Gloucestershire man sentenced for zoo owl thefts – BBC News
“The former owner of a bird-of-prey centre has been given a suspended prison sentence for stealing rare owls.”
BBC News, 18th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist army captain convicted of three more attacks – Daily Telegraph
“A former army captain, who was serving an eight year sentence for raping three women, has been jailed for life after being convicted of three further rapes.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jail reckless bankers, standards commission urges – BBC News
“Senior bankers guilty of reckless misconduct should be jailed, a long-awaited report on banking commissioned by the government has recommended.”
BBC News, 19th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government considers banning face-down restraint on mental health patients – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers are considering banning the use of face-down restraint on mental health patients in England after it emerged that several trusts are employing the procedure two or three times a day.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Call for resuscitation clarity after ‘disturbing’ death – BBC News
“Five organisations have received coroner’s letters highlighting the ‘disturbing’ death of a woman after paramedics were called to a care home.”
BBC News, 19th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal profession must do more to improve ethnic diversity, says Supreme Court president – The Independent
“The UK’s top judge has acknowledged that the senior judiciary is monolithic and there are not enough members of ethnic minorities represented.”
The Independent, 18th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Undercover policing faces tighter regulation after Mark Kennedy scandal – The Guardian
“Ministers have announced proposals to tighten up the regulation of undercover police following a succession of scandals over the infiltration of protest groups.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Iraq damages cases: Supreme Court judges to rule – BBC News
“Supreme Court judges will rule later on whether relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the government for damages under the Human Rights Act.”
BBC News, 19th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile who filmed himself sexually abusing young boys has been jailed over extreme image posted Facebook – The Independent
“A paedophile who filmed himself sexually abusing young boys has been jailed after posting an extreme image on Facebook.”
The Independent, 18th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Infrastructure Cost Review highlights important new efficiency initiatives, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“A Government-backed efficiency report seeks to answer some of the criticisms of national infrastructure policy, while highlighting some important new initiatives, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Lawyer ‘execution’: Michael Chudley jailed for murder of solicitor James Ward – The Independent
“A bankrupt businessman who shot a solicitor dead in an attack motivated by revenge will most likely die in prison.”
The Independent, 18th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Do NHS commissioners invest enough in contract management? – No. 5 Chambers
“The NHS is in the middle of the transition from a publicly funded and publicly provided health service towards a publicly funded but increasingly privately provided service. It is thus following the course adopted in social care, with the closure of local authority owned care homes and the contracting out of service provision to commercial, charity, and other voluntary sector providers.”
No. 5 Chambers, 17th June 2013
Source: www.no5chambers.com
Migrant domestic workers – race discrimination and post-employment victimisation – No. 5 Chambers
“Onu v Akwiwu and others, UKEAT/0283/12/RN, UKEAT/0022/12/RN raises some interesting legal issues in a context where the need for justice may lead to an extension of the concept of race discrimination.”
No. 5 Chambers, 6th June 2013
Source: www.no5.com
The test to be applied for ordering deposits Spring v First Capital East Ltd – No. 5 Chambers
“Although usually sought by employers, either party may apply to a tribunal for an order that the other party pay a deposit as a condition of continuing to argue a particular matter if the tribunal is satisfied that the contentions put forward by that party have ‘little reasonable prospects of success’: Rule 20(1) of Schedule 1 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004.”
No. 5 Chambers, 6th June 2013
Source: www.no5.com
Part-time partners: why the legal profession is changing – The Guardian
“Only 9.4% of equity partners in law firms are women, despite equal numbers of men and women entering the profession.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Watching You, Watching Me: The Admissibility of Covertly Obtained Evidence in Employment Tribunals – No. 5 Chambers
“Should employees – or employers – be able to use secretly taped recordings as evidence when bringing or defending claims in the Employment Tribunal? In the recent case of Vaughan v London Borough of Lewisham & Others [2013] UKEAT 0534_12_0102 the Employment Appeal Tribunal confirmed the long established position that the method in which the evidence has been obtained does not affect its relevance; and relevance is the guiding principle when determining whether evidence is admissible.”
No. 5 Chambers, 6th June 2013
Source: www.no5.com
Directors’ duties – A practical guide for insolvency practitioners – 11 Stone Buildings
“In this note Marcia Shekerdemian takes a closer look at the statutory codification of directors’ duties under the Companies Act 2006 (‘CA’) by reference to key case law, making this a highly practical guide for IPs who are considering bringing misfeasance claims under section 212 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (‘IA’).”
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11 Stone Buildings, June 2013
Source: www.11sb.com
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 – No. 5 Chambers
“The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 [‘ERRA’] received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013, bringing some significant changes to employment law and tribunal procedure. Gemma Roberts highlights the main reforms affecting employment tribunal, ACAS procedure and the changes to whistleblowing; Mugni Islam-Choudhury considers the amendments introduced to the Equality Act 2010.”
No. 5 Chambers, 6th June 2013
Source: www.no5.com
Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited 2013 UKSC 34 a victory for common sense – article by Elizabeth Darlington – Zenith Chambers
“In summary, the Supreme Court (comprising Lords Neuberger, Walker, Mance, Clarke, Wilson, Sumption and Lady Hale) has unanimously upheld the wife’s appeal and found that the Respondent group of companies held the assets on trust for the Husband. The assets therefore constitute property to which the husband is ‘entitled, either in possession or reversion’ for the purposes of section 24(1)(a) MCA.”
Zenith Chambers, 12th June 2013
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Yes, it’s Article 8… again! – Hardwicke Chambers
“Counsel for the defendant in this recent case, heard at Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court, provided a skeleton argument on the morning of the hearing, ignoring the set aside (it being conceded there was no merit in this) but rather arguing that the Court’s lack of discretion to delay execution of a possession order by over six weeks was incompatible with Article 8. It followed that he was seeking a transfer to the High Court for declaration purposes (CPR 30.3(2)(g)).”
Hardwicke Chambers, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
