“Frantic” firms creating hump of CFA cases that will take years to clear, says QC – Litigation Futures
“The 1 April Jackson reforms start date is creating a ‘hump’ of conditional fee agreement (CFA) cases that will take years to clear the courts, a leading clinical negligence barrister has predicted.”
Litigation Futures, 7th March 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Every case, a managed case: Using the Criminal Procedure Rules – Speech by Nicholas Moss, JP
“Nicholas Moss JP, a member of the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, talked about the origin of, and context for, the Criminal Procedure Rules and explained the Committee’s role.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 8th March 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Sham marriage gang jailed – Home Office
“A gang of 11 behind a series of sham marriages in Lancashire have been jailed for more than 18 years.”
Home Office, 6th March 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Patrick O’Brien: When Judges Misbehave: The Strange Case of Jonah Barrington – UK Constitutional Law Group
“The recent high profile arrest of a part-time recorder, Constance Briscoe, in connection with the Vicki Pryce trial gives me a tenuous topical link to judicial discipline and nineteenth century case of Sir Jonah Barrington, still the only High Court judge to have been dismissed from office. Disciplinary proceedings against a judge are relatively rare and dismissal of a permanent salaried judge is almost unheard of.”
UK Constitutional Law Group, 7th March 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog
Home Office announces changes to the Immigration Rules for skilled migrants from April – OUT-LAW.com
“Changes to the Immigration Rules applying to skilled migrant workers coming to
the UK from outside of the European Economic Area will take effect from April,
the Home Office has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th March 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
A landlord who failed to consult properly with its tenants before incurring service charge costs has been reprieved – OUT-LAW.com
“A landlord can still recover the cost of carrying out work on a property from
its tenants through a service charge even if the landlord does not comply with
statutory consultation requirements, provided that the tenants are not
‘prejudiced’ by the landlord’s actions, the Supreme Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th March 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Psychiatric wards ‘neglect’ duty to parents – BBC News
“Psychiatric hospitals must consider the children of those who are given compulsory mental health treatment, according to a health watchdog. The Mental Welfare Commission says most healthcare staff are unaware of their responsibilities to help parents to maintain contact with their children.”
BBC News, 7th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
May rejects calls from MPs for fundamental rethink of drugs strategy – BBC News
“Home Secretary Theresa May has rejected calls from MPs for a root-and-branch
review of drugs strategy, insisting the government’s approach is working.”
BBC News, 7th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Press regulation: Group of six appointed to kick-start new watchdog – The Guardian
“The former supreme court judge, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, has established a six-strong ‘foundation group’ to kick start the establishment of a new press regulator, the chairman of the Press Complaints Commission has announced. Lord Hunt, who was tasked with transitioning the PCC into the new regulator, said on Thursday that he is hoping the move will help extricate the process of setting up a new watchdog out of the ‘quagmire’ it has been stuck in since the Leveson report was published in November.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gym chains forced to relax contract terms – The Guardian
“Three of Britain’s biggest gym chains have had to change their contracts to make it easier for people to cancel, after the Office of Fair Trading ruled their terms and practices were unfair.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
TV death baby Kian McMillan: Fugitive father jailed – BBC News
“A man who admitted neglecting his four-month-old son who died when the boy’s
mother knocked a television onto him, has been jailed for 46 months.”
BBC News, 7th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Connor Carl Bather sentenced for driving ‘like a maniac’ – BBC News
“A man who drove ‘like a maniac’ the wrong way down a dual carriageway with no
lights on at night to escape police has been given a year’s youth custody.”
BBC news, 7th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Helena Kennedy takes Theresa May to task over human rights laws – Daily Telegraph
“Theresa May is wrong to claim that judges should be more willing to deport
foreign criminals, according to Helena Kennedy QC.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Unauthorised TV live streaming breaches copyright, rules European court – The Guardian
“Websites that retransmit live TV over the internet without permission from broadcasters are in breach of copyright, Europe’s highest court has ruled in a judgment with wide ranging implications.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guilty: Vicky Pryce convicted over Chris Huhne speeding points scam – The Independent
“The woman who plotted Chris Huhne’s downfall was herself facing jail today after a jury found that she was an accomplice in the scam to take her former husband’s speeding points for a driving offence ten years ago.”
The Independent, 7th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fewer jail terms for knife possession, figures reveal – Daily Telegraph
“Fewer jail terms are being handed down to those found in possession of a knife, new Government figures revealed today.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Student who fried hamster sentenced – Daily Telegraph
“A student who fried a hamster has been ordered to do 120 hours of unpaid of work in the community.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
