Last 3 months headlines – Page 1344
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Landlord and tenant
Recovery of possession - Order for possession Francis v Southwark London Borough Council: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lord Justices Carnwath, Lloyd and Toulson): 1 December 2011 The Court of ...
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Employment
Practice - Appeals Korashi v Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board: Employment Appeal Tribunal (Judge McMullen QC, Mr B Beynon and Mr T Stanworth): 12 September 2011 The Employment ...
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Employment
Constructive dismissal - Unfair dismissal McBride v Falkirk Football and Athletic Club: Employment Appeal Tribunal (Lady Smith, Mr P Pagliari, and Mr M Smith): 17 June 2011 The Employment Appeal ...
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Civil procedure
Parties - Joinder of parties - First claimant company owned by second claimant company and first defendant company R.G.I. International Ltd and another company v Synergy Classic Ltd and others: QBD (Comm) (Mr Justice Teare): 2 December 2011 ...
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Defamation
Pre-trial or post-judgment relief - Injunction - Defendant publishing ‘Solicitors from Hell’ website Law Society and others v Kordowski: QBD (Mr Justice Tugendhat): 7 December 2011 The first claimant was ...
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Criminal round-up
No magistrates’ court may grant bail to a youth charged with murder. However, having refused bail, the court must still comply with section 23 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 and determine the nature of the custodial remand. That aspect cannot be delayed to the first hearing in ...
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Tenancy deposits
Parliament has sought to establish schemes to protect tenants’ deposits (incorporating alternative dispute resolution) and to penalise any landlord who fails to comply with his duty to protect the deposit within an authorised tenant deposit scheme. Sections 214 and 215 of the Housing Act 2004 ...
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Bias shown by barrister-judges is certain to compromise advocacy accreditation
It is no surprise to me that the bar insists on judicial evaluation of advocates. When the barrister-judge starts the trial in open court by offering the solicitor-advocate his spare wig, you have little doubt of the bias that we will endure at the hands of many barrister-judges within the ...
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Open mind on ADR
Alan Langleben appears to have misread my earlier letter. I entirely approve of mediation as a means to dispose of cases efficiently and economically - indeed, my firm is closely involved with mediation companies in the region, and actively promotes alternative dispute resolution to our ...
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Mediation dilemma
In response to Edward Foster’s letter, we have had a similar situation with regard to alternative dispute resolution. A, B and C were in partnership. A left the partnership and signed a termination agreement. B and C subsequently incurred a liability and asked A to contribute what they considered was ...
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Short memory
Let me say at the outset, I am not a luddite. My firm is quite happy to work in a paperless environment and we have for many years been asking the Crown Prosecution Service why we cannot receive evidence by electronic means. In fact, our first request mentioned floppy disks!
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Pay back time
I cannot agree with Franklin Sinclair who wrote: ‘I can’t leave a young lad with mental health problems unrepresented, so I have to do it for free.’
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SRA ‘ready and waiting’ for ABSs
Applications by firms to become alternative business structures (ABSs) could take up to nine months to process, the Solicitors Regulation Authority revealed this week. The SRA, which on Tuesday became a licensing authority after two years of preparation, said it is ‘ready and waiting’ to accept forms from new entrants ...
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Everyman Legal launches franchise scheme
Solicitors are to be offered the chance to set up their own practices under a franchise scheme launched today by commercial firm Everyman Legal. The firm, which in October became the first practice to target a stock exchange listing, will support members through its marketing and back-office systems.
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CBA self-interest
The Criminal Bar Association says that there are three ‘bottom line, non-negotiable elements’ in respect of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA).
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Flexible protocol
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