News – Page 212
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NewsHome secretary backs down on terror suspect rights
New position is a recognition of the right to consult with a solicitor.
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NewsHappy days are here again, say City recruiters
Average salary for City lawyers is up £5,000 to £108,690, according to a legal recruiter.
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NewsCourt of Appeal upholds whole-life principle
The decision follows a Strasbourg ruling last year that whole-life sentences without review breached article 3 rights.
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NewsSociety expresses concern on EU ‘Robin Hood’ tax
Society backs government stance on Financial Transaction Tax.
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NewsFracking law will ‘radically interfere with rights’
At present, energy companies require the homeowner’s permission before carrying out drilling.
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Euro ruling to protect reputation of deceased
Strasbourg court ruled that courts might sometimes be required to protect the reputation of the deceased in the interests of surviving relatives.
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NewsFirms invited to join cyber partnership
Small and medium-sized law firms have been offered the same access to latest government intelligence on cyber security as larger firms, banks and retail giants.
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NewsUp before the beak
Efforts to control the ruddy duck will receive new legal force under Law Commission proposals.
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LLPs act before tax reforms
The Law Society said the change will put UK LLPs at a disadvantage.
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NewsEuropean copyright ruling clears web hyperlinks
Decision in Nils Svensson and Others v Retriever Sverige is that authorisation is not required for links to protected work.
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NewsChancery Lane delivers JR response
Society says decision to cut use of judicial review may reduce the accountability of public authorities.
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NewsMental capacity ruling over retainer
The case is likely to set a precedent for claimants who lose mental capacity after 1 April 2013 but entered into a conditional fee agreement before that date.
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NewsJudicial battle over registry remit
Consultation coincides with proposals to turn Land Registry into a ‘service delivery company’.
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Shared parenting clarification
A House of Lords amendment to the Children and Families Bill clarified that the concept of shared parenting does not imply any particular division of a child’s time.
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Warning over pension scheme
The Cheviot Trust, a multi-employer pension scheme set up by the Law Society in 1930, has warned that proposed changes to Pension Act 2011 regulations might impose financial obligations on participating employers.
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NewsHigh Court dismisses union challenge to tribunal fees
No rule that forbids introduction of fees, judgment states.
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Firms welcome Brazil’s anti-corruption legislation
Brazil’s clampdown on corruption is good news for trade, say law firms.
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News‘Tough package’ of criminal justice measures in new bill
The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill creates several new offences.
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NewsDon’t ‘tinker’ with legal regulation – Townsend
The government is reviewing legal regulation and expects to make an announcement later this year.
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NewsChina’s rule of law called into question
Doubts cast after the imprisonment of legal scholar Xu Zhiyong.