‘A new statutory ban on referral fees in criminal cases is among proposals announced by the Legal Aid Minister Shailesh Vara today.’
Ministry of Justice, 1st Ocotber 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Guidance on late night refreshment licensing including new powers permitting licensing authorities to exempt certain suppliers.’
Home Office, 1st October 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Criminal Practice Directions and Practice Direction (Costs in Criminal Proceedings) re-issued.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 30th September 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Seddon v Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council; [2015] EWHC 2609 (Fam); [2015] WLR (D) 388
‘The making of an adoption order always brought to an end pre-existing rights under article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as between a birth parent and an adopted child, since those rights arose from, and co-existed with, the parent-child relationship which was extinguished by adoption. Furthermore, section 51A of the 2002 Act, as inserted, did not create or maintain an article 8 right as between a birth parent and an adopted child, nor was section 51A(4) incompatible with the Convention. However, a public body running a post-adoption letterbox service was obliged under article 8 to respect correspondence between a birth parent and an adopted child and adopters, the obligation arising from the nature of the correspondence and not from the former parent-child relationship.’
WLR Daily, 14th September 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Tech 21 UK Ltd v Logitech Europe SA: [2015] EWHC 2614 (Ch); [2015] WLR (D) 389
‘It is not right to characterise a claim under regulation 2 of the Community Design Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/2339) as one for a declaration of non-infringement.’
WLR Daily, 15th September 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
DL v SL: [2015] EWHC 2621 (Fam); [2015] WLR (D) 391
‘FPR r 27.10 incorporated a strong starting point or presumption, which should not be derogated from unless there was a compelling reason, that ancillary relief proceedings should be heard in private. The law concerning the presence of the media in such proceedings, contained in FPR r 27.11 and Practice Direction PD27B: Attendance of Media Representatives at Hearings in Family Proceedings, was to enable the press to be the eyes and ears of the public so as to ensure that the case was conducted fairly and to enable the public to be educated in an abstract and general way about the processes that were deployed, but did not extend to breaching the privacy of the parties in those proceedings that Parliament had given to them.’
WLR Daily, 27th July 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘David Bedingfield, barrister, 4 Paper Buildings, considers conflicting judicial attitudes to the vexed question of rights to privacy in financial remedies proceedings.’
Family Law Week, 1st October 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice is considering restricting litigators from instructing advocates within the same firm as part of proposals to enhance the quality of criminal advocacy.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A 15-year-old British boy who plotted to behead police officers at an Anzac Day parade in Australia has been sentenced to life.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Sunday League footballer who deliberately stamped on an opponent’s leg, breaking it in several places, has been jailed for a year.’
BBC News, 1st October 2015
Sorce: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The rate at which women are being appointed judges is gathering momentum in a “snowball effect”, ensuring gender equality on the bench is not that far away despite remarks by supreme court justice Jonathan Sumption – so says a female judge involved in judicial selection.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Uber, the under-fire taxi-hailing app, has hit out at London’s transport regulator, Transport for London (TfL), for taking it to the high court on Monday in the latest threat to its explosive growth in the London taxi market.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Failings by an adventure training company contributed to the drowning of a young British soldier when his whitewater raft capsized, a coroner has ruled.’
The Independent, 1st Ocotber 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 50,000-volt police Taser was the “most likely” cause of a petrol-soaked man catching fire and dying, an inquest jury has ruled.’
The Independent, 1st October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The partner of a cyclist killed by a drink-driver has been told she will not face legal charges over her son missing school following the death.’
BBC News, 1st Ocotber 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘GP practices are being offered thousands of pounds to cut the number of patients they refer to hospitals, according to an investigation.’
The Guardian, 1st Ocotber 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering a deadline for claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).’
BBC News, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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