Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
LSB responds to OFT report which outlines the changes to the regulation of legal services brought about by the Legal Services Act 2007 – Legal Services Board
“LSB responds to OFT report which outlines the changes to the regulation of legal services brought about by the Legal Services Act 2007.”
Legal Services Board, 18th January 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Powierza v District Court, Warszawa, Poland [2013] EWHC 36 (Admin) (17 January 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Patel v General Medical Council – WLR Daily
Patel v General Medical Council: [2012] EWHC 3688 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 12
“When considering an application under section 41(A) of the Medical Act 1983 to terminate an 18 months’ suspension order imposed by an Interim Orders Panel, the court was required to give the panel’s decision such weight as in the circumstances of the case it thought fit but was entitled to examine the panel’s reasons with some rigour.”
WLR Daily, 20th December 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Swift (trading as A Swift Move) v Robertson – WLR Daily
Swift (trading as A Swift Move) v Robertson: [2012] EWCA Civ 1794; [2013] WLR (D) 11
“Where a contract between a consumer and a trader for the supply of goods or services was made during a visit to the consumer’s home the Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer’s Home or Place of Work etc Regulations 2008 applied, irrespective of whether there had been earlier negotiations between the parties at the consumer’s home.”
WLR Daily, 15th January 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Religious Marriages: Staying a decree absolute in order to increase the chances of obtaining a religious divorce – Family Law Week
“Charlotte Rachael Proudman, a barrister at 1 Mitre Court Buildings, provides legal guidance on the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, Section 10A, used in religious marital cases to speed up the process of obtaining religious divorces.”
Family Law Week, 17th January 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Met police launch inquiry into historic child sex abuse claims – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police have launched an official investigation into historic claims of child abuse after an MP alleged that a ‘senior aide of a former prime minister’ had links to a member of a paedophile ring.”
The Guardian, 17th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Undercover police damages cases to be heard in secret – BBC News
“Women who say they were tricked into sexual relationships with undercover police
officers will have their cases heard in secret, a judge has ruled.”
BBC News, 17th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Property fraudsters sent to jail for up to seven years – BBC News
“Two men from London have been sent to jail after being found guilty of
defrauding two banks, Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Scotland, of £61.”
BBC News, 17th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Northampton piano teacher jailed for grooming girl pupil – BBC News
“A piano teacher from Milton Keynes who groomed a young pupil by exchanging explicit phone photographs with her has been jailed for 22 months.”
BBC News, 18th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kate Winslet’s husband Ned RocknRoll is not a public figure, says judge – The Independent
“Actress Kate Winslet’s husband is not a public figure in his own right, a High Court judge said today. Ned RocknRoll had ‘briefly become something of public figure’ as a result of his relationship with Miss Winslet, said Mr Justice Briggs. But the judge said that was not enough to place Mr RocknRoll – a nephew of tycoon Sir Richard Branson – into the ‘public sphere’.”
The Independent, 17th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Doctors ask court to decide whether refugee on hunger strike can be forcibly fed – The Independent
“Doctors have asked a court to decide whether a refugee on hunger strike can be forcibly fed. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons and is referred to in court documents as ‘A’, went on hunger strike to demand that the UK Border Agency returns his passport.”
The Independent, 17th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
RSPCA warned on hunt prosecutions by charities watchdog – Daily Telegraph
“The RSPCA has been told by the charity watchdog that any decision to prosecute
hunts must be a ‘reasonable and effective use of the charity’s resources’.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Steamy windows: Setting the correct temperature for hot tubbing in international arbitrations – Hardwicke Chambers
“Much has been written about this subject but for the uninitiated this taking of oral evidence (usually from experts) ‘hot tub’ style, means having expert witnesses being questioned and cross-examined together – firstly by the judge or arbitrators and then by the parties’ representatives themselves – and indeed even by each other! Known in polite circles as concurrent evidence, hot tubbing can be used to great effect in construction related disputes, such as those involving design and build issues, measurement disputes, delays, and financial loss.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 7th January 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Linuzs & Ors v Latmar Holdings Corporation [2013] EWCA Civ 4 (17 January 2013)
Kennaugh v Jones (t/a Cheshire Tree Surgeons) [2013] EWCA Civ 1 (16 January 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Cummings & Ors v The Ministry of Justice [2013] EWHC 33 (QB) (17 January 2013)
AKJ & Ors v Commissioner of Police for the Metroplis & Ors [2013] EWHC 32 (QB) (17 January 2013)
One World (GB) Ltd v Elite Mobile Ltd. [2012] EWHC 3706 (QB) (19 December 2012)
Gatt v Barclays Bank Plc & Anor [2013] EWHC 2 (QB) (14 January 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sarjeant & Ors v Rigid Group Ltd [2012] EWHC 3757 (Ch) (20 December 2012)
Paynter & Anor v Hinch [2013] EWHC 13 (Ch) (17 January 2013)
Rocknroll v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWHC 24 (Ch) (17 January 2013)
Sycamore Bidco Ltd v Breslin & Anor [2013] EWHC 38 (Ch) (17 January 2013)
National Union of Mineworkers v Scargill [2012] EWHC 3750 (Ch) (21 December 2012)
HFI Farnborough LLP & Ors v Park Garage Group Plc [2013] EWHC 6 (Ch) (11 January 2013)
Ellison v Cleghorn [2013] EWHC 5 (Ch) (14 January 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
Young v Young [2013] EWHC 34 (Fam) (16 January 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Mears Ltd v Shoreline Housing Partnership Ltd [2013] EWHC 27 (TCC) (17 January 2013)
Sear v Kingfisher Builders (a firm) (No 3) [2013] EWHC 21 (TCC) (15 January 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
He who hesitates is lost – Hardwicke Chambers
“Listing hearings can be tricky. You need to find a time the Court can fit you in. You need to squeeze it into your hectic diaries without upsetting other clients who firmly believe that theirs is the only case you have on right now. It needs to be a time that your busy barrister and the other side’s busy barrister can make.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 7th January 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Mainetti UK ordered to pay £81,600 over conveyor worker’s injuries – BBC News
“A firm has been ordered to pay £81,600 after a worker was injured when her hair and scarf became tangled in machinery.”
BBC News, 17th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
OFT to investigate workplace pensions market – The Guardian
“An investigation into whether millions of members of workplace pensions are getting good value for money has been launched by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”
The Guardian, 17th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Off with his head: Recent developments in severability – Hardwicke Chambers
“Adjudicators are increasingly called upon to adjudicate upon complex, multi-faceted disputes. It is now well established that ‘a dispute’ can encompass several discrete issues and the TCC has striven to avoid an overly legalistic approach and to apply common sense when deciding whether a claim encompasses ‘a dispute’ or not.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 7th January 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
