Legal updates – Page 20
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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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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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FeatureCriminal Finances Act 2017
Roger Sahota assesses a radical overhaul of the anti-money laundering and confiscation regime.
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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.
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FeatureRights of audience rules
How do two recent judgments affect barristers acting as solicitor’s agents?
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FeatureDNA – an unstoppable march?
A new judgment broadens the principle of bringing cases on the basis of matching DNA alone.
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FeatureCivil procedure: discontinuing an arbitration claim
What happens if a party to arbitral proceedings decides to commence an arbitration claim in the High Court but subsequently files and serves a notice of discontinuance?
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FeatureClass certification hearings
Clear signals have been given about how the tribunal views the class action regime.
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FeatureSouthern rail passengers’ judicial review over train service
Passengers of the crisis-hit franchise seek action over the Department for Transport's handling of ongoing issues with Southern service.
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FeatureStandards regime and sanctions
Judgment gives some clarification of the different roles of parish/town councils and principal authorities in operating the local government standards regime.
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FeatureRolls-Royce – a watershed moment?
This deferred prosecution agreement offers some useful lessons and outlines emerging trends in the law.