‘The Daily Mail and Mail Online will pay damages to settle a libel claim brought against it by the US first lady Melania Trump over false claims about her work as a professional model.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Many of you, I suspect, will be like me – you hear from clients, prospective clients, tenants etc., on a very frequent basis that in making a housing decision, or indeed in not making it, the council or housing association has ‘breached its duty of care’ to them.’
Nearly Legal, 11th April 2017
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The seminar will look at:
– implications for claims for future losses – the schedule & counter-schedule
– Roberts v Johnstone – the problem and the alternatives
– future lump sums and accelerated receipt – the exaggerated effect on distant events
– Smith & Manchester – a re-think?
– pensions – a disproportionate increase & what to do about it
– periodical payments – advantages & disadvantages in a changed landscape
– Part 36 offers – to withdraw, to make, to accept
– tactics – to settle or adjourn pending new legislation
– what’s next – new legislation & the alternatives
– What’s past? Professional negligence issues arising out of claims settled at a 2.5% discount rate’
Date: 27th April 2017, 6.00pm
Location: The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, South Square, London
Charge: Free, booking required
More information can be found here.
‘A judge has been sacked for using a pseudonym to post abusive comments on a newspaper website about cases he was involved in.’
BBC News, 12th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Employment tribunal fees were ‘a barrier to victims seeking justice when they have suffered human rights abuses’, according to an influential group of MPs. The House of Commons’ joint committee on human rights have added their collective voice to the justice and equalities committees in calling on the Government to cut the charges introduced in 2013.’
Legal Voice, 11th April 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
‘Lawyers should control the supply of “so-called standard electronic documents”, such as confidentiality deeds or contracts, a report has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 11th April 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Term-time holidays were back in the headlines last week following the decision of Supreme Court in Isle of Wight Council v Platt but the consequences of the ruling go much wider than family vacations.
11KBW invites you to a breakfast seminar in Chambers on Tuesday 18 April 2017 from 8.45am to look at the decision and examine its implications, which will affect parents, schools and local authorities across the country.
It will be delivered by Paul Greatorex who represented Mr Platt throughout the proceedings and co-speaking will be Tom Cross. Places are limited and this is expected to be a very popular event so please book now.’
Date: 11th April 2017, 8.30am
Location: 11 King’s Bench Walk, London, EC4Y 7EQ
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘Lancashire residents fighting to block a fracking site have said they are “truly dismayed” after losing a high court legal challenge.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Whistleblowing charities and law firms have called for companies to offer more protection to workers who flag up internal problems after the chief executive of Barclays attempted to track down the author of anonymous letters.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Today, BBC Devon carried the story “Strip ‘violent wine’ monks of charity status, say secularists“; this states: “monks who make Buckfast tonic wine linked to violent crime in Scotland should be stripped of charitable status…The National Secular Society says the beverage made at Buckfast Abbey in Devon is harmful. Buckfast Abbey Trust does not pay tax on the income because it is a charity, which the society claims is an;abuse of the charitable system’”.’
Law & Religion UK, 11th April 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO) budget is set to rise for the first time since its creation – by £1m – with claims management companies not paying the case fees they have been charged the key cause and more expected to follow as they continue to go out of business.’
Legal Futures, 12th April 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Northumberland Council has seen its grant of planning permission for a five-bed home quashed by the High Court for a third time.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th April 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Bank of England is proposing to introduce a “fund-based” deposit facility for Islamic banks, which would allow them to obtain access to additional liquidity when necessary in a way that is compliant with sharia law.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th April 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘An American financier who claimed his work was so touched by “genius” that he should not be forced to give his estranged wife half their £180 million fortune has been told by a British court there was nothing exceptional about his contribution to their marriage.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th April 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A newly published survey by the Law Society Junior Lawyer’s Division (JLD) has found that extreme stress affects a quarter of young lawyers. This highlights a worrying trend that we have been tracking for some time: young solicitors unable to cope and lacking proper support from their employers.’
Legal Futures, 12th April 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The driver of a car involved in a head-on crash which killed his five-year-old stepson has been found guilty of causing his death by dangerous driving.’
BBC News, 11th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘All cigarettes sold in the UK must have standardised packaging from next month after the supreme court refused permission to the tobacco industry to appeal against the new laws.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Environmental lawyers at campaign group ClientEarth set deadline amid concern over repeated delays to publication of Government’s key plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.’
The Independent, 11th April 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A fashion advert for Selfridges has been cleared by the advertising watchdog following a complaint the model in it looked “unhealthily thin”.’
BBC News, 12th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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