Blowing the budget – New Law Journal
‘Richard Harrison argues that the present structure of case and costs management is misconceived.’
New Law Journal, 12th November 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Multiple Defendants: Who to sue? – Cloisters
‘Claims involving multiple defendants are often complex in terms of the facts, the law and the expert medical evidence. They are claims that we all have some experience of, and the issues involved have no doubt troubled us all to a greater or lesser degree at times.’
Cloisters, 3rd October 2014
Source: www.cloisters.com
Presumption Of Parental Involvement Now In Force – Zenith Chambers
‘After an unexplained delay, section 11 of the Children and Families Act 2014 was brought into force on 22nd October 2011.’
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 4th November 2014
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Holiday pay: What about back pay? – Cloisters
‘Ahead of this week’s EAT judgment in Bear Scotland Ltd v Fulton and Baxter, Hertel (UK) Ltd v Wood and others and Amec Group Limited v Law and others, employers feared the prospect of crippling retrospective pay claims dating back up to 16 years.’
Cloisters, 7th November 2014
Source: www.cloisters.com
Backlash on whiplash – New Law Journal
‘Chris Pamplin looks at recent moves by the Ministry of Justice to control the whiplash claims industry & MROs.’
New Law Journal, 14th November 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Software Patents – Lantana v The Comptroller – NIPC Law
‘Lantana Ltd. (“Lantana”) is a California company that offers communication cable services, telephone systems and services and computer and data network services mainly to customers in Southern California. One of the company’s employees invented a “method, systems, and computer program products for retrieving a file of machine readable data” for which Lantana applied for patents in the USA and around the world under the Patent Co-operation Treaty.’
NIPC Law, 17th November 2014
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
Hundreds of GPs face urgent Care Quality Commission checks – Daily Telegraph
‘Almost 900 practices across Britain – more than one in 10 – deemed most likely to be failing patients by Care Quality Commission.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A prisoner’s right to vote: straining European relations – Cloisters
‘In this article, I argue that there is an urgent need for a more rational approach to the debate about prisoners’ rights to vote – which has become an emotive issue in the United Kingdom. This is particularly so in light of the recent response from the United Kingdom government to ECtHR rulings, demonstrating an unparalleled defiance towards Strasbourg rulings. Due to this, the implications of the debate over prisoners’ voting rights extend beyond individuals, bringing into sharp focus a matter of broader significance to us all, namely the United Kingdom’s approach to democracy and human rights and its relationship with the European Court and the EU itself.’
Cloisters, 13th November 2014
Source: www.cloisters.com
When a system of inspection simply isn’t enough – Zenith PI Blog
‘The circumstances of the claim are as follows. The Claimant had been visiting her parents who had lived for some years in sheltered housing owned by the Defendant. The Claimant’s parents’ accommodation had a back entrance, which was approached by way of a tarmac path, beside which were an area of patchy grass. There was a difference in level between the path and the earth of approximately two and a half inches. At trial the Judge found that the edge of the path was clear and did not need to be marked. He accepted that the Claimant had stepped half on and half off the path which has caused her ankle to cockle and for her to fall.’
Zenith PI Blog, 17th November 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Fortification Fortified: The Court Of Appeal’s Decision In EVP Ltd V Malabu Oil And Gas – Littleton Chambers
‘Grahame Anderson discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision in Energy Venture Partners Limited v Malabu Oil and Gas Limited [2014] EWCA Civ 1295 (9 October 2014).’
Littleton Chambers, 17th October 2014
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
Civil procedure: conduct and costs – Law Society’s Gazette
‘When the court comes to consider costs and to exercise its discretion under Civil Procedure Rule 44.2, it has regard to all the circumstances, including the conduct of the parties before as well as during the proceedings (CPR 44.2 (4) and (5)).’
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th November 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
My Achy, Breaky Tenancy: Supreme Court rules it human rights-compatible for one tenant’s unilateral Notice to Quit to end a joint tenancy – Zenith Chambers
‘Something that can take some housing practitioners by surprise is a Notice to Quit served, not by a landlord on a tenant, but by a tenant on a landlord (sometimes referred to by housing officers as a “notice to terminate”).’
Zenith Chambers, 13th November 2014
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Sham marriage organiser jailed and bogus brides sentenced – BBC News
‘A woman who arranged sham marriages in Wales to help non-EU nationals obtain visas has been jailed for two years and nine months.’
BBC News, 17th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Termination: The Pitfalls – Thirty Nine Essex Street
‘Termination disputes are often very bitter, expensive and hard fought. They usually arise when there has been a complete breakdown in relationship between the employer and the contractor. If the party who believes that is is entitled to terminate the contract gets it wrong, it is very likely that its conduct will be regarded as repudiatory and the other party will be entitled to accept that breach and claim damages.’
Full story (PDF)
Thirty Nine Essex Street, October 2014
Source: www.39essex.com
Double trouble: Disaster can strike businesses twice – Hardwicke Chambers
‘ASOS, the well-known online fashion retailer, was forced to suspend its website and stop taking orders after a fire at the firm’s distribution warehouse last month. It suffered the same fate when its former warehouse in Hemel Hempstead was damaged by the explosion at Buncefield oil depot in 2005. After that incident, the firm suspended its shares and had to refund 19,000 orders.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 16th October 2014
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Errors, damn errors, and statistics: Ajilore v Hackney LBC – NearlyLegal
‘With the Supreme Court set to look at priority need this December, Ajilore v Hackney [2014] EWCA Civ 1273 may prove to be a brief footnote in the evolution of the bloated Pereira test. But, at least for the next four weeks, it tells us something about the construction of the “ordinary homeless person” against which, post Johnson v Solihull [2013] EWCA Civ 752, applicants for homeless assistance are assessed.’
NearlyLegal, 16th November 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Warring couples spend half a million pounds in legal fight over ‘muddy ditch’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Married couples spend £500,000 on venomous neighbours’ dispute about “thin strip” of drainage ditch alongside path dividing Cheshire country homes.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Private Law Remedies in Environmental Law – Mouse or Lion? – Thirty Nine Essex Street
‘With statutory regulation covering an ever increasing area in Environmental Law, the question arises as to whether private law remedies have a meaningful role to play in that arena?’
Full story (PDF)
Thirty Nine Essex Street, September 2014
Source: www.39essex.com
SRA takes 550 days from first report to refer solicitors to disciplinary tribunal – Legal Futures
‘The time taken between serious misconduct being reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and a referral to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) is 550 days, the regulator has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 18th November 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Constructing safety nets – Hardwicke Chambers
‘Notwithstanding the economic upturn, many UK contractors are still tendering for work at negative margins; sustaining losses; and arguably operating one major dispute away from the brink. This article examines the common forms of security used by employers to safeguard performance by contractors, and/or protect against insolvency, and considers the degree of comfort they afford.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 16th October 2014
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
