All articles by Charlie Moloney – Page 7
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Seabed where Bibby Stockholm moored is not 'land', court rules
Local mayor fails with claim arguing controversial barge should be subject to planning permission.
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General election ‘wash-up’: legislation mired in uncertainty
Other important business affecting lawyers also up in the air - as the Law Society concedes legal aid reform set to be 'kicked into the long grass'.
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'Cows kill more pedestrians': Solicitors split on dangerous cycling offences
Amendment to Criminal Justice Bill a ‘distraction’ from ‘shameful statistics’ on road deaths, alleges Leigh Day's PI chief. But 'Mr Loophole' is in favour.
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Leigh Day denies negligence over healthcare claim
Woman treated in the UAE, who alleges she lost her chance to claim amid uncertainty over which law applies, is seeking millions in damages.
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Juror who researched law on child neglect gets suspended sentence
Police search of devices revealed search terms such as the word ‘cretin’, ‘how do jurors reach a verdict?’ and ‘does a jury have to be unanimous?’.
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Council had no duty to prevent psychiatric harm
Wokingham Borough Council obtains charging order as appeal throws out taxi driver's claim.
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Firm to pay costs of hearing sought by confused LiP
Solicitors 'should have been aware they were dealing with a vulnerable litigant in person', district judge says.
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SRA seeks to protect client anonymity at SDT
There is a public interest in maintaining legal professional privilege at the expense of open justice, counsel for regulator tells the High Court.
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Church of England steps into leasehold reform debate
Bishop of Manchester argues charities should be exempt from the abolition of marriage value.
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Negligence claim must go to trial
Bulk of construction magnate’s action against Clyde & Co and counsel over investment scheme fails.
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Claimant firms go head to head in ASDA action
Leigh Day and Keller Postman unable to agree over disclosure of documents.
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No 'absolute right' to manifest religious beliefs, prayer-ban judge rules
High Court says Michaela Community Schools Trust prohibition on prayer rituals does not infringe Article 9 of ECHR.
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Discount rate not a 'hypothetical maths problem', PI lawyers tell government
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers responds to MoJ's call for evidence on reforms to discount rate.
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Crumbling courts: ceiling gives way at Reading
Plaster strewn across one of the benches in the magistrates’ court.
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Judge clips Natural England’s legal wings in case against farmer
Quango does not have power to sue for an injunction, despite its attempt to equate powers with those of Solicitors Regulation Authority, judge finds.
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Ban for solicitor over 'shambolic' JR proceedings
Disciplinary action taken against owner of Southampton law firm following a referral by the High Court.
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‘Deprived background’ sentencing guidelines in force
Judges and magistrates should now take account of the ‘difficult and/or deprived background or personal circumstances’ of offenders.
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Prisoner found dead after being released by mistake
Coroner hears of history of problems at HMP Bristol.
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Party escapes £27,000 costs bill in 14-year-old boundary dispute
String of litigation has carried on despite most of the original parties to the claim having died.
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Prison treated solicitor with ‘institutional indifference’
Practitioner obtains writ of habeas corpus for wrongfully detained offender.