Finance & Divorce Update – Family Law Week
‘Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor of Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the financial remedies and divorce news and cases from February 2015.’
Family Law Week, 22nd March 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Day: 24 March 2015
Why do MPs keep suggesting anonymity for rape suspects? – The Independent
‘Should rape suspects have the right to anonymity, like their accusers? It’s a debate that keeps coming back, because MPs keep resurrecting it. Today it’s the Home Affairs Select Committee, which recommends anonymity for those suspected of a sex offence, unless and until they’re charged.’
The Independent, 20th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family Law Week’s Budget Briefing 2015 – Family Law Week
‘Jan Ellis, chartered accountant, of Ellis Foster LLP, a firm which specialises in advising family lawyers on tax-related family law issues, explains the budget changes of most relevance to family lawyers.’
Family Law Week, 18th March 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Kandola v Generalstaatwaltschaft Frankfurt, Germany; Droma v State Prosecutor Nurnburg-Furth, Bavaria, Germany; Ijaz v The Court of Milan (An Italian Judicial Authority) – WLR Daily
‘In the context of an extradition appeal the court set out the approach to be taken in applying section 12A of the Extradition Act 2003.’
WLR Daily, 13th March 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Abattoir boss fined £8,000 over horsemeat charges – The Guardian
‘A slaughterhouse boss has become the first person to be sentenced in connection with the horsemeat scandal that rocked British supermarkets in 2013.’
The Guardian, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Is privacy dead? – OUP Blog
‘In 1980, personal computers were still in their infancy, and the internet did not exist. There were, of course, genuine concerns about threats to our privacy, but, looking back at my book of that year, they mostly revolved around telephone tapping, surveillance, and unwanted press intrusion. Data protection legislation was embryonic, and the concept of privacy as a human right was little more than a chimera.’
OUP Blog, 20th March 2015
Source: http://blog.oup.com
Taunton street preacher convicted for homophobic sermon – BBC News
‘A Christian street preacher has been convicted of delivering homophobic sermons in the middle of a high street.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Arrange family court open days’ – judiciary – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Family courts should have annual open days for children, a report from the judiciary recommends.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Airlines face court threat over customer services – BBC News
‘Three airlines are facing legal action over complaints about how they handle passengers hit by flight disruptions.’
BBC News, 21st March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office to blacklist extremists to protect public sector – The Guardian
‘The Home Office is drawing up a blacklist of extremist individuals and organisations with whom the government and public sector should not engage, Theresa May has revealed.’
The Guardian, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The true statistics behind judicial review’s success rates – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Avid readers of the legal press may have spotted the eye-catching statistic that in 2014 a meagre 1% of claims for judicial review were successful.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Canadian domestic abuse victim Sandra Sidey can stay in UK – BBC News
‘A Canadian woman who was told she could not stay in Britain after ending her relationship with a violent partner has won indefinite leave to remain.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Avoiding the Accidental Settlement – No. 5 Chambers
‘The question of whether two Parties have entered in to a binding settlement compromising a case is often just as (if not more) acrimonious matter as the substantive case. In particular as the devil is often in the detail of any settlement, the intention is often that even where settlement is agreed in principle, one party does not wish to be bound to the settlement until all the terms are agreed and embodied in a signed document. If this is the intention then it is important that the same is made well known to the other negotiating party, in order to avoid the pitfall of finding oneself having inadvertently entering in to a binding settlement, prior to concluding those subsequent negotiations.’
No. 5 Chambers, 13th January 2015
Source: www.no5.com
Police bail time limit announced by home secretary – BBC News
‘Time limits on police bail in England and Wales have been announced by Home Secretary Theresa May.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New powers for relatives of missing people – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A new law will allow relatives of missing people to take charge of their family member’s property and financial affairs, such as suspending direct debit payments for mobile phone and utility bills, and making mortgage payments, the Ministry of Justice announced today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Catastrophic failure’ allowed convicted killer to murder on day release – The Guardian
‘A convicted killer was allowed out on day release, leaving him free to murder a good samaritan in a decision described as a “catastrophic failure” by the chief inspector of prisons.’
The Guardian, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Maurice McCullough, 75, posed as 16-year-old to groom girl for sex – BBC News
‘A 75-year-old man who posed as a 16-year-old boy on social media to groom a young girl into have sex with him has been jailed for 10 years.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
