Five ways to stay sane throughout the pupillage hunt – Legal Week

Posted July 28th, 2011 in news, pupillage by sally

“This has to be the nastiest time of the year for budding barristers. It is hunting season and the prize is one of those coveted pupillages. At the end of April a swarm of hopefuls sent their carefully crafted pupillage applications whizzing off into the unknown. Some may even have knocked out extra applications to sets of chambers not subscribing to the Bar’s version of UCAS, the dreaded Pupillage Portal.

So, I’ve taken it upon myself to suggest five ways those currently plodding through this frankly sadistic system may make it to the other end (whatever the result) in one piece.”

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Legal Week, 27th July 2011

Source: www.legalweek.com

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Company SAL and others – WLR daily

Posted July 28th, 2011 in appeals, contempt of court, enforcement, law reports by sally

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Company SAL and others [2011] EWCA Civ 898;  [2011] WLR (D)  258

“A company found in contempt of court could not appeal the findings of contempt as of right but required the permission of the judge or the Court of Appeal.”

WLR Daily, 27th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Lucasfilm Ltd and others v Ainsworth and another – WLR Daily

Posted July 28th, 2011 in conflict of laws, copyright, jurisdiction, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

Lucasfilm Ltd and others v Ainsworth and another [2011] UKSC 39;  [2011] WLR (D)  257

“A judge was entitled to conclude that a helmet worn by a fictional character in a film was not a ‘sculpture’ for the purposes of copyright protection. A claim against a defendant domiciled in England for infringement of a foreign copyright could be justiciable in England.”

WLR Daily, 27th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (Condliff) v North Staffordshire Primary Care Trust – WLR Daily

Posted July 28th, 2011 in appeals, hospitals, human rights, law reports, medical treatment, obesity by sally

Regina (Condliff) v North Staffordshire Primary Care Trust [2011] EWCA Civ 910;  [2011] WLR (D)  256

“It was not unlawful for a primary care trust to adopt a policy by which all individual funding requests were to be considered and determined exclusively by reference to clinical factors.”

WLR Daily, 27th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 28th, 2011 in contract of employment, law reports, Supreme Court, working time by sally

Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher and others [2011] UKSC 41;  [2011] WLR (D)  255

“In the employment context, the courts should focus on the reality of the relationship between the parties, which might not be accurately reflected by the written documentation. In deciding whether the terms of any written agreement in truth represented what was agreed, the relative bargaining power of the parties had to be taken into account.”

WLR Daily, 27th July 2011

Source; www.iclr.co.uk

Thomas and others v Bridgend County Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted July 28th, 2011 in appeals, human rights, law reports, local government, noise, roads, valuation by sally

Thomas and others v Bridgend County Borough Council [2011] EWCA Civ 862;  [2011] WLR (D)  254

“For article 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms to be engaged, it was enough to show interference with peaceful enjoyment possessions combined with evidence of loss of value.”

WLR Daily, 26th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted July 28th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Supreme Court rules on arbitration – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 28th, 2011 in arbitration, employment, news, Supreme Court by sally

“The Supreme Court has ruled that arbitrators are not employees for the purposes of employment equality legislation.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 27th July 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Firm loses ‘partner’ employment appeal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 28th, 2011 in appeals, employment tribunals, law firms, news, partnerships by sally

“A solicitor who was paid through a profit share rather than receiving a salary should not be classified as a partner for employment law purposes, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 28th July 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

 

Restorative justice helps repair harm – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 28th, 2011 in press releases, restorative justice by sally

“Lord McNally said restorative justice was ‘not a soft option’, after visiting a probation trust and a prison in Norwich to see how offenders there are being made to face up to their crimes.”

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Ministry of Justice, 27th July 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Money Saving Expert trade mark ‘sufficiently known in the market’ to be protected, says judge – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 28th, 2011 in news, trade marks by sally

“Consumer rights journalist Martin Lewis has won a High Court case protecting his ‘Money Saving Expert’ trade mark.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th July 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Who will be the two new supreme court judges? – The Guardian

Posted July 28th, 2011 in judges, news, Scotland, Supreme Court, surety by sally

“The UK supreme court announced this week that it was looking to recruit a couple of new judges (at salaries of £206,857). There is one immediate vacancy following the death of Lord Rodger last month, and there will be a further vacancy next April when Lord Brown retires. Who will get the jobs?”

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The Guardian, 27th July 2011

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‘Red-tape challenge’ to liberate retailers from archaic regulations – The Guardian

Posted July 28th, 2011 in consultations, consumer protection, news, regulations by sally

“Retailers will no longer have to hand over addresses of TV buyers to TV licensing authorities due to a red-tape overhaul. Nearly two-thirds of regulations specifically aimed at shop owners will be scrapped or reformed, as part of a bureaucratic tidying-up exercise by ministers.”

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The Guardian, 28th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Nuclear test veterans set for Supreme Court appeal bid – BBC News

Posted July 28th, 2011 in appeals, armed forces, compensation, news, nuclear weapons by sally

“Veterans involved in Britain’s nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s are taking their case for compensation to the Supreme Court.”

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BBC News, 28th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teen who killed Rebecca Aylward for a free breakfast found guilty of murder – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 28th, 2011 in murder, news, young offenders by sally

“Joshua Davies, 16, can be named for the first time today after being found guilty of murder by a jury at Swansea Crown Court. He lured Rebecca Aylward, 15, to a secluded wood and then used a rock the size of a rugby ball to smash her skull with at least six brutal blows to the back of the head.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Facebook could threaten jury trials in UK, attorney general warns – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 28th, 2011 in attorney general, contempt of court, internet, juries, news by sally

“Social networking websites such as Facebook could threaten the existence of jury trials in the UK, the attorney general has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted July 27th, 2011 in parliamentary papers by sally

A state pension for the 21st century’ consultation document: a summary of responses to the public consultation, Cm 8131 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Banned activist Sheikh Raed Salah to remain on bail – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2011 in bail, deportation, detention, inciting racial hatred, Islam, Israel, news by sally

“An appeal judge has said a leading Israeli Arab activist, who was detained in London on the home secretary’s orders, should remain on bail pending the outcome of legal proceedings.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paul Wilson: Ex-Little Stars Nursery worker jailed – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2011 in blackmail, child abuse, internet, news, rape, sentencing, sexual grooming by sally

“A former nursery worker has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison for raping a toddler and inciting the sexual abuse of 22 girls.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Policewoman appeared on Total Wipeout while on sick leave from force – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 27th, 2011 in compensation, media, news, police, sick leave, unfair dismissal by sally

“A policewoman who was forced out of her job after going on the TV show Total Wipeout while she was off sick, is now suing force chiefs.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk