Day: 26 June 2015

Stocker v Stocker [2015] EWHC 1634 (QB) – Zenith PI Blog

Posted June 26th, 2015 in budgets, case management, costs, news by sally

‘Whilst the recent case of STOCKER v STOCKER [2015] EWHC 1634 (QB) is a libel case, the guidance on cost budgeting is relevant to all civil proceedings. Mr Justice Warby, who adjudicated on costs budget in Mr Yeo MP’s libel claim (Yeo v Times Newspapers 2015 EWHC 209)) has given some further guidance of general interest on proportionality, costs of budgeting, experts, trial preparation and costs of the trial in Stocker v Stocker. By the way, he reduced the Defendant’s estimated costs by 40%, from £330,000 to £197,000, not a good outcome for Mrs Stocker and her legal team.’
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Zenith PI Blog, 26th June 2015

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High Court judge declares part of housing allocation scheme to be unlawful – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 26th, 2015 in homelessness, housing, local government, news by sally

‘A High Court judge has declared unlawful a London council’s policy of suspending an unintentionally homeless person’s right to bid for social housing for 12 months.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th June 2015

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Three men guilty of historical Wrexham sex abuse – BBC News

Posted June 26th, 2015 in children, news, sexual offences by sally

‘Three men have been found guilty of historical sexual offences against children carried out in the Wrexham area during the 1980s.’

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BBC News, 25th June 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Liz Fisher: A Decade in the Glasshouse – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted June 26th, 2015 in freedom of information, news by sally

‘The UK Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) came fully into force on the 1 January 2005. There is thus now over a decade’s worth of law in relation to it. Yet, discussions of FOIA have remained marginal to administrative law. It tends to be only touched on in administrative law textbooks and any substantive treatment of the topic is in specialist texts. One only needs to look at this blog to see it isn’t seen as a major topic of debate among public lawyers (although note Judith Bannister’s recent post).’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 24th June 2015

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org

Court of Appeal clarifies the scope of numerical ranges in patent claims – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 26th, 2015 in interpretation, news, patents by sally

‘The way numerical ranges used to limit the scope of a patent claim should be interpreted has been clarified by the Court of Appeal in London.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th June 2015

Source: www.out-law.com

The 50 human rights cases that transformed Britain – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 26th, 2015 in human rights, news by sally

‘Today, I am delighted to launch a major new RightsInsfo infographic, the 50 Human Rights Cases That Transformed Britain. For the full experience, make sure you access it on a desktop computer.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 26th June 2015

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Essex police officers put on notice over child abuse case handling – BBC News

Posted June 26th, 2015 in child abuse, complaints, news, police by sally

‘Twenty-nine serving and former police officers have been put on notice as part of an investigation into Essex Police’s handling of child abuse cases.’

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BBC News, 25th June 2015

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Ofcom ‘could be handed external control of the BBC’ under plans to be published – The Independent

Posted June 26th, 2015 in BBC, charters, news by sally

‘A Government report on the future of the BBC is set to recommend that the BBC Trust be abolished and its powers handed to Ofcom, it has been reported.’

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The Independent, 26th June 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Court of Appeal confirms neighbourhood development plans can make site allocations – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 26th, 2015 in appeals, consultations, judicial review, local government, news, planning by sally

‘UK legislation relating to neighbourhood planning allows for policies allocating sites for development to be included in neighbourhood development plans (NDPs), the Court of Appeal has confirmed.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd June 2015

Source: www.out-law.com

Men given 28 years in prison for Wrexham crossbow murder – BBC News

Posted June 26th, 2015 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘Two men have been jailed for at least 28 years for murdering a Wrexham man with a crossbow.’

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BBC News, 25th June 2015

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High court blocks extradition of Albanian killer claiming his description does not match wanted man – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 26th, 2015 in extradition, identification, murder, news by sally

‘Even though his fingerprints match an Albanian migrant claims he cannot be fugitive killer because he is six inches shorter.’

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Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Martin Ruddy convicted of killing parents in Newcastle home – BBC News

Posted June 26th, 2015 in domestic violence, murder, news by sally

‘A man with mounting debts has been found guilty of murdering his parents in their Newcastle home.’

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BBC News, 25th June 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lawyers to refuse criminal cases in protest against cuts in legal aid fees – The Guardian

Posted June 26th, 2015 in barristers, budgets, criminal justice, industrial action, legal aid, news, solicitors by sally

‘Solicitors and barristers in Liverpool are threatening to refuse to handle any new criminal cases from 1 July, as lawyers across the country meet to coordinate protests against cuts in legal aid fees.’

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The Guardian, 25th June 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk