He who hesitates is lost – New Law Journal
“Jonathan Aspinall reports from the Court of Appeal on hesitation, liability and costs.”
New Law Journal, 30th May 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Month: May 2013
The Regan reforms – New Law Journal
“Dominic Regan is in the mood for change post-Jackson.”
New Law Journal, 30th May 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Classifieds
Recently added:
EVENT: The London Law Fair 2013
“The London Law Fair brings together students of law and graduates from all backgrounds with employers who are looking for the very best talent.
Visitors to the London Law Fair will benefit from a free seminar programme providing valuable insights on how to make a successful career in law.
Brought to you by the London Law Fair Consortium, comprising CILEx, CILEx Law School, the University of East London, London South Bank University, Kingston University and London Metropolitan University, the London Law Fair is the one ‘don’t miss’ opportunity for students, employers and law schools.”
Date: 27th November 2013, 12.00-4.00pm
Location: Business Design Centre, Islington.
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
EVENT: LegalVoice Conference – ‘LASPO survival’
“Book your places now for the first Legal Voice Conference. The event called ‘LASPO Survival’ will include a keynote address by Lord Low and closing comments by Lord Bach.”
5 CPD Hours
Date: 15th July 2013
Location: Allen & Overy LLP, 1 Bishops Square, London E1 6AD
Charge: £90 for a ticket; discounted Fee (for Legal Voice e-mail subscribers) of £60
More information can be found here.
Lawyers warn privatisation of courts could damage City’s status as disputes centre – Legal Week
“City lawyers have warned that London’s status as an international litigation centre will come under threat should the Government push ahead with proposals to privatise the courts service.”
Legal Week, 31st May 2013
Source: www.legalweek.com
All prisoners on licence face foreign travel ban – Daily Telegraph
“All prisoners face being banned from travelling abroad for up to 12 months after they are released under new plans to improve rehabilitation.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Contracting a contagious disease in the course of a teacher’s employment – Employment Law Blog
“The Burgundy Book (the Conditions of Service for School Teachers in England and Wales) provides that a teacher is entitled to full pay where her ‘absence was due to an infectious or contagious illness contracted directly in the course of the teacher’s employment’, and that ‘such absence was not be reckoned against the teacher’s entitlement to sick leave’.”
Employment Law Blog, 30th May 2013
Source: www.employment11kbw.com
Parties that fail to comply with court rules will be likely to face ‘severe sanctions’, says judge – OUT-LAW.com
“Courts are taking an increasingly tough stance on non-compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), an expert has said, following comments by a High Court judge that parties that do not comply with court rules and practice directions will be likely to face ‘severe sanctions’.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Third Six Pupillage 2013
Henderson Chambers is inviting applications for Third Six to start in October 2013.
Pupils have 2 seats of 3 months each and will usually be considered for tenancy towards the end of this period. Pupils are expected to go to Court regularly on their own account.
Funding by way of Guaranteed Earnings may be available on terms to be agreed.
For more information about Chambers see www.hendersonpupillage.co.uk and follow our Twitter feed @HendersonPupils.
To apply send a covering letter, CV, names of your past supervisors and a summary of work undertaken in pupillage so far to pupillages@hendersonchambers.co.uk.
Applications should reach us by 5th July 2013.
Las Vegas wedding bigamist Garry Floodgate in jail term cut – BBC News
“A man who wed his Canadian bride in Las Vegas while still married to a woman in England has had his jail term cut.”
BBC News, 31st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed by ‘secret court’ for taking father out of care home talks for first time of her ordeal – Daily Telegraph
“A woman jailed by a ‘secret court; for trying to take her dying father out of his care home and fly him to Turkey has spoken about her ordeal for the first time.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Going down: criminal justice statistics – The Guardian
“Recorded crime, convictions and the number of individuals entering prisons have shown a dramatic decline since 2011. We take a closer look at the data.”
The Guardian, 30th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
April Jones’s mother speaks of her anguish as Mark Bridger is jailed for life – The Guardian
“A former abattoir worker and lifeguard who was found to have abducted and murdered April Jones began a whole-life prison term on Thursday, still refusing to say what he did with her body.”
The Guardian, 31st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Employers forced to repay workers for refusing minimum wage – The Guardian
“Tens of thousands of workers who were denied the minimum wage have received hundreds of pounds in back pay from their employers following tougher enforcement policy by tax inspectors. Over the last year more than 26,000 workers were paid back £4m after action by HM Revenue and Customs, who are responsible for enforcing minimum wage laws.”
The Guardian, 30th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Driver to be investigated after 17 whiplash claims in eight years – Daily Telegraph
“A driver who made 17 whiplash claims in eight years is to be investigated for perjury after a judge heard details of his latest compensation bid.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Councils seek judicial review of Defra decision to withdraw PFI credits from waste projects – OUT-LAW.com
“Three local authorities who were told in February that the Government was withdrawing previously-awarded financial support for waste management projects have launched legal challenges to the decision.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“More intrusive” big data profiling would be subject to new two-tier privacy rules, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“Big data projects that build profiles of individuals would ‘almost certainly’ trigger privacy rules and safeguards proposed by an EU watchdog, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Turner v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 642 (09 May 2013)
Brinkley, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 760 (19 April 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Patents Court)
Novartis Ag v Hospira UK Ltd [2013] EWHC 1285 (Pat) (14 May 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Unite Against the Cuts – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“Lucy Scott-Moncrieff urges you to join the fight.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 25th May 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
