Ched Evans website will not face legal action – BBC News
‘No action will be taken against a website supporting rapist Ched Evans following an inquiry into whether his victim was identified.’
BBC News, 30th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Burglars who blew up cash machines and stole £80,000 are jailed – BBC News
‘Two men who blew up cash machines at two south Wales banks, stealing more than £80,000, have been jailed. Russell Luke Bennett, 21 and Benjamin Brian Barrett, 30, from Bristol, pleaded guilty to conspiring to cause an explosion likely to endanger life and burglary at Cardiff Crown Court. They caused explosions at two Barclays Bank cash machines – one in Treforest, Pontypridd, and another in Bridgend. Barrett was jailed for eight-and-a-half years and Bennett seven-and-a-half.’
BBC News, 30th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager found not guilty of raping his mother after she said it was just a dream – The Guardian
‘A teenager has been found not guilty of raping his mother as she slept after she told a jury she had dreamed the attack. The boy, who cannot be named, was 14 when his mother woke up and accused him of trying to rape her. Despite calling the police to report the alleged incident, when the case reached trial this week the mother claimed she was “99.9% sure” she had dreamed it after a night out drinking.’
The Guardian, 30th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gloucestershire police criticised by watchdog over murder of Hollie Gazzard – The Guardian
‘Gloucestershire’s police force has been criticised by the police watchdog over its handling of a young woman’s complaints about her violent former boyfriend days before she was brutally murdered as she worked in a hair salon.’
The Guardian, 30th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Delay Too Often Defeats Justice – Speech by Master of the Rolls
Delay Too Often Defeats Justice (PDF)
Speech by Master of the Rolls
The Law Society, Magna Carta Event, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
R (on the application of Hemming (t/a Simply Pleasure Ltd) and others) (Respondents) v Westminster City Council (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 29th April 2015
University and College Union (Appellant) v The University of Stirling (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 29th April 2015
The Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension and Life Assurance Scheme (Appellant) v Olympic Airlines SA (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 29th April 2015
R (on the application of ClientEarth) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 29th April 2015
Jetivia SA and another (Appellants) v Bilta (UK) Limited and others (Respondents) – Supreme Court
Jetivia SA and another (Appellants) v Bilta (UK) Limited and others (Respondents) [2015] UKSC 23 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 22nd April 2015
R v GH (Respondent) – Supreme Court
R v GH (Respondent) [2015] UKSC 24 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 22nd April 2015
How broad is your settlement? – New Law Journal
‘Don’t settle for less, says Adam Short.’
New Law Journal, 24th April 2015
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Children: Private Law Update – Family Law Week
‘Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important judgments in private law children cases.’
Family Law Week, 29th April 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
The Professions: Power, Privilege and Legal Liability – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
The Professions: Power, Privilege and Legal Liability (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Professional Negligence Bar Association, 21st April 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Start the clock – New Law Journal
‘When does a contractual retainer arise & when does legal advice privilege apply, asks David Burrows.’
New Law Journal, 24th April 2015
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Finance & Divorce Update – Family Law Week
‘Clare Molyneux, senior solicitor and Rebecca Lang solicitor, both of Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the financial remedies and divorce news and cases from March 2015.’
Full story
Family Law Week, 27th April 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Contract Formation and the Fog of Rectification – Speech by Sir Terence Etherton
Contract Formation and the Fog of Rectification (PDF)
Speech by Sir Terence Etherton
Judiciary of England and Wales, 24th April 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Re J: A Lesson on Threshold and Logic – Family Law Week
‘Alex Laing, pupil, and Radhika Handa, barrister, of Coram Chambers, consider Re J in which the Court of Appeal picked up a number of the themes articulated by the President in Re A.’
Family Law Week, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
