Future Regulation – forward or backward ? – Legal Services Board
Future Regulation – forward or backward? (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Timpson – Repairing Offenders’ Lives – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
‘John Timpson hopes more employers will follow in his footsteps and give ex-offenders a second chance.’
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 29th November 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Gomes Viana Novo and others v Fundo de Garantia Salarial IP (Wage Guarantee Fund) – WLR Daily
‘Council Directive 80/987/EEC of 20 October 1980 relating to the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer (as amended by Parliament and Council Directive 2002/74/EC of 23 September 2002) did not preclude national legislation which did not guarantee wage claims falling due more than six months before the commencement of an action seeking a declaration that the employer was insolvent, even where the workers initiated, prior to the start of that period, legal proceedings against their employer with a view to obtaining a determination of the amount of those claims and an enforcement order to recover those sums.’
WLR Daily, 28th November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Court fees set to soar for commercial litigation – Litigation Futures
‘Court fees for litigants in commercial money claims could rise from under £3,000 to more than £21,000 under plans by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for a percentage-based fee system.’
Litigation Futures, 4th December 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Clare’s Law – what is it and is it what’s needed? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘From March 2014, a scheme allowing police to disclose to individuals details of their partners’ abusive pasts will be extended to police forces across England and Wales, following a successful 14-month pilot in four police force areas. It is intended that this Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, or “Clare’s Law”, will provide, “people with the information they need to escape an abusive situation before it ends in tragedy”, according to Home Secretary Theresa May.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Stafford Hospital review: Ivy Bunn death investigated – BBC News
‘A second criminal inquiry into the death of a patient at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital is under way.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dispute over ‘botched’ £70,000 family will signed by the wrong spouses reaches Supreme Court – The Independent
‘A bitter dispute between three “brothers” over who should gain a £70,000 inheritance after a couple mistakenly signed each other’s wills was brought before the Supreme Court today.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Theresa May to outline anti-extremism plans – BBC News
‘Home Secretary Theresa May is due to set out measures to tackle extremism after recommendations from a taskforce set up by the prime minister.’
BBC News, 4th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Charity Commission ‘not fit for purpose’, says Margaret Hodge – The Guardian
‘Margaret Hodge has described the Charity Commission as not “fit for purpose” after a highly critical report warned that its failure to investigate fraud and abuse was undermining public faith in good causes.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
School abuse victims paid £350,000 by Cardiff council – BBC News
‘Seven men who say they were sexually abused while pupils at a former Cardiff school in the 1960s and 1970s have received about £350,000 in payouts since 2011, BBC Wales has learnt.’
BBC News, 4th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tweeters warned about contempt of court – The Guardian
‘The attorney general is to begin issuing legal warnings to steer Twitter users away from prejudicial comments that might force trials to be abandoned.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who held woman and boy in ‘armed’ Lincoln siege is jailed – BBC News
‘A man who pointed a pistol at police before carrying out a four-hour siege, trapping his estranged wife and a young boy in a flat, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Forced” C-section case – what we know now – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Reports of a C-section being forcibly carried out on a woman that came to light in the mainstream press this past weekend have quickly made international news.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Young people to be allowed to remain in foster care until age 21 – The Guardian
‘Children and young people brought up by foster carers in England will be allowed to remain with families until they are 21 if they choose to under a new legal duty for councils, ministers will announce on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who stripped naked and stuck a fire extinguisher hose up his bottom in a hotel corridor walks free – The Independent
‘A man who appeared from the storage cupboard of a hotel naked with a fire extinguisher hose up his bottom, has walked free from court.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman with IQ of 49 ‘was targeted for sham marriage’ – The Independent
‘A young woman with learning difficulties was “deliberately targeted” for a sham marriage to bolster a man’s immigration case, a High Court judge has ruled.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Senior judge: European court of human rights undermining democratic process – The Guardian
‘The European court of human rights exceeds its legitimate powers, usurps the role of politicians and “undermines the democratic process”, one of the UK’s most senior judges has warned.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
David Partington’s unique take on the Mitchell decision – Sovereign Chambers
‘The ramifications of “Plebgate” rumble on, not merely in the corridors of Whitehall and “the Met.” Much more seriously (some would say) it has now impinged into the arena of the “Jackson Reforms” and sanctions for relief against failure to abide by the Civil Procedure Rules in general. Andrew Mitchell MP v News Group Newspapers Limited (citation above) took place in the context of costs budgeting and the failure to provide the necessary budget in time, but it is also an important case with wider implications concerning the approach of the court to failures to comply with orders or directions of the Court or procedures of the CPR post “Jackson”. Many practitioners will be alarmed by the result.’
Sovereign Chambers, 28th November 2013
Source: www.sovereignchambers.co.uk
