‘Poppers will not be banned in a crackdown on so-called legal highs, the Government has said..’
The Independent, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A bitter dispute between campaigners and councillors over a controversial programme to cut down thousands of trees has continued at a hearing at the High Court in London.’
The Independent, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Children in England and Wales who go missing are being left at risk of serious harm because of “unacceptable inconsistencies” in the way police respond, the police watchdog has said.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police investigation into the plane crash at the Shoreham Airshow – which killed 11 people – is being delayed as detectives are being forced to seek permission from the courts to gain access to key information from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), a pre-inquest review has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Government plans to remove the House of Lords’ ability to veto some draft laws would “tilt the balance of power… towards government”, peers have said. A review of the Lords’ powers was set up after peers voted down planned tax credits cuts – later axed by ministers. But its scope has been criticised by two Lords committees who say its proposals would “damage” Parliament’s role and should be shelved.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The man who sparked the flawed Operation Midland investigation could be investigated for wasting police time after a sex abuse victim lodged a formal complaint with Scotland Yard accusing him of making up the allegations.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Three men and a woman convicted of laundering criminally acquired money in Cambridgeshire after trial over offences relating to exploitation of workers.’
The Guardian, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three-quarters of pregnant women and new mothers experience discrimination at work and one in nine lose their job as a result, government-commissioned research has found.’
The Guardian, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Phillip Hammond, the foreign secretary, has taken the highly unusual step of criticising a high court judge’s decision to strip diplomatic immunity from a Saudi billionaire facing divorce proceedings from his estranged wife.’
The Guardian, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In Knauer (Widower and Administrator of the Estate of Sally Ann Knaur) v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 9, the Supreme Court has held that the correct date as at which to assess the multiplier when fixing damages for future loss in claims under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 should be the date of trial and not the date of death. In doing so it refused to follow two decisions of the House of Lords (Cookson v Knowles [1979] AC 556 and Graham v Dodds [1983] 1 WLR 808) pursuant to which the relevant date had been the date of death.’
Henderson Chambers, February 2016
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘The ex-boyfriend of a pregnant mother-of-two has been jailed for life for her murder.’
BBC News, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The draft Investigatory Powers Bill 2015 currently working its way through the parliamentary process is wide-ranging and includes an extension of the powers of the security services in response to surveillance disclosures by the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. It also moves to strengthen the security services warranted powers for the bulk interception of the content of communications. It has been called a “snoopers charter”.’
Date: 22nd March 2016, 6.00-8.00pm
Location: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
Charge: Free, booking required
More information can be found here.
‘On 25 January 2016 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council handed down judgment in the case of Williams v The Bermuda Hospitals Board [2016] UKPC 4, the most recent reported decision regarding material contribution in clinical negligence cases. While not binding in domestic courts the case is highly persuasive authority.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 8th March 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘The editors of the Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law (CJICL) welcome delegates to the CJICL 5th Annual Conference to be held at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law on 8-9 April 2016. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Professor Muir Watt, of Sciences Po, and Judge Spielmann, formerly President of the European Court of Human Rights. The full draft programme can be found on our website at www.http://cjicl.org.uk.
The theme for the CJICL 5th Annual Conference is “Public and Private Power”. We are interested in doctrinal, theoretical, institutional and comparative perspectives from international, European and comparative law on the regulation of public and private power.
The conference will explore how the landscape of public and private power is changing, where new and important networks and partnerships between public and private power are emerging and where public power is co-opting or commissioning private power in larger projects. This interconnectivity can be seen at all levels, challenges traditional divisions between public and private, and raises new problems for regulation. ‘
Date: 8th-9th April 2016, 9.00am-6.00pm
Location: University of Cambridge – Faculty of Law – 10 West Road Cambridge CB3 9DZ GB
Charge: £90, Day tickets are also available to delegates who are only able to attend one day of the conference.
More information can be found here.
‘A planning inspector has removed the affordable homes obligations from an agreement between a developer and an Oxfordshire council after finding that they rendered the proposed development economically unviable.’
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OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘It can be a common misconception that where services have been offered without charge then there will be no liability in the event that something goes wrong. This point was addressed in the recent case of Burgess and another v Lejonvarn [2016] EWHC 40 (TCC) and serves as a warning to all professionals offering free advice.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 4th March 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Having successfully obtained judgment for your client in a case where your firm of solicitors is acting under a conditional fee agreement (CFA), it is only natural that thoughts will turn to the firm’s own impending financial reward. But the terms of a CFA, negotiated at the outset of the case, can prove to be a barrier to their underlying commercial purpose: payment by result.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 17th March 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘This Q&A deals with user clauses in commercial leases. What is permitted by a covenant permitting use solely as a laundrette? Does such a clause permit the provision of dry-cleaning services?’
Hardwicke Chambers, 21st March 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a challenge brought by traders against a High Court ruling that the decision by former Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to confirm a compulsory purchase order for Shepherd’s Bush Market was lawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘On 24 February 2016, in R (Holmcroft Properties Limited) -v- KPMG LLP and others, the Divisional Court dismissed Holmcroft’s judicial review challenge to the skilled person’s role in a mis-selling redress scheme. The skilled person, KPMG, had approved Barclays’ rejection of Holmcroft’s claims for consequential losses it claimed to have suffered as a result of the mis-sale. The court found that the skilled person was not amenable to judicial review and that, in any event, it had acted fairly.’
Henderson Chambers, 3rd March 2016
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
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