Reduced consultation periods and overhauled tribunal system proposed as part of ‘radical’ employment law changes – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 24th, 2011 in consultations, employment tribunals, news, redundancy, unfair dismissal by sally

“The 90 day minimum consultation period for collective redundancies may be restricting business and could be reduced as part of the most radical reform to employment law for decades, the Government has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Voluntary code & membership body launched for third party litigation funders – Legal Week

Posted November 24th, 2011 in codes of practice, costs, fees, news, third parties by sally

“A new code of conduct and central membership body for third party litigation funders has been launched in response to the increasing number of suppliers in the market.”

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Legal Week, 24th November 2011

Source: www.legalweek.com

Schütz (UK) Ltd v Werit UK Ltd and another (No 3) – WLR Daily

Posted November 24th, 2011 in appeals, costs, law reports, licensing, patents, time limits by sally

Schütz (UK) Ltd v Werit UK Ltd and another (No 3) [2011] EWCA Civ 1337; [2011] WLR (D) 338

“The ‘transaction’ which an exclusive licensee of a patent was required by section 68 of the Patents Act 1977 to have registered within six months if the court was to award him costs in proceedings for infringement of that patent was the first transaction that had made him an exclusive licensee.”

WLR Daily, 22nd November 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina v Oldfield – WLR Daily

Posted November 24th, 2011 in appeals, judges, law reports, pleadings by sally

Regina v Oldfield [2011] WLR (D) 337

“Where an application by a defendant to withdraw a plea of guilty involved a conflict between the defendant’s evidence and the evidence of his former counsel, the practice at many court centres by which a judge from elsewhere would be brought in to hear the application was to be commended.”

WLR Daily, 22nd November 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Chaudhary v Yavuz – WLR Daily

Posted November 24th, 2011 in appeals, easements, law reports, sale of land, trusts by sally

Chaudhary v Yavuz [2011] EWCA Civ 1314; [2011] WLR (D) 336

“In the context of a sale of property, great care would be required before one could conclude that it was ‘unconscionable’ for a purchaser to deny a right whose existence he could have ascertained merely by inspecting the property.”

WLR Daily, 22nd November 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Crown Prosecution Service fees – The Bar Council

Posted November 24th, 2011 in barristers, consultations, Crown Prosecution Service, fees, news by sally

“The Bar Council invites criminal barristers to submit their views on the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Graduated Fee Scheme. A representative group from the Bar has been engaged in discussions with the CPS, and soundings have been taken on these proposals from across the Circuits. Click here to read a document from the Bar Council setting out the details of those discussions.”

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The Bar Council, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Successful challenge to library closures: lip service not enough for equality duties – Shaheen Rahman – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 24th, 2011 in judicial review, libraries, news by sally

“In the administrative court, the decisions of two local authorities to withdraw funding for library services were held to be unlawful.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 24th November 2011

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Lawcast 199: Ashley Hayman on taxation and tax planning for Barristers – Charon QC

Posted November 24th, 2011 in barristers, podcasts, taxation by sally

“Today I am talking to Ashley Hayman, senior partner of Cassons for Counsel Chartered Accountants, about certain peculiarities that relate solely to barristers and which are not always picked up by non bar specialist accountants.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 24th November 2011

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Société Générale sues Mail on Sunday – The Guardian

Posted November 24th, 2011 in banking, defamation, media, news by sally

“One of Europe’s largest banks, Société Générale, has begun defamation proceedings against Associated Newspapers over a Mail on Sunday article which falsely claimed the bank was in a ‘perilous’ state and on the ‘brink of disaster’.”

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The Guardian, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bar aptitude pilot a success – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 24th, 2011 in barristers, examinations, legal education, news, reports by sally

“A proposed aptitude test for bar students could accurately identify individuals who would do well in their courses, according to pilot studies. The Bar Standards Board proposed the test for students applying for the bar professional training course following the 2008 Wood review.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 24th November 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Local authorities report more than 1000 personal data breaches in last three years – OUT-LAW.com

“Local authorities in the UK have collectively lost personal data on at least 1035 occasions in the past three years, a privacy group has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

UK court systems set to adopt judiciary.uk domain names – BBC News

Posted November 24th, 2011 in courts, internet, news by sally

“England and Wales’s judicial system are to change their websites so that they end with the domain name judiciary.uk.”

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BBC News, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

European judge slams UK ‘xenophobia’ – The Guardian

Posted November 24th, 2011 in human rights, judges, news, parliament by sally

“Europe’s most powerful judge has publicly complained about ‘senior members’ of the UK government fostering hostility towards the European Convention on Human Rights.”

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The Guardian, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted November 24th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2011

The Turks and Caicos Islands (Electoral District Boundary Commission) Order 2011

The Education (National Curriculum) (Specified Purpose) (England) Order 2011

The Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Order 2011

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Woodbridge) Regulations 2011

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Taunton) Regulations 2011

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Taunton) (Revocation) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Bradford judge praises four-year-old for attack evidence – BBC News

Posted November 24th, 2011 in children, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing, witnesses by sally

“A judge has praised the courage of a four-year-old boy for giving evidence in a trial which led to his ‘vicious’ attacker being jailed for 13 years.”

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BBC News, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Youth Justice Board saved before expected Lords defeat – The Guardian

Posted November 24th, 2011 in news, quangos, young offenders, Youth Justice Board by sally

“The justice secretary, Ken Clarke, has reprieved the Youth Justice Board of England and Wales (YJB) from abolition in advance of an expected House of Lords defeat over the move.”

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The Guardian, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Appeal court in landmark ruling on migrant removal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 24th, 2011 in appeals, deportation, immigration, news by sally

“Migrants are denied the right of access to the court if they are given under 72 hours’ notice of their removal from the UK, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The judgment frustrates the UK Border Agency’s aim to win permission for zero-notice removals.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Employment law: what the changes could mean in the workplace – The Guardian

Posted November 24th, 2011 in arbitration, employment, news, unfair dismissal by sally

“A loss of unfair dismissal rights, changes to tribunal entitlement, and faster lay-offs are among the reforms proposed.”

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The Guardian, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

More Muddling on Employment Law – Garden Court Chambers Blog

Posted November 24th, 2011 in arbitration, employment, employment tribunals, news, unfair dismissal by sally

“Vince Cable has announced yet more employment law reform. Rajeev Thacker questions whether there is any justification for this further erosion of employee rights.”

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Garden Court Chambers Blog, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com

Anglesey ex-police worker sentenced for indecent mages – BBC News

“A former North Wales Police worker has been given a suspended jail sentence after admitting making and possessing indecent images of children.”

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BBC News, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk