Ecclesiastical court judgments – June – Law & Religion UK
‘Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during June 2017.’
Law & Religion UK, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Day: 3 July 2017
Flushing out Wrongdoing: the DPA and the Publication of Allegations about Toilets – Panopticon
‘Local government is an exciting place. And because it is an exciting place, filled with thrusting go-getting types who live on the edge of danger, there is the risk of occasional accusations of wrongdoing. Councillor Hussain, a Labour member, of that parish is the subject of serious allegations – which have not yet been determined – to whit that he procured the sale of some toilets to a person connected to him at an undervalue and that he expunged some parking tickets issued to family members.’
Panopticon, 30th June 2017
Source: panopticonblog.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
DS, R (on the application of) v Wolverhampton City Council [2017] EWHC 1660 (Admin) (30 June 2017)
E, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Islington [2017] EWHC 1440 (Admin) (30 June 2017)
JF, R (On the Application Of) v The London Borough of Merton [2017] EWHC 1519 (Admin) (30 June 2017)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v LG & Ors [2017] EWHC 1529 (Admin) (30 June 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
PT Civil Engineering v Davies [2017] EWHC 1651 (QB) (30 June 2017)
Vilca & Ors v Xstrata Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 1582 (QB) (30 June 2017)
Grant v The Secretary of State for Transport [2017] EWHC 1663 (QB) (30 June 2017)
BCS Corporate Acceptances v Terry [2017] EWHC 1176 (QB) (30 June 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Supreme Court finds difference in value should not be offset against loss for breach of contract – OUT-LAW.Com
‘A ship owner who sold a vessel after a charterer breached its contract, making more money than it would have done selling the ship at the end of the breached contract, does not have to offset that difference in value against its claim for loss of earnings, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th June 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
The role of employee legitimate expectations in unfair dismissal claims – Lauren Godfrey – UK Human Rights Blog
‘A recent EAT ruling JP Morgan v Ktorza continues a line of decisions which limit the role of employee expectations in the determination of unfair dismissals claims further curtailing the extent to which employees can rely on public law notions or human rights principles to challenge their dismissals.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th June 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Information law: when something is “on” an environmental measure – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy v. Information Commissioner and Henney [2017] EWCA Civ 844. As many will know, there are two different systems of freedom of information, the first and better known, the Freedom for Information Act 2000, and the second, the Environmental Information Regulations 2009. From the perspective of the inquirer (Mr Henney, here), the EIRs are the more favourable, and it was the differences between the systems which gave rise to this long-running dispute to do with energy Smart Meters.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th June 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Arrest for breach of a behaviour injunction (which isn’t) – UK Police Law Blog
‘The courts have given another judgment, Ahmed v Crown Prosecution Service [2017] EWHC 1272 (Admin), which helps the police in considering what actions fall within the execution of their duty. In short, where a police officer genuinely and reasonably believes that they are authorised by a court order to arrest a person for breach of an injunction and that the person is in breach of it, they will be acting in the course of their duty if they arrest that person. Even where there is no valid injunction. Sort of.’
UK Police Law Blog, 1st July 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
No bans on local authority disinvestment decisions – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court recently heard a challenge to government guidance on the investment strategy for the local government pension scheme that sought to prevent boycotts, divestment and sanctions against foreign nations and UK defence industries. David Hart QC analyses the outcome.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th June 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Back garden chemist jailed for selling controlled chemicals – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man who sold controlled chemicals from a back garden laboratory has today (June 30) been sent to prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 30th June 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Protection from prosecution for unlawful subletting at Grenfell Tower – Attorney General’s Office
‘Guidance has been issued to prosecutors not to bring charges for unlawful subletting at Grenfell Tower so that victims can be identified.’
Attorney General's Office, 2nd July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
News focus: LASPO 4 years on, the Law Society review – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Is access to justice an essential public service, akin to state schooling and lifelong healthcare free at the point of delivery? The Law Society believes it is – or at least should be – and pushes the point hard in a damning new report on the social consequences of swingeing funding and scope cuts to civil legal aid. Barriers erected by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders act (LASPO) in 2013 have denied justice to some of the most vulnerable people in society, Chancery Lane argues in Access Denied? LASPO four years on.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Grenfell Tower fire: No prosecutions for subletting of flats, government promises – BBC News
‘No-one will be prosecuted for illegally subletting a Grenfell Tower flat, the government says, as work continues to identify all those killed in the fire.’
BBC News, 2nd July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drones law must be reviewed, vows Solicitor General, after Gatwick runway closed over safety fears – Daily Telegraph
‘The law on drones should be reviewed, the Solicitor General has said, after the runway at Gatwick Airport was closed over safety fears. Flights were disrupted for parts of Sunday evening after a drone flew too close to the West Sussex airport.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Airlines ‘refusing to pay out on flight delay compensation’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Airlines are refusing to pay passengers compensation for flight delays and cancellations, new analysis by the consumer watchdog Which? has revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Amber Rudd urged to publish report on deaths in police custody – The Guardian
‘The home secretary has been accused of sitting on a report from a critical inquiry into deaths in police custody.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
SAS soldiers ‘suspected’ of executing unarmed Afghans and covering up potential war crimes – The Independent
‘A “rogue” Special Air Service (SAS) unit is suspected of executing unarmed civilians in Afghanistan and fabricating reports to cover up potential war crimes, according to reports.’
The Independent, 2nd July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
