‘Prince Charles as heir to the British throne is an assiduous letter-writer and has sent a number of letters to ministers regarding government policy on matters such as environmental issues in which he has a strong interest rather than, it would appear, the more lower level political issues of the day.’
RPC Privacy Law, 7th May 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘As we noted when writing up Superstrike Ltd v Rodrigues [2013] EWCA Civ 669 (see our note, here), the case left open an interesting – and important – question. If a fixed term has expired and a statutory periodic tenancy arisen, do the requirements in s.213, Housing Act 2004 (deal with the deposit in accordance with an authorised scheme; comply with any initial requirements of the scheme; provide the prescribed information in the Housing (Tenancy Deposits) (Prescribed Information) Order 2007) arise again? If they do, does non-compliance render s.21 notices invalid (s.215)and/or expose landlords to the statutory damages (s.214).’
NearlyLegal, 8th May 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Two women whose dog mauled a 79-year-old man to death in his own garden have admitted allowing the attack to happen.’
BBC News, 8th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Campaigners have criticised the Court of Appeal after it rejected a man’s appeal against his conviction for infecting a woman with genital herpes.’
BBC News, 8th May 2014
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‘The Legal Ombudsman has seen a spike in complaints about sloppy legal work around house purchases.’ Daily Telegraph, 8th May 2014 Source: www.telegraph.co.ukRise in rogue lawyers pocketing stamp duty payments – Daily Telegraph
‘Married gay couples can now have their own coat of arms after archaic rules dating back hundreds of years were brought into the 21st Century.’
The Independent, 8th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The President of the Family Division of the High Court Sir James Munby predicts rush of claims from care home patients held in ‘cages’.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for eight weeks for posting abusive Twitter messages about the death of school teacher Ann Maguire.’
BBC News, 8th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Russell Brand has accepted “substantial” libel damages from the Sun on Sunday over the false claim that he cheated on his girlfriend Jemima Khan.’
The Guardian, 8th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Five teenagers, some as young as 14, have been found guilty of murdering a 19-year-old man in a Liverpool launderette.’
BBC News, 8th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
In re Olympus UK Ltd and others; [2014] EWHC 1350 (Ch); [2014] WLR (D) 184
‘A proposed cross-border merger where the shareholders in the transferor company had agreed not to receive shares or other securities in the transferee would be compliant with and effective under the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/2974).’
WLR Daily, 1st May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Suspected terrorists subject to control orders and terrorism prevention and investigation measures who brought proceedings for abuse of process relating to the manner in which they were removed to the United Kingdom from Somaliland were entitled to see the Secretary of State’s objections to their case for alleged collusion and mistreatment. The Secretary of State was not permitted to confine reasons for rejecting their case on those issues to a closed judgment. The applicants and the public should not be denied all knowledge of the extent to which their factual and/or legal case was accepted or rejected. Such a total denial offended justice and propriety.’
WLR Daily, 2nd May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (O Twelve Baytree Ltd) v Rent Assessment Panel: [2014] EWHC 1229 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 185
‘Notwithstanding that an applicant had given notice of its intention to withdraw an application under section 84(3) of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 for determination of its right to manage premises, the Rent Assessment Panel retained jurisdiction and could either decide to dismiss the application or proceed to determine the application.’
WLR Daily, 16th April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Desmond Rutledge looks at the role discretionary housing payments (DHPs) have assumed in the wake of the Government’s welfare reform programme and examines the scope for challenging DHP decisions.’
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 7th May 2014
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
‘The Commercial Court has dismissed a challenge by Pakistani international bowler Danish Kaneria to a lifetime ban upheld by the Appeal Panel of the England & Wales Cricket Board’s Disciplinary Commission (“ECB”).’
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 7th May 2014
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
‘Anyone who kills a police or prison officer in the course of their duty will face spending the rest of their lives behind bars, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced.’
Ministry of Justice, 8th May 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The Hate Crime Action Plan documents the government’s work to tackle hate crime.
A report on the progress made in the past 2 years has been published. Achievements include: better education of secondary school pupils, improved recording by police and work with major internet service providers in the UK and USA to reduce the harm caused by hate material on the internet. The report also discusses the spike in anti-Muslim sentiment following the murder of Lee Rigby.’
Home Office, 7th May 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
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