‘Out of what some may think to be an everyday spat between the Co-Op (existing supermarket) and an out-of-town supermarket proposer, comes a salutary reminder from Singh J that local authorities cannot behave like private litigants when they are judicially reviewed. Different rules apply.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th May 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘On a day when the country goes to the polls (or, if you a UKIP supporter, to the Poles), it is nice to be able remind people of the more important things in life than mere democratic-right exercising. The chief of these is, surely, developments under the Data Protection Act 1998. Happily, Panopticon can assist, with a quick note on an ex tempore judgment of HHJ Seymour QC in Ittihadieh v 5-11 Cheyne Gardens RTM Co Ltd & 6 others (QBD, 5 May 2015). There is no transcript yet available, but a headnote is now reported on Lawtel, and this summary is taken from that.’
Panopticon, 7th May 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘As part of LSE’s Legal Biography Project, Sir Ross Cranston will interview Sir Stephen Sedley on his life and career in the law. After a distinguished career as one of Britain’s leading barristers, Sir Stephen was appointed a high court judge in 1992, and a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1999. During his twelve years on the Court of Appeal, he made a significant contribution to the development of many areas of modern English law, particularly in public law. He has also written widely on English law and the constitution, and is a regular contributor to the London Review of Books.’
Date: 19th May 2015, 6.30-8.00pm
Location: Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.
‘A new information platform has been set up to help local authorities improve the way they communicate on social media.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th May 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A retired vicar who refused to pay council tax on a matter of principle has won a High Court victory over excessive costs.’
The Independent, 7th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Setting up a company as a special purpose vehicle to pursue an individual and his family for debts, including through the courts, does not amount to champerty, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 7th May 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘George Ostle’s parents say if Lord Janner was not fit to stand trial then neither was their autistic son who has the mental age of a ten-year-old.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Lawyers are calling for rules surrounding surrogacy to be tightened up after a woman who had a child with a gay couple then refused them access was ordered to hand over the baby.’
The Guardian, 6th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Not all patented inventions are high tech. The title of the patent in Everseal Stationery Products Ltd v Document Management Solutions Ltd. and Others [2015] EWHC 842 (IPEC) (1 April 2015) was “Mailer with self-adhesive closure”.’
NIPC Law, 5th May 2015
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
‘On 23 March, Theresa May announced plans for a review of shariah councils in England and Wales, to examine their compatibility with British values, if the Conservatives win the May election. Shariah councils are bodies that issue divorce certificates for Islamic marriages, offer mediation and reconciliation services to couples married under religious law, and produce expert opinion reports on religious matters. An AHRC-funded research project concluded that the shariah council it studied (along with a Beth Din and a Catholic Tribunal) “provide[s] an important service for those Jews, Muslims and Catholics for whom a religious divorce ‘in the sight of God’ is important from both a spiritual and religious legal perspective”. The Home Office, while acknowledging the need for further evidence on the operation of shariah councils, appears concerned about the effect of their decisions on women (who, it suggests, may receive an insufficient financial settlement on a religious divorce) and the fairness of the procedures followed by shariah councils (particularly the possibility that their procedures discount women’s testimonies).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 1st May 2015
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A judge has granted police permission to access journalists’ phone records for the first time in a public hearing.
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BBC News, 5th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former Falkirk MP Eric Joyce has been found guilty of assaulting two teenage boys in a north London shop.’
The Guardian, 1st May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Costs lawyers and others with rights of audience who are not currently eligible for appointment as Queen’s Counsel should have the right to apply for silk, the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has said.’
Litigation Futures, 6th May 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A high-profile faith school won a High Court judicial review last month over the Schools Adjudicator’s finding that its admission arrangements for 2014 and 2015 were unlawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th May 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A First-Tier Tribunal judge has dismissed a challenge by developer Banner Homes to the listing of a 4.83 hectare site by St Albans City and District Council as an asset of community value (ACV).’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th May 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Officers failed to act 10 years ago when reports warned about extent of problem because they did not understand what grooming was, says Alan Billings.’
The Guardian, 5th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The major modern and historic human rights documents recognise human rights as inalienably and universally attaching to individuals by virtue of their humanity. However, this justification for rights possession in dignity or any other foundational human characteristic is absent from the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA). This lack of recognition of a deeper fundamental basis for Convention rights underlies both the euro-sceptic and party political hostility to rights in the UK, and the lack of ownership of rights amongst the public recognised by the Commission on a Bill of Rights. If the conception of human rights accepted and respected within the UN rights documents it to take root in the UK, our courts or a new Bill of Rights must recognise a moral, more fundamental, justification for human rights.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th May 2015
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The negotiations are over, the deal is done. Now it’s time to sign the contracts. But before popping the champagne corks, you’ll need to make sure that those signatures are valid. Here’s a cautionary tale of what can go wrong.’
Technology Law Update, 1st May 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘A Greenpeace advert opposing fracking has been banned for claiming experts agreed that the process would not cut energy bills.’
The Independent, 6th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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