All Legal updates articles – Page 26
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FeatureDigital pirates – on a sinking ship?
CJEU decision could make file-sharing sites constitute as copyright infringement.
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FeatureLocal Government: Scope of power to prosecute
R v AB and others raises questions about the powers of local authorities.
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FeatureLegal update: media law - The right of erasure
Most social media sites have no age restriction for registration and children are free to interact with the online community as they see fit. Even where they do not post information themselves, a child’s image will often feature in pictures posted by friends and family.
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FeatureClaims against unnamed defendants
Naming of parties still a necessary step in any claim application.
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FeatureCase management and appeals
Was the trial judge wrong to refuse two applications to adjourn trial because of the (alleged) ill-health of a defendant?
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Feature‘Excessive pricing’ and pharmaceuticals
Alleged abuse of dominance through excessive pricing in the pharmaceutical sector could be curbed.
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FeatureBarnsley in a hole
Local governments are under extreme financial pressure from pothole damage repairs
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FeatureLeases and side letter concessions
Courts will intervene on one-sided landlord-biased precedent.
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FeatureCriminal Finances Act 2017
Roger Sahota assesses a radical overhaul of the anti-money laundering and confiscation regime.
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FeatureCases shaping costs budgeting
On 1 April 2013, the 64th update to the Civil Procedure Rules came into force and brought with it the requirement for budgets to be filed and served in all multi-track claims (initially with the exception of those in the Commercial/Admiralty Courts but subsequently extended to those courts) issued on ...
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FeatureImmigration: what to expect from the main parties
Laura Devine outlines the key policies that the political parties are expected to put foward in their election manifestos.
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FeatureCivil procedure: Unreasonable conduct and costs
It is trite that a court will carefully scrutinise the parties’ behaviour when assessing costs in civil disputes.
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FeatureCriminal law: Sentencing guidelines
The Sentencing Council has issued a series of significant guidelines.
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FeatureFreedom of information: Subject access rights under the GDPR
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018 it will introduce a number of new obligations on data controllers. Some new data subject rights, including the right to erasure and data portability, will also be introduced. With some breaches carrying fines of up to ...
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FeatureLocal government: Councillor conduct and personal data
Local authorities are right to be punctiliously cautious about releasing sensitive personal information.
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FeatureKatie Hopkins and serious harm
On 10 March Mr Justice Warby handed down judgment in Monroe v Hopkins, finding for the claimant and awarding £24,000 in damages for the publication of two defamatory tweets.
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FeaturePrivacy and financial remedy proceedings
Ryan Giggs, in his divorce from Stacey Giggs, is the latest high-profile individual to seek press reporting restrictions in respect of financial remedy proceedings in the family court.
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FeatureTestamentary freedom – Ilott v The Blue Cross and others
Judgment finally lays to rest this extraordinarily long-running litigation saga.