Government plan for mesothelioma claims process draws heavy fire from claimant lawyers – Litigation Futures
“Lawyers acting on the new system for dealing with mesothelioma claims will be paid on fixed-fee basis, the government announced yesterday.”
Litigation Futures, 19th December 2012
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Scientology does not qualify for chapel registration, rules High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
“R on the application of Louisa Hodkin v Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2012] EWHC 3635 (Admin). Ouseley J has dismissed a challenge by the applicant against the Registrar General’s decision not to register a chapel of the Church of Scientology as ‘a place of meeting for religious worship’ which in turn means it is not a registered building for the solemnisation of marriages.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th December 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Request for information – NearlyLegal
“There is a rather odd case note on Lawtel on a High Court appeal of a dismissed defence to possession following an apparently failed succession…
Evans v Brent London Borough Council QB (Ramsey J) 18/12/2012 [note of extempore judgment on Lawtel].”
NearlyLegal, 19th December 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
Bill of Rights report: no further forward – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“There is nothing surprising in the conclusion formed by the majority of the Commission on the Bill of Rights in their report, issued yesterday. A majority favours replacing the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) with a Bill of Rights for the UK, as the means of securing the most effective compliance by this country with its obligations under the Human Rights Convention.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th December 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Dale Farm Travellers face eviction again – The Guardian
“Travellers living at the side of the road near the former Dale Farm site face being evicted for a second time after Basildon council, in Essex, voted to take ‘direct action’ to remove the families who remain.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Romanian metal theft gang jailed – Daily Telegraph
“Eight Romanians who embarked on a cable theft spree, creating havoc across a swathe of the Midlands rail network, have been sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Terminally ill woman not consulted on hospital resuscitation order – The Guardian
“A terminally ill woman was not consulted before a notice instructing ‘do not resuscitate’ was placed with her medical records, a judge has found.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jimmy Savile scandal: BBC branded ‘incapable and chaotic’ – The Guardian
“A scathing report into the BBC’s handling of a shelved Newsnight exposé of Jimmy Savile revealed a culture of ‘suspicion and mistrust’ at the corporation, riven by factions and in-fighting with ‘rigid management chains’ that rendered it ‘completely incapable’ of dealing with the scandal when it was exposed.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Richard Morgan jailed for killing Slater Sharkey – BBC News
“A factory worker who shook his girlfriend’s baby son to death has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 19th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nazi salute’ nurse Stephen Johnson struck off – BBC News
“A senior mental health nurse who performed Nazi salutes in front of patients has been struck off.”
BBC News, 19th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Conman jailed after admitting he lied as easily as he breathed’ – Daily Telegraph
“A trickster who posed as a Goldman Sachs billionaire told his victim: ‘I lie as easily as I breathe,’ the woman said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Men set to lose £10,000 in pension rule change – Daily Telegraph
“Male pensioners will lose up to £10,000 in retirement income due to the
introduction this week of European Court rules banning sex discrimination by
financial firms, a report warns.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Scientologist loses high court wedding battle – The Guardian
“A member of the Church of Scientology has lost her fight to get married in one of its chapels after the high court dismissed her claim that she was the victim of unlawful religious discrimination.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High court quashes Hillsborough inquest verdicts – The Guardian
“Twenty-two years after the original contentious inquest into the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster, the verdict of accidental death has been quashed in the high court.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
SEN Update – 11 KBW
“This paper considers developments in relation to the law on Special Educational Needs over the last year. It will address three main areas:
(1) recent SEN cases;
(2) practice and procedure issues;
(3) the Children and Families Bill.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, November 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Traveller family guilty of forced labour are jailed – BBC News
“Five members of a traveller family who were found guilty of keeping their own private workforce have been jailed.”
BBC News, 19th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Education and Human Rights – 11 KBW
“Education lawyers cannot ignore the European Convention of Human Rights. The ‘right to education’ is enshrined in Article 2 of the First Protocol to the Convention, and other Convention rights are often in play when education decisions need to be made. In this paper, we examine in detail the content of Article 2 of the First Protocol, and highlight the other Convention rights that frequently feature in education cases.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, November 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Volunteers’ status under anti discrimination law: where to now? – Cloisters
“Judgment in the case of X v. Mid Sussex CAB was handed down by the Supreme Court 12th December 2012, in which it was held that volunteers (unpaid workers) qualify for protection from discrimination under the employment provisions of European or domestic anti discrimination law. The principle disagreement between the parties (a volunteer legal advisor and a CAB) was about the proper interpretation of Article 3 of the Framework Directive, which underlies the relevant legislation. The Appellant had argued that certain volunteers in certain situations do fall within scope – namely those whose volunteer activities closely resemble paid work. The CAB argued that no volunteers fall within the legislation, irrespective of the nature of the work that they do. In dismissing the appeal, the Court held that the law in this area was sufficiently free from doubt, such that there was no need to refer any questions to the CJEU.”
Full story (PDF)
Cloisters, December 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
