FCA refuses to close the door to ‘permissionless’ blockchain networks and steps up scrutiny of ICOs – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 20th, 2017 in financial regulation, internet, news by sally

‘Financial services firms that wish to set up “permissionless” blockchain networks will not automatically be engaged in outsourcing and be in breach of Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules, the regulator has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th December 2017

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Being a sex worker does not mean you can’t have a private life, says judge as he grants escort an injunction – Daily Telegraph

‘Being a sex worker does not disqualify you from having a private life, a judge has said, as he granted an injunction to an escort who has been harassed online.’

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Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted December 20th, 2017 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated v Brownlie [2017] UKSC 80 (19 December 2017)

Black, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] UKSC 81 (19 December 2017)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

R (W2 and IA) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 2146 (19 December 2017)

Revenue And Customs v Lomas & Ors (Administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe)) [2017] EWCA Civ 2124 (19 December 2017)

Lewis v Warner [2017] EWCA Civ 2182 (19 December 2017)

Cook v Swansea City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 2142 (19 December 2017)

W Portsmouth and Company Ltd v Lowin [2017] EWCA Civ 2172 (19 December 2017)

Saab Seaeye Ltd v Atlas Elektronik GmbH & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 2175 (19 December 2017)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Rejmanski, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 2061 (19 December 2017)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Begg v HMT [2017] EWHC 3329 (Admin) (19 December 2017)

North Norfolk Planning Watch Ltd, R (on the application of) v McIntyre & Thrower [2017] EWHC 3345 (Admin) (19 December 2017)

General Medical Council v Lamming [2017] EWHC 3309 (Admin) (18 December 2017)

Bishop, R (on the application of) v Westminster Council & Ors [2017] EWHC 3102 (Admin) (15 December 2017)

High Court (Chancery Division)

China Town Development Company Ltd v Liverpool City Council [2017] EWHC 3347 (Ch) (19 December 2017)

High Court (Commercial Court)

One Fish Company Ltd v Iceland Foods Ltd [2017] EWHC 3366 (Comm) (19 December 2017)

High Court (Family Division)

F v H & Anor [2017] EWHC 3358 (Fam) (19 December 2017)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

London College of Business Ltd v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 3144 (QB) (19 December 2017)

GYH v Persons Unknown (Responsible for the Publication of Webpages) [2017] EWHC 3360 (QB) (19 December 2017)

Source: www.bailii.org

Alfie Evans: Parents in legal fight to take brain damaged son to Vatican doctors – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 20th, 2017 in children, hospitals, medical treatment, news by sally

‘A hospital has prevented parents from sending their brain damaged toddler to the same Vatican doctors who offered to help Charlie Gard, a court has heard.’

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Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2017

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High-speed broadband to be legal right for UK homes and businesses – The Guardian

Posted December 20th, 2017 in internet, news, utilities by sally

‘British homes and businesses will have a legal right to high-speed broadband by 2020, the government has announced, dismissing calls from the network provider BT that it should be a voluntary rather than legal obligation on providers.’

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The Guardian, 20th December 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Laser pen offenders now face five years and unlimited fines – The Guardian

Posted December 20th, 2017 in bills, endangering safety of aircraft, news, prosecutions, transport by sally

‘People who shine lasers at air, ground or sea vehicles could be jailed for up to five years or face unlimited fines as part of Department for Transport measures to boost safety.’

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The Guardian, 20th December 2017

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‘Dangerous’ Tunbridge Wells paedophile jailed for 14 years – BBC News

Posted December 20th, 2017 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A paedophile who travelled to the Philippines to film himself abusing a two-year-old girl has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 19th December 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Towie star’s ex-boyfriend is jailed for 20 years over nightclub acid attack – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 20th, 2017 in grievous bodily harm, hazardous substances, news, sentencing by sally

‘The ex-boyfriend of reality TV-star Ferne McCann has been jailed for 20 years after carrying out a brutal acid attack in a packed nightclub.’

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Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2017

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Self-parking cars to be legalised in UK – BBC News

Posted December 20th, 2017 in consultations, news, parking, road traffic, telecommunications by sally

‘The UK government wants to modify its ban on using mobile phones behind the wheel to allow drivers to use automatic parking devices.’

