Islington London Borough Council v Unite Group PLC – WLR Daily

Posted March 27th, 2013 in houses in multiple occupation, housing, law reports, local government by sally

Islington London Borough Council v Unite Group PLC: [2013] EWHC 508 (Admin);   [2013] WLR (D)  120

“For the purposes of article 3(2) of the Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Description) (England) Order 2006 it was the house in multiple occupation that had to comprise of three storeys and not the building in which a house in multiple occupation happened to be found.”

WLR Daily, 22nd March 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted March 27th, 2013 in parliamentary papers by sally

Patients first and foremost: the initial Government response to the Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry,
Cm 8576 (PDF)

CONTEST: the United Kingdom’s strategy for countering terrorism annual report,Cm 8583 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Barristers fight back in defence of cab-rank rule – Legal Futures

Posted March 27th, 2013 in barristers, codes of practice, legal services, news by sally

“Barristers yesterday launched a two-pronged assault on a controversial academic report recommending that the cab rank rule be removed from the Bar Code of Conduct, with twin assessments by high-powered silks contradicting its findings.”

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Legal Futures, 27th March 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Compensation culture: Fact or fantasy? – Speech by the Master of the Rolls

Posted March 27th, 2013 in claims management, compensation, negligence, personal injuries, speeches, statistics by sally

“In my Presidential address I want to examine ‘compensation culture’. This I imagine is something with which W. S. Holdsworth, notwithstanding his truly encyclopaedic knowledge of English law, would have been unfamiliar. We can let him off though. The term was apparently not coined until 1993; when it first appeared in The Times newspaper in an article by Bernard Levin entitled Addicted to welfare.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 15th March 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Former Essex broker jailed for foreign exchange investment fraud – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 27th, 2013 in fraud, press releases, sentencing by sally

“Ian James Dickinson has today been sentenced to five years at Chelmsford Crown Court for a fraudulent foreign exchange investment scheme. Over nearly five years, Dickinson defrauded investors of around £3 million.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 26th March 2013

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

QASA fourth consultation report published – Bar Standards Board

Posted March 27th, 2013 in codes of practice, consultations, press releases, quality assurance by sally

“Today’s publication of the report on the fourth QASA consultation reveals the changes that have been made in response to barrister feedback and consultation responses.”

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Bar Standards Board, 26th March 2013

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Plans to give ICO power to conduct compulsory data protection audits in NHS unveiled – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 27th, 2013 in auditors, data protection, hospitals, medical records, news by sally

“Public health bodies in the UK could be compelled to open themselves up to a
data protection audit by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under new
plans outlined by the Government.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th March 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Unclear judgment on unclear occupancy – NearlyLegal

Posted March 27th, 2013 in appeals, evidence, housing, judges, landlord & tenant, local government, news by sally

“This was an appeal of a Circuit Judge’s finding that LB Brent’s possession claim under Ground 16, Schedule 2 Housing Act 1985 failed because the property was reasonably needed to accommodate those living there. Very unusually, the appeal was in large part a challenge to the Judge’s findings of fact.”

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NearlyLegal, 24th March 2013

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/

Foreign lawsuits may face higher UK legal fees – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2013 in courts, fees, jurisdiction, legal services, news by sally

“Higher fees may be introduced for foreign businessmen and Russian oligarchs who pursue their multimillion-pound disputes in British courts, under a review announced on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 26th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Doctors allowed to date former patients – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 27th, 2013 in doctors, medical ethics, news, professional conduct by sally

“A watchdog has updated its guidance on doctors having romantic relationships
with their former patients, urging medical professionals to use their
‘professional judgement’ to decide if it is appropriate.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Julie Burchill entitled to ‘offend’ transsexuals, press watchdog rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 27th, 2013 in complaints, freedom of expression, media, news, sex discrimination by sally

“Julie Burchill was entitled to write a controversial article about transsexuals
because she was expressing her opinion, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC)
has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Gipsies ordered to leave after three-year village fight – Daily Telegraphj

Posted March 27th, 2013 in appeals, demonstrations, news, planning, travellers by sally

“Villagers who have spent almost three years blockading an illegal gipsy camp
declared victory after a High Court judge ordered the travellers to leave.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Darren Purchase jailed for 20 years for series of sex crimes – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2013 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting and
raping eight people including a 13-year-old boy.”

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BBC News, 25th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Criminal record checks to be relaxed – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2013 in criminal records, employment, news by sally

“Thousands of job applicants will no longer have to face their criminal past
being disclosed to employers, under changes announced by the Home Office.”

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BBC News, 26th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK Border Agency to split into two new groups – Home Office

Posted March 27th, 2013 in enforcement, immigration, press releases, visas by sally

“The UK Border Agency is to be split into two separate entities – an immigration and visa service and an immigration law enforcement organisation – as part of a package of changes announced today.”

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Home Office, 26th March 2013

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

New system of criminal records checks to restore balance in public safeguarding – Home Office

Posted March 27th, 2013 in criminal records, employment, press releases by sally

“Changes to criminal records checks will continue to protect the public while ensuring that employers no longer have access to certain old or minor cautions and convictions.”

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Home Office, 26th March 2013

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Rochdale nightclub death: Twelve jailed over John Lee Barrett killing – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2013 in homicide, news, sentencing, violent disorder, wounding by sally

“Twelve men have been jailed over the death of a man at a Rochdale nightclub in the early hours of Christmas Day in 2011.”

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BBC News, 26th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Drug lord jailed as police shut down largest smuggling operation in UK – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2013 in drug trafficking, guilty pleas, money laundering, news by sally

“The last remaining kingpin of an international network of organised criminal gangs that flooded the UK with £300m worth of illegal drugs has been brought to justice.”

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The Guardian, 26th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Last-ditch bid to dilute secret courts plan fails – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2013 in bills, closed material, evidence, judiciary, news, private hearings by sally

“A new generation of secret courts will be established in law within weeks after a last-ditch bid to water down controversial government plans failed in the House of Lords.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Anonymity granted for nurse due to give evidence at inquest into death of Royal hoax call victim Jacintha Saldanha – The Independent

Posted March 27th, 2013 in anonymity, evidence, inquests, media, news, suicide by sally

“A nurse due to give evidence at the inquest into the death of Royal hoax call victim Jacintha Saldanha has been granted anonymity to offer protection against similar media interest.”

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The Independent, 26th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk