Month: April 2015

Christofi v National Bank of Greece (Cyprus) Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted April 20th, 2015 in appeals, conflict of laws, EC law, enforcement, jurisdiction, law reports, time limits by sally

Christofi v National Bank of Greece (Cyprus) Ltd [2015] EWHC 986 (QB); [2015] WLR (D) 170

‘There was no general power to extend the mandatory two-month time limit for an appeal against the registration of a settlement order by a party not domiciled within the jurisdiction under article 43(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.’

WLR Daily, 14th April 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Birdseye and another v Roythorne & Co and others – WLR Daily

Posted April 20th, 2015 in disclosure, documents, executors, law reports, legal profession, negligence, privilege, solicitors by sally

Birdseye and another v Roythorne & Co and others [2015] EWHC 1003 (Ch); [2015] WLR (D) 169

‘It remained the case that a person had to establish as a prima facie case that he was a beneficiary before there could be any question of the court requiring a trustee or executor to disclose documents which would be protected by privilege if the applicant were not a beneficiary.’

WLR Daily, 15th April 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

“Professional Statement” could be the key to unlocking flexible routes to the Bar, says regulator – Bar Standards Board

Posted April 20th, 2015 in barristers, codes of practice, consultations, legal education, licensing, news, pupillage, standards by sally

‘Using a Professional Statement to define what a newly authorised barrister should be able to do from “day one” – the point of being issued a Full Practising Certificate – could be the key to making qualification routes to the Bar more flexible and innovative, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said.’

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Bar Standards Board, 15th April 2015

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Changes to the Divorce Process in England and Wales: Q&A – Family Law Week

Posted April 20th, 2015 in children, civil partnerships, divorce, documents, family courts, financial dispute resolution, financial provision, HM Courts Service, news by sally

‘HM Courts & Tribunals Service explain how the forthcoming changes will affect the divorce process in England and Wales.’

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Family Law Week, 15th April 2015

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Fairness in the courts: the best we can do – Speech by Lord Neuberger

Posted April 20th, 2015 in barristers, courts, criminal justice, judges, judiciary, juries, legal profession, news, rule of law, solicitors by sally

Fairness in the courts: the best we can do (PDF)

Speech by Lord Neuberger

Supreme Court, 10th April 2015

Source: www.supremecourt.uk

News focus: law and justice pledges – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 20th, 2015 in budgets, civil justice, confidentiality, courts, criminal justice, devolution, domestic violence, elections, family courts, fees, freedom of information, human rights, interception, internet, investigatory powers, judicial review, jurisdiction, legal aid, news, police, political parties, probation, prosecutions, sexual offences, Supreme Court, telecommunications, terrorism, victims, Wales by sally

‘The general election manifestos are in – here’s our quick-fire summary of their headline pledges on law and justice.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th April 2015

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Operation Elveden: Journalists cleared in payment trial – BBC News

Posted April 20th, 2015 in appeals, bribery, corruption, Crown Prosecution Service, freedom of expression, media, misfeasance in public office, news, police, prosecutions by sally

‘Three journalists have been found not guilty of illegally paying public officials by a jury at the Old Bailey.’

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BBC News, 17th April 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man died in prison after police wrongly took him from psychiatric unit, inquest finds – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2015 in death in custody, hospitals, inquests, mental health, news, police, prisons, probation, suicide by sally

‘Mark Groombridge killed himself in Dovegate prison two weeks after he was removed from secure ward by probation officers and recalled to prison – a move that probably contributed to his death, jury finds.’

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The Guardian, 17th April 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

“Cold Calling” company fined £75K for breach of privacy – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 20th, 2015 in advertising, complaints, consumer protection, EC law, fines, news, privacy, tribunals by sally

‘Although an individual’s right to privacy is usually thought of in the context of state intrusion in one form or another, in reality the real threat of intrusion in a society such as ours comes from unsolicited marketing calls.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th April 2015

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Boy of 13 given life sentence for killing woman by stamping on her face – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2015 in closed circuit television, murder, news, robbery, sentencing, young offenders by sally

‘A 13-year-old boy, who killed a woman by stamping on her face, has been given a life sentence.’

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The Guardian, 17th April 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Searching questions in the CJEU: the East Sussex County Council case – Panopticon

Posted April 20th, 2015 in EC law, fees, freedom of information, housing, local government, news by sally

‘When local authorities provide property search information, can they charge for doing so? On what legal basis? How should such charges be calculated?’

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Panopticon, 17th April 2015

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Glen Parva criticised over Greg Revell death – BBC News

Posted April 20th, 2015 in coroners, death in custody, inquests, news, ombudsmen, prisons, suicide, young offenders by sally

‘A coroner has criticised a young offenders’ institution for failing to identify the risk to an 18-year-old remand prisoner who hanged himself.’

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BBC News, 18th April 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teenager jailed for punching 16-year-old girlfriend in stomach and causing miscarriage – The Independent

Posted April 20th, 2015 in domestic violence, grievous bodily harm, news, pregnancy, sentencing, young offenders by sally

‘A teenager has been jailed for punching his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach, causing her to lose the baby.’

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The Independent, 18th April 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Journalists should not always be prosecuted for paying public officials, says former CPS head – The Indpendent

Posted April 20th, 2015 in appeals, bribery, codes of practice, confidentiality, corruption, Crown Prosecution Service, evidence, freedom of expression, media, misfeasance in public office, news, police, prosecutions, public interest, witnesses by sally

‘The former head of the Crown Prosecution Service has said it can be “appropriate” for journalists to pay officials for information and that Operation Elveden had overlooked the public interest.’

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The Independent, 18th April 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

From ‘pillar to post’ – Nearly Legal

Posted April 20th, 2015 in benefits, children, homelessness, housing, judges, judgments, local government, news, statutory duty by sally

‘In a judgment of undisguised anger, Cobb J described the conduct of LB Tower Hamlets and LB Havering as “shameful” in the way in which they treated AM and his family. I haven’t come across Cobb J before but his judgment in AM v Tower Hamlets LBC and Havering LBC [2015] EWHC 1004 (Admin) is just about as good a judgment as I’ve read in a long time. The question was which authority should have “picked up” AM and his household, with children who were almost certainly in need under s.17, Children Act 1989.’

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Nearly Legal, 17th April 2015

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Crown Prosecution Service re-review of Operation Elveden – CPS News Brief

Posted April 20th, 2015 in appeals, bribery, codes of practice, corruption, Crown Prosecution Service, freedom of expression, inquiries, media, misfeasance in public office, news, police, prosecutions, public interest by sally

‘Operation Elveden is a Metropolitan Police Service investigation that revealed the payments made to corrupt public officials by journalists for information. It followed two parliamentary committees and the Leveson Inquiry which revealed serious questions over the techniques used by some which may have amounted to systematic and flagrant breaches of the law. The range and circumstance of this activity was of a scale not previously encountered by police or CPS.’

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CPS News Brief, 17th April 2015

Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk

Women who wear religious veils in court must be respected, says UK’s most senior judge – The Independent

Posted April 20th, 2015 in court dress, courts, Islam, judges, news, religious discrimination, Supreme Court by sally

‘Women who choose to wear religious veils in court must be shown respect, the country’s most senior judge has said.’

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The Independent, 17th April 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Three years, £20 million, one conviction: Operation Elveden on brink of collapse – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 20th, 2015 in appeals, bribery, corruption, Crown Prosecution Service, freedom of expression, media, misfeasance in public office, news, police, prosecutions, public interest by sally

‘Operation Elveden, the long running investigation into allegations of corruption by tabloid journalists, lies in tatters after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was forced to scrap most of the outstanding cases. ‘

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Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

TV ‘exposure’ of Scientology halted by UK libel law split – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2015 in charities, defamation, freedom of expression, harassment, jurisdiction, media, news, Northern Ireland, public interest, tax avoidance by sally

‘Plans to broadcast HBO’s Church of Scientology exposé, Going Clear, have been shelved by Sky Atlantic in a virtual repeat of events two years ago, when UK publishers abandoned publication of the book on which the hard-hitting new TV documentary is based.’

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The Guardian, 18th April 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cheryl James Deepcut death: ‘Police stalling inquest’ – BBC News

Posted April 20th, 2015 in armed forces, inquests, news, police, suicide by sally

‘The family of a soldier found dead at Surrey’s Deepcut army barracks has accused police of trying to stall a fresh inquest into her death.’

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BBC News, 18th April 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk