BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
High Court (Chancery Division)
OCS Group UK Ltd v Dadi & Ors [2017] EWHC 1727 (Ch) (06 July 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Supreme Court
High Court (Chancery Division)
OCS Group UK Ltd v Dadi & Ors [2017] EWHC 1727 (Ch) (06 July 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A Deputy High Court judge has quashed a London borough’s Care Act assessment for a man with autism spectrum disorder and severe learning difficulties.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In the case of Hrabkova v Secretary of State for Work and Pension [2017] EWCA Civ 794, the Court of Appeal confirmed once again that self-employed individuals do not have the same rights as workers under EU law. The specific question in this case was whether a person with a child at school who had been self employed and ceased work might be entitled to claim Employment Support Allowance.’
Free Movement, 2nd July 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘Recent uncertainty as to how a costs budget impacts on the final bill in relation to both incurred and estimated costs has, to some extent, been resolved by the judgment in Harrison v University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 792.’
Zenith PI, 6th July 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on its proposed guidelines on sentencing manslaughter.’
Sentencing Council, 4th July 2017
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘The first of 3 separation centres opens at HMP Frankland, forming part of the wider government strategy to tackle extremists in prisons.’
Ministry of Justice, 6th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A woman who invented a series of false rape and sexual assault allegations against innocent men has been convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th July 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Speech delivered by the Lord Chancellor at a HM Judges’ dinner at Mansion House, 6th July 2017’
Source: www.crimeline.info
‘Speech by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales at the Dinner for Her Majesty’s Judges, 5 July 2017.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 6th July 2017
‘A claimant severely injured in a crash with an unknown motorist is entitled to costs protection against a compensatory body, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Sue Brookes, Senior Associate with Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during June 2017.’
Family Law Week, 6th July 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Gabrielle Jan Posner, Barrister and Recorder, Trinity Chambers Chelmsford, considers Cafcass’s response to the record levels of demand for its services.’
Family Law Week, 4th July 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A finance manager who stole £46,000 of school dinner money has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A council has been ordered to pay £12,000 to a man who lives in a tent because he claims he is allergic to electricity.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man found guilty of killing two former girlfriends, five years apart, following a long campaign for justice by his second victim’s family has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years.’
The Independent, 6th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk