‘Families of missing people will have new rights following law changes taking effect from today, 1 October 2014.’
Ministry of Justice, 1st October 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘A city council has successfully defended a High Court challenge brought on behalf of a 101-year-old resident over its decision to close her care home.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th Spetember 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An application has been made to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal two key parts of a ruling by the President of the Court of Protection that was intended to streamline the handling of deprivation of liberty cases after the Cheshire West judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th September 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Keynote speech by Lord Justice Jackson at the Costs Law And Practice Conference on 30th September 2014.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 30th September 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘In a judgment handed down on Friday, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has quashed the Office of Fair Trading’s decision to accept commitments in the online hotel booking sector. As the first case to consider such commitments, Skyscanner Ltd v CMA [2014] CAT 16 contains some helpful guidance, albeit that Skyscanner’s success actually hinged on a fairly narrow point of regulatory law.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 28th September 2014
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Day v Tiuta International Ltd & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1246 (30 September 2014)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Childs (Aka Greenfield), R. v [2014] EWCA Crim 1884 (30 September 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Titan Europe 2006-3 Plc v Colliers International UK Plc [2014] EWHC 3106 (Comm) (30 September 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
Abuchian v Maksoud [2014] EWHC 3104 (Fam) (19 September 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Justice secretary Chris Grayling today promised a “real plan” to shake up human rights law, prompting speculation that prime minister David Cameron will fill in the details in his speech to the Conservative party conference tomorrow.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th September 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A boy with irreversible brain damage should be taken off a life-support machine despite the objections of his parents, a High Court judge has ruled.’
BBC News, 30th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have been accused of a series of failings that left a deputy headmaster free for two years to secretly film pupils undressing using cameras hidden in an Essex school’s changing rooms. Scores of indecent images of boys aged nine to 12 were found at the home of Martin Goldberg, 46, a maths teacher at Thorpe Hall school in Southend, who took his own life this month after being visited by detectives.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Maidenhead might, until this week, have claimed to be the divorce capital of Italy. One hundred and eighty Italian couples whose marriages were dissolved through fictitious residence in the Berkshire town have now had their divorces annulled by a British judge. The conspiracy to circumvent the slow-moving Italian judicial system was formally ended on Tuesday by the president of the family division of the high court, Sir James Munby.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A grieving family has used human rights law to force police chiefs to admit they failed to investigate the unexplained death of their son properly.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘As a number of new laws come into effect this week, we take a look at how your life will be affected.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2014
Source: www.telegrpah.co.uk
‘Lord Judge claims that European Court of Human Rights is “a dramatic and unconstitutional extension of judicial authority.” ‘
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Changes to the rights of people whose spouses or civil partners die without making a will have come into force.’
BBC News, 1st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tesco says it has been notified by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that it is under investigation following its admission last week that it overstated its half-year profit guidance by £250m.’
BBC News, 1st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Ltd v Thumber [2014] EWHC 3051 (QB). It is worth spending a short time looking at some of the comments made by the judge. By way of a refresher, this was a road traffic accident involving a vehicle valued at £6,000, with credit hire charges of £130,000. The claim was found to be fraudulent, with the Claimant sentenced, in his absence, to 12 months imprisonment, following committal proceedings commenced by the Defendant insurer.’
Zenith PI Blog, 29th September 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Child Rights Impact Assessment on Legal Aid: Particpation work with children and young people.’
The Children’s Commissioner, 24th September 2014
Source: www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk
It doesn’t take a legal qualification to realise that the Administration of Estates Act 1925 was outdated. A statute which starts the list of a widow’s inheritance entitlement with “carriages, horses, stable furniture and effects” is not at home in a world where last year’s iPhone is considered an antique. Fortunately, from 1st October 2014, the somewhat antediluvian “rules of intestacy” are getting a makeover in the form of The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014, which brings the 1925 Act into the 21st century.’
Barristers Hub, 29th September 2014
Source: www.barristershub.co.uk
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