Privacy and Publicity in Family Law – Their Eternal Tension – Gresham College Lecture

Posted July 27th, 2012 in family courts, lectures, media, privacy by sally

“There is general agreement among non-family lawyers that family procedures should be more transparent. But exactly what role should the media play in matters of family justice?”

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Lecture by The Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Wall

Gresham College, 28th June 2012

Source: www.gresham.ac.uk

Ofcom to offer greater transparency over competition law investigation process – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 27th, 2012 in competition, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“Ofcom will set out a formal timetable for completing investigations into alleged breaches of competition law in the communications sector and will publish an explanation on its website if it fails to comply with its specified deadline, the regulator has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th July 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Campaigners win Woolley Valley land battle – The Independent

“A campaign group has won a High Court battle over the agricultural use of Green Belt land formerly owned by broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby for intensive poultry farming.”

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The Independent, 27th July 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Supreme Court decides: Liability of a local authority to pay the costs of a party to care proceedings – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted July 27th, 2012 in care orders, costs, grandparents, news, third parties by sally

“The Supreme Court has today delivered its Judgment in the case of T (children) [2012] UKSC 36 concerning the liability of a local authority to pay the costs of a party to care proceedings.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 25th July 2012

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Wolverhampton Johnson brothers jailed for tax fraud – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2012 in confiscation, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“Two ‘notorious’ brothers from Wolverhampton have been jailed for their part in a £34m tax fraud.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 27th, 2012 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Standard Chartered Bank v Ceylon Petroleum Corporation [2012] EWCA Civ 1049 (27 July 2012)

NB Algeria, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 1050 (27 July 2012)

Alexander v Freshwater Properties Ltd & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1048 (27 July 2012)

Rossetti Marketing Ltd & Anor v Diamond Sofa Company Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1021 (27 July 2012)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

S v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1939 (QB) (16 July 2012)

Chambers v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] EWHC 2157 (QB) (27 July 2012)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Assenagon Asset Management SA v Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Ltd [2012] EWHC 2090 (Ch) (27 July 2012)

Relfo Ltd v Jadvavarsani [2012] EWHC 2168 (Ch) (27 July 2012)

Bower Terrace Student Accommodation Ltd & Anor v Space Student Living Ltd [2012] EWHC 2206 (Ch) (27 July 2012)

Jackson v Dear & Anor [2012] EWHC 2060 (Ch) (25 July 2012)

Avrora Fine Arts Investment Ltd v Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd [2012] EWHC 2198 (Ch) (27 July 2012)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Valley Action Group Ltd, R (on the application of) v Bath and North East Somerset Council & Anor [2012] EWHC 2161 (Admin) (27 July 2012)

Proudfoot Properties v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2012] EWHC 2043 (Admin) (20 July 2012)

MM & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2012] EWHC 2106 (Admin) (26 July 2012)

High Court (Patents Court)

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW) v Round And Metal Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 2099 (Pat) (27 July 2012)

High Court (Family Division)

HH v BLW [2012] EWHC 2199 (Fam) (28 June 2012)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Turning Point Ltd v Norfolk County Council [2012] EWHC 2121 (TCC) (26 July 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

Adrian White jailed over ‘sadistic’ child pornography – BBC News

“A 52-year-old man has been jailed for 18 months for offences relating to indecent images of children.”

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BBC News, 26th July 2012

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High Court ruling will increase cost of long-term sick leave for businesses, expert warns – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 27th, 2012 in dismissal, news, remuneration, sick leave, working time by sally

“Unused holiday entitlement by workers on long-term sick leave should be automatically transferred into the next leave year if a worker is unable to take that holiday due to his or her sickness, the Court of Appeal has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th July 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Connor Hodgson detained for Stockton attack on girl, 10 – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2012 in grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing, wounding, young offenders by sally

“A teenager who throttled, punched and kicked a 10-year-old Teesside girl might never be released back into the community, a judge has said.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Kiaran Stapleton jailed for 30 years for murdering student – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 27th, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Kiaran Stapleton, the killer of Indian student Anuj Bidve, has been jailed for life with a minimum of 30 years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Julie Sheriff Afro comb murder trial: Girl found guilty – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A girl has been convicted of murdering a teenager who died five months after she was attacked with an Afro comb.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Twitter joke trial became confrontation with judicial establishment – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2012 in airports, internet, news, threatening to destroy or damage property by sally

“Paul Chambers’s conviction shows the law’s difficulties in discriminating between tones of voice in emails, tweets and texts.”

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The Guardian, 27th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted July 27th, 2012 in parliamentary papers by sally

Memorandum – Post Legislative Scrutiny Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007, Cm 8411 (PDF)

Statement of changes in Immigration Rules, Cm 8423 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Cohabitation Update – Zenith Chambers

Posted July 27th, 2012 in civil partnerships, cohabitation, news by sally

“The law of property, as it applies to cohabiting couples in England and Wales, continues to produce outcomes which many commentators regard as unfair. In the Scottish case of Gow v. Grant, a recent appeal under the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 Lady Hale calls for similar legislation to be introduced in England and Wales.”

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Zenith Chambers, 17th July 2012

Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk

Arbitration News: Sulamerica – the law governing an agreement to arbitrate – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted July 27th, 2012 in arbitration, conflict of laws, injunctions, insurance, news by sally

“In Sulamerica Cia Nacional De Seguros S.A. v Enesa Engenharia S.A. [2012] EWCA Civ 638 the Court of Appeal explored (amongst other things) the question of how the law governing an arbitration agreement in the absence of express choice is to be determined.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 18th July 2012

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Three Articles on Local Government Law – 11 KBW

Local Government Law Update: 18 July (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 23 July (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 25 July (PDF)

11 KBW, July 2012

Source: www.11kbw.com

Third Party Costs Orders against Solicitors – 4 New Square

Posted July 27th, 2012 in costs, fees, news, solicitors, third parties by sally

“This article discusses the rise in applications against solicitors for third party costs orders, where solicitors have acted on conditional fee agreements and may be said to have funded or controlled litigation.”

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4 New Square, 25th July 2012

Source: www.4newsquare.com

Robin Hood Airport tweet bomb threat man wins case – BBC News

“A man found guilty of sending a menacing tweet threatening to blow up an airport has won a challenge against his conviction.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The Queen approves the appointment of four new Lord Justices of Appeal – Number 10 Downing Street

Posted July 27th, 2012 in judges, news by sally

“The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of The Honourable Mr Justice Lloyd Jones as a Lord Justice of Appeal. This appointment follows the announcement of his appointment as Chairman of the Law Commission, which takes effect on 1 August 2012.”

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Number 10 Downing Street, 26th July 2012

Source: www.number10.gov.uk

NHS Leeds v Larner – WLR Daily

Posted July 27th, 2012 in dismissal, law reports, remuneration, sick leave, working time by sally

NHS Leeds v Larner [2012] EWCA Civ 1034; [2012] WLR (D) 227

“An employee who had been on sick leave for a prolonged period of time and who was eventually dismissed thereafter had not lost her right to the holiday pay to which she was entitled in lieu of the annual leave which she had been unable to take.”

WLR Daily, 25th July 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk