Hamish Dunlop, Head of 3PB Barristers Family Law Group, led by Nigel Dyer QC, and instructed by solicitors Hughes Paddison of Cheltenham, again represented the husband and respondent Hugh Owens in the Supreme Court’s hearing of the groundbreaking Owens v Owens divorce case. The Supreme Court today, Wednesday 25 July, delivered its verdict on the […]
In light of recent news that the European Commission fined Google 4.3 billion euros ($5 billion; £3.8 billon) over its Android operating system and impact on consumer searchability, Steve Kuncewicz, BLM partner, technology and digital expert, provides Lawyer Monthly with his thoughts on how this could affect regulation around device development in the future. This […]
With ongoing discussions around the SFO's operations, expert journalist & noted legal commentator, Dominic Carman, provides Lawyer Monthly with an outlook on the SFO's own whistleblowing procedure, citing some concerns that in his opinion must be addressed. The Serious Fraud Office welcomes whistleblowers. That is the message featured prominently on the front page of its […]
A cross party group of MPs and Peers has called on the government to set up a national Anti-Illicit Trade Group, claiming this could bring in up to £5bn a year in excise duty. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Illicit Trade says that illicit trade cultivates organised crime activity and undermines legitimate businesses, harming consumers, […]
A 12-year-old girl, who was left with brain injuries - after her delivery was negligently managed at Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, in 2005 - has been awarded one of the largest ever clinical negligence settlements. Clinical negligence specialist Paul Kingsley, of national law firm, Moore Blatch, acted on behalf of the young girl, IBC, who […]
Spousal maintenance, either interim maintenance until proceedings are concluded (maintenance pending suit) or maintenance to maintain a spouse post-proceedings (periodical payments) is a controversial and hotly debated topic in family law. Below Lawyer Monthly hears on some of this topic’s intricacies and challenges, as Bryan Scant, family law expert at Coffin Mew, discusses the controversy […]
The Bar Council has responded to the Justice Select Committee’s report on the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases. Chair of the Bar Andrew Walker QC comments below. We welcome the urgent call for action in today’s report from the Justice Select Committee on the serious and systemic failure in our criminal justice system regarding […]
The legal profession is gearing up for the first ever Justice Week, a new initiative to put justice and the rule of law at the centre stage of public and political debate. Taking place between Monday 29 October and Friday 2 November 2018, the week will promote a vibrant mix of research, public events and […]
The Israeli government says the bill, passed last week, will merely enshrine into law Israel's existing character. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called its passage a 'historic moment in the history of Zionism and the history of the state of Israel'. Israel's 1948 declaration of independence defined its nature as a Jewish and democratic state, a […]
Flagship measures introduced by the Government to assist first-time buyers, could actually be pricing them out of the market, say leading accounting, tax and advisory practice Blick Rothenberg. “Due to a toxic combination of rising house prices, the squeeze on wages, high rents, stricter affordability tests for mortgages and higher deposits, the ‘Bank of Mum […]
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