‘Financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on guidance that provides clarity on how different kinds of advice are treated, but companies should be particularly careful when offering advice electronically.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The coroner whose improper appointment of his wife led to the inquest into the death of singer Amy Winehouse being reheard has been sanctioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th October 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Rights holders could lose even more control over their content if they take cases to court to test new copyright exceptions, the academic whose proposals prompted the new laws has exclusively told Out-Law.com.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘An English claimant injured in a crash in Germany has failed in a bid to have her compensation case heard in England and Wales.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th October 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Senior police officers have conceded that the way police are authorised to use snooping powers to identify journalists’ sources needs to change.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has today [7 October] rejected a challenge to the lawfulness of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA).’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2014
Source: www.localgovernemtnlawyer.co.uk
‘This case is an interesting example of a claim for breach of confidence (both in contract and in equity) where, although liability was established, only nominal damages (£1) were awarded to the Claimant.’
RPC Privacy Law, 7th October 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘Campaigners are taking legal action against the Ministry of Defence today to demand the nation’s youngest soldiers are not forced into serving longer than adult recruits.’
The Independent, 8th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Killers released under the Mental Health Act need better supervision to prevent them reoffending, campaigners warn.’
Daily Telegraph,
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘More cases of ritual child abuse linked to belief in witchcraft are being reported, the police said.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a TV advert by payday lender Wonga, after a complaint by a charity.’
BBC News, 8th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Six police officers and staff could face criminal charges over an incident where a man was murdered by a vigilante after being wrongly accused of being a paedophile.’
The Independent, 7th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A student who gathered video evidence of himself being harassed and abused on a pair of specially adapted sunglasses has been allowed to carry out a private prosecution of his tormentor.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Firms operating in England and Wales should be prepared for tougher penalties in cases of fraud, bribery and money laundering now that new sentencing guidelines have come into force, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Two police officers will not face charges of perjury, perverting the course of justice or collusion in relation to a death of a prisoner.’
BBC News, 7th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Newport man has been jailed for life after he stabbed and strangled his girlfriend as she lay in the bath.’
BBC News, 6th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Proposals by academics to allow new defences against trade mark infringement to be created in the future should be resisted, a trade mark law specialist has warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Following my plaintive cry here, I now have copies of the two Upper Tribunal judgments from Scotland referred to by the DWP. And, while the judgments do do something rather more and rather different to the outcomes suggested in the DWP Circular, sadly, what they actually do is worse.’
NearlyLegal, 6th October 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Several years ago the notes to the Actuarial Tables set out a more “scientific” means of assessing damages for future loss of earnings. In essence this is done by using the difference between the multipliers in relation to disabled and non-disabled claimants. See the guidance at paragraph 45 of the explanatory notes. Here we look at two cases where the use of this approach has been considered. In Ward it was held not to be appropriate; in Billett it was greatly modified.’
Zenith PI Blog, 6th October 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘A serious case review is launched after mass killer Barry Williams is able to disappear following his release from Broadmoor by changing his name to Harry Street.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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