‘A party seeking repayment of sums paid following an adjudication award against it has six years from the date of payment to do so, the UK’s highest court has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The UK Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge against the redevelopment of the 1950s 27-storey Shell Tower in London made by a local resident, George Turner.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘R (Victor Nealon) v Secretary of State for Justice : R (Sam Hallam) v Secretary of State for Justice [2015] EWHC 1565 (Admin), 8 June 2015. As Michael Gove contemplates the future of the Human Rights Act 1998, the High Court has considered how far the presumption of innocence in Article 6(2) ECHR spreads into decisions on payment of compensation for a miscarriage of justice. In doing so, Burnett LJ also managed to find some less than complimentary sentiments about the Strasbourg court’s decision-making.’
UK HUamn Rights Blog, 19th June 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the allocation guideline.’
Sentencing Council, 19th June 2015
‘In a consultation paper published on 18 June 2015, the Law Commission considers whether prepaying consumers should be better protected in the event of company insolvency, either through improved voluntary mechanisms or required by law.’
Law Commission, 18th June 2015
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
‘Guidance Notes for Chancery Masters following Changes to Practice Direction 2B.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 16th June 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘A surge in the number of people representing themselves in court has prompted legal organisations to draft guidelines for lawyers who come up against people who find themselves in court without legal representation.’
The Bar Council, 18th June 2015
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Chris Barnes, 4 Paper Buildings, and Jane Wells and James Billingham, Harney and Wells Solicitors, consider the lessons of H (Children) in which they acted for the appellant father.’
Family Law Week, 14th June 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Marie Crawford, barrister of Becket Chambers, considers one of the most significant developments in relation to child abduction cases in the last thirty years.’
Family Law Week, 11th June 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The UK criminal justice system needs to do more with less. Sir Brian Leveson’s recommendations would introduce some sensible flexibility to it.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A heavily-redacted government report on the impacts of fracking on house prices, businesses and services in rural areas must be published in full, the UK’s information commissioner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Shoppers who use the internet to research hotels, books, electronics and other purchases are being misled by millions of “fake” reviews orchestrated by companies to trick potential customers, the consumer watchdog warns today as it begins an inquiry.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An advert by the Welsh government to recruit the new children’s commissioner breached its own Welsh language policy, an investigation has found.’
BBC News, 19th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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