Home is where… the structure is annexed to the ground – Hardwicke Chambers
‘This was one of those rare cases where the facts just do not fit comfortably with the law.’
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Hardwicke Chambers, 12th August 2015
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Funding Problems on the Horizon for family lawyers (and their clients) – Family Law Week
‘Stuart Clark, Associate Solicitor with The International Family Law Group LLP considers the implications of increased use of s.37 MCA 1973 in setting aside payments on account of costs in financial remedies cases.’
Family Law Week, 20th August 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
EVENT: Gresham College – Prison and Why We Send People There: Does it Work? Should it?
‘They deserve to be put away’; ‘Appeal the sentence – too short’; ‘They should lock him up and throw away the key’. How civilised has it ever been to imprison other humans – or to want to do it? How many prisoners had their fates determined by circumstance, how many by truly free will? How often has increasing in prison building been used to increase a politician’s vote? How impossible would it be for most politicians to argue for fewer prisons because they do not work, when as a society we have to assume they do?
Date: 2nd December 2015, 6.00pm
Location: Barnard’s Inn Hall
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
Data breach management – making use of legal privilege – OUT-LAW.com
‘FOCUS: Businesses that experience data security breaches can use the law of legal privilege to investigate the circumstances of those breaches without fear that internal investigation documents will be used against them by regulators or litigants.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Finance & Divorce Update – Family Law Week
‘Edward Heaton, Principal Associate and Jane Booth, Associate, both of Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during July 2015.’
Family Law Week, 15th August 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
EVENT: Gresham College – Free Speech and the Study of History
‘A growing number of countries have so-called memory laws, ranging from the criminalisation of Holocaust denial, to prescriptions for the teaching of certain subjects, memorial days and public monuments. Which, if any, of these are justified? Which are more effective in combating evils they are supposed to combat, based on misinterpretations of the past?’
Date: 28th October 2015, 6.00pm
Location: Museum of London
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
Regina (Rowe and others) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily
‘Partner payment notices issued by the Revenue and Customs Commissioners under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 32 to the Finance Act 2014 were not unlawful.’
WLR Daily, 31st July 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils rebuked by advertising watchdog – BBC News
‘The UK advertising watchdog has ruled against online games Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils in a crackdown on adverts pressuring children to spend money.’
BBC News, 26th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Urgent review’ of appropriate adults needed – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Solicitors have urged the government to review, as a matter of urgency, the provision of appropriate adults (AA) for mentally vulnerable detainees in police stations after a report published today highlighted ‘significant shortcomings’.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Police action against City fraudsters starts to show results, but civil action remains best for victims, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘A multi-agency anti-fraud operation led by City of London Police is beginning to show results, with “dozens of people arrested” and two providers of serviced office space fined in relation to investment frauds based out of addresses in the financial district, according to press reports.’
Full story
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Chilcot defends long-delayed Iraq inquiry – but sets no date for publication – The Guardian
‘Sir John Chilcot mounted a robust defence of his embattled Iraq war inquiry, prompting families of those who lost relatives in the conflict to make a renewed threat of legal action to accelerate its publication.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sheep rustling: Police are studying ancient methods of identification to help beat the thieves – The Independent
‘Pity the poor country coppers – if you thought they had enough on their plates with red diesel, dogging and bored teenagers necking horse tranquillisers, now they’re having to get to grips with sheep markings designed by the Vikings.’
The Independent, 26th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office v Saleh – WLR Daily
Serious Fraud Office v Saleh [2015] EWHC 2119 (QB); [2015] WLR (D) 368
‘Where the court in another jurisdiction made an order for the restoration of shares to their owner in consequence of the abandonment of forfeiture proceedings by the prosecuting authority in that jurisdiction, the prosecuting authority in the United Kingdom was not prevented from initiating proceedings against the proceeds of sale of those shares located within the United Kingdom.’
WLR Daily, 21st July 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Rotherham abuse scandal: IPCC working to identify 100 police officers – The Guardian
‘Investigators looking at how the police treated complaints of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham say they are now working to identify more than 100 officers.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who posed as legal adviser jailed after trading standards prosecution – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Biggleswade man who made more than £5,000 after advertising his services as a professional McKenzie friend has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of multiple trading standards and housing benefits offences.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st August 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Rise in divorce cases signals mediation failure – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A continuing rise in the number of new private law cases could signal that not enough divorcing couples are being channelled towards mediation, family law organisation Resolution has said.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
What the Ashley Madison case highlights about jurisdiction in data protection cases – OUT-LAW.com
‘FOCUS: The Ashley Madison data breach case highlights the unsatisfactory lack of clarity that exists over which data protection laws apply to businesses that operate across the world.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Judge quashes decision by Pickles refusing permission for gypsy site – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has quashed a decision by the former Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to refuse planning permission for a site where a gypsy and his family have lived since 2008.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th August 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Despite petition, government has no plans to legalise cannabis – The Guardian
‘The government has responded to a 200,000-strong petition calling for the legalisation of cannabis in the UK by saying it has no plans to change the law.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Departing forensic specialist highlights legal aid plight – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A forensic science specialist has paid tribute to solicitors working with a ‘decimated’ legal aid budget after announcing an exit from the UK market.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
