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*TSG Building Services plc v South Anglia Housing Ltd
13/05/13 from General Case Digest
Building contract – Adjudication. The claimant and the defendant entered in to a contract for the provision by the defendant of a gas servicing and associated works programme. The claimant subsequently terminated the contract. The defendant referred a dispute to adjudication in respect of its entitlement to damages for breach of contract. The adjudicator made an award in favour of the defendant. T
Guidance: Practice Note—Collecting, reporting and publishing diversity data
09/05/13 from UK Regulatory Materials Summaries
Solicitors firms will be required to make their own arrangements for collecting their workforce data under guidance issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The Law Society has published a practice notice intended to make firms' diversity reporting more straightforward. All practices regulated by the SRA including sole practitioners, recognised bodies and alternative business structure
Damages for administrative delay
09/05/13 from UK Legal News Analysis
Crime analysis: Awards of damages to prisoners for administrative delay are considered by Raj Desai, of Matrix Chambers, in the light of a recent Supreme Court decision.
*SL v Westminster City Council
09/05/13 from General Case Digest
Housing – Persons in need of care and attention. The claimant suffered from depression and post traumatic stress disorder. The defendant local authority determined that the claimant was not in need of care and attention for the purpose of s 21(1)(a) of the National Assistance Act 1948, but did provide support for him including monitoring his condition. The claimant applied unsuccessfully for judi
*R v Turner
09/05/13 from General Case Digest
Criminal law – Appeal. The defendant had been convicted of the murder of his girlfriend after the use of covert surveillance provided evidence of significant admissions made by the defendant of his responsibility for her death. He was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years. He appealed against conviction and sentence. The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division dism