International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 – legislation.gov.uk
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Uncertainty’ over second 8.75% legal aid fee cut – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Criminal practitioners are demanding answers from the Legal Aid Agency over what they say is uncertainty regarding proposed cuts in fees.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd April 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
No duty of care in allocation decisions – Nearly Legal
‘Can a council’s failure to carry out its responsibilities under its allocation scheme be the subject of a claim in breach of duty of care? This was the hearing of the Defendant’s application to strike out a claim on exactly that issue.’
Nearly Legal, 4th April 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Family Court Key Decision Review: Part 1 – No. 5 Chambers
‘In the first of a new series of quarterly round ups, Kathryn Taylor reviews some of the key decisions of the family court since December 2014, with a particular emphasis on Local Authority failings.’
No. 5 Chambers, 30th March 2015
Source: www.no5.com
Self-harm, drug-taking and sexual abuse more common in privately run prisons, new figures show – The Independent
‘Twenty-five years after the first private facility opened in Britain, private jails are performing far worse than government-operated facilities on at least a dozen counts. They account for a higher proportion of fighting, sexual assaults, drug-taking, self-harming, hunger strikes, and prisoner escapes than public-sector prisons, according to an analysis by The Independent on Sunday of new government statistics.’
The Independent, 5th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Personal injury claims: cases of fundamental dishonesty – Park Square Barristers
‘On 12 February 2015, the Criminal Injuries and Courts Act 2015 received royal assent. Buried in the midst of this legislation are 5 sections which address issues of significant importance and interest to personal injury (PI) lawyers – cases of fundamental dishonesty and inducements.’
Park Square Barristers, 31st March 2015
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
PE teacher paid £40,000 following an injury when demonstrating the long jump – Daily Telegraph
‘A PE teacher who won £41,000 after injuring himself while demonstrating the long jump and a teacher given £75,000 for tripping over a carpet were among thousands of claims worth more than £26 million last year.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
On fairness, elephants and principle – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Procedural fairness is a bit like an elephant. It is difficult to define in abstract, but you know a fair procedure when you see one. So Lawton LJ put it in Maxwell v Department of Trade [1974] QB 523, 539’
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd April 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Supreme Court gives reasons for quashing offer of housing 50 miles away – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has today given its reasons why it unanimously upheld a homeless mother of five’s appeal over a London borough’s offer of accommodation 50 miles away.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd April 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Chester ‘cash-for-crash’ bus fraud: Ringleader convicted – BBC News
‘The ringleader of a gang who ran a “cash-for-crash” scam involving bus passengers has been convicted of fraud.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
On the Road Again – Nearly Legal
‘With remarkable speed, the Supreme Court has handed down its judgement in Nzolameso v Westminster City Council , having announced immediately after the hearing on 17/3/2015 that the appeal would be allowed, with reasons to follow.’
Full story
Nearly Legal, 3rd April 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Care orders and accommodation pending appeal – Nearly Legal
‘Our post on Nzolameso v City of Westminster [2015] UKSC 22 is here, but behind the headlines of the judgment (and it is a good judgment) is a whole history, even between the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court hearings.’
Nearly Legal, 3rd April 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Nigerian gay rights activist has her High Court asylum bid rejected – because judge doesn’t believe she is lesbian – The Independent
‘A Nigerian gays right activist who fears imprisonment and death because of her sexuality has had her case for asylum rejected by the High Court – after a judge ruled that she was pretending to be lesbian.
The Independent, 3rd April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Britain’s first secret ballot – BBC News
‘When the UK goes to the polls on 7 May votes will be cast through a secret ballot. But it was not always thus. Elections used to be altogether more public and dangerous affairs. ‘
BBC News, 5th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who left victim with severe brain damage with just one punch jailed for over three years – The Independent
‘A man who left another man with severe brain damage after punching him once in the head outside a nightclub has been jailed for over three years.’
The Independent, 3rd April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Beverley Allitt victim ordered to pay back benefits – BBC News
‘A woman left brain damaged by killer nurse Beverley Allitt has been ordered to pay back £23,000 in benefits.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Motorist escapes jail after three-year-old is crushed to death by Land Rover trailer – Daily Telegraph
‘The heartbroken family of a three-year-old boy crushed to death by a runaway trailer yesterday branded the motorist’s sentence a “joke” after he escaped prison.
Daily Telegraph, 2nd April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Glued privates, rotting seafood and bargain sports cars: wronged wives turn to revenge spectaculars – Daily Telegraph
‘Social media helping make dramatic acts of revenge against philandering husbands a standard feature of British divorce, say lawyers.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
