My previous blog post on the decision of C v D – see – http://www.interalialegal.com/2011/01/when-is-an-expressed-reference-to-a-part-36-offer-not-a-valid-part-36-offer/ has now been overturned on appeal. The essence of the Court of Appeal’s decision [2011] EWCA Civ 646, is below. On 27 May 2011, the Court of Appeal heard the defendant’s appeal (Rix, Rimer and Stanley Burnton LJJ). The three [...]
From 1 October 2011, the adult national minimum wage will increase from £5.93 per hour to £6.08 per hour. Other increases that take effect at the same time are: 18-20 year olds (£4.98 per hour; currently £4.92 per hour) 16-17 year olds (£3.68 per hour; currently £3.64 per hour) apprentics (£2.60 per hour; currently £2.50 [...]
In recently perusing “Bar Barometer – Trends in the profile of the Bar” for March 2011, the following statistics show that the Bar is a male-dominated profession by a ratio of 2:1; over three-quarters of the profession are white and white QCs account for over ninety per cent of the practising profession. The Bar Council [...]
Rudyard Kipling Thorpe (Litigation Friend of Leonie Leanthie Hill) v Fellowes Solicitors LLP [2011] EWHC 61 (QB) is authority for the proposition that solicitors have no need to investigate an elderly person’s capacity to contract without good reason. Facts: In 2003 Fellowes Solicitors LLP were involved in the sale of a house by Leonie Hill [...]
