26/04/2012 – Current Awareness

“The financial services regulator ‘did not establish its case’ that the former chief executive of a large investment bank had committed misconduct through his alleged failure to adequately supervise compliance issues.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Ministers consider changes to parliamentary privilege law – BBC News

Posted April 26th, 2012 in consultations, legislation, news, parliamentary privilege by sally

“Legal protections enjoyed by MPs are being reviewed and may need to change, the government has said.”

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BBC News, 26th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family killer Jeremy Bamber fails in appeal bid – BBC News

Posted April 26th, 2012 in appeals, Criminal Cases Review Commission, murder, news by sally

“Jeremy Bamber, who was jailed for killing his family 27 years ago, has failed in his latest attempt to appeal against his conviction.”

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BBC News, 26th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government plans for private right of redress against competition law breaches unveiled – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 26th, 2012 in competition, consultations, news, tribunals by sally

“Businesses will be able to ask a competition tribunal to rule whether actions by rivals are anti-competitive under plans drafted by the Government.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 26th, 2012 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2012] UKSC 15 (25 April 2012)

Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes (A Partnership) [2012] UKSC 16 (25 April 2012)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

E, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 791 (25 April 2012)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Swain Mason & Ors v Mills & Reeve (a firm) [2012] EWCA Civ 498 (23 April 2012)

Brightsea UK Ltd v Drachs Investments No 3 Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 516 (25 April 2012)

Chandler v Cape Plc [2012] EWCA Civ 525 (25 April 2012)

Halstead v Paymentshield Group Holdings Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 524 (25 April 2012)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Hughes v The Estate of Dayne Joshua Williams, Deceased & Anor [2012] EWHC 1078 (QB) (25 April 2012)

High Court (Chancery Division)

MF Global Overseas Ltd [2012] EWHC 1091 (Ch) (23 March 2012)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Lombard North Central Plc & Anor v GATX Corporation [2012] EWHC 1067 (Comm) (25 April 2012)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Working Environments Ltd v Greencoat Construction Ltd [2012] EWHC 1039 (TCC) (24 April 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 26th, 2012 in legislation by sally

The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2012

The Health Research Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 2012

The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

The Wiltshire Council (Arrangements for the Provision of Suitable Education) Order 2012

The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2012

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2012

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Court of Appeal allows Barratt Homes’ east London scheme – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 26th, 2012 in appeals, judicial review, news, planning by sally

“The Court of Appeal has rejected a local resident’s claim that Southwark Council should have ensured that better and larger community facilities were provided as part of a local development and that this was a ‘substantive legitimate expectation’.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Flexible working patterns – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 26th, 2012 in flexible working, legal profession, news, solicitors, women by sally

“In the legal profession’s workaholic culture, achieving work/life balance has always been a struggle – and still is. The term ‘work/life balance’ has such negative connotations in private practice that some firms have banned it from their vocabulary. At Ashurst, for example, they refer to ‘work/life fit’. Speaking at the International Women in Law Summit last month, Ashurst senior partner Charlie Geffen said how one ‘fits home life into work’ was ‘a more honest’ description of what was realistic in law firms, particularly in transactional work.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 26th April 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Will the legal aid bill be the end of the ambulance-chasing lawyer? – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2012 in bills, fees, news, personal injuries by sally

“For all the scaremongering about a compensation culture, ignorance of rights causes more harm than the bringing of unmeritorious legal claims.”

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The Guardian, 25th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Law reporting in the new media age – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted April 26th, 2012 in internet, law reports, news by sally

“Last night Halsbury’s Law Exchange, in partnership with the international law firm Eversheds, hosted its first panel discussion. The subject was ‘Law Reporting in the New Media Age’.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th April 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Girl, 10, sues mother over drink-drive car crash – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 26th, 2012 in compensation, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“A 10-year-old schoolgirl is suing her mother for £100,000 over a drink-drive car crash which left her badly injured.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Age discrimination ruling allows employers to set retirement dates – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2012 in age discrimination, employment, news, retirement by sally

“Employers can continue to set the age at which their staff retire, but only if they can prove there is strong justification for doing so, following a ruling by the supreme court.”

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The Guardian, 25th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk