‘Human Rights analysis: What does the future hold for human rights in the UK? Stephanie Harrison QC at Garden Court Chambers warns repealing the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) would be a seriously retrograde step, that would reverberate around the world.’
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 6th August 2014
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
‘Deirdre Fottrell, Barrister of One Garden Court, considers the parameters of habitual residence and jurisdiction in the light of Re H (Jurisdiction) [2014] EWCA Civ 1101.’
Family Law Week, 6th August 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘In the wake of the banking crisis, the Financial Services Act 2012 gave the FCA a range of new and enhanced powers with which to pursue its regulatory objectives. Today, it has used – for the first time – one if its shiny new tools; the FCA has issued a Temporary Product Intervention Rule (TPIR).’
RPC Commercial Disputes Blog, 5th August 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘Charges arising under deemed contracts for supplies of gas and electricity to retail premises after the companies had entered into administration and after the premises had been vacated by the companies were provable debts within rule 13(12(1)(b) of the Insolvency Rules 1986.’
WLR Daily, 31st July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Barrister and part-time judge stripped of office for her role in the Chris Huhne ‘points-swap’ scandal.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Desmond Rutledge considers the use of judicial review as a remedy of last resort in welfare benefits cases where the claimant is in financial crisis.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 6th August 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A science fan who made six pipe bombs after being inspired by a television show has been jailed for six months.’
BBC News, 5th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man arrested but never charged over sexual offences has failed to persuade the Court of Appeal that newspapers should be barred from identifying him.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th August 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has issued a last-minute order to prevent the eviction of a disabled social housing tenant.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th August 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A leading firm has avoided paying out significant damages despite admitting negligence when it gave advice on the purchase of a £3.6m yacht.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th August 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ali v R [2014] EWCA Crim 1658 (31 July 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
IG Index Ltd v Cloete [2014] EWCA Civ 1128 (31 July 2014)
Hunt & Ors v Optima (Cambridge) Ltd & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 714 (31 July 2014)
R, Re [2014] EWCA Civ 1110 (31 July 2014)
Wagenaar v Weekend Travel Limited (t/a Ski Weekend) [2014] EWCA Civ 1105 (31 July 2014)
Landau v The Big Bus Company Ltd & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1102 (31 July 2014)
Tidal Energy Ltd v Bank of Scotland Plc [2014] EWCA Civ 1107 (31 July 2014)
MB v Secretary of State for Work And Pensions [2014] EWCA Civ 1112 (31 July 2014)
Prince Abdulaziz v Apex Global Management Ltd & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1106 (31 July 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
NNN v D1 & Anor [2014] EWHC B14 (QB) (23 July 2014)
Gopaul & Anor v Naidoo & Anor [2014] EWHC 2684 (QB) (31 July 2014)
Chakrabarty v Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust & Anor [2014] EWHC 2735 (QB) (31 July 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Maries, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Merton [2014] EWHC 2691 (Admin) (31 July 2014)
Maries, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Merton [2014] EWHC 2689 (Admin) (31 July 2014)
Norton v Bar Standards Board [2014] EWHC 2681 (Admin) (31 July 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Richmond Pharmacology Ltd v Chester Overseas Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 2692 (Ch) (01 August 2014)
Santander UK Plc v National Westminster Bank Plc & Ors [2014] EWHC 2626 (Ch) (31 July 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
Cumbria County Council [2014] EWHC 2596 (Fam) (28 July 2014)
Family Court Decisions (other Judges)
LW (A Child) [2014] EWFC B96 (4 August 2014)
LW (A Child) [2014] EWFC B97 (4 August 2014)
M S and B (Fact Finding) [2014] EWFC B95 (24 July 2014)
Lincolnshire County Council v LU & Ors [2014] EWFC B94 (17 July 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Stratton & Anor v Patel & Anor [2014] EWHC 2677 (TCC) (01 August 2014)
High Court (Patents Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The case concerned a five-year-old boy. The appellant, his father, had applied for contact. The mother had opposed, alleging violence and so a fact finding hearing was ordered. The mother wanted her 13-year-old daughter, from a different relationship, to give evidence about some of the alleged incidents. That child had never been asked about the incidents and had to date given no account, whether by an Achieving Best Evidence (ABE) interview or otherwise. The judge ordered Cafcass to meet with this child to explore matters further – in particular, whether that child should answer questions put to her in writing and/or give live evidence at the hearing. The father appealed that decision. After the hearing and before the father obtained a stay, Cafcass met the child. Cafcass recommended that the questions should be reworded and reduced in number and also that the child “should not be compelled to provide live evidence” and/or “subjected to live cross-examination”.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 6th August 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Complaints over an advert showing Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue and a bikini-clad woman have been upheld by the advertising watchdog.’
BBC News, 6th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A parole judge has apologised to bereaved parents for saying that victim impact statements make no difference. So what are they really for? Paul Gallagher finds out.’
The Independent, 6th August 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Anyone found guilty of rigging wholesale gas and electricity prices faces up to two years in jail, under new proposals by the government.’
BBC News, 6th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The introduction of the controversial draft Data Retention Regulations 2014 has already been discussed by my colleague Robin Hopkins in his excellent post last month. The Regulations now have the force of law, having come into force on 31 July 2014 – see the Regulations here. In his post, Robin made the point that, following the judgment in Digital Rights Ireland, there were two methods for curtailing the infringement of privacy rights presupposed by the existing communications data retention (CDR) regime: either cut back on the data retention requirements provided for under the legislation, so as generally to limit the potential for interference with privacy rights, or introduce more robust safeguards with a view to ensuring that any interference with privacy rights is proportionate and otherwise justified. The Government, which has evidently opted for the latter approach in the new Regulations, will now need to persuade a somewhat sceptical public that the safeguards which have been adopted in the legislation strike the right balance as between the protection of privacy rights on the one hand and the imperative to support criminal law enforcement functions on the other.’
Panopticon, 5th August 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘A man who murdered his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter by kicking her so hard he ruptured her liver, has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Last week Justice Secretary Chris Grayling reported on how often closed material proceedings (CMPs) have been sought under the Justice and Security Act 2013 (JSA), as he is required to do annually under the Act. As the first and only official consolidated presentation of how the new CMP regime is being used, this two-page written ministerial statement warrants close attention.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th August 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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