“A law passed in 1696 to raise funds for the rebuilding of St Paul’s Cathedral after the Great Fire of London is one of 800 obsolete Acts due to be wiped from the statute book this summer.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“On 23 February 2012, with surprisingly little fanfare, the Chancellor of the High Court issued a new Insolvency Practice Direction (PD 2012). PD 2012 came into force with immediate effect. It not only replaces the existing practice direction (PD 1999) but also ‘all previous Practice Directions, Practice Statements and Practice Notes’ relating to insolvency proceedings.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 29th March 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Local Government Law Update: 28th March (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 30th March (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 2nd April (PDF)
11 KBW, April 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
“Increasing the time before workers are protected from unfair dismissal from one year to two years could affect 2.7 million people, union bosses have said.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two new state of the art magistrates’ courts with first class facilities open for business in Chelmsford and Colchester today [2 April].”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Public Sector Equality Duty: The Latest Guidance fromthe Equalities and Human Rights Commission (PDF)
11 KBW, 28th March 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
“Criticism over the lack of detail that has emerged from corruption case settlements only serves to reinforce the need for deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) to be introduced in the UK, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Supreme Court handed down judgment in the Employers’ Liability Policy Trigger Litigation on 28 March 2012. The appeals of the run-off insurers on the construction of ‘disease contracted’ were dismissed and the appeals of the insureds and Zurich against the construction of ‘sustaining injury’ were allowed. The result is that employers’ liability policies which are written on a ‘sustained’ or ‘contracted’ basis will, in mesothelioma cases, respond by reference to the date of exposure rather than the date of the tumour. The Court was divided on a subsidiary question of causation as to the application of the ‘special rule’ in Fairchild. Lord Phillips would have held that none of the policies responded but the majority was firmly against his view.”
Full story (PDF)
4 New Square, 28th March 2012
Source: www.4newsquare.com
“Legal aid and local authority cuts mean law centres are in danger. Islington and Rochdale law centres are fighting back.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A racing circuit groundsman who was brain-damaged in a freak work accident has been awarded more than £2 million damages.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Doctors’ failure to diagnose ovarian cancer in women, some of whom later died from the disease, is leading to damages payouts of as much as £550,000, research reveals.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenager who beat his mother to death with a hammer and burned her body in a ‘chilling’ murder inspired by a Coronation Street plot has been jailed for at least 16 years.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man deemed likely to help try to kill a Russian politician on Britain’s streets has been allowed to return to the UK to fight to stay in the country.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who stabbed a 74-year-old woman six times in a ‘frenzied’ attack has been jailed after he was caught for spitting on the pavement.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A serial armed robber who dressed up as Elvis Presley and sported other bizarre disguises when he targeted betting shops across Britain was today jailed for life.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Alternative business structures will bring subtle, but significant changes in the way law is practised.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2012
Souce: www.guardian.co.uk
Gregg and another v Pigott and others [2012] EWHC 732 (Ch); [2012] WLR (D) 104
“The phrase ‘statutory next of kin’ in an English settlement made in 1948 should be construed in such a way as to eliminate discrimination against adopted children by virtue of articles 8 and 14 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 29th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Companies will be liable for any cyber attacks that others commit ‘for their benefit’ under legislative plans approved by the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Julie Stather, barrister, of 42 Bedford Row examines the advantages to child, parents and local authority of using section 34 of the Children Act.”
Family Law Week, 31st March 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
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