‘Newcastle United’s catastrophic season has suffered another humiliating defeat after Jonas Gutierrez won his discrimination case against the club following a battle with cancer.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The High Court has upheld a contingency fee agreement under which a well-known London law firm received half of the compensation recovered – which amounted to over £400,000, eight times what it would have billed on an hourly basis.’
Litigation Futures, 13th April 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The judiciary is teaming up with the UK’s leading academies of science to produce guides and training that aim to helps judges, lawyers and juries when handling scientific evidence in the courtroom.’
Litigation Futures, 12th April 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that had protected law firms from financial risk through restricting the way professional indemnity insurers could aggregate multiple claims.’
Legal Futures, 14th April 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary have today published a joint report on the Effectiveness of Digital Systems within the Criminal Justice System. The report highlights that significant progress has been made and the CPS has been at the forefront of that change.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th April 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gainford Care Homes Ltd v Tipple & Anor [2016] EWCA Civ 382 (15 April 2016)
Webb v Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWCA Civ 365 (14 April 2016)AIG
AIG Europe Ltd v Oc320301 LLP & Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 367 (14 April 2016)
Khawaja v Popat & Anor [2016] EWCA Civ 362 (14 April 2016)
C (Children) [2016] EWCA Civ 374 (14 April 2016)
Yousif v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2016] EWCA Civ 364 (14 April 2016)
Department for Transport v Sparks & Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 360 (14 April 2016)
Goldtrail Travel Ltd v Aydin & Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 371 (13 April 2016)
BL (Jamaica) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 357 (13 April 2016)
Mutch v Mutch [2016] EWCA Civ 370 (13 April 2016)
Transocean Drilling UK Ltd v Providence Resources Plc [2016] EWCA Civ 372 (13 April 2016)
LSREF III Wight Ltd v Gateley LLP [2016] EWCA Civ 359 (13 April 2016)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Heddell, R v [2016] EWCA Crim 443 (14 April 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Onykwere v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWHC 758 (Admin) (13 April 2016)
Harris & Anor, R (on the application of) v Broads Authority [2016] EWHC 799 (Admin) (12 April 2016)
Source: www.bailii/org/uk
‘An independent commission set up to examine the impact of legal aid cuts and develop a strategy to help ensure access to justice is to be wound up because of a lack of funds.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th April 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The police chief in charge of combating digital crime has admitted that an “inconsistent” approach from police forces to online abuse is undermining the confidence of victims.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A charity run by Didier Drogba is being investigated over “serious regulatory concerns” by the Charity Commission.’
BBC News, 14th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Indiscriminate acts of violence by both sides in the civil war in Yemen, including Saudi bombing of medical centres, is so widespread that the Britain has declared sending asylum seekers back to most parts of the country would likely be a breach of the European convention on human rights.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Roger McCarthy QC and Mark Twomey, barrister, of Coram Chambers address the central point of the Supreme Court’s judgment in Re N (Children) [2016] UKSC 15.’
Family Law Week, 13th April 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Stuart Clark, Associate Solicitor at The International Family Law Group LLP, reviews the newly published guide for LiPs dealing with their financial matters after divorce or civil partnership dissolution.’
Family Law Week, 14th April 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A British Asian police officer stationed at Kent police’s outpost near the Channel tunnel entrance at Calais has won a case alleging that the force victimised and racially discriminated against him.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A proposed legal challenge to the Electoral Commission’s decision to make Vote Leave the official Out campaign in the EU referendum has been abandoned.’
BBC News, 14th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Senior military figures will be singled out for criticism alongside Tony Blair and other establishment figures in the long-awaited Chilcot report into the 2003 invasion of Iraq, which is due to be handed to Downing Street next week.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘HMRC investigated just 35 wealthy people for tax evasion last year, prompting a committee of MPs to warn the level of action is “woefully inadequate” in the wake of the Panama Papers tax avoidance scandal.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will take over an investigation into allegations of a £1m fraud at the Police Federation of England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, which confers security of tenure on business tenants, is perhaps one of the most widely used and best understood pieces of legislation in the field of property litigation. It is therefore relatively rare for those provisions to be considered at the level of the Court of Appeal.’
Falcon Chambers, 3rd March 2016
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
‘A banded approach to probate fees has been proposed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Views are sought on proposals to impose fees of between £300 and £20,000, depending on the value of the estate. The value of an estate below which no fee is payable would rise from £5,000 to £50,000. The consultation is open until 1 April 2016.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 29th March 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
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