‘On 28 April 2015 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Procter v Raleys Solicitors. The case is an important reminder to solicitors engaged in bulk litigation of the risks posed by “commoditising” their services.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 15th June 2015
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Today’s Court of Appeal judgment in Liverpool Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Ronayne [2015] EWCA Civ 588 is an early front runner for the most important tort law case of 2015. It is very good news for hard-pressed NHS Trusts defending claims by relatives shocked by the effect on loved-ones of acts of clinical negligence. Such claims will rarely succeed in the light of today’s decision.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 17th July 2015
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘A drug dealer who stabbed and bludgeoned to death a business associate to steal his Range Rover has been jailed for at least 25 years.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A 78 year-old who plotted to set up a crystal meth production line likened to the TV series Breaking Bad has been jailed for 18 years.’
BBC News, 27th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has fought off a High Court challenge to its revised basement policy.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th July 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The jury in the trial of former trader Tom Hayes, who is charged with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud by manipulating global Libor interest rates, has retired to consider its verdict.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘As (relatively) recent press coverage of celebrity participants shows, litigation relating to tax mitigation (or avoidance) schemes is on the rise. HMRC has taken an increasingly harder line in recent years both in tightening the legislation surrounding tax avoidance and in refusing and litigating claims for tax relief based on “losses” incurred in tax mitigation schemes. Investors who have lost out are increasingly turning to their original financial advisers for recompense. Unfortunately, many such claims are only considered or intimated after the primary limitation period has passed.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 15th June 2015
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Ofcom has backed a BBC Trust decision not to censure the BBC over using the word “pikey” in an edition of Top Gear.’
BBC News, 27th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (SEEBA) and the Deregulation Act 2015 were added to the statute book on 26 March. Both contain provisions that make significant changes to the Insolvency Act 1986.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th June 2015
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘As of eight weeks ago, visitors to Maida Vale have one less pub to drink in. That’s because in April, overzealous developers bulldozed The Carlton Tavern public house to the ground. Local residents can breathe a sigh of relief, however, for the pub is going to be rebuilt brick by brick – such is the punishment meted out to the developers for bulldozing the pub in violation of planning rules. View the report on the BBC website. ‘
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th June 2015
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Mark Hubbard considers new legislation requiring greater transparency in the ownership and management of companies.’
New Square Chambers, 29th June 2015
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
‘The insurers have won the most recent bout in what has been an ongoing slugfest between them and credit hire organisations (CHOs) for more than 20 years. The Court of Appeal has given guidance about calculating the basic hire rate (BHR) which favours the Insurers.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Amongst the mass of regulatory measures introduced in recent times to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis, perhaps the most potent is that provided by section 36 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013, headed “Offence relating to a decision causing a financial institution to fail”. It comes into force on 7 March 2016.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 1st June 2015
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘There are three principal weapons in the local authority armoury to tackle breaches of planning control in respect of listed buildings: (i) criminal prosecution (ii) listed building enforcement notice and (iii) injunction pursuant to section 44A (1) of the Listed Buildings Act 1990. They are not mutually incompatible. Criminal prosecution can be pursued alongside service of an enforcement notice or injunctive proceedings.’
No. 5 Chambers, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.no5.com
‘After a decade-long legal fight with three animal welfare charities over her mother’s decision to cut her out of any inheritance, a poverty-stricken daughter has finally been awarded £164,000 by senior judges.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman has been found guilty of being at the centre of a paedophile ring which set children up as “sexual play-things” over more than a decade.’
The Independent, 27th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Raymond v Young [2015] EWCA Civ 456 concerned the principles to be applied when considering what damages to award to property owners who were the victims of shocking harassment, trespass and nuisance conducted by their neighbours over a period of several years.’
New Square Chambers, 26th May 2015
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
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