Divorce party hit for £334k costs after ‘blatant dishonesty’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 1st, 2015 in costs, divorce, news by sally

‘High Court judge has made clear that his costs judgment against a dishonest party should act as a deterrent to others considering deceiving the court.’
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Law Society’s Gazette, 31st August 2015

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‘Revenge porn’ woman Paige Mitchell gets suspended jail term – BBC News

Posted September 1st, 2015 in assault, news, pornography, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘The first woman to be prosecuted under new “revenge porn” laws has avoided being sent to jail.’

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BBC News, 1st September 2015

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Preacher Anjem Choudary to face trial on terror charge – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2015 in news, terrorism, trials by sally

‘Anjem Choudary, the radical Muslim preacher, is to go on trial in January accused of inviting support for Islamic State.’

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The Guardian, 28th August 2015

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New court charge sees judges cut compensation orders for victims – BBC News

Posted September 1st, 2015 in compensation, costs, courts, criminal courts charge, criminal procedure, fees, news by sally

‘Compensation payments to victims of crime are being affected by a new charge imposed on criminals.’

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BBC News, 28th August 2015

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Phone-hacking case: CPS considers corporate prosecution – BBC News

‘Prosecutors are considering a file for a possible corporate prosecution over phone hacking at the News of the World.’

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BBC News, 28th August 2015

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Terror law prompts British Library to reject unique Taliban archive – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2015 in archives, libraries, news, terrorism by sally

‘The British Library has refused to host a unique digital archive of Taliban documents because officials fear that holding the collection would violate British anti-terrorism laws.’

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The Guardian, 28th August 2015

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Georgia Williams murder: Family welcomes misconduct hearing – BBC News

Posted September 1st, 2015 in complaints, murder, news, police, professional conduct by sally

‘The parents of a murdered teenager have welcomed a decision to make a senior police officer face a misconduct panel.’

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BBC News, 29th August 2015

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Chilcot report delays blamed on ‘vested interests’ – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2015 in delay, disclosure, documents, evidence, inquiries, Iraq, judges, news, reports, war by sally

‘Anger over continued delays in the publication of the report into the Iraq war has swung back against the government with allegations that “vested interests” have tried to suppress evidence.’

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The Guardian, 29th September 2015

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London safer lorry scheme in force after cyclist deaths – BBC News

Posted September 1st, 2015 in fines, London, news, road safety, road traffic by sally

‘A ban on “unsafe lorries” in London, introduced as part of efforts to protect cyclists, has come into force.’

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BBC News, 1st September 2015

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Chelsea pensioner jailed for twelve months for sexually assaulting young woman – The Independent

Posted September 1st, 2015 in elderly, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A Chelsea pensioner has been jailed for 12 months for sexually assaulting a young woman in his room. Patrick Teegan, 72, was convicted at Isleworth Crown Court last month of assaulting the woman, in her 20s, in May last year.’

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The Independent, 28th September 2015

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‘National living wage’ dodgers face higher penalties – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2015 in company directors, disqualification, employment, fines, news, penalties, remuneration by sally

‘Employers who fail to pay the new “national living wage” face increased fines under a crackdown on non-compliance announced by David Cameron.’

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The Guardian, 1st September 2015

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Subject access request ruling could have implications for confidentiality of businesses’ internal reports, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 28th, 2015 in data protection, disclosure, news, police by sally

‘Businesses that investigate data security incidents or potential cases of customer fraud could have greater scope to keep their internal documents secret as a result of a ruling by the High Court in London, an expert has said.’
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OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2015

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The Lingering Gender Pay Gap – No. 5 Chambers

Posted August 28th, 2015 in equal pay, equality, news, women by sally

‘Jessica Smeaton looks at the government’s new consultation paper and the impact on large employers.’
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No. 5 Chambers, 25th August 2015

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Does a Repudiatory Breach Discharge an LLP Member’s Agreement? – Littleton Chambers

Posted August 28th, 2015 in contracts, limited liability partnerships, news, retirement by sally

‘The recent Judgment of Mr. Justice Henderson in Flanagan v Liontrust Investment Partners LLP and others [2015] EWHC 2171, 24th July 2015, has addressed the vexed question of whether the Common Law doctrine of repudiatory breach applies to LLP members’ agreements. It has long been settled law that the doctrine did not apply to traditional partnerships, Hurst v Bryk [2002] 1 AC 185 (HL), but the position under LLP agreements has been the subject of continuing debate. In particular it has been argued, by the author amongst others, that the doctrine applied and that the effect of a repudiatory breach was to enable a member to accept the breach and assert that the default provisions under the Limited Liabilities Partnership Act 2000 applied. In Liontrust Mr. Justice Henderson rejects that argument, save possibly in the case of a two member LLP.’

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Littleton Chambers, 27th July 2015

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An Introduction to Judicial Review – Littleton Chambers

Posted August 28th, 2015 in judicial review, news by sally

‘Carol Davis and Eleena Misra look at Judicial Review: what it is, when it is available, the grounds for applying for judicial review and how to apply. ‘

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Littleton Chambers, 3rd August 2015

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The case of a Judge, a barrister, some bad weather and the right to that fundamental thing: A FAIR HEARING – The World of Family Law (Garden Court Chambers)

Posted August 28th, 2015 in appeals, contact orders, judges, news, setting aside by sally

‘In case you some how managed to miss it Re G is worth a revisit for all of those who know and recognise that need for a fair hearing before a fair tribunal. And of course for all of those who have seen in action just what unfairness can look like. Be bold , Re G, the idea of justice and those Court of Appeal Judges are there to help.’

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The World of Family Law (Garden Court Chambers). 27th August 2015

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UK government pledges tougher action against businesses that repeatedly employ illegal workers – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 28th, 2015 in bills, employment, immigration, news by sally

‘Businesses that continually employ workers who are in the UK illegally could be closed for up to 48 hours while border officials investigate under new measures put forward by the government.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th August 2015

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Operation Motorman: Latin, Leveson and Personal Data – Panopticon

‘In Information Commissioner v Colenso-Dunne [2015] UKUT 471 (AAC), the UT was considering an appeal by the ICO concerning an order of the FTT that it disclose names of journalists that the ICO had seized during a raid on the home of Steve Whittamore in 2003. The raid was known as Operation Motorman, and it is generally supposed that Mr Whittamore, a private investigator, had a list of journalist who used his morally and legally dubious services.’

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Panopticon, 28th August 2015

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The changing legal landscape for inheritance disputes – Legal Futures

Posted August 28th, 2015 in news, wills by sally

‘There has been a huge growth in the number of inheritance disputes in recent years due partly to an ‘’increasingly ageing population’’ according to Adam Draper, partner at Irwin Mitchell solicitors who specialises in inheritance disputes.’

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Legal Futures, 27th August 2015

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ISIL child brides: a big care problem for the Family Court? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted August 28th, 2015 in children, families, guardianship, news, terrorism by sally

‘When a judge waxes lyrical about a child, garlanded with starred GCSEs, their intelligence, their medical school ambitions, you wonder what is coming. It’s the judicial equivalent of those blurred reproductions in the press of murder victims’ graduate portraits.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 27th August 2015

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