ICO warns councils over home working by social services employees – Local Government Lawyer
“A city council has been fined £100,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after information on social services involvement with a number of individuals was published online.”
Local Government Lawyer, 30th August 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Expert Evidence – Another Chapter in a Continuing Story – Family Law Week
“David Bedingfield, barrister at 4 Paper Buildings, sets the latest reforms relating to expert evidence in their historical context and considers the dilemmas which expert evidence has long presented to the courts.”
Family Law Week, 29th August 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Interest-only mortgage providers must treat struggling borrowers fairly, warns regulator – OUT-LAW.com
“Mortgage providers must be able to demonstrate that they have treated customers fairly in cases where those individuals are unable to repay the capital sum owed at the end of the term on an interest-only mortgage, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
More than 300 foreign criminals use ‘right to family life’ to escape deportation – Daily Telegraph
“More than 300 foreign criminals escaped deportation last year after they argued it would breach their human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
CoA to hear ‘plebgate’ costs challenge after High Court cuts libel budget – The Lawyer
“The Court of Appeal will decide whether Andrew Mitchell MP can reverse a High Court decision that the cost of his libel action against The Sun should be restricted to the cost of the court fees for the claim.”
The Lawyer, 30th August 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Liquidators are not data controllers under the Data Protection Act 1998 – Technology Law Update
“The High Court has found that liquidators under a voluntary liquidation are not data controllers for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA” or “Act”) and so are not personally responsible for compliance with the Act.”
Technology Law Update, 2nd September 2013
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Inside Feltham: Why London’s Young Offender Institution is one of the scariest prisons in Britain – The Independent
“A recent report painted a shocking picture of abuse and violence at the prison. Archie Bland meets ex-inmates, and people who have lost relatives there.”
The Independent, 31st August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New term, new approach to social care costs in SEN appeals – Education Law Blog
“We’re back to school with a bang with the decision of the Upper Tribunal in WH v Warrington BC [2013] UKUT 0391 (AAC) where Judge Williams declined to follow O v Lewisham [2007] EWHC 2130 (Admin) and instead held that the only relevant “public expenditure” for the purposes of section 9 of the Education Act 1996 is that which comes out of the local authority’s education budget.”
Education Law Blog, 1st September 2013
Source: www.education11kbw.com
West Midlands CPS pair jailed for £1m taxi fares scam – BBC News
“A former Crown Prosecution Service finance manager and her partner have been jailed for making bogus expenses claims worth more than £1m.”
BBC News, 30th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fall in solicitor applications to bench ‘matter of concern’ says Judge – Law Society’s Gazette
“The outgoing lord chief justice has called for action to reverse a decline in the number of solicitors applying for judicial posts. In his last annual report, published today, Lord Judge says ‘it is a matter of concern’ that there has been a decrease in the proportion of successful candidates with a professional background of solicitor.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th August 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Leicester child prostitution trial: Six men jailed – BBC News
“Six men have been jailed for paying or offering to pay a “vulnerable and damaged” 16-year-old girl for sex.”
BBC News, 30th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Quarter of prisoners in Britain’s jails forced to stay in overcrowded cells – The Independent
“Nearly a quarter of all prisoners are forced to stay in overcrowded cells while serving their sentences, according to new figures released today.”
The Independent, 2nd September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
No more squatters rights: 69 prosecuted in first year that new law came into effect, CPS data reveals – The Independent
“Almost 70 suspected squatters have been brought before the courts in the year since it became a crime, figures show.”
The Independent, 1st September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stalking laws lead to just 33 convictions in first six months – Daily Telegraph
“Police officers should receive better training in how to use new anti-stalking laws after only 33 people were convicted under the legislation in its first six months, a new report has claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
IPCC investigates death of man ‘pushed by police’ during son’s arrest – The Guardian
“An investigation is under way into allegations that a 54-year-old man on crutches died after he was pushed by police during a raid on his house.”
The Guardian, 30th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013
The Bus Service Operators Grant (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2013
The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) and Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
EVENT: King’s College London – Is Secret Justice No Justice At All? The Use of Closed Material
“Lord Phillips will discuss a practice recently introduced into English procedure in relation to “closed material”. This is a controversial practice under which one party, usually the State, puts before the Court evidence of a sensitive nature that is concealed from both the public, and the other party. Initially Parliament introduced this practice in a number of areas of public law where sensitive evidence is likely to be important. For example, closed material can be placed before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC), which handles appeals in immigration or deportation cases where evidence is involved whose disclosure would often involve a threat to national security.”
Date: Monday 30th September 2013, 6.30-8.30 pm
Location: Edmond J Safra Lecture Theatre
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
Council must pay compensation as Ombudsman find faults in planning permission process – OUT-LAW.com
“The Local Government Ombudsman has said that a local authority failed properly to assess an application for planning permission against planning policies and has ordered that compensation be paid to householders.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th August
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court ruling clouds tough line on relief from sanctions – Litigation Futures
“The new rule on relief from sanctions should not be applied so strictly that a refusal would be disproportionate and give the defendants an unjustified windfall, the High Court has ruled.”
Litigation Futures, 29th August 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
