Children sue drunk driver who killed their parents in Dorset’s millionaires row – The Independent

Posted September 20th, 2013 in alcohol abuse, dangerous driving, families, grievous bodily harm, homicide, news by sally

“The drunk driver who killed a wealthy London couple is being sued for hundreds of thousands of pounds by their children.”

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The Independent, 19th September 2013

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Costs protection reform – privacy and defamation cases – RPC Privacy Law

Posted September 20th, 2013 in consultations, costs, defamation, news, privacy by sally

“The government has unveiled its latest attempt to resolve the tension between its plans to abolish success fees in CFAs and ATE premiums (to reduce costs in privacy and defamation cases) while still making proceedings accessible to less wealthy parties.”

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RPC Privacy Law, 19th September 2013

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Top judge calls for more Court of Protection cases to be made public – The Independent

Posted September 20th, 2013 in Court of Protection, judges, news, reporting restrictions by sally

“A leading judge has called for more cases in the Court of Protection to be made public.”

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The Independent, 19th September 2013

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Inmates guilty of child killer Subhan Anwar’s murder – BBC News

Posted September 20th, 2013 in murder, news, prisons, theft by sally

“Two inmates have been found guilty of strangling a child killer with his own tracksuit bottoms at a maximum security prison in Worcestershire.”

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BBC News, 19th September 2013

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Jackson in action; failure to comply with procedural obligations will be dealt with harshly – Sovereign Chambers

Posted September 19th, 2013 in civil procedure rules, costs, news, sanctions by sally

“At the District Judges’ Annual Seminar on 22 March 2013, Lord Dyson said “indulgence can no longer be given where the parties fail to comply with their procedural obligations. It has not taken long for the Court’s to demonstrate that they will get tough.”

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Sovereign Chambers, 6th September 2013

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Government To Retain SPC – No. 5 Chambers

Posted September 19th, 2013 in consultations, news, regulations, transfer of undertakings by sally

“The Government has decided not repeal the TUPE rules on service provision change. Anthony Korn summarises the Government’s response to the Consultation document published earlier this year.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 16th September 2013

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Termination or Mutual Separation? – No. 5 Chambers

Posted September 19th, 2013 in contract of employment, employment, employment tribunals, news, redundancy by sally

“Louise Corfield looks at what happens when decisions to terminate an employee overlap with a mutual separation.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 16th September 2013

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CCTV in Employment Tribunal Proceedings – No. 5 Chambers

“Caroline Jennings explores the use of CCTV as evidence in the Employment Tribunal.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 16th September 2013

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Agency Worker Regulations – Watch This Space – No. 5 Chambers

Posted September 19th, 2013 in contract of employment, employment, news, regulations, trade unions by sally

“Russell Holland looks at the recent concerns raised by the TUC in relation to the Agency Worker Regulations.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 16th September 2013

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Equal Pay Claims and the ‘Same Employment’ Test – No. 5 Chambers

Posted September 19th, 2013 in employment, equal pay, news by sally

“Fatim Kurji considers the meaning of ‘same employment’ within the Equal Pay legislation.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 16th September 2013

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What Are Care Proceedings For? – Lady Hale

Posted September 19th, 2013 in care orders, children, families, judges, news, parental rights, proportionality, speeches by sally

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Zenith Chambers Munkman Lecture, 16th September 2013

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Preserving your right to claim elsewhere: new rule 52 – No. 5 Chambers

Posted September 19th, 2013 in courts, employment tribunals, estoppel, news, regulations, tribunals by sally

“Charles Crow considers how Claimants can move their cases between the Tribunal and the Court without getting caught by the doctrine of estoppel.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 16th September 2013

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Cautionary Note for Employers – Victimisation – No. 5 Chambers

Posted September 19th, 2013 in appeals, employment, employment tribunals, news, victimisation by sally

“The recent unreported decision of the EAT in Woodhouse v West North West Homes Ltd 2013 UKEAT 0007_12_0506 is likely to limit the extent to which employers can draw a parallel with the case of Martin v Devonshire Solicitors [2011] ICR 352 when dealing with serial complainants/litigants on a proscribed ground.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 16th September 2013

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In the matter of A (Children) [2013] UKSC 60 – An Analysis – Family Law Week

Posted September 19th, 2013 in appeals, jurisdiction, news, residence orders, Supreme Court by sally

“Alex Verdan QC, Jacqueline Renton and Michael Gration, all of 4 Paper Buildings, consider the significance and impact of the Supreme Court’s recent judgment in A (Children), in which they represented interveners Children and Families Across Borders.”

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Family Law Week, 18th September 2013

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Whistleblowers – BBC Unreliable Evidence

Posted September 19th, 2013 in employment, news, whistleblowers by sally

“Clive Anderson’s guests call for new laws both to encourage employees to report criminal behaviour and malpractice in their organisations and to protect them if they blow the whistle.”

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BBC Unreliable Evidence, 18th September 2013

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Veils and ignorance: defendant not allowed to wear niqaab when giving evidence – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 19th, 2013 in courts, evidence, freedom of expression, human rights, identification, Islam, news, trials, women by sally

“The ruling by HHJ Murphy in Blackfriars Crown Court this Monday that a defendant in a criminal trial should not be allowed to wear a niqaab (face veil) whilst giving her evidence has prompted calls for a public debate about the wearing of face veils in public more generally. Adam Wagner has already commented on the case here. A summary and analysis of the decision follows below.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th September 2013

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Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Sunico ApS and others – WLR Daily

Posted September 19th, 2013 in conflict of laws, damages, EC law, fraud, HM Revenue & Customs, law reports, news, VAT by sally

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Sunico ApS and others (Case C-49/12); [2013] WLR (D) 347

“The concept of ‘civil and commercial matters’ within the meaning of article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 covered an action whereby a public authority of one member state claimed, as against natural and legal persons resident in another member state, damages for loss caused by a tortious conspiracy to commit value added tax fraud in the first member state.”

WLR Daily, 12th September 2013

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Website’s driving test claims banned by ASA – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 19th, 2013 in advertising, driving licences, misrepresentation, news by sally

“A driving theory test advert that claimed a charge of £31 but levied nearly £50 has been banned. It follows a move to block adverts from websites that charge for the traveller EHIC card, which is free from the NHS.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2013

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Minister orders review of guidelines for health workers wearing full-face veils – The Guardian

Posted September 19th, 2013 in doctors, employment, freedom of expression, health, Islam, news, nurses, women by sally

“A review is being launched into health service guidelines on full-face veils to ensure that patients always have ‘appropriate face-to-face contact’, it has emerged.”

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The Guardian, 19th September 2013

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“Follow the money” powers do not breach sex offenders’ privacy rights – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 19th, 2013 in news, notification, privacy, sexual offences by sally

“This was a challenge to regulations introduced in 2012 under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 which require a person on the Sex Offenders Register to provide details of bank, debit or credit card accounts held by him. The claimant sought a declaration that this particular regulation was incompatible with his right to respect for private life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th September 2013

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