‘For litigants and property practitioners alike the FFT Property Chamber Land Registration has a number of advantages; not least no tribunal fees and a free mediation service. However the recent case of Murdoch & or v Amesbury & or [2016] UKUT 3 (TCC) is a timely reminder that the tribunal is not simply an alternative for the county court.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 11th February 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘It is reassuring to know that someone, somewhere, has taken the time and effort to apply precision and ingenuity of parliamentary draftsmanship in order to define, at least for the purposes of the FWMA 2010 if no other, what is meant by a flood (and what is not).’
Falcon Chambers, 26th January 2016
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
‘The Guardian has been granted unprecedented access to two prisons to see the impact of funding cuts. In the first of two reports, Amelia Gentleman finds broken windows and bored inmates at the UK’s most overcrowded jail.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Rachel Barrett discusses Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP, in which the Supreme Court has given detailed and practical guidance on the admissibility and use of expert evidence in the course of a judgment concerning the remit of employers’ duties to take care for their employees’ safety at work.’
Cloisters, 10th February 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘The government is re-examining its policy on transgender inmates following the death of two trans women at all-male prisons in the UK. Transphobic hate crime is on the rise. Discriminatory stop & search continues.
LSE invites you to ‘Trans in the Criminal Justice System’, a panel discussion on the challenges faced by trans people and how the criminal justice system should be reformed. Audience participation is strongly encouraged, so please do come prepared to ask questions. ‘
Date: 5th March 2016, 1.15pm
Location: Sheikh Zayed Theatre – LSE New Academic Building. 54 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘CPS lawyers have been criticised for failing to engage effectively with defence practitioners amid efforts to reduce delays in magistrates’ courts.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The High Court has approved the first application to transfer a case started in the normal way into the shorter trials scheme (STS).’
Litigation Futures, 23rd February 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Sir Stephen Bubb, author of a report into the Winterbourne View scandal, has called on the Government to appoint a Learning Disabilities Commissioner.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A jealous new bride who “perhaps quite liked the idea of being Mrs Edwards, a solicitor’s wife” fatally stabbed her husband after he was told he was being made redundant, a court has heard.’
The Independent, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The ease with which businesses will be able to win interim injunctions to defend against rivals’ infringements of their patents will be influential in determining whether companies engage with the new Unified Patent Court (UPC).’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Daniel Curran, star of Heir Hunters, has been ordered to disclose documents relating to defamatory allegations made against his rival.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘UK citizens are being forced into exile by the Home Office’s “irrational and absurd” minimum-income visa requirements, with some couples having no hope of ever being able to live together in Britain, the supreme court has heard.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Ahead of a supreme court challenge to the minimum income requirement for partner visas, three couples discuss their situation.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who sexually attacked two women in front of their young children has been given a life term for rape.’
The Independent, 23rd February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Victims of people trafficking who are pregnant or have children have had their needs “systematically overlooked” in the UK, a report has suggested.’
BBC News, 23rd February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Terri-Marie Palmer was convicted of murder and jailed for life for stabbing boyfriend Damon Searson to death.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An HR consultant who fractured her wrist tripping over a rope outside one of London’s best-known gastropubs is suing its owners for £4.2m.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Gun debate in Britain tends to focus on what is happening in the US, but more than 700,000 firearm owners live in England and Wales. Who are they, and why do some want laws relaxed?’
BBC News, 23rd February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Civil servants in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are giving British companies the all-clear to press ahead with contracts even though they are likely to lead to human rights abuses, the foreign affairs select committee will be told on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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