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Residents of the Cornish port of St Ives, beloved of artists, surfers and beach lovers, are going to the polls this week in a referendum that may restrict second home ownership, according to an article in The Guardian. ... read more
May 3rd, 2016
A group of barristers and residents at the Inns of Court are to fight a Cycle Superhighway that they say will “create a stranglehold” on the Temple area of London, according to City A.M. ... read more
April 26th, 2016
A month after the Court of Appeal upheld a challenge to the government’s changes to legal aid for victims of domestic violence, the Ministry of Justice has announced it is more than doubling the original time limit for evidence, according to the Law Society Gazette. ... read more
April 25th, 2016
MPs, councillors and civil servants suspected of corruption are to be targeted by a new law proposed by the home secretary, Theresa May, who intends to establish an offence of "illicit enrichment" for cases where a public official's assets have increased significantly without satisfactory... ... read more
April 25th, 2016
A blind woman is spearheading a campaign against Uber drivers after being repeatedly snubbed because she has a guide dog. Jade Sharp, 23, said some drivers for the hire firm cancel pick-ups when they learn that her five-year-old golden retriever Brodie will be coming along. ... read more
April 21st, 2016
Direct access-qualified barristers can expected an increase in the volume of direct access work – instructions directly from members of the public - over the next few years. That is according to a survey conducted by Pye Tait Consulting on behalf of the Bar Standards Board and the Legal Services... ... read more
April 20th, 2016
Westminster Council has given planning permission for a new 30-storey residential block in Paddington, west London. The block will be 105 metres tall. ... read more
April 20th, 2016
The ex-wife of a leading barrister who claimed she was pressured into an “unfair” divorce settlement has failed in her bid for more money, according to an article in the Evening Standard. ... read more
April 19th, 2016
An independent commission set up to examine the impact of legal aid cuts and develop a strategy to help ensure access to justice is to be wound up because of a lack of funds, according to the Law Society Gazette. ... read more
April 15th, 2016
Reforms to move paper-based criminal courts into the digital age have been beset by failings with lost computer discs, systems that “do not talk to each other” and “numerous mistakes”, inspectors have found. ... read more
April 15th, 2016
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Barbara Rich, a barrister who is a member of 5 Stone Buildings, has criticised “mainstream media” for its incompetence in reporting of Court of Protection (CoP) cases.
posted on February 5th, 2016