Current Awareness – Page 1949 – Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library

NHS trust ordered to pay nearly £20,000 over dermatitis failings – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 11th, 2015 in costs, fines, health, health & safety, hospitals, news by sally

‘An NHS trust in Cornwall has been ordered to pay nearly £20,000 in fines and costs over failings in its approach to dealing with dermatitis. The Health & Safety Executive prosecuted the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust following an investigation that found 23 cases of dermatitis – occurring between 2007 and 2012 – had not been reported to it as is required by the law.’

Local Government Lawyer, 9th March 2015

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Lord Dyson “personally opposed” to changing costs rules for JR permission hearings – Litigation Futures

Posted March 11th, 2015 in costs, judicial review, news, oral hearings by sally

‘Lord Dyson, the Master of the Rolls, has made it clear that he is “personally opposed” to changes in the costs rules for judicial review oral permission hearings.’

Litigation Futures, 11th March 2015

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

LSB going back to “first principles” as it mulls how to replace Legal Services Act – Legal Futures

Posted March 11th, 2015 in Legal Services Board, news, regulations by sally

‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) is returning to “first principles” as work begins to consider whether the Legal Services Act 2007 should be replaced, its chairman said today.’

Legal Futures, 11th March 2015

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Regina (Hourhope Ltd) v Shropshire Council – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2015 in building law, law reports, local government, planning by sally

Regina (Hourhope Ltd) v Shropshire Council: [2015] EWHC 518 (Admin); [2015] WLR (D) 100
‘The relevant question for determining whether the demolition deduction applied for the purposes of regulation 40 of the Community Infrastructure Regulations 2010 was whether the building was in actual lawful use at the material time and not whether there was a lawful use to which it could have been put.’

WLR Daily, 2nd March 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Lawyers, Social Workers and the Proportionality Test – Family Law Week

Posted March 11th, 2015 in adoption, children, criminal records, custody, families, family courts, local government, news, proportionality, sexual offences, social services by sally

‘David Bedingfield, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers the President’s judgment in A (A Child) [2015] EWFC 11 and the lessons to be derived by practitioners.’

Family Law Week, 9th March 2015

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Career criminal jailed after being tracked down by teenager using a mobile phone app – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 11th, 2015 in burglary, children, computer programs, news, sentencing, theft, threatening behaviour, victims, violence by sally

‘Grant Alam, 24, is starting 10-and-a-half years behind bars after he terrorising a company director and his family with iron bars and a hammer.’

Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Payday lenders still misleading and threatening customers, says FCA – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2015 in debts, financial regulation, loans, news by sally

‘The City regulator has uncovered a litany of unfair practices at payday lenders including sending threatening text messages, pursuing customers for the wrong amount and misleading people about the effect of non-payment on their credit rating.’

The Guardian, 10th March 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Rapist who preyed on women in crimes spanning nearly 30 years faces jail – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2015 in DNA, evidence, kidnapping, news, photography, rape, sexual offences by sally

‘A rapist who preyed on women walking alone is facing jail after admitting crimes spanning nearly 30 years. Mechanic Clive Howard attacked five women in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire between 1986 and 2014. Police believe there may be more victims and are appealing for women targeted by Howard to come forward.’

The Guardian, 11th March 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Wind farm tycoon Dale Vince awaits post-divorce payout ruling – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2015 in appeals, divorce, financial provision, news, Supreme Court, time limits by sally

‘A wind power tycoon will learn whether his ex-wife’s claim for a financial settlement lodged almost 20 years after they divorced has been successful.’

BBC News, 11th March 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gender equality and diversity in the judiciary – two years later and little has changed – Halsburys Law Exchange

Posted March 10th, 2015 in diversity, equality, judiciary, legal profession, news by sally

‘In 2009, when asked by the then Lord Chancellor to look at judicial diversity, Baroness Neuberger said: “Judges drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences will bring varying perspectives to bear on critical legal issues. A judiciary which is more visibly reflective of society will enhance public confidence.” Although it would appear that even 6 years later, not a lot has changed.’

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 9th March 2015

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Number of judicial review applications falls from 15,600 to 4,000 – Litigation Futures

Posted March 10th, 2015 in civil justice, immigration, judicial review, news, statistics, tribunals by sally

‘The number of judicial review applications lodged at the High Court fell from 15,600 to just 4,062 last year – caused mainly, but not entirely by the transfer of immigration and asylum cases to the Upper Tribunal.’

Litigation Futures, 10th March 2015

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Bar Council in deal with credit specialist to finance fees – Legal Futures

Posted March 10th, 2015 in barristers, consumer credit, fees, news by sally

‘The Bar Council has joined forces with a legal credit finance specialist to enable direct access barristers to offer payment plans to their clients.’

Legal Futures, 10th March 2015

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Regina (Ingenious Media Holdings Ltd) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily

Posted March 10th, 2015 in appeals, confidentiality, disclosure, HM Revenue & Customs, law reports, media, public interest, tax avoidance by sally

Regina (Ingenious Media Holdings Ltd) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners: [2015] EWCA Civ 173; [2015] WLR (D) 104

‘In the particular circumstances of the case limited disclosures made by a Revenue and Customs official in an “off the record” briefing with journalists concerning tax avoidance schemes had been made “for the purposes” of a function of the Revenue and Customs, within section 18(2)(a)(i). Therefore there had been no breach of article 18(1) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, which required the commissioners to maintain confidentiality of information about a taxpayer’s affairs.’

WLR Daily, 4th March 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily

Posted March 10th, 2015 in health, law reports, ministers' powers and duties, prisons, regulations, smoking by sally

Regina (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice: [2015] EWHC 528 (Admin); [2015] WLR (D) 105

‘The provisions of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Health Act 2006 were, by necessary implication, binding on the Crown and so applied to all public places and workplaces within its scope for which the Crown was responsible, including state run prisons.’

WLR Daily, 5th March 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Default judgments soar as defences plummet – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 10th, 2015 in civil justice, default judgments, judicial review, legal representation, news, statistics by sally

‘The number of civil court judgments leapt by 25% last year as more claims went undefended, official statistics have revealed.’

Law Society’s Gazette, 9th March 2015

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Hundreds of convicted sex offenders are missing, new figures show – The Guardian

Posted March 10th, 2015 in freedom of information, homelessness, news, police, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘A total of 396 registered sex offenders – who are supposed to be monitored by police and inform authorities if they change address – are missing across the UK, with some out of contact with police for more than a decade, according to freedom of information responses to the Press Association.’

The Guardian, 10th March 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

African-Caribbean people more likely to be strip-searched by UK police – The Guardian

Posted March 10th, 2015 in children, news, police, race discrimination, reports, stop and search by sally

‘An apparently disproportionate number of people of African-Caribbean descent are being held in police cells and strip-searched, according to an official report, which also warns that children and vulnerable adults are being placed in custody because their families, health and social services cannot cope.’

The Guardian, 10th March 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

A19 police retirement: 1,086 officers seek compensation – BBC News

Posted March 10th, 2015 in age discrimination, appeals, compensation, employment tribunals, news, police, retirement by sally

‘More than 1,000 former senior police officers are seeking compensation after being forced to retire under the controversial regulation A19.’

BBC News, 10th March 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

M4 relief road for Newport challenged in court – BBC News

Posted March 10th, 2015 in environmental protection, news, planning, roads, Wales by sally

‘Friends of the Earth Cymru wants a judge to examine how ministers decided to press ahead with the 14-mile new stretch of motorway around Newport.’

BBC News, 10th March 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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