Day: 3 July 2013

How has the NHS been changed by the Health and Social Care Act 2012? – No. 5 Chambers

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in budgets, competition, doctors, health, hospitals, lectures, medical treatment by sally

“The purpose of this lecture is to attempt to look at the big themes in healthcare law in order to understand how the legal structure of the NHS has changed as a result of the passing and almost complete implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Inevitably there are other factors that change the NHS at the same time and I will attempt to weave in these other factors at an appropriate place.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 26th June 2013

Source: www.no5.com

Contributory negligence claims and the use of child passenger restraints by Stuart Young – Sovereign Chambers

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in appeals, children, contribution, damages, negligence, news, personal injuries, third parties by sally

“Parents who fail to secure their children in appropriate child passenger seats can be found to be contributory negligent for any injuries that may be suffered by the child as a result of a road traffic accident, as confirmed by the recent Court of Appeal case Williams v Estate of Dayne Joshua Williams 2013.”

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Sovereign Chambers, 1st July 2013

Source: www.sovereignchambers.co.uk

Elvanite Full Circle Limited v AMEC Earth & Environmental (UK) Limited [2013] EWHC 1191 (TCC) – 4 New Square

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in contracts, damages, interpretation, limitations, negligence, news, planning by sally

“The judgment develops the growing body of case law surrounding planning consultants and both the substantive and costs judgments will be of interest to construction and costs practitioners alike. The case also raises interesting issues concerning exclusion clauses (including UCTA), limitation of liability, estoppel, waiver, extensions of time and the correct measure of loss.”

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4 New Square, 1st July 2013

Source: www.4newsquare.com

Snatched girl Elsa Salama’s father jailed again – BBC News

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in contempt of court, kidnapping, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who refuses to tell his ex-wife where their six-year-old daughter is has been jailed for a second time.”

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BBC News, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

12th Programme – Law Commission

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in consultations, Law Commission, news by sally

“We are consulting on our 12th Programme of law reform. We expect to submit our proposals to the Lord Chancellor in summer 2014. If approved, they will make up the main part of our law reform work in the following three years.”

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Law Commission, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk

Government not planning to create single defined contribution pensions regulator – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in financial regulation, news, pensions by sally

“The Government is not planning to combine the roles of the Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to create a single regulator of workplace defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, it has confirmed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Quick, intuitive thinking drives decisions on whether to use a lawyer – Legal Services Board

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in costs, legal representation, legal services, news, proportionality by sally

“The Legal Services Board publishes today three reports which together deliver new insight into consumers’ behaviour when deciding whether or not to seek legal advice and into the proportionality of regulation.”

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Legal services Board, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Game “rent on administration” case to be fast-tracked to the Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in administrators, appeals, expenses, insolvency, landlord & tenant, news, rent by sally

“Landlords pursuing the administrators of Game for millions of pounds in rent that went unpaid while the retailer was insolvent will have their case fast-tracked to the Court of Appeal, according to press reports.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Bar Council Chairman: We will not facilitate a scheme which will wreck the criminal justice system – The Bar Council

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in barristers, budgets, competition, criminal justice, legal aid, news, tenders by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today stated that it has no plans to develop a quality system to facilitate price competitive tendering (PCT) for criminal legal aid. The Bar Council believes that real quality is based on choice of service providers, not price alone, on which the Government’s model is based. The Bar Council’s response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation clearly sets out its position on this issue.”

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The Bar Council, 5th June 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Divorcing a bankrupt, Part II: where insolvency law meets financial remedies – Family Law Week

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in bankruptcy, divorce, financial provision, matrimonial home, news, pensions by sally

“Henry Clayton of 4 Paper Buildings outlines the consequences where a party to financial remedy proceedings becomes bankrupt after the making of a final order.”

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Family Law Week, 28th June 2013

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Getting active! – New Law Journal

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in budgets, case management, civil procedure rules, costs, electronic filing, internet, news by sally

“HH Simon Brown QC continues his exclusive NLJ online series on costs management post-Jackson.”

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New Law Journal, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk

Court to decide if Graham Ovenden’s sentence was too lenient – The Guardian

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in appeals, child abuse, disclosure, news, sexual offences, suspended sentences, victims by sally

“An internationally renowned artist who walked free from court despite being convicted of a string of sexual offences against child models is to have his sentence reviewed by the appeal court.”

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The Guardian, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Canoe man’ email hack was a warranted invasion of privacy, rules Ofcom – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in electronic mail, interception, media, news, privacy, public interest by sally

“Sky has avoided regulatory action over its admission that it hacked into emails belonging to a man who faked his own death and those belonging to his wife.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

High level Parliamentary committee asks whether mental capacity laws are working – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in consent, disabled persons, human rights, legal aid, mental health, news by sally

“The House of Lords ad hoc Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 has now heard three sessions of evidence.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

HMRC “to de-register 500 pension providers” as part of pension liberation crackdown – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in financial regulation, news, pensions by sally

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is preparing to de-register up to 500 pension providers as part of its ‘pension liberation’ compliance efforts, according to press reports.

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Brain-damaged claimant fails in Article 8 claim against Council – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in care homes, disabled persons, human rights, local government, news, personal injuries, time limits, vicarious liability by sally

“On 29 May 2004, Bradley Bedford, then aged 13, was beaten senseless by one AH, then 15, whom he had the misfortune to encounter entirely by chance near the seaside in Torbay. AH was in a children’s home there which was contracted to the Defendant Council; AH was a ‘looked after’ child under section 20 of the Children Act 1989. Bradley sued the Council for failing to protect him. His claim was limited to one under the Human Rights Act, and Article 8 ECHR in particular.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Footballer Courtney Meppen-Walter returned to jail after release error – BBC News

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in careless driving, early release, homicide, news by sally

“An ex-Manchester City footballer mistakenly released from prison early after killing a brother and sister in a car crash has returned to jail.”

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BBC News, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Smiley Culture inquest finds reggae star died from self-inflicted stab-wound – The Guardian

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in inquests, news, police, suicide, warrants by sally

“Reggae star Smiley Culture died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest during a police raid at his home, an inquest jury has found.”

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The Guardian, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Press regulation royal charter not imminent – BBC News

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in charters, media, news, regulations, victims by sally

“A royal charter to regulate the press will not be introduced until the autumn at the earliest, the BBC has learnt.”

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BBC News, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stop and search: home secretary launches consultation on police powers – The Guardian

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in consultations, investigatory powers, minorities, news, police, statistics, stop and search by sally

“The home secretary, Theresa May, has launched a six-week consultation over the future of police stop-and-search powers after telling MPs that black people were still seven times more likely to be searched on the street than white people.”

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The Guardian, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk