The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2017
The Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Falkland Islands Courts (Overseas Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Immigration Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2017
The Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2017
The Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Others (Fees) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Reports of assaults and robberies involving the use of acid or other corrosive substances have increased in profile recently, with questions being asked as to how offenders who attack or threaten people with such substances are dealt with by the courts. In its guidelines for judges and magistrates, the Sentencing Council is clear that use of a corrosive substance is a factor that shows high culpability on the part of the offender.’
Sentencing Council, 26th July 2017
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘An expert in the procurement of medical equipment who received £1.7m in corrupt payments to help medical supply companies win tenders has been convicted of corruption.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th July 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘It is a privilege and a great pleasure to be in the other capital city of the jurisdiction of England and Wales to open the Business and Property Courts for Wales at Cardiff.
This opening represents the pragmatic and dynamic approach of our joint jurisdiction. As the Chancellor of the High Court of England and Wales will explain in a little more detail, the bringing together of the specialist civil courts for Wales at Cardiff follows the launch of the Business and Property Courts in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, to be followed in due course by a similar opening in Bristol.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 25th July 2017
Supreme Court
UNISON, R (on the application of) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51 (26 July 2017)
McDonald v Newton or McDonald (Scotland) [2017] UKSC 52 (26 July 2017)
Birch v Birch [2017] UKSC 53 (26 July 2017)
BPP Holdings Ltd & Ors v Revenue and Customs [2017] UKSC 55 (26 July 2017)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Curzon v Wolstenholme & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1098 (26 July 2017)
Fox-Davies v Burberry Plc [2017] EWCA Civ 1129 (26 July 2017)
Revenue And Customs v Hutchinson [2017] EWCA Civ 1075 (26 July 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Uddin, R v [2017] EWCA 1072 (Crim) (26 July 2017)
Quinn & Anor, R v [2017] EWCA 1071 (Crim) (26 July 2017)
Criminal Practice Directions 2015 Amendment No. 5 [2017] EWCA Crim 1076 (26 July 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Okon v The London Borough of Lewisham [2017] EWHC 1933 (Admin) (26 July 2017)
Butt v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 1930 (Admin) (26 July 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Blue v Ashley (Rev 1) [2017] EWHC 1928 (Comm) (26 July 2017)
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation Plc v Ukraine [2017] EWHC 1902 (Comm) (26 July 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Redman v Zurich Insurance Plc & Anor [2017] EWHC 1919 (QB) (26 July 2017)
Various Claimants v Barclays Bank Plc [2017] EWHC 1929 (QB) (26 July 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Castle Trustee Ltd & Ors v Bombay Palace Restaurant Ltd [2017] EWHC 1889 (TCC) (26 July 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Joe Perry has been given a three-month ban – suspended until May 2018 – for breaching rules on betting on matches.’
BBC News, 26th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A brothel run from a Dorset village was uncovered by police after a client collapsed, leading a woman who helped run the premises to ring 999.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A businessman has been found guilty of being part of a £200,000 conspiracy to pass off horsemeat as beef, much of which went on to enter the food chain.’
BBC News, 26th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A regulatory regime intended to crack down on the behaviour of bank bosses is to be extended to 47,000 firms including dentists, gyms and tool hire companies that offer credit to customers.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Dozens of prisoners have been released by mistake as violence in jails surged to a new high, official figures reveal.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Domestic violence campaigners say they are very concerned plans to protect children from violent parents during custody battles have been delayed. Changes to family court guidelines were announced in January, but still have not been signed off by the government.’
BBC News, 27th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A couple who were told by the Financial Ombudsman they would be repaid more than £47,000 stolen in a conveyancing scam have now been told, more than a year later, that they will not be getting their money back.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘We tend to assume that law is objective and disembodied, but the story of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK shows that it is in fact, like the people who create it, an emotional creature: animated by visceral human feelings – and as far as sexuality is concerned, the chief emotion at work is often disgust.’
The Independent, 26th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A physics teacher who had sex with a pupil in the loos on a plane was only caught after a second pupil tried to blackmail her, a tribunal heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A new consultation which looks to tidy up sentencing law has been launched by the Law Commission. Currently, the law of sentencing procedure is contained in many different Acts of Parliament, dating as far back as the 14th century. It is often not clear how the Acts apply and many use outdated and inaccessible language. So in plans published today – which do not affect current maximum or minimum sentences for criminal offences, nor replace the work of the Sentencing Council – the Law Commission offers a technical fix to modernise the law, bring greater transparency and improve efficiency.’
Law Commission, 27th July 2017
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson who carried out unnecessary cancer operations has been struck off.’
BBC News, 25th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘One of the killers of Stephen Lawrence has been granted legal aid in a battle to get compensation from the Government after he was allegedly beaten up in prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Newcastle United owner and Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has won a high court battle with investment banker Jeffrey Blue over a £15m deal allegedly made in a London pub.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Howe v Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2017] EWCA obligation 932, Mr Howe was driving a lorry in France on 30 March 2007 when a wheel detached from a lorry in front of him. The resulting accident left him paraplegic. Neither the other vehicle nor its driver was ever traced. He submitted a claim to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau and its French equivalent, but after a time he was told by the French that his claim was out of time. Consequently, he issued proceedings against the British MIB directly, seeking to enforce his rights under regulation 13 of the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Information Centre and Compensation Body) Regulations 2003 (the regulations). That claim was struck out because it was out of time. The MIB now sought to recover its costs of defending the proceedings.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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