‘A couple who cut a grass verge outside their wealthy neighbour’s home for 12 years have been given the land by a judge in a “squatters’ rights” ruling following a lengthy court battle.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Government is coming under pressure to justify why it imprisons pregnant women and their babies, after a report suggested that the practice can cause significant harm to infants and mothers without benefiting public safety.’
The Independent, 26th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Penal charges applying to people who want to access their retirement savings are to be banned by the City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘An appeal court ruling last week appears to have delivered a serious blow to solicitors seeking to offer ‘unbundled’ services without being held liable for matters beyond those in their client retainer.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th May 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The new Online Court will not ban lawyers and there will be “a very limited element of fixed costs” so litigants can get initial legal advice – but not the full “over-expensive” service, Lord Justice Briggs said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 24th May 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A local authority has agreed to repay nearly £12,000 to a disabled woman for whom it was acting as financial appointee, following an investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th May 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Mrs Justice Whipple dismissed one claim for judicial review, and refused permission to bring a further claim, in respect of decisions made by Southampton University regarding a proposed conference on the legality of the existence of Israel under international law. She held that the University had lawfully withdrawn its permission to hold the conference in April 2015, and refused permission to challenge the University’s subsequent decision to require the conference organisers to meet the conference’s security costs as a condition of allowing the conference to take place at a later date. The conference organisers had claimed that both decisions represented an unlawful interference with their Article 10 right to free expression and Article 11 right to free assembly.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th May 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Clauses in commercial contracts preventing variation other than in writing are “in principle” unenforceable, given that parties to such contracts generally have the freedom to agree to vary whatever terms they choose, according to three senior judges.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th May 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Nottingham City Council has applied to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal after the Upper Tribunal dismissed its challenge to terms of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licences that restricted the occupation of bedrooms to a particular type of occupier.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd May 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘HMP New Hall pioneers care and support for women with complex needs. The justice minister, Michael Gove, should sit up and take notice for his prison reforms.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Nuisance cases are tricky. There is a lot to establish for causation, for liability and for loss. This case is perhaps a cautionary tale about the need to be constantly alert to changes in the facts and expert opinion as they emerge over the course of the case. It is also an object example of litigation between neighbours that got completely, astonishingly, out of hand in relation to the initial objectives.’
Nearly Legal, 25th May 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘One of three judges removed from the bench last year for viewing pornography from a work computer, along with another who resigned before he was removed, have accepted rebukes from the Solicitors Regulation Authority for their conduct.’
Legal Futures, 25th May 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal in London will help public bodies invest public funds into business ventures without breaching state aid rules.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd May 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘UK banks have been told by the City regulator they should not use anti-money laundering rules as an excuse to close accounts for charities, politicians and other clients just because they perceive them as risky.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘What were Harmondsworth and Colnbrook Detention Centres have been brought under the same management, and are now called Heathrow Immigration Removal Centres. Nonetheless, as the Independent Monitoring Board’s report shows, detention centres by another name still have their same old problems. The Board’s recommendations focus on treatment of vulnerable people, both mentally and physically.’
Free Movement, 23rd May 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘The father of a woman who killed herself days before she was due in court on suspicion of making a false rape claim has lost his legal battle for a new inquest into her death.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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