’s charity the NSPCC says.’
BBC News, 13th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Re-launched Adjudication Scheme for Professional Negligence Claims: a good idea whose time has come? – Hardwicke Chambers
‘What can the recently re-launched Adjudication Scheme for Professional Negligence Claims offer parties and practitioners in this area? Those, and don’t worry you’re not alone, oblivious to its original launch as a pilot scheme in February 2015 may be part of the reason for its re-launch 15 months later. The original scheme apparently saw only two adjudications (hardly a sample sufficient to judge the efficacy of the scheme). The re-launched scheme covers a wider range of professionals, the removal of any limit on the amount of the claim and an attempt to cap the fees of the appointed adjudicator within certain bands depending on the value of the claim.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 29th June 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Wrong warrants? Issues in N325 compliance – Nearly Legal
‘GCN’s Jonathan Holt sets out below the background and detail to the recent emergence of a potential argument employable by those facing a warrant for possession, whether it be as the result of rent arrears or a failure to make mortgage payments.’
Nearly Legal, 13th July 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Orgreave report ‘could prejudice Hillsborough inquiry’ – BBC News
‘A full report into allegations of police misconduct at the so-called Battle of Orgreave will not be made public, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has ruled.’
BBC News, 12th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
McDonald (by her litigation friend) v McDonald and others [2016] UKSC 28 – Henderson Chambers
‘In this alerter Hannah Curtain & George Mallet consider the Supreme Court’s decision in McDonald (by her litigation friend) v McDonald and Ors [2016] UKSC 28.’
Henderson Chambers, June 2016
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
Why We Shouldn’t Use Evidence Obtained By Torture – RightsInfo
‘Torture is wrong, we all know that. But so too is its lesser known sibling – evidence obtained by torture. In this opinion article, Corallina Lopez-Curzi takes us through why this practice cannot be relied on in court and how we are ultimately responsible for making sure this does not happen in the UK.’
RightsInfo, 28th June 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
Student launches legal action against IPCC over CS spray incident – The Guardian
‘A university student who alleges he was assaulted by police during a demonstration has launched legal action against the Independent Police Complaints Commission.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prosecutions for hate crimes against disabled people surge by more than 40 per cent in a year – Daily Telegraph
‘The number of prosecutions for hate crimes against disabled people has surged by 41.3 per cent in the last year.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
And There Lurks the Minotaur: The Interrelationship Between the Inherent Jurisdiction and Section 25, CA 1989: Part II – Family Law Week
‘Alex Laing, barrister of Coram Chambers, considers further the interrelationship of secure accommodation and the inherent jurisdiction and the principles which should govern its use.’
Family Law Week, 8th July 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Nottinghamshire Police records misogyny as a hate crime – BBC News
‘Harassment of women is to be recorded as a hate crime in a bid to tackle sexist abuse.’
BBC News, 13th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human rights group condemns Prevent anti-radicalisation strategy – The Guardian
‘The government’s Prevent strategy aimed at combating homegrown terrorism is stifling freedom of expression within the classroom and risks being counterproductive, a human rights report warns.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How To Prevent Miscarriages Of Justice: Let Journalists Speak To Prisoners – RightsInfo
’17 years ago, the highest court in the UK declared that a policy prohibiting journalists from interviewing prisoners to uncover potential miscarriages of justice violated the right to free expression.’
RightsInfo, 8th July 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
Occupation Orders: Are we there yet? – Family Law Week
‘Kevin Gordon, Pupil Barrister, Coram Chambers explores the courts’ developing approach to the application and granting of occupation orders under section33 (6) and (7) of the Family Law Act 1996 as an updated summary guide to practitioners.’
Family Law Week, 7th July 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
How can a right of way be simultaneously continuous and non-continuous? – Hardwicke Chambers
‘In Wood v Waddington [2015] EWCA Civ 538, at first instance, Morgan J. found the Claimants had not established they had rights of way over the Defendant’s land. Lewison L.J. (with whom Richards and McCombe L.J.J. agreed) thought otherwise. The case raises some nice points in respect of easements.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 7th July 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Protecting Public Officials and Corporates – Q&A – 5RB
‘Adam Speker and Felicity McMahon are running a session on “Protecting Public Officials and Corporates” at Conference5RB on 29 September 2016. Here they discuss some of the issues which will be explored.’
5RB, 7th July 2016
Source: www.5rb.com
Fixed recoverable costs-settling at the court door – Hardwicke Chambers
‘The case of Dos Santos Medes v Hochtief (UK) Constructions Ltd dealt with the issue of fixed recoverable costs (FRC) under the Civil Procedures Rules (CPR) in a claim brought under the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents (RTA Protocol). Jasmine Murphy examines the case and its potential implications.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 15th June 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
The Disabled Child: State Provision of Care & Education, and the Implications for a Civil Claim – Byrom Street Chambers
‘This paper seeks to outline:
a. Local Authority (“LA”) obligations to provide care or other services to children under the Children Act 1989 and the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
b. LA obligations under the Children and Families Act 2014 in relation to special educational needs and disability.’
Byrom Street Chambers, 14th June 2016
Source: www.byromstreet.com
