Henry solicitor: CA ruling does not undermine Jackson’s costs management reforms – Litigation Futures
“The Court of Appeal’s ruling on costs budgets earlier this week has not undermined the Jackson reforms, the claimant solicitor from the case has argued.”
Litigation Futures, 1st February 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
New approach to expert evidence in family proceedings – Judiciary of England and Wales
“New rules come into force today which will mean judges can streamline proceedings in family courts by reducing the number of expert witnesses who have to give evidence.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 31st January 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Information ‘reasonably accessible’ despite hefty charge – Panopticon
“In Davis v ICO and Health and Social Care Information Centre (case no. EA/2012/0175, judgment 24 January 2013) the First-Tier Tribunal applied the absolute exemption under section 21 of FOIA 2000 for information which is reasonably accessible to an applicant other than under section 1. The requested information consisted of health statistics which the public authority was willing to provide to the appellant under its publication scheme for a charge of £1,550. The appellant argued that the charge meant the information could not be considered to be reasonably accessible to a person of ordinary means.”
Panopticon, 31st January 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Immigration route for entrepreneurs tightened to “stamp out abuse” – OUT-LAW.com
“Changes to the immigration rules for foreign entrepreneurs coming to the UK will
‘stamp out abuse by those looking to play the system,’ a Government minister has
said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st January 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
An assault on family law – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“As Ryder J contemplates reform of the family justice system, he may wish to be aware of the assault by the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court upon some of the more cherished assumptions of family lawyers. Family lawyers should perhaps look to the legitimacy of some of their long-held shibboleths before another Court of Appeal assault. To ignore the law, as the cases below show, can be repressive and is certainly illegal.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 31st January 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Man gave wife overdose to have ‘peace and quiet’ – The Guardian
“A man who acted as full-time carer to his wife for the five years of their marriage has been jailed for administering an overdose of prescription drugs to her to give himself a day of respite.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police get new powers to withdraw licences from short-sighted drivers – Daily Telegraph
“Short-sighted motorists involved in accidents or caught driving dangerously will
have their licences revoked within hours to prevent their posing a risk to other
road users.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Construction workers to challenge Met over blacklist – The Guardian
“Decision by the Metropolitan police not to investigate claims that officers supplied information to the blacklist faces appeal by workers’ lawyers.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Assisted suicide: GMC signals doctors safe to provide medical records to Dignitas patients – Daily Telegraph
“Doctors will be able to provide medical records to patients who want them to
travel abroad for an assisted suicide without being struck off, new guidelines
make clear for the first time.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Barry Reeve murder: Women tortured pensioner to death – BBC News
“Two women who tortured a retired bus conductor and left him to die have been found guilty of his murder.”
BBC News, 31st January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Banks to pay for ‘swap’ mis-selling, FSA demands – BBC News
“Four banks will now compensate tens of thousands of small businesses who were mis-sold complex insurance deals, says the Financial Services Authority.”
BBC News, 31st January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
DPP publishes new Code for Crown Prosecutors following public consultation – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, QC, has today published a new edition of the Code for Crown Prosecutors, the overarching document that guides prosecutors and police in deciding whether or not to charge a suspect.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 28th January 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Sperm donors who know parents can apply to see children, court rules – The Guardian
“Sperm donors who know the parents to whom they have donated can apply for contact with their biological children, a court has ruled. Previously this was not allowed. The ruling has major implications for anyone who has a child conceived using the sperm of someone they know and for those considering starting a family this way.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man convicted of supplying gun to Mark Duggan – The Guardian
“A man has been convicted of supplying a gun to Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police triggered the 2011 riots across England.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reducing delays in family courts – Ministry of Justice
“New measures have been introduced to ensure child care cases are dealt with more quickly and effectively in family courts. This is so children and families are spared unnecessary delays and the cost to taxpayers is reduced.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st January 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Call centre justice – LegalVoice
“The Ministry of Justice is not that interested in research-based policy at the moment, writes Roger Smith. Better in the current environment to stick to prejudice; the elevation of austerity as the sole goal; and stagger through to tomorrow. Hence, no one, least of all Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling, is interested in what anyone has actually ever found out about telephone legal advice hotlines. We are two months away from LASPO Day when face to face advice begins to disappear from the High Street, at least for poor people, just as surely as Woolies and Comet. There is no time left for reflection, let alone reconsideration.”
LegalVoice, 31st January 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
