‘A solicitor who had an oral agreement with the son-in-law of a client that he would cover the legal fees did not fall foul of the 1677 Statute of Frauds, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 16th December 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Jenny Bowden, an associate in Stewarts’ Divorce and Family team, reviews a recent case in which a judge ruled that a child should move to live with his father instead of his mother following the father’s application for a transfer of care (Re H (parental alienation) PA v TT and H [2019] EWHC 2723 (Fam)).’
Family Law, 13th December 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A drug user who threw the body of a man who had died in an overdose into a wheelie bin has been jailed for 16 months.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th December 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A married man who had sex with two teenage girls aged 14 and 15, impregnating the 14-year-old has been jailed for five years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th December 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Speech by Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb: Mind-Reading: Neuroscience and The Law.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 13th December 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The Crown court faces a growing backlog of work, as the number of criminal cases reaching court rises but the number of disposals falls.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th December 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Ofwat, the water regulator, has ordered water companies in England and Wales to cut bills for customers by £50 over five years and spend £51bn on improving services and investment in infrastructure.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Decision on Moorside Fields in Lancaster makes it harder to stop public space being developed.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Britain’s highest court will hear the case of a woman who is asking the NHS to pay for her to have surrogates birth her child in the US after the health service’s failure to spot her cervical cancer left her infertile.’
The Independent, 16th December 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In October 2019, Mrs Justice Lieven DBE considered an application by a husband that the wife’s divorce proceedings, and the decree absolute, should be set aside for breaches in relation to service of the proceedings.’
Becket Chambers, 6th December 2019
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘Within the U.K. there are two judicial systems: the law of England and Wales and the law of Scotland; which differ slightly. The Human Rights Act 1998 came into force on the 2nd October 2000 to incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950 (‘the Convention’) into the law of England & Wales. At the same time that the Human Rights Act 1998 was passing through parliament the Scotland Act 1998 was also making its’ way through parliament. Under the Scotland Act 1998, in May 1999, the U.K. devolved legislative and executive power to Scotland. The primary function of the Scotland Act 1998 was to set up a system of devolved government for Scotland, but it also included important provisions relating to the protection of the rights guaranteed by the Convention (‘Convention rights’).’
5SAH, 10th December 2019
Source: www.5sah.co.uk
‘Parties named in a court order must follow the order. A party found to be in breach of an order may be fined, imprisoned, ordered to undertake unpaid work or have their assets seized. The penalty is at the discretion of the court.’
Becket Chambers, 10th December 2019
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘A pensioner who was cut out of his father’s £2.4m will because he was an “unwanted war baby” has won his fight for a slice of the family fortune.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th December 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An unlicensed driver who killed a 10-year-old girl in a hit-and-run has been jailed for seven years and four months.’
BBC News, 12th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A disabled woman has been awarded £5,000 in an out-of-court settlement after being called a “lying bitch” by a welfare official in formal legal papers after challenging a decision to cut her disability benefits.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who spent £16m at Harrods has launched a legal challenge to try to overturn the UK’s first unexplained wealth order (UWO) that would force her to reveal the source of her fortune.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A solicitor who spent £46,600 of a disabled client’s interim payments on costs and disbursements instead of on rehabilitation, has been fined £50,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Legal Futures, 13th December 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has savaged two witnesses who gave evidence on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) against a Yorkshire sole practitioner.’
Legal Futures, 12th December 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A judge has issued a preliminary ruling in a libel action against the investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr and warned that broadcasts and public speeches should not be interpreted as though they were formal written texts.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who married an Islamist fighter online has been convicted of funding terrorism.’
BBC News, 12th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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