High Speed 2, Hybrid Bills and Environmental Impact Assessment – Thirty Nine Essex Street

Posted May 12th, 2014 in bills, environmental protection, locus standi, news, select committees, transport by sally

‘This paper considers the hybrid bill process, as occasionally used to promote major infrastructure projects, and how this interacts with the Environmental Impact Assessment regime. In particular it deals with the current High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill, which is seeking powers to build and operate Phase I of the High Speed 2 railway (“the HS2 Bill”).’

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Thirty Nine Essex Street, May 2014

Source: www.39essex.com

University tuition fees and discretionary leave to remain – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted May 12th, 2014 in Administrative Court, appeals, children, debts, fees, immigration, loans, news, universities by sally

‘Recent press coverage1 has highlighted a black hole in the government’s finances concerning student debt. A mis-calculation in the number of graduates who will earn enough to repay their loans has meant that, should the number pass the 48% mark (which appears likely – it is currently at 45%, having already been raised from an initial figure of 28%) the government would have been better off keeping to the £3,000 a year tuition fees regime. Little comfort to those students subject to the £9,000 a year rate of fees, but there is another group of people who view students with access to university loans on any terms as the lucky ones: those with discretionary leave to remain (“DLR”).’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 8th April 2014

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act 2014 – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted May 12th, 2014 in ASBOs, enforcement, housing, injunctions, local government, news, repossession by sally

‘This briefing note seeks to explain the main changes to anti-social behaviour injunctions (ASBIs), anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs), possession claims relating to anti-social behaviour under the Housing Acts of 1985 and 1988, and related remedies brought in by Parts 1 to 6 of the Act1 as far as they concern local housing authorities (LHAs) and private registered providers (PRPs).’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 8th April 2014

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Buying businesses and assets from an administrator ~ Guidelines for the unwary – 11 Stone Buildings

Posted May 12th, 2014 in administrators, employment, insolvency, news, sale of goods by sally

‘Purchasing businesses and assets from an administrator can be tempting at an attractive price but there are lots of traps for the unwary. In this Insider, Tom Shepherd focuses on three key areas to consider when there is a sale of a business out of administration. First, he lists the types of sale that an administrator is likely to be involved in, including the much talked about pre-pack. Then he outlines the different types of due diligence a purchaser might want to think about when he is buying assets from an administrator. Last but not least, he considers the position of employees in that situation.’

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11 Stone Buildings, May 2014

Source: www.11sb.com

Greenwich Millennium Village Limited v Essex Services Group PLC (& ors) – 4 New Square

Posted May 12th, 2014 in civil procedure rules, costs, damages, indemnities, news by sally

‘Mr Justice Coulson has handed down his lengthy judgment on the costs matters arising from the claim made by Greenwich Millennium Village Limited (“GMVL”). His judgment may prove of particular interest for his consideration of costs issues which arise when, as so often in the TCC, parties seek to pass on liabilities along a contractual chain.’

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4 New Square, 6th May 2014

Source: www.4newsquare.com

Family Law Finance Arbitration: a new dawn – Talk by Sir Hugh Bennett

Posted May 12th, 2014 in arbitration, families, news by sally

Family Law Finance Arbitration: a new dawn (Word)

Talk by Sir Hugh Bennett

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 30th April 2014

Source: www.flba.co.uk

L Batley Pet Products Limited (Appellant) v North Lanarkshire Council (Respondent) – Supreme Court

Posted May 12th, 2014 in appeals, dilapidations, documents, landlord & tenant, law reports, leases, local government, notification, repairs, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

L Batley Pet Products Limited (Appellant) v North Lanarkshire Council (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 27 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 8th May 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Barnes (as former Court Appointed Receiver) (Appellant) v The Eastenders Group and another (Respondents) – Supreme Court

Posted May 12th, 2014 in appeals, costs, Crown Prosecution Service, fraud, HM Revenue & Customs, law reports, proceeds of crime, receivers, remuneration, restraint orders, Supreme Court by sally

Barnes (as former Court Appointed Receiver) (Appellant) v The Eastenders Group and another (Respondents) [2014] UKSC 26 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 8th May 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

A (Respondent) v British Broadcasting Corporation (Appellant) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

Posted May 12th, 2014 in anonymity, appeals, BBC, child abuse, contempt of court, deportation, freedom of expression, human rights, immigration, judicial review, law reports, public interest, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

A (Respondent) v British Broadcasting Corporation (Appellant) (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 25 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 8th May 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Anonymity order compatible with Convention and common law – Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 12th, 2014 in anonymity, appeals, BBC, child abuse, contempt of court, deportation, freedom of expression, human rights, immigration, judicial review, news, public interest, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

‘This appeal related to whether the Scottish Courts took the correct approach to prohibit the publication of a name or other matter in connection with court proceedings under section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, and whether the court’s discretion was properly exercised in this case. The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal by the BBC.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 9th May 2014

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Council defeats developers in High Court skirmish over neighbourhood plan – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 12th, 2014 in appeals, environmental protection, housing, inquiries, judicial review, local government, news, planning by sally

‘A High Court judge has today rejected a judicial review challenge brought by three national housebuilders over a council’s decision to agree to put a draft neighbourhood plan to a referendum.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 9th May 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Judge’s anger adds to acrimony of £500m divorce acrimony of Laura Ashley boss Khoo Kay Peng – The Independent

Posted May 12th, 2014 in civil justice, contempt of court, costs, divorce, news by sally

‘Mr Justice Holman was angry. Pauline Chai, the Miss Malaysia wife of Laura Ashley tycoon Khoo Kay Peng had filed to divorce her husband in a £500m case – yet earlier this month the businessman failed for the second time to turn up at the High Court.’

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The Independent, 9th May 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Girl, 13, can make her own decision about termination, says judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 12th, 2014 in abortion, news, young persons by sally

‘A High Court judge has ruled that a 13-year-old girl is capable of making her own decision about whether or not to terminate a pregnancy.’

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Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The Jeffrey’s Review – a challenge to the Bar – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted May 12th, 2014 in advocacy, appeals, barristers, budgets, fees, judicial review, legal aid, news, quality assurance, solicitors, statistics by sally

‘On 7 May 2014 the report by Sir Bill Jeffrey on “Independent criminal advocacy in England and Wales”, the first of the triumvirate of reports into the state of the criminal justice system, was issued. It is a mixed bag. Many lawyers were hoping for more, specifically for ammunition in their battle with the MoJ, but that point is largely ducked. Whilst there is a lot that the (independent) bar can take comfort, and perhaps even pride in, make no mistake – however it is sugar-coated, this is not a homage to the Bar, or a plea to maintain the status quo.’


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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 9th May 2014

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Council wins appeal over quashing of golf course planning permission – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 12th, 2014 in appeals, environmental protection, local government, news, planning, public interest, sport by sally

‘A local authority and a developer have won their appeal over a High Court ruling that quashed planning permission for a controversial hotel and golf complex in the Surrey Hills.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 9th May 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Ex-minister Chris Huhne ordered to pay £77,750 in legal costs – BBC News

Posted May 12th, 2014 in costs, judges, news, perverting the course of justice, road traffic offences by sally

‘Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has been ordered to pay £77,750 in legal costs relating to his prosecution for passing speeding points to his ex-wife.’

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BBC News, 9th May 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Coventry woman jailed for attack on 80-year-old man – BBC News

Posted May 12th, 2014 in assault, burglary, elderly, news, sentencing, video recordings by sally

‘A woman who carried out a “sickening” unprovoked attack on a pensioner has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.’

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BBC News, 9th May 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rise in couples seeking pre-nups – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 12th, 2014 in divorce, Law Commission, marriage, news, prenuptial agreements, statistics by sally

‘Law firms report an increase in people seeking pre-nuptial agreements in the wake of new guidance from the Law Commission.’

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Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Take That stars could face tax bill of millions after court decision – BBC News

Posted May 12th, 2014 in artistic works, HM Revenue & Customs, news, tax avoidance by sally

‘Three members of the band Take That may have to pay back millions of pounds in tax after a tribunal ruling.’

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BBC News, 10th May 2014

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Plan for Europe’s biggest children’s prison ‘would put young offenders at increased risk of harm or death’ – The Independent

Posted May 12th, 2014 in bills, children, news, prisons, young offenders by sally

‘Controversial plans to build Europe’s biggest children’s prison in the Midlands would put young offenders at increased risk of harm and even death, campaigners warned last night.’

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The Independent, 11th May 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk