Costs that fall within court-approved budget not necessarily proportionate, court suggests – OUT-LAW.com
“Costs that fall within a court-approved budget will not necessarily be ‘reasonable’ or ‘proportionate’ simply because they fall within the scope of that budget, a Court of Appeal judge has suggested.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Acas revises its draft Code of Practice on extended confidential settlement agreements – OUT-LAW.com
“The rules governing when and how an employer will be able to use a confidential
pre-termination settlement agreement to bring an employee contract to an end are
more complicated than they first appear, an expert has said.”
OUT-law.com, 11th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Christmas Day murder: Man jailed for Charmaine Macmuiris stabbing – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for the ‘vicious and brutal’ murder of his girlfriend of three weeks, who was found dead on Christmas Day.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Manningtree High School fined over climbing wall fall – BBC News
“A school where a pupil fell from a climbing wall and broke his heel during a PE lesson has been fined.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pregnant mother died on operating table after trainees removed ovary by mistake – Daily Telegraph
“A heavily pregnant mother died on the operating table after two unsupervised trainee surgeons removed one of her ovaries instead of her appendix by mistake.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bid to avoid inheritance tax ‘backfired’ creating family rift – Daily Telegraph
“A bid by a multi-millionaire businessman to avoid inheritance tax after his death has ‘backfired’ and torn his family apart, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Immigration policy tearing families apart, report shows – The Guardian
“A cross-party group of MPs has called for an urgent review of new immigration rules, which they claim are tearing hundreds of British families apart. Their inquiry report shows that a new minimum earnings rule of £18,600 a year, which came into effect last July, has meant that thousands of British citizens, including people with full-time jobs, have been unable to bring a non-European husband, wife or partner to live with them in Britain.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police launch inquiry into hundreds of Stafford hospital deaths – The Guardian
“Hundreds of deaths at Stafford hospital are being examined by police after a review identified 200 to 300 cases where neglect might have been a contributory factor. Following the publication of the Francis report into serious care failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation trust, police, medical regulators and prosecutors launched a multi-agency review to establish whether any criminal offences were committed.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man guilty of fashion designer’s murder – BBC News
“A Moroccan man has been found guilty of stabbing a fashion designer to death in his north London flat.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drug-dealing great-grandmother Diane Gibson jailed – BBC News
“A drug-dealing great-grandmother, who had been on the run for 12 years, has been jailed for more than four years.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vulnerable victims will no longer have to give evidence in court, Chris Grayling says – Daily Telegraph
“Young and vulnerable victims of crimes should not be subjected to traumatic
cross-examinations in court, Chris Grayling has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Family courts risk ‘collapse’ as surge in custody cases follows legal aid cuts – Daily Telegraph
“The family court system is in danger of ‘collapsing in on itself’ after a surge in the number of warring parents turning up in person to launch child custody cases because of legal aid cuts, leading lawyers are warning.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Interflora v Marks and Spencer- take care when using keywords! – Technology Law Update
“The High Court has recently ruled in Interflora’s favour in its long-running dispute with Marks and Spencer (Interflora, inc and Interflora British Unit v Marks and Spencer plc and Flowers Direct Online Limited [2013] EWHC 1291 (Ch)).”
Technology Law Update, 10th June 2013
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Incomplete information and the right to know: Climategate’s long tail – UK Human Rights Blog
“These are the latest in a series of freedom of information requests for disclosure of material from the UEA’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU). These requests arose following the ‘climategate’ affair where hacked university emails suggested that individuals within CRU might have attempted to abuse the process of peer review to prevent publication of opposing research papers and evidence. Hence the sensitivity of the data to both requester and CRU, and the passions engendered on these appeals.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Copyright law changes outlined by the Government – OUT-LAW.com
“Media outlets will have a new right to make limited use of quotes published by rival news organisations under changes to copyright law proposed by the Government.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Prest v Prest: supreme court prepares to rule on landmark divorce wrangle – The Guardian
“Does a one-man company metamorphose into one man simply because the person with a wish to abstract its assets is his wife?”
The Guardian, 10th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lee Webster guilty of pills-in-beer ‘prank’ killing – BBC News
“A man has been found guilty of killing his friend by putting 27 anti-depressant tablets into his drink.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal aid cuts will deny vulnerable women justice – The Guardian
“Campaigners warn that proposals to slash the legal aid budget will price trafficked women and victims of domestic violence out of the justice system.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two murderers launch Supreme Court challenge for right to vote in prison – The Independent
“Two convicted murderers have taken their fight for the right to vote while in prison to the UK’s highest court.”
The Independent, 10th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