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BBC News, 19th December 2017

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Three judges sue Ministry of Justice for race discrimination – The Guardian

‘Three judges from black and Asian backgrounds are suing the Ministry of Justice for race discrimination and victimisation, the Guardian has learned.’

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The Guardian, 19th December 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

EVENT: The Inner Temple History Society – King’s Inns, Dublin, and the Irish at London’s Inns of Court

Posted December 19th, 2017 in Forthcoming events by sally

Dr Colum Kenny, Emeritus Prof of Communications at Dublin City University

‘From 1542 until 1885, men wishing to practise at the Irish Bar were required first to reside
for a stipulated period at one of the London Inns of Court. The Irish barrister and sometime
Unionist leader Edward Carson heatedly described that requirement as “one of the badges
of servitude of the Irish nation.”

On the eve of Ireland’s national holiday, Dr Kenny will tell the story of King’s Inns, Dublin,
since its foundation in 1541 — with particular reference to Ireland’s long association with the
Inner Temple and other English Inns of Court.’

Date: 16th March 2018, 6.00pm

Location: The Inner Temple

Charge: See website for details

More information can be found here.

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted December 19th, 2017 in law reports by tracey

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Bruma v Hassan & Anor [2017] EWHC 3209 (QB) (18 December 2017)

Porter v Barts Health NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 3205 (QB) (18 December 2017)

Thornton v Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 3244 (QB) (15 December 2017)

Pannu v Carter & Anor [2017] EWHC 3270 (QB) (15 December 2017)

Source: www.bailii.org

Court of Appeal dismisses challenge to finding that law firm made dishonest costs claims – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2017 in appeals, costs, fraud, insurance, law firms, news by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a Leeds law firm’s challenge to a ruling that it submitted a series of dishonest costs claims.’

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Litigation Futures, 18th December 2017

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

‘Race bias’ in justice system: Government to unveil action – BBC News

Posted December 19th, 2017 in criminal justice, diversity, equality, judiciary, news, racism, reports by sally

‘The justice secretary has pledged to implement a “key principle” of “change or explain” when racial discrimination is found in the justice system.’

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BBC News, 19th December 2017

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Wendy Thomas jailed for people smuggling to UK – BBC News

Posted December 19th, 2017 in news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘A woman who hid three people in a car and tried to drive them into the UK has been jailed for people smuggling.’

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BBC News, 18th December 2017

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Bristol refugee murder review accuses police of institutional racism – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2017 in murder, news, police, racism, refugees, reports by sally

‘The family of an Iranian refugee murdered by a vigilante after years of abuse have expressed relief that an independent review has vindicated their campaign to expose institutional racism within a police force and council.’

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The Guardian, 18th December 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Appeal court rejects convicted VAT fraudster’s claim that solicitor forced her to drop appeal – Legal Futures

Posted December 19th, 2017 in appeals, fraud, law firms, news, solicitors, tax evasion, VAT by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has rejected the arguments of a convicted VAT fraudster that her former solicitors pressured her to drop an appeal that included a claim that they represented her badly and helped land her in jail.’

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Legal Futures, 19th December 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Proposed reforms to the UK Corporate Governance Code from 1 January 2019 – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 19th, 2017 in codes of practice, company directors, company law, financial regulation, news by sally

‘A revised UK Corporate Governance Code, intended by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to be “shorter and sharper” and to restore public trust in business, is due to come into force for accounting periods beginning 1 January 2019’

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th December 2017

Source: www.out-law.com

Paradise Papers legal action against BBC and Guardian condemned – The Guardian

‘Two of the key media partners in the Paradise Papers investigation have condemned the legal action that is seeking to force the Guardian and the BBC to disclose documents used by reporters.’

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The Guardian, 19th December 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

MOD to compensate Iraqis for “ill treatment” – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted December 19th, 2017 in armed forces, compensation, human rights, Iraq, news, war by sally

‘The High Court has upheld claims by four Iraqi civilians that their human rights had been breached by the British army. Their claims in tort were rejected as time-barred.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th December 2017

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com