BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 18th, 2018 in law reports by tracey

High Court (Chancery Division)

Seatreiver International Holdings Ltd v Daly & Anor [2018] EWHC 2424 (Ch) (17 September 2018)

High Court (Patents Court)

Teva UK Ltd & Ors v Gilead Sciences Inc [2018] EWHC 2416 (Pat) (18 September 2018)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Williams Tarr Construction Ltd v Anthony Roylance Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 2339 (TCC) (14 September 2018)

Source: www.bailii.org

Divorcing man told: You can’t pay your lawyers without paying your wife’s – Legal Futures

Posted September 18th, 2018 in costs, divorce, financial provision, law firms, news by sally

‘The husband in a divorce dispute cannot pay his lawyers a pound without paying a pound to his wife’s solicitors, the High Court has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 18th September 2018

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Ofcom to push for regulation of social networks – The Guardian

Posted September 18th, 2018 in internet, media, news, telecommunications by sally

‘Tech companies such as Facebook and Google could be regulated in the same way as the mobile phone and broadband industry, the head of media regulator Ofcom was expected to say on Tuesday.’

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The Guardian, 17th September 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Video hearings pilot: Technical flaws but some positive signs – Litigation Futures

Posted September 18th, 2018 in courts, news, pilot schemes, video recordings by sally

‘An independent evaluation of an online video hearing pilot run by HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) has found it was beset by technical failures, ended up much smaller than envisaged, and warned that the participants could be “self-selecting”.’

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Litigation Futures, 18th September 2018

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

High Court rejects privilege claim in regulator request for documents – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 18th, 2018 in documents, news, privilege by sally

‘Documents sought by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) from Sports Direct in connection with an FRC investigation into Sports Direct’s auditor must be handed over, the High Court has ruled.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th September 2018

Source: www.out-law.com

QOCS applied to whole case after defendant’s unsuccessful PI counterclaim – Litigation Futures

Posted September 18th, 2018 in civil procedure rules, costs, news, personal injuries by sally

‘An unsuccessful defendant in a road traffic claim for financial losses who made an unsuccessful counterclaim for personal injury (PI) was entitled to the protection of qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) for the whole case, a circuit judge has ruled.’

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Litigation Futures, 18th September 2018

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

When a long lease is a shorthold – Nearly Legal

Posted September 18th, 2018 in landlord & tenant, leases, news, rent by sally

‘While on leasehold issues, this has been floating around for a bit, but I don’t think it has had the attention and awareness it deserves (perhaps particularly from conveyancers). With all the fuss/scandal around leasehold houses and multiplying ground rent clauses, a more general issue with long leases and ground rent has been overlooked.’

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Nearly Legal, 16th September 2018

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

Pensions Ombudsman revamps approach to ‘distress and inconvenience’ awards – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 18th, 2018 in compensation, complaints, consumer protection, maladministration, news, pensions by sally

‘The UK’s Pensions Ombudsman has introduced a fixed-amount award to compensate individuals who have suffered “distress and inconvenience” as a result of the maladministration of a pensions scheme.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th September 2018

Source: www.out-law.com

Reform of the legal requirements for divorce – Ministry of Justice

Posted September 18th, 2018 in consultations, divorce, news by sally

‘The breakdown of a marriage is a difficult time for families. The decision to divorce is often a very painful one. Where children are involved, