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EU referendum law hits trouble – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 1st, 2013 in bills, EC law, news, referendums by sally

“An official House of Commons analysis says a series of further Parliamentary votes will be required in 2016 to enshrine a future referendum in law. It warns that the legislation being debated in Parliament this week – if passed – could have little legal relevance as it could be ignored by a future government.”

Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Sex offence claims rise in wake of Savile scandal – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 1st, 2013 in child abuse, cross-examination, news, police, sexual offences, statistics, victims by sally

“Reports of sex offences overall, both historic and current, has also increased, with one police force seeing allegations almost double since last October, when the Savile affair first emerged.”

Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The Daily Telegraph have recently introduced a limited paywall. Users will be permitted to view 20 Daily Telegraph articles per month for free, after which they will need to pay a subscription fee to access content.

Banks obliged to cancel recurring payments – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2013 in banking, compensation, complaints, consumer protection, financial regulation, news by sally

“Banks will be required to cancel continuous payments often used by gyms and payday lenders when asked to do so by customers, following an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).”

The Guardian, 28th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bath hotel firm fined over unsafe window cleaner – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2013 in costs, fines, health & safety, hotels, news by sally

“A restaurant and hotel firm has been fined £15,000 after a window cleaner was
filmed balancing precariously on a ledge outside one of its buildings.”

BBC News, 28th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Double jeopardy case: Wendell Baker jailed for pensioner rape – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2013 in DNA, double jeopardy, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man convicted under the amended double jeopardy law of raping a pensioner has been jailed for life.”

BBC News, 28th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ian Brady should stay in psychiatric hospital, tribunal rules – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2013 in imprisonment, mental health, news, prisons, tribunals by sally

“The Moors murderer Ian Brady should stay in psychiatric hospital, a mental health tribunal has ruled. The judge-led panel decided Brady was still sufficiently mentally ill to continue holding him at Ashworth secure mental hospital in Merseyside, where he has been since 1985.”

The Guardian, 28th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Phone hacking: Go-ahead for Brooks and Coulson cases – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2013 in costs, interception, media, news, prosecutions, telecommunications by sally

“Five former News of the World staff members, including ex-editors Rebekah Brooks
and Andy Coulson, have lost a legal attempt to block their prosecution on phone
hacking charges.”

BBC News, 28th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New directors’ pay reporting requirements on course for October as final regulations published – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 28th, 2013 in company directors, company law, news, remuneration, reports by sally

“Changes to the information that companies must include in their remuneration
reports are set to come into force from 1 October following the Government’s
publication of the final rules.”

OUT-LAW.com, 27th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Civil courts not open to attempts to re-run criminal trials – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 28th, 2013 in abuse of process, civil justice, intelligence services, news, torture, vicarious liability by sally

“Salahuddin Amin v Director General of MI5, Chief of MI6, the FCO, the Home Office and the Attorney General- [2013] EWHC 1579 (QB). Do not be misled by the impressive cast list of defendants in this case it means simply that the claimant was attempting to attack the integrity of his criminal conviction via the civil courts.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 27th June 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

A historic leap forward for equal pay claimants? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 28th, 2013 in appeals, employment, equal pay, human rights, local government, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Dumfries and Galloway -v- North [2013] UKSC 45. Yesterday’s much heralded equal pay ‘victory’ in the Supreme Court (see BBC Report) undoubtedly will be good news for the specific female claimants in the case who seek to vindicate their European Union rights to equal pay.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 27th June 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Tough new bribery sentencing guidelines will shape deferred prosecution agreements framework, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 28th, 2013 in bribery, codes of practice, deferred prosecution agreements, fines, news, sentencing by sally

“Tough proposed sentencing guidelines will inform the level of financial penalties set by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) under new deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs), an expert has said.”

OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Equivalent employees need not share a workplace to benefit from equal pay protections, Supreme Court rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 28th, 2013 in employment, equal pay, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Employees hired to carry out jobs of equal value need not work in the same
‘establishment’ in order to benefit from protections given to those in the ‘same
employment’ under equal pay law, the UK’s highest court has confirmed.”

OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Leasehold repair covenants and damages – NearlyLegal

Posted June 28th, 2013 in covenants, damages, leases, news, repairs by sally

“Hunt & Ors v Optima (Cambridge) Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 681 (TCC).
This is a brief note on what was a complex case arising out of what, by any measure, appears to have been a very poor construction and subsequent maintenance of a new build block of flats. As will become clear, I’m rather troubled by some of the Court’s findings.”

NearlyLegal, 25th June 2013

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

The Supreme Court widens scope for equal pay comparisons – Employment Law Blog

Posted June 28th, 2013 in education, employment, equal pay, news, Supreme Court by sally

“The question of when equal pay claimants can rely upon comparators employed at different establishments on common terms and conditions under s.1(6) Equal Pay Act 1970 (and now, s.79(4) Equality Act 2010) has long generated an inordinate amount of heat, not light. A unanimous Supreme Court (Lady Hale giving the single judgment) has now cleared away some of the fog of confusion in North v Dumfries and Galloway Council [2013] IKSC 45. In the process, it has overturned both the EAT and the Court of Session Inner House.”

Employment Law Blog, 27th June 2013

Source: www.employment11kbw.com

Snakes & ladders – New Law Journal

Posted June 28th, 2013 in appeals, causation, ex turpi causa, joint enterprise, negligence, news, personal injuries, proportionality by sally

“The press would have us believe that criminals can do what they like and then merrily sue all and sundry for the unfortunate consequences of those actions. Sadly for tabloid journalists this is simply not true as the Court of Appeal recently remind us in Joyce v O’Brien [2012] EWHC 1324 (QB), [2012] All ER (D) 202 (May). The case is a useful reminder of the rule often shortened to “ex turpi”, namely that the court will not allow a party to profit from a loss arising from that party’s own criminal or immoral activity.”

New Law Journal, 27th June 2013

Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk

A matter of trust… New Law Journal

Posted June 28th, 2013 in company law, corporate veil, financial provision, matrimonial home, news, Supreme Court, trusts by sally

“To widespread surprise, the Supreme Court allowed the wife’s appeal in Prest v Petrodel Resources [2013] UKSC 34, [2013] All ER (D) 90 (Jun) although on a different basis from the decision of Mr Justice Moylan at first instance. For those law “nerds” amongst us, the new Supreme Court live feed added an extra frisson, with social media abuzz with speculation as to what it might mean that Lord Sumption was to give the lead judgment. It quickly became clear that this may be a red herring (for Lady Hale to give the lead judgment would have been too obvious a clue). However, a more detailed consideration of the judgment may lead us to conclude that Lord Sumption was a clue indeed and that the corporate veil has survived fully intact, albeit it with the Supreme Court wedging open some doors for family lawyers on the issues of trusts and inferences to be drawn from both pre- and post-litigation behaviour.”

New Law Journal, 27th June 2013

Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk

British army chief warns over negligence lawsuits – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2013 in armed forces, families, human rights, negligence, news, speeches by sally

“Litigation threat over ill-equipped troops will not affect decisions made in heat of battle, says General Sir Peter Wall.”

The Guardian, 27th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Mobile phone insurance firms chastised by regulator – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2013 in claims management, complaints, consumer protection, financial regulation, fines, insurance, news, telecommunications by sally

“Millions of people should now receive better protection from their mobile phone insurance after an investigation by the main City regulator uncovered examples of ‘unfair’ terms, poor product design and inadequate complaints handling.”

The Guardian, 27th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jail term for Broad Street head stamp attacker Piara Purewal – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2013 in closed circuit television, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing, wounding by sally

“A man has been jailed for more than seven years after admitting stamping 10 times on a teenager’s head in Birmingham city centre.”

BBC News, 27th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

David Ribchester jailed for insurance fraud claim – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2013 in fraud, insurance, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who falsely claimed nearly £1m in compensation has been jailed for eight months.”

BBC News, 27th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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