‘On 26 February our Lay Board Member Nicola Sawford and our Head of Supervision and Authorisation Cliodhna Judge are speaking at the Legal Practice Managers Association (LPMA) Biennial conference entitled “ChallengeandChange@theBar”.’
During this session, which takes place between 10.30 – 11.15, they will be outlining our structure as well as providing an updated on supervision, monitoring and entities.
Date: 26th February 2016, 9.00pm
Location: 7 Bedford Row Seminar Suite, 7 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4BS
Charge: Full members £50, Associate members £75, IBC/Non-Members (legal professionals only, by application) £75
More information can be found here.
‘The FCA’s “further decision notice” on Mr Tariq Carrimjee (senior partner and CEO of Somerset Asset Management) revealed that, the regulator has taken on board the Tribunal’s view that banning Mr Carrimjee from all regulated activity would be “irrational and disproportionate”, and it has instead decided to prohibit him from performing compliance oversight (CF10) and money laundering reporting functions (CF11).’
Financial Services Blog, 15th February 2016
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘In a recent case, the English Commercial Court has determined that a claim in restitution based on unjust enrichment was governed by English law pursuant to EU Regulation 864/2007 (Rome II) and not the law of Geneva.’
Commercial Disputes Blog, 19th February 2016
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘Whatever happens on 23 June 2016 HMG will have to make rules to implement the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court in the United Kingdom. The reason I say that is that the Agreement comes into force after 13 countries, including France, Germany and the UK, ratify the Agreement. Nine countries including France have already done so (see the European Council’s website). Parliament has enacted primary legislation to enable the Secretary of State to give effect to the Agreement in the UK by order in council (see S,17 of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 inserting a new s.88A and s.88B into the Patents Act 1977). As it would take time to negotiate an exit agreement under art 50 (2) of the Treaty on European Union the Agreement will almost certainly come into force while the UK is still an EU member. There would have to be some sort of secondary legislation at least for the time in which the UK remains a party to the UPC Agreement.’
NIPC Law, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
‘Why are there so few women at the top of the legal profession? Just one in five partners in top-20 firms is a woman, and just eight hold senior management roles in the top 50 firms, despite the fact that more women enter the profession than men. FLUX asked four senior lawyers for their take on the challenges and solutions.’
The Future of Law, 22nd Febraury 2016
‘Transgender people are waiting up to 18 months for an initial consultation at specialist NHS gender identity clinics.’
BBC News, 21st February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Jonathan Leuty has been jailed for four years after running over his girlfriend’s ex-husband multiple times’
Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An arms dealer who supplied some of the firearms that made up the UK’s biggest stash of illegal weapons has been jailed for six years.’
BBC News, 19th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘British men who use prostitutes while abroad on stag parties should be prosecuted in the UK under new laws that make paying for sex illegal, according to a report backed by a senior MP.’
The Independent, 21st February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The mother of one of the teenage boys convicted of murdering Garry Newlove has said she hopes a supreme court ruling against the so-called joint enterprise law will bolster the case for her son’s conviction to be thrown out.’
The Guardian, 20th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Government rules preventing councillors from being sacked if they commit a crime are being reviewed after a parish councillor convicted of child pornography offences refused to resign.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘One of the largest local authority shared legal services could be created later this year if the proposed integration of HB Public Law and the legal services department at Buckinghamshire County Council goes ahead.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th February 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The controversial transatlantic trade deal set to be agreed this year would mean that privatisation of elements of the NHS could be made irreversible for future governments wanting to restore services to public hands, according to a new legal analysis.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Financial Ombudsman Service says claims made through third-party companies much less likely to be upheld.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Former royal butler Paul Burrell has won a high court privacy action against PR agent Max Clifford.’
The Guardian, 19th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Rules on Sunday opening hours for shops in England and Wales are out of date and need to be relaxed, a group of 200 MPs and council leaders has said.’
BBC News, 21st February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government’s review of local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs), due to report in March, is reshaping the architecture of child protection. LSCBs are tasked with oversight of agencies that protect children, including local authorities, police, schools and health. This is a fundamental review, which implies far-reaching change, and is of huge public interest. The spotlight on this review is made more intense by the cross-departmental children’s taskforce: one key outcome from it must be a better coordinated approach across government departments.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A legal loophole is allowing criminals to lawfully obtain weapons and commit gun crimes including murders, police have said.’
BBC News, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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