Command papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
Ramsey: costs management limits being reviewed – Litigation Futures
“The £2m limit above which commercial cases are not subject to automatic costs management is being reviewed, the judge in charge of Jackson implementation has revealed, while also hinting that pre-issue costs may come within costs management in future.”
Litigation Futures, 13th May 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Costs Management Pilot Report – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The Costs Management Pilot Scheme (the ‘Pilot’) was launched in all Technology and Construction Courts (‘TCC’) and Mercantile Courts on 1 October 2011. The Pilot applies to any case which has its first case management conference on or after 1 October 2011.”
Judiciary of England & Wales, 10th May 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
CPS publishes Guidance on Charging Offences arising from Driving Incidents following public consultation – Crown Prosecution service
“The Crown Prosecution Service has today published its Guidance on Charging Offences arising from Driving Incidents. The two most significant changes from previous guidance concern drivers in emergencies and deaths where the victim is a close friend or relative of the driver.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th May 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Employment tribunal to lose power to make wider recommendations in discrimination cases – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government is to remove the Employment Tribunal’s power to make recommendations to employers that go beyond the specifics of a particular discrimination claim, it has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Supreme Court ruling on trustee mistakes “likely to create uncertainty”, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“A Supreme Court ruling on the circumstances in which courts can set aside decisions made wrongly by trustees is ‘likely to create uncertainty’ due to the subjective nature of the test, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Yet another one…NearlyLegal
“The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 gives qualifying long leaseholders of houses the right, inter alia, to acquire the freehold. The definition of ‘house’ is quite technical, but, in essence, it turns on whether it could reasonably be called a house (even if it could reasonably be called something else). There is a quite eye-watering amount of law on this issue, most recently Day v Hosebay Ltd; Howard de Walden v Lexgorge [2012] UKSC 41.”
NearlyLegal, 12th May 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
To be incurred or not to be incurred? – NearlyLegal
“Those with good memories will remember that a year or so ago the Upper Tribunal gave judgment in a case called Om Property Management Ltd v Burr (our note here) in which the issue was at what point in time does a cost became incurred for the purposes of s.20B, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. It decided that costs became incurred on the presentation of an invoice or on payment. Mr Burr appealed against that decision and the Court of Appeal recently gave its judgment on the subject.”
NearlyLegal, 10th May 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Making your child go to school: teenager’s chaotic lifestyle and parent’s inability to control not a defence to prosecution – Education Law Blog
“As all education lawyers know, the parent of a child who fails to attend school regularly commits a criminal offence punishable by a fine of up to £1000 (section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996). If the parent knows her child is failing to attend school and fails to cause her to do so, the ‘aggravated’ form of the offence (section 444(1A)) is committed which is punishable by a fine of up to £2500 and/or up to 3 months’ imprisonment. One of the statutory defences to both charges is that the child was prevented from attending ‘by reason of sickness or any unavoidable cause’ (section 444(2A)). It is a defence to the aggravated charge to prove reasonable justification for the failure to cause the child to attend (section 444(1B)).”
Education Law Blog, 10th May 2013
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Finance and Divorce May 2013 update – Family Law Week
“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the April financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”
Family Law Week, 12th May 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence murder: David Norris refused right to appeal – The Guardian
“Court of appeal rejects application by David Norris to appeal against conviction for 1993 racist murder.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2013
Soruce: www.guardian.co.uk
Derbyshire father Nathan Pick jailed for seven years for killing baby son – The Guardian
“A father has been jailed for seven years after admitting killing his disabled seven-month-old son. Nathan Pick, 38, lashed out at the baby, James-Lee, because he could not get him to stop screaming.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Papers drop veto on watchdog appointments – BBC News
“Newspaper owners have backed down on demands to have a veto over the board members of any new press regulator.”
BBC News, 10th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Aberystwyth doctor six-month ban for ‘flirting’ texts – BBC News
“A doctor who worked at Aberystwyth’s Bronglais hospital has been struck off for six months after sending flirtatious texts messages.”
BBC News, 10th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dental nurse wins case after being given written warning for eating apple – Daily Telegraph
“A dental nurse who was given a written warning by bosses for eating an apple has won a case for constructive dismissal against the surgery.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
WPc’s cut thumb will cost force £100,000 – Daily Telegraph
“Taxpayers were last night facing a legal bill of at least £100,000 after a long-standing compensation row involving a female police officer who cut her thumb while on duty.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
NHS ‘cover-up culture’ to be tackled with fines – The Guardian
“Hospitals that give false information about death rates will face unlimited fines under new powers aimed at preventing another Mid-Staffordshire-style health scandal.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chris Huhne and ex-wife Vicky Pryce freed from prison early – The Guardian
“Ex-minister and former wife released after serving a quarter of sentences for perverting course of justice.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitor James Watson attacks police ‘vendetta’ – The Independent
“A defence solicitor who secured more than £500,000 in damages from a police force after he was wrongly arrested says officers mounted a ‘vendetta’ against him.”
The Independent, 11th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
