‘A second appeal of a homeless decision that Ms T was intentionally homeless, on the issues of whether Ms T’s actions were “an act or omission in good faith on the part of a person who was unaware of any relevant fact” as per s.192(2) Housing Act 1996.’
Nearly Legal, 11th July 2017
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Travel company Thomas Cook says it has won a legal victory against a fake holiday sickness claim and plans to challenge other such claims in court.’
BBC News, 11th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A new tagging system to monitor criminals has been dramatically scaled back and is running at least five years behind schedule after a series of expensive failings by the Ministry of Justice, the government’s spending watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government is to hold a full inquiry into how thousands of people were infected with hepatitis C and HIV following blood transfusions in the 1970s and 1980s, Downing Street has announced.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Sarah Jane Ewart and Rosalind English discuss the latest developments in access to abortion for Northern Irish women, the lessons to be learned from the Charlie Gard case, and the difficult decision that the courts had to reach when considering the best interests of children in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish family, where the father had left the community as a transgender person.’
Law Pod UK, 6th July 2017
Source: audioboom.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A contractual dispute between an oil trader and a biofuels manufacturer has shown the “possibilities for swift and litigation” under the High Court’s shorter trials scheme (STS), according to the barrister acting for the defendant.’
Litigation Futures, 11th July 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) should apply where an injured party has the right to pursue compensation against an organisation such as an insurance company or tour operator, rather than the wrongdoer.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘If you write a blog on civil procedure, it is not hard to steer a course away from the issues of the day.
However, there is one issue of the day that is hard to ignore. The criticisms of the appointment of Sir Martin Moore-Bick to chair the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster.’
Legal Futures, 11th July 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘British pharmaceutical companies are suing the NHS’s drugs watchdog in an effort to prevent drug rationing.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Government officials should look at reducing the cost of employment tribunal fees, according to Matthew Taylor, who today publishes a long-awaited review into employment rights of workers in the gig economy.’
The Independent, 11th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A golf company director has been jailed over the manslaughter of a man with learning difficulties who drowned as he dived for lost balls in a cold, murky course lake.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Dodd v Raebarn Estates Ltd and others [2017] EWCA Civ 439 the Court of Appeal gave brief but useful guidance on the correct approach to summary judgment applications.’
Zenith PI Blog, 10th July 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The Transparency Project has published a new guide designed to help parties in the family justice system “navigate the complicated issue of publishing judgments about private family matters”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th July 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A state-funded Muslim faith school in Birmingham at the centre of a legal battle over its policy of gender segregation in the classroom has been named ahead of the start of a court of appeal hearing on the legality of its approach.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Theo Huckle QC compares & contrasts the public safety policy agendas of administrations in Westminster & Wales.’
New Law Journal, 7th July 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘An imam who sexually touched four young girls during Qur’an lessons at a mosque has been jailed for 13 years.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
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