Legal updates – Page 27
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FeaturePersonal injury: duty of care
Non-delegable duty of care for local authorities in foster care – a tale of two judgments.
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FeatureStudents and net migration
Ostracising foreign students would only confirm that the UK is ‘closed for business’.
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FeatureProtection for unprotected databases
The owner of a database may be able to rely on broader rights if they have no IP rights.
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FeatureProbate: proprietary estoppel
What must a claimant show if a case of proprietary estoppel is to succeed?
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FeatureRihanna and image rights
The singer’s recent win over Topshop isn’t necessarily good news for claimants; each case will be taken on its merits.
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FeatureCosts and care homes
Ambiguity over the ‘usual cost’ of fees to be paid to care service providers.
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FeatureSpousal maintenance
Disputes related to this are often the main bar to divorcing couples resolving financial disagreements. Recent comprehensive guidance aims to help.
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FeatureProceed with caution
Matters to consider in applications to vacate a caution entered against estate assets.
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FeatureCommercial property: dilapidations liability
How the procedure should be followed when analysing wants of repair.
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FeatureSupreme Court homeless appeals
Three landmark appeals being heard this week should clarify who is ‘vulnerable’ and entitled to priority rehousing by local authorities.
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FeatureCrown court fees
Important changes have come in to force for cases with representation orders dated on or after 2 October 2014.
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FeatureChild abduction changes
Proposed amendments to child abduction legislation will have a far-reaching impact on family law.
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FeatureRights to information in the police station
Recent changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 will be welcomed by solicitors giving advice to clients before interview.
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FeatureCivil procedure: conduct and costs
The significance of alternative dispute resolution and offers to settle under Civil Procedure Rule 44.2.
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Feature‘Fake sheikh’ Panorama injunction bid
Mazher Mahmood’s failed bid to stop the broadcast of a Panorama show revealing his current appearance brings into focus competing articles of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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FeaturePhasing in new legislation
Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act is the major piece of criminal legislation this year. Here is what the changes mean for solicitors.