‘The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has introduced a policy for dealing with complaints about organisations which provide non-legal as well as legal services, such as some alternative business structures (ABSs) and, shortly, accountants who offer probate advice.’
Legal Futures, 19th September 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Motorists could demand the refund of more than £100m in parking fines, after what experts described as an “explosive” tribunal ruling left local government traffic officials in “absolute panic”.’
The Independent, 21st September 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The lord chancellor acted ‘unlawfully’ in the way he consulted on controversial plans to shake up criminal legal aid, the High Court ruled today [19 September].’
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th September 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The recent Supreme Court judgment in the case of R (on the application of Nunn) v Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary and another sheds further light on the continuing duty of the police and the Crown Prosecution Service to disclose information in criminal cases post-conviction.’
RPC Privacy Law, 19th September 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘As a report declares the fatal stabbing of schoolgirl Christina Edkins as ‘preventable’, her family speak out about the serious failings that led to the unprovoked attack.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The former director of public prosecutions has said attacks on disabled people are not being recognised as hate crime, letting criminals off with lighter sentences.’
The Independent, 21st September 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A new regulatory and licensing regime for online and other remote gambling activity in Great Britain is set to come into effect from the beginning of next month after the UK parliament passed an order specifying 1 October as the date of commencement for the new regime.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th September 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘After a very long — and at times electrifying — campaign, a modest but decisive majority of those who participated in the referendum on Scottish independence have voted “no”. In one sense, this is the end of the process — even if, bearing in mind the main UK parties’ still-to-be-fulfilled promises about further devolution, it is only the beginning of the end. In another sense, however, it might turn out to be only the end of the beginning.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 19th September 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog
‘Planned Government legislation to claw back exit payments from high-earning public sector staff if they get another job within 12 months is “unclear and ill-conceived”, the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) has warned.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th September 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A sex attack by two teenagers on a boy in a cellar in Gloucester could not have been anticipated or prevented, a report has found.’
BBC News, 18th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A doctor who told a patient who was threatening to kill herself to “go and jolly well do it now” has been suspended for three months.’
BBC News, 18th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court today ordered a solicitor’s insurer to pay the bulk of both parties’ costs over a wills dispute arising when a married couple each signed the wrong draft of a will.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th September 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An organisation which took a year to alert police to information about potential paedophiles in the UK is to be investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).’
BBC News, 18th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court is due to decide whether to allow a challenge to rules that determine whether victims of domestic abuse get legal aid in family cases.’
BBC News, 19th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former police community support officer (PCSO) has avoided jail after he admitted tipping off the Sun that supermodel Naomi Campbell was in custody over an allegation of assault.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan police has agreed to pay £120,000 in damages in an alleged race-discrimination case where seven officers were accused of assaulting a black motorist.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Six women have been convicted of operating a “pyramid” scheme in which thousands of investors lost money.’
BBC News, 18th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A child rapist has had his jail sentence doubled by the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 18th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Most personal injury practitioners will have had experience of dealing with a claim made by a passenger, injured as a result of falling whilst on a bus. Many such incidents result in relatively modest injuries. However, in some cases, particular those involving more elderly Claimants, quite significant and long-lasting injuries can be involved, and with associated ongoing claims for care and assistance. Given the multitude of CCTV cameras onboard such vehicles these days, Courts are often uncommonly well served in having before them good quality evidence of the occurrence and cause of the accident itself. Typically the cause is alleged to be the driver accelerating or braking more sharply than usual. In the latter case, the blame for emergency braking is often placed upon a third party vehicle; for example as a result of pulling out into the bus’ path.’
Zenith PI Blog, 17th September 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
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