New powers to tackle slavery at sea – Home Office
‘Safeguarding Minister Sarah Newton announces the commencement of new powers in the Modern Slavery Act.’
Home Office, 8th August 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Category: budgets
Troubled Families report ‘suppressed’ – BBC News
‘An unfavourable evaluation of the government’s flagship policy response to the 2011 riots has been suppressed, BBC Newsnight has learned.’
BBC News, 8th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Trading standards institute: consumers are no longer protected – The Guardian
‘Trading standards officers have accused the government of failing to protect consumers after it emerged that the local council budget for policing rogue traders has fallen to just £1.99 a year per citizen.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rise in child sexual abuse cases threatens other policing, warns chair of commissioners – The Guardian
‘Police struggling to cope with a huge escalation in the number of child sexual exploitation cases fear it “may grow to threaten other aspects of effective policing”, the new chair of police commissioners has warned.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court rules council acted unlawfully in cuts to short break funding – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has ruled that a local authority acted unlawfully when it reduced funding to voluntary sector organisations that offer short breaks to disabled children.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th July 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Costs management – New Law Journal
‘One of the most important aspects of the Jackson Reforms relates to costs budgeting and the use of Precedent H.’
New Law Journal, 26th July 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Five things you may have missed about the Chilcot inquiry – The Guardian
‘Much of the furore surrounding the Iraq war report focused on the failings of Tony Blair. But there were other, crucial findings that shouldn’t be ignored.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Failure to serve costs budget limits claimant’s recovery to court fees in £3m quantum-only dispute – Litigation Futures
‘The fact that a clinical negligence case had become a quantum-only dispute did not take it out of the costs management regime, meaning that the claimant’s failure to serve a costs budget restricted its recoverable costs to the court fees only, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 25th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
There is widespread inequality for the LGBT community – so why isn’t the Government doing anything about it? – The Independent
‘LGBT people are at an increased risk of falling victim to hate crime, the incidences of which continue to rise. That being the case, it is wholly reasonable to question the 18 per cent cut in real terms to police budgets – safety is not at the heart of policymaking.’
The Independent, 23rd July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Goddard inquiry truth project to hear first testimony on child sexual abuse – The Guardian
‘The first of hundreds of people are to begin giving testimony to a public inquiry into child sexual abuse, in an unprecedented national “truth-telling” project designed to catalogue decades of suffering.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Student launches legal action against IPCC over CS spray incident – The Guardian
‘A university student who alleges he was assaulted by police during a demonstration has launched legal action against the Independent Police Complaints Commission.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Care provider ends contracts with two councils over “unacceptable” rate offers – Local Government Lawyer
‘A leading care provider has served notice on two North West councils over the “unacceptable” rates they are offering care workers.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Yarl’s Wood detention centre staff replaced by ‘self-service kiosks’ – The Guardian
‘Staff are being replaced by “self-service kiosks” at the troubled Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre as the main way of driving through a £42m cut in the costs of a new Home Office contract to run the centre, it has been disclosed.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government pushes ahead with controversial Land Registry amid Brexit chaos – The Independent
‘The Land Registry cost almost £261m to run last year – but also generated £297m of revenue.’
The Independent, 2nd July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Costs lawyers highlight “arbitrary” nature of budgeting – Litigation Futures
‘The extent to which the costs management regime is working very much depends on which judge you are before, according to a survey of members of the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL).’
Litigation Futures, 28th June 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Now proportionality test bites in the Competition Appeal Tribunal – Litigation Futures
‘Proportionality has hit the Competition Appeal Tribunal as it capped a defendant’s recoverable costs at £350,000, compared to its budgeted costs of £637,000.’
Litigation Futures, 24th June 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Case Update: Judge expressing opinion on proportionality of incurred costs – Zenith PI Blog
‘In the recent case of Eil v Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (15/06/16) the court was considering the costs position on a claim arising out of a sexual assault. Due to the medical evidence the Claimant limited the claim to £50,000. A budget was submitted by the Defendant for £26,000. The Claimant’s budget was £104,373, of which half had already been incurred.’
Zenith PI Blog, 27th June 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
LGA calls for councils to be given seat at table on replacement of EU laws – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government Association has called for councils to be given “a seat around the table” when decisions are taken over how to replace EU laws as part of the UK’s exit negotiations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
