16/09/2024 – Current Awareness

A very unfit home – Circuit Judge decision on unfitness and damages. – Nearly Legal

Posted September 16th, 2024 in houses in multiple occupation, housing, landlord & tenant, news, rent, repairs, repossession by tracey

‘Godagam & Edirisinghe v Hanson. Mayors & City of London County Court. 3 May 2024. A county court Circuit Judge judgment on a possession claim with disrepair and unfitness for human habitation counterclaim. Very interesting both as a relatively rare CJ decision on disrepair/fitness, and for the CJ’s viw on the appropriate approach to quantum for unfitness.’

Nearly Legal, 15th September 2024

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

English institutions and law popular for global dispute resolution – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 16th, 2024 in arbitration, bills, Commercial Court, dispute resolution, news by tracey

‘New research shows the important role that English law, courts and arbitration bodies play in dispute resolution in a competitive global market, experts have said.’

OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

IR35: taxation of off-payroll workers explained – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 16th, 2024 in corporation tax, employment, HM Revenue & Customs, news, remuneration, taxation by tracey

‘The off-payroll working rules, known as IR35, apply where a business engages an individual to provide services off-payroll and through an intermediary – commonly a company referred to as a ‘personal services company’ (PSC). IR35 targets the use of PSCs to avoid employment taxes.’

OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Solicitor fined for statements made on “antisemitic” Iranian TV show – Legal Futures

Posted September 16th, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, fines, law firms, news, professional conduct, solicitors by tracey

‘A solicitor who appeared on an antisemitic television programme on the Iranian state-owned TV channel has been fined for comments he made about London law firm Mishcon de Reya.’

Legal Futures, 16th September 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Bar disciplinary tribunal under spotlight over secrecy of hearings – Legal Futures

Posted September 16th, 2024 in anonymity, barristers, disciplinary procedures, news, privacy, professional conduct by tracey

‘The secrecy of proceedings at the Bar disciplinary tribunal is under scrutiny in two high-profile cases where one barrister wants privacy and the other more openness than is usually the case.’

Legal Futures, 16th September 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Long read: Judges tire of gameplaying tactics in costs disputes – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 16th, 2024 in budgets, costs, judges, news, sanctions by tracey

‘In two rulings, claimants’ overstated costs budgets and the inability to settle issues without a hearing have attracted judicial ire. Experts are warning that parties are not immune from sanctions.’

Law Society's Gazette, 14th September 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Take Post Office compensation scheme away from lawyers, say experts – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 16th, 2024 in compensation, computer programs, legal profession, legal representation, news, ombudsmen, postal service, theft by tracey

‘The adversarial nature of the compensation scheme for victims of the Post Office scandal is preventing them securing timely redress.’

Law Society's Gazette, 16th September 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

They Think It’s All Over… It Is Not! Express Declarations, Subsequent Agreements and the Decision in Re Cynberg – Financial Remedies Journal

Posted September 16th, 2024 in appeals, bankruptcy, divorce, families, news by tracey

‘They Think It’s All Over… It Is Not! Express Declarations, Subsequent Agreements and the Decision in Re Cynberg.’

Financial Remedies Journal, 9th September 2024

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

Father who is convicted rapist stripped of parental responsibility for daughter – The Guardian

Posted September 16th, 2024 in children, families, news, non-molestation orders, parental responsibility, rape, sexual offences by tracey

‘A convicted rapist who was previously allowed to have unsupervised time with his child has been stripped of his parental responsibility.’

The Guardian, 14th September 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Women ‘disheartened’ by UK decision to halt Harvey Weinstein charges – The Guardian

Posted September 16th, 2024 in criminal justice, Crown Prosecution Service, news, prosecutions, rape, sexual offences, victims by tracey

‘Women who were key to exposing the disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein have told of their frustration at the decision by UK prosecutors to discontinue two indecent assault charges against him.’

The Guardian, 15th September 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Organised crime group sentenced after drugs bust – BBC News

Posted September 16th, 2024 in conspiracy, drug offences, drug trafficking, gangs, imprisonment, news, sentencing by tracey

‘An organised crime group that flooded a town with drugs worth more than £400,000 have been sentenced.’

BBC News, 14th September 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government defends early release scheme after freed prisoner charged with sexual assault – BBC News

Posted September 16th, 2024 in early release, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons, recidivists, sexual offences by tracey

‘The government has defended the early release of prisoners after it emerged a former inmate allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on the same day he was freed.’

BBC News, 14th September 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Public inquiries should be shorter and recommendations tracked, Lords says – The Guardian

Posted September 16th, 2024 in accidents, building law, construction industry, delay, fire, inquiries, news, select committees by tracey

‘Public inquiries should be shortened and the progress of their recommendations tracked, according to a House of Lords committee, which says a major overhaul is required to restore public confidence among victims and survivors.’

The Guardian, 16th September 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Valued GP ‘will be forced to leave UK’ after autistic daughter refused visa – The Guardian

Posted September 16th, 2024 in autism, doctors, families, immigration, news, visas by tracey

‘An experienced and highly regarded doctor who is working at a GP surgery in east London says he has no choice but to walk away from his job because the Home Office is separating him from his wife and autistic daughter.’

The Guardian, 16th September 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Met Police Officer fined for assault after bus fare arrest has conviction quashed – The Independent

Posted September 16th, 2024 in appeals, assault, disciplinary procedures, news, police, professional conduct, wrongful arrest by tracey

‘A Metropolitan Police officer who was fined £1,500 for assault after wrongly arresting a woman for evading a bus fare in Croydon has had his conviction quashed on appeal.’

The Independent, 14th September 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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