Judges Behaving Badly? – No. 5 Chambers
‘Irvine Maccabe discusses practical issues and strategies to consider in relation to recusal, judicial misconduct and transcripts.’
No. 5 Chambers, 12th January 2015
Source: www.no5.com
Bitcoin: Government to regulate cryptocurrency to avoid money laundering, says Treasury – The Independent
‘The Government is to regulate bitcoin exchanges to stop their use as money laundering hubs, the Treasury said today.’
Full story
The Independent, 18th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Meaning of “totally without merit” – Free Movement
‘Normally, where an application for judicial review is made the first stage is for a judge to consider the grounds for judicial review and the acknowledgement of service and summary grounds of defence, then decide without holding a hearing whether permission should be granted. Lawyers commonly refer to this decision as being “on the papers” because there is no oral hearing.’
Free Movement, 19th March 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Nottingham man in court over football stadium drones – BBC News
‘A man has been summoned to appear in court over allegations he flew a drone over London landmarks and at several football grounds during matches.’
BBC News, 18th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Uninsured Drivers Agreement: serious breach of European Law – Park Square Barristers
‘Judy Dawson looks at the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal in Delaney v Secretary of State for Transport and the insurance indemnity issues that arise.’
Park Square Barristers, 11th March 2015
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
A change in the landscape for victimless prosecutions? – Park Square Barristers
‘As the Crown Prosecution Service places increasing focus on securing convictions in domestic-violence cases, there is a sense that victimless prosecutions have become far more common, particularly in the Magistrates’ Courts.’
Full story
Park Square Barristers, 6th March 2015
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Burglar who sued prison for back injuries caught carrying stolen widescreen TV – Daily Telegraph
‘Judge rules HMP Manchester still has to pay Ryan Hough nearly £3,000 compensation for bunk bed fall despite burglar being caught taking TV in raid on fire-hit home.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Why the cookies law wasn’t fully baked – and how to avoid being tracked online – The Guardian
‘The UK uses the most tracking cookies of any EU country. How should you be protecting your privacy online?’
The Guardian, 19th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New Compulsory System for Obtaining Medical Report in Whiplash Claims is on the Starting Blocks. Are You Ready for it? – Zenith PI Blog
‘MedCo Registration Solutions’ is the new compulsory system for sourcing medical reports in soft tissue injury claims brought under the PAP for low value PI claims in RTAs.
Zenith PI Blog, 17th March 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
What should we do with violent children? One secure home may have the answer – The Guardian
‘The young people locked up in Clayfields House have been convicted of serious crimes, from assault to murder. Under close supervision, many have turned their lives around – but now this unusual prison may be under threat.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Health system could benefit from greater pharmacist input if legal challenges can be addressed, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘The health system in England could benefit if plans to involve pharmacists more in delivering treatments and care in GP surgeries are implemented, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th March 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
EVENT: Modern Law Review 2015 Chorley Lecture – Law as information in the era of data-driven agency
‘Speaker:
Professor Mireille Hildebrandt
Associate Professor of Jurisprudence at the Erasmus School of Law and Chair of Smart Environments, Data Protection and the Rule of Law at the Institute for Computing and Information Sciences (iCIS) at Radboud University Nijmegen.’
Date: 18th June 2015, 6.00pm
Location: Shaw Library, Old Building, London School of Economics
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
Witness-informing threatens fairness, Society warns – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Informing witnesses of the general nature of a defence case could jeopardise the fairness of the trial, the Law Society has said in response to a consultation on draft prosecution guidance.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
EVENT: IALS – Clarification and Easification of Legislative Drafting
‘IALS Seminar on the “Clarification and Easification of Legislative Drafting”.
The seminar will be chaired by Daphne Perry, Clarity and the International Association for Plain Legal Language.
Speakers:
Jenny Gracie, Lawyer, Linguist and French-Court Approved Translator and Interpreter;
Daniel Greenberg, Parliamentary Counsel, UK;
Dr Giulia Adriana Pennisi, University of Palermo;
William Robinson, Associate Research Fellow, IALS;
Prof Helen Xanthaki, Sir William Dale Centre, IALS.’
Date: 25th March 2015, 2.30-5.30pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
EVENT: IALS – Chancery Execution of Trusts, c. 1660-1750
‘Speaker:
David Foster, Queen Mary, University of London.
Organised with the London Legal History Seminar.’
Date: 20th March 2015, 6.00-7.30pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
The Equality Act 2010: The interplay of the employment and educational protections – No. 5 Chambers
‘In this case the legislative framework at play was the interplay between the education and employment protections in the Equality Act 2010 (‘the Act’). S56(5) was the particular provision under the microscope, which provides that training or guidance covered by s91(within the education provisions of the Act) falls outside the employment services protection afforded by s55; it provides that s56 ‘does not apply in relation to training or guidance for students of an institution to which s91 applies in so far as it is training or guidance to which the governing body of the institution has power to afford access’.’
No. 5 Chambers, 12th January 2015
Source: www.no5.com
