Insurance intermediaries working with offshore insurers may reclaim UK VAT – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘A recently delivered judgment by the UK’s First-tier Tribunal (Tax) (FTT) will have significant implications for insurance intermediaries and their ability to recover tax, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th March 2025

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Beringer: No rules force law firms to take on questionable clients – Legal Futures

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘There are no rules that require law firms to take on clients outside of criminal work and so they need to be willing to justify their choices publicly, the former senior partner of Allen & Overy said this week.’

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Legal Futures, 20th March 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

SRA used “prejudicial hearsay evidence” in failed prosecution – Legal Futures

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) relied on complaints by anonymous people and “a significant amount of prejudicial hearsay evidence” to support a failed prosecution against two high-profile solicitors, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 20th March 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Consensual adoption – PLWG Best Practice: A Guide – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘Avaia Williams examines the Public Law Working Group’s recommendations on adoption by consent.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th March 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Ex-postmaster sues Post Office and Fujitsu over Horizon scandal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘A former sub-postmaster and a central figure in the Horizon scandal is the first individual to sue both the Post Office and Fujitsu for their role in proceedings brought against him.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 19th March 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Council’s costs threat ‘not coercive’, High Court rules – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘A council’s threat of legal costs against landowners if they did not undertake to stop developing their land was not “coercive”, a High Court judge has ruled.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 20th March 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Water firm to pay £40m over ‘serious failures’ – BBC News

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘Yorkshire Water has been ordered to pay £40m to address its “serious failures” over wastewater and sewage.’

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BBC News, 20th March 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pylon compensation is a joke, say residents – BBC News

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘People living on land which could be chosen for a major new power line have hit back at compensation plans. The government would give those living within 500m of new pylons £250 a year off their energy bills for a decade.’

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BBC News, 20th March 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

£35m London tower could face ‘demolition’ as neighbours say it blocks reading light in bed – The Independent

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘A retired couple who say a 19-storey office tower is blocking the light in their £1m apartment next to the Thames are suing in a case which could see the £35m building demolished.’

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The Independent, 19th March 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Urgent review of gun laws urged after triple killer who plotted mass school shooting exposed ‘major failure’ – The Independent

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘Gun laws must be urgently reviewed to tackle “serious shortcomings” after a teenager plotting a school massacre was able to purchase a shotgun with a forged licence he made on his computer, a police commissioner has warned.’

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The Independent, 19th March 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Former Criminal Bar Association chair disbarred over sexual misconduct – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘The former chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has been disbarred over sexual misconduct towards a young aspiring lawyer.’

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The Guardian, 19th March 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

Man who murdered mother, brother and sister in Luton jailed for at least 49 years – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2025 in news by tracey

‘A “truly evil” 19-year-old who murdered his mother and two younger siblings as part of a failed plot to kill 30 children and become the worst mass murderer in British history has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 49 years.’

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The Guardian, 19th March 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com