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No bans on local authority disinvestment decisions – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 26th, 2017 in EC law, local government, ministers' powers and duties, news, pensions, regulations, sanctions, statutory interpretation by sally

‘Many people like to have a say over the investment policies of their pension funds. They may not want investment in fossil fuels, companies with questionable working practices, arms manufacturers, Israel or indeed any company which supports Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip – to choose but a few of people’s current choices. And pension funds, left to their own devices, may wish to adopt one or more of these choices to reflect their pensioners’ views.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 25th June 2017

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Government acted unlawfully by restricting ‘ethical’ boycotts of Israel, High Court rules – The Independent

Posted June 23rd, 2017 in government departments, Israel, judicial review, local government, news, pensions, sanctions by tracey

‘The Government acted unlawfully by seeking to restrict “ethical” boycotts of Israel, the High Court has ruled. After accepting a judicial review, the judge said Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, acted unlawfully in issuing guidance to restrict local councils from pursuing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel through their pension schemes.’

The Independent, 22nd June 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Judge warns of costs sanctions for parties that drowned him in skeletons and bundles – Litigation Futures

Posted June 14th, 2017 in costs, drafting, injunctions, news, sanctions, skeleton arguments by tracey

‘A High Court judge has described as “absurd” the conduct of parties in an employment dispute that produced thousands of pages in bundles – but only referred to 100 of them – and skeleton arguments more than seven times the expected length.’

Litigation Futures, 14th June 2017

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Charities may face criminal sanctions as ‘gagging law’ backdated before election – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2017 in charities, elections, legislation, lobbying, news, retrospectivity, sanctions by tracey

‘UK charities face a permanent “chilling effect” on their campaigns after the Electoral Commission said they must declare any work that could be deemed political over the past 12 months to ensure they are not in breach of the Lobbying Act.’

The Guardian, 21st May 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Relief from Sanctions: Simon Patterson (The Trustee in Bankruptcy of George Spencer) v George Spencer and Others [2017] EWCA Civ 140 – Zenith PI Blog

Posted March 24th, 2017 in appeals, bankruptcy, judgments, news, sanctions, striking out, time limits by sally

‘The Appellant (the sixth Defendant in proceedings regarding the bankruptcy of her father) sought relief from sanctions after her application for permission to appeal was struck out for failure to provide a transcript of the judgment.’

Zenith PI Blog, 21st March 2017

Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com

Civil procedure update: new rules – make sure you know what’s coming! – Zenith PI Blog

Posted February 28th, 2017 in budgets, civil procedure rules, costs, fees, news, sanctions, trials by tracey

‘On 3rd February 2017 the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2017 were made. The majority of these rules will come into force on 6th April 2017.’

Zenith PI, 28th February 2017

Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com

Bookmakers face losing their licence and huge fines over problem gambling The Guardian

Posted January 16th, 2017 in fines, gambling, licensing, money laundering, news, regulations, sanctions by sally

‘Gambling firms that fail to tackle problem gambling and money laundering face heftier fines and a higher risk of losing their operating licence under a tougher regime to be unveiled by the industry’s regulator.’

The Guardian, 15th January 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

CA upholds refusal to grant relief to solicitors who served witness statements late – Litigation Futures

Posted November 15th, 2016 in appeals, civil procedure rules, law firms, news, sanctions, solicitors, time limits, witnesses by tracey

‘Solicitors who served witness statements two months late cannot call any witnesses at trial after the Court of Appeal upheld the first instance judge’s decision to refuse relief from sanctions.’

Litigation futures, 14th November 2016

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Rupert Murdoch’s News UK to be censured for misleading Parliament over phone hacking scandal – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 14th, 2016 in interception, media, news, parliament, sanctions, select committees, telecommunications by tracey

‘Rupert Murdoch’s media company News UK is to be censured by Parliament for its conduct in the aftermath of the phone hacking scandal. It is understood that the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee will find the company and a number of senior individuals guilty of misleading Parliament.’

Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Brexit, risk mitigation & corporate crime – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted August 12th, 2016 in brexit, bribery, corruption, EC law, fraud, money laundering, news, referendums, sanctions, warrants by sally

‘After the shock waves felt as a result of the Brexit vote, how should companies deal with corporate governance and criminal risk issues? What should companies be monitoring as they await changes that will take place once the Brexit Article 50 trigger is pulled?’

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 9th August 2016

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Relief from Sanctions Two Years after Denton: A Practical Views from the Bar – Littleton Chambers

Posted July 26th, 2016 in appeals, civil procedure rules, news, sanctions by sally

‘James Bickford Smith discusses judicial approaches to procedural default two years after the Court of Appeal’s decision in Denton v White Ltd and another, Decadent Vapours Ltd v Bevan and others and Utilise TDS Ltd v Davies and others [2014] EWCA Civ 906, and considers the challenges still facing practitioners and judges in dealing with applications for relief from sanctions.’

Littleton Chambers, 20th July 2016

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

Failure to serve costs budget limits claimant’s recovery to court fees in £3m quantum-only dispute – Litigation Futures

Posted July 25th, 2016 in appeals, budgets, case management, compensation, costs, damages, expert witnesses, hospitals, negligence, news, sanctions by sally

‘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

‘Avoiding Too Narrow a Focus on Relief from Sanctions’ – Littleton Chambers

Posted July 12th, 2016 in appeals, disclosure, documents, evidence, news, sanctions by sally

‘Ashley Cukier considers the decision in McTear and another v Engelhard and others [2016] EWCA Civ 487, the successful appeal of a first instance judgment handed down after Mitchell but before Denton.’

Littleton Chambers, 9th July 2016

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

Court sanctions party that failed to paginate its bundles properly – Litigation Futures

Posted June 16th, 2016 in case management, costs, documents, law firms, news, sanctions, solicitors by tracey

‘A party’s failure to provide a properly paginated bundle to the High Court has led to the adjournment of key parts of its application for summary judgment and a costs order.’

Litigation Futures, 14th June 2016

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Benefit sanctions lead claimants to suicide, crime and destitution, warns damning report – The Independent

Posted May 25th, 2016 in benefits, delay, local government, mental health, news, sanctions, self-harm, suicide by sally

‘Benefit sanctions are “devastating” for claimants and can lead to destitution, crime, suicide, and throw up barriers to employment, a wide-ranging report probing the effects of removing payments from Salford’s residents has claimed.’

The Independent, 25th May 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Israel boycott ban: Local councils face legal action at High Court over boycott on Israeli goods made in West Bank – The Independent

Posted May 4th, 2016 in equality, Israel, judicial review, local government, news, public procurement, sanctions by tracey

‘Local councils are facing legal action at the High Court today over their decisions to impose boycotts on Israeli goods produced in “illegal” Israeli settlements in the West Bank.’

The Independent, 4th May 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Court of Appeal teaches insurer “harsh” lesson on relief from sanctions – Litigation Futures

Posted March 11th, 2016 in appeals, default judgments, delay, fraud, insurance, news, sanctions by tracey

‘An insurance company which was dilatory in dealing with a personal injury claim and only alleged fraud after default judgment had been entered has been refused relief from sanctions by the Court of Appeal in a decision it acknowledged may seem “harsh”.’

Litigation Futures, 10th March 2016

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

EU court ruling on Iranian bank paves way for claims against UK – The Guardian

Posted February 19th, 2016 in banking, compensation, EC law, Iran, news, sanctions by sally

‘Bank Mellat, an Iranian firm whose assets were frozen due to alleged involvement in nuclear proliferation, has won a European Union court ruling paving the way for claims against the UK.’

The Guardian, 18th February 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ministers seek to stop procurement boycotts through new guidance – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 17th, 2016 in hospitals, human rights, Israel, judicial review, local government, news, public procurement, sanctions by michael

‘Public procurement should never be used as a tool to boycott tenders from suppliers based in other countries, “except where formal legal sanctions, embargoes and restrictions have been put in place by the UK Government”, ministers have said in new guidance.’

Local Government Lawyer, 17 February 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

No relief from the Supreme Court – Radcliffe Chambers

Posted January 13th, 2016 in civil procedure rules, contracts, disclosure, freezing injunctions, news, sanctions, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court has held in Thevarajah v Riordan [2015] UKSC 78 that:
(1) a party who failed to obtain relief from sanctions for non compliance with an order
cannot make a second application for relief without demonstrating a material change
in circumstances; and
(2) belated compliance with an order does not, of itself, constitute a material change
in circumstances.’

Radcliffe Chambers, 7th January 2016

Source: www.radcliffechambers.com

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