A heavy cost? – New Law Journal
“David Burrows reviews how LASPO has changed the funding landscape of family litigation.”
New Law Journal, 17th June 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Granting alterations licence discharged guarantor from liability, High Court rules – OUT-LAW.com
“Granting a licence for alterations without the consent of the guarantor can be enough to discharge the guarantor’s liability under the lease, the High Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
New CCTV Code of Practice: surveillance and the protection of freedoms – Panopticon
“Surveillance of the covert and digital variety has been dominating the news of late. The legal contours of the practices leaked by Edward Snowden (the NSA’s obtaining of internet metadata) and covered by The Guardian (most recently, GCHQ’s monitoring of certain communications of ‘friendly’ foreign allies) may be matters of some debate.”
Panopticon, 17th June 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Consumer codes scheme aims to improve customer confidence – The Guardian
“Rogue traders who break the law by ripping off customers with sub-standard work and shoddy services face unlimited fines and even imprisonment under a UK-wide scheme to improve industry self-regulation.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Costs budgets – now with sharp teeth. If you want more than your budget, apply – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Jackson reforms, which are designed to stop lawyers spending too much of their clients’ or their opponents’ money, are still but young, and therefore not yielding much in the way of decided cases. But there were some pilot schemes which are very similar, and this case about one such scheme (in the Technology & Construction Court) is an interesting, and tough, example of why costs budgets must be taken seriously.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Teaching assistant wins case after being sacked over contact with her paedophile son – Daily Telegraph
“A teaching assistant who was sacked from a primary school after refusing to sever ties with her sex offender son has been awarded £28,300 in compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A gray new world – LegalVoice
“‘This is a derisory document’. Thus, Professor Roger Smith described the MoJ’s paper on Transforming Legal Aid, when he gave evidence to the Select Committee for Justice last Tuesday. The most senior members of the legal profession gave evidence about the potential impact of the proposals. The President of the Law Society, and the chairs of the Bar Council, Criminal Bar Association, and Criminal Law Solicitors Association all agreed that, if the Minister has his way, the criminal justice system will be irreparably harmed. The MoJ plans to introduce these changes by secondary legislation, although more than 90,000 signatories to an e-petition (Save UK Justice) have now called for a full debate in Parliament.”
LegalVoice, 17th June 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
High Court rejects post-trial bid to double costs budget – Litigation Futures
“The High Court has rejected a bid by a successful defendant to nearly double its approved £270,000 costs budget after the case had concluded.”
Litigation Futures, 17th June 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Call centres in BBC Three programme fined £225,000 – BBC News
“Two companies which appear in BBC Three series The Call Centre have been issued with fines related to nuisance calls.”
BBC News, 18th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Newham Council loses fight to stop spread of betting shops as court upholds appeal by Paddy Power – The Independent
“A council has accused the Gambling Commission of ‘refusing to act as a regulator’ and called for Government action as it loses its battle to curb the spread of betting shops in poorer areas.”
The Independent, 17th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ofcom resolves BBC boat race swearing case – BBC News
“Ofcom has resolved a complaints case against the BBC over offensive language broadcast live during the 2013 Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race.”
BBC News, 17th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cybercrime needs to be better defined in order to protect privacy rights, says watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
“The European Commission should more clearly define what is meant by ‘cybercrime’ in order to prevent personal data from being processed in cases where it cannot be legally justified, an EU privacy watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Moors murderer Ian Brady appears in public at ‘right-to-die’ hearing – The Guardian
“Moors murderer Ian Brady began a legal attempt to prove that he is sane in the hope that he will be discharged from the secure psychiatric hospital where he is incarcerated and sent to a high security jail so he can starve himself to death.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BBC breached code after airing ‘offensive’ word on Today programme – Daily Telegraph
“BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme breached the broadcasting code when it aired an offensive word describing people with learning difficulties, watchdog Ofcom has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal aid cuts: What has changed? – BBC News
“Significant changes to civil legal aid in England and Wales came into effect on 1 April 2013, as part of a plan to reform the system and save £350m a year.”
BBC News, 18th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wales child abuse: Mrs Justice Macur holds Wrexham meetings – BBC News
“The judge leading a review of the Waterhouse inquiry into abuse at children’s homes in north Wales will hold public meetings later on Tuesday.”
BBC News, 18th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Surveyor on £60,000 a year jailed after secret life as graffiti vandal exposed – Daily Telegraph
“A surveyor who had a secret life as a graffiti vandal has been jailed for three and a half years.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Attorney General to investigate if sentence ‘too lenient’ after veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall gets 15 months for indecently assaulting 13 girls – The Independent
“The Attorney General is to examine whether disgraced former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall’s 15-month sentence for indecent assault was ‘unduly lenient’, as politicians and charities said it should be extended.”
The Independent, 17th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Charles Saatchi case: what is a police caution? – The Guardian
“Police cautions are given to save the expense and logistical difficulty of a full court hearing and happen when someone admits what is usually a relatively minor offence.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
