The Right to Rent and The Immigration Act 2016 – LAG Housing Law
‘In this post Alice Richardson considers the Immigration Act 2016 as it relates to possession proceedings and eviction.’
LAG Housing Law, 21st June 2016
Source: www.laghousinglaw.com
Police must say if dead children’s identities stolen, say parents – The Guardian
‘Bereaved parents have demanded that police reveal whether the identities of their dead children were stolen by undercover officers who spied on political groups.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family President orders re-hearing of fact finding in case where boy adopted – Local Government Lawyer
‘The President of the Family Division has ordered the re-opening of a finding of fact hearing in care proceedings where a boy was later adopted.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Supreme Court refuses to hear bid to reinstate dishonesty finding against solicitors – Legal Futures
‘The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal against a decision that cleared two solicitors of “dishonest assistance in a breach of trust”, in this case a mortgage fraud.’
Legal Futures, 23rd June 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Judge quashes planning permission for gypsy caravan development – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Deputy High Court judge has quashed a council’s grant of planning permission for a change of use of land from grazing to residential for a gypsy caravan and a touring caravan.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Teenager who raped unconscious girl wouldn’t let friend do the same because it was ‘technically rape’ – The Independent
‘A teenager who forced himself on a girl while she was sleeping refused to let his friend do the same because it was “technically rape”.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
What to expect from the new criminal legal aid contracts – Legal Voice
‘Richard Miller explains what may be in store when the new criminal legal aid contracts come into force next year.’
Legal Voice, 23rd June 2016
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Insufficient evidence to back employment tribunal fees in current form, MPs say – OUT-LAW.com
‘”Substantial changes” to the current employment tribunal fee regime are required if an appropriate balance is to be struck between meeting some of the costs of operation and maintaining access to justice, according to an influential committee of MPs.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Rent increases and rent lawfully due – Nearly Legal
‘A few years ago now, I was instructed by Luton Law Centre in a series of possession cases brought by BPHA (a housing association) in Luton and Bedford County Courts. The claims were all for rent arrears, brought variously on Housing Act (HA) 1988 Sch 2 Grounds 8, 10 and 11. Their common feature was that, in all of them, BPHA had (apparently unwittingly) been raising the rent in breach of the terms.’
Nearly Legal, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Successful part 36 offer removes cap on provisional assessment costs, High Court rules – Litigation Futures
‘A successful part 36 offer in a provisional assessment removes the £1,500 costs cap, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd June 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.co.uk
High court refuses to publish Ben Butler judgment from 2014 – The Guardian
‘A high court judge has refused to publish a 2014 judgment on the death of Ellie Butler on the grounds that her father, who has been jailed for life for her murder, might in the future face a retrial.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fall in number of magistrates ‘will mean less diversity’ – The Guardian
‘A sharp fall in the number of magistrates in England and Wales will ensure that those on the bench remain overwhelmingly white and elderly, the government has been warned.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Swansea landlord killer David Ellis guilty of murder – BBC News
‘A tenant who bludgeoned his landlord to death in Swansea and dumped his body 140 miles away has been convicted of murder.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoners serving indefinite sentences have high self-harm rate – The Guardian
‘The rate of self-harm among inmates serving indefinite prison sentences is more than double that among life-sentenced prisoners, according to new figures.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inebriated pedestrians: a fresh view on foreseeability and novus actus interveniens – Zenith PI Blog
‘A consideration of the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Scott v Gavigan [2016] EWCA Civ 544 before Elias LJ, Clarke LJ and Simon LJ.’
Zenith PI Blog, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.zenithpiwordpress.com
A1P1 and public policy: compensation for not fishing? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘An interesting Court of Appeal decision concerning the science of migratory salmon, and the circumstances in which compensation will be granted when an interference with Article 1 Protocol 1 is found.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
No contract protected against the risk of bid-rigging, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Procurement professionals in all sectors need to be aware of the risk of bid-rigging of contracts they tender, a procurement law expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Public interest report calls for all legal advice to be commissioned by legal team – Local Government Lawyer
‘Derby City Council should ensure that all legal advice is commissioned through its chief legal officer or her staff, and departments should not commission legal advice direct, auditors Grant Thornton have recommended in a public interest report.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Myth buster: memories of trauma are engraved on the brain – Free Movement
‘We tend to believe that the more important an experience, the more likely it is that it will be “engraved” on the brain. In the asylum system, this is maintained by decision makers who maintain the belief that a genuine victim of trauma will be particularly able to recall the traumatic event.’
Free Movement, 21st June 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
