“A search warrant had to be sufficiently clear and precise in its terms so that those carrying out the search and those whose premises were being searched could understand the warrant without reference to any other extraneous documents.”
WLR Daily, 21st January 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The Supreme Court has refused to extend legal privilege to accountants offering tax advice.”
The Lawyer, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Signs of life from the Ministry of Justice over getting on with implementing the Jackson reforms emerged yesterday with publication of two draft statutory instruments that will come into force on 1 April.”
Litigation Futures, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“The ‘easyCouncil’ model of no-frills local services is set to go on trial this spring after the High Court announced it will review a £320m services contract due to be outsourced by the Conservative-controlled London Borough of Barnet.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The legal battle with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong which cost the Sunday Times almost £1m after it suggested he took banned substances shows how difficult it is to pursue investigations under British libel laws, with the burden of proof heavily stacked against publishers, according to those who worked on the original stories.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“John Tughan, barrister, 4 Paper Buildings, considers some recent important public law decisions of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court relating to children.”
Family Law Week, 21st January 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kingerlee Holdings Ltd v Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd [2013] EWHC 47 (Ch) (21 January 2013)
Francis v Solomon Taylor & Shaw (a firm) [2013] EWHC 9 (Ch) (11 January 2013)
Mahmood v Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV & Ors [2013] EWHC 44 (Ch) (18 January 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ayres v Odedra [2013] EWHC 40 (QB) (18 January 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
A City Council v DC & Ors [2013] EWHC 8 (Fam) (11 January 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
KA, R (on the application of) v Essex County Council [2013] EWHC 43 (Admin) (18 January 2013)
Powierza v District Court, Warszawa, Poland [2013] EWHC 36 (Admin) (17 January 2013)
Lanner Parish Council v The Cornwall Council & Anor [2013] EWHC 37 (Admin) (21 January 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Lawyers will learn tomorrow whether the confidential protection that attaches to their communication with clients can also be claimed by accountants. A Supreme Court ruling on the issue of legal professional privilege (LPP) is expected tomorrow.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The father of an autistic boy restrained by Metropolitan Police officers after he jumped into a swimming pool has attacked the force for challenging a ruling against them.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Thousands of tax cheats – including those with no previous criminal convictions – face being prosecuted and jailed as part of a crack-down on evasion to be launched by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).”
The Independent, 22nd January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“More than 100 bankers have failed in a bid to prevent their names being revealed during preliminary hearings of a high court case centred on alleged rigging of the key London interbank offered rate (Libor) by Barclays staff.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two forces will publish details about officers who have been sacked or who have resigned while facing disciplinary proceedings in the first move of its kind in Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“More cases of tax evasion will be taken to the criminal courts as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) accelerates its crackdown in this area.”
BBC News, 21st January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Financial Times editor, Lionel Barber, has been criticised by an employment tribunal judge over the unfair dismissal of an award-winning journalist at the title.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who named a woman raped by Wales and Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans has been told to pay more than £1,600 in fines, costs and compensation.”
BBC News, 21st January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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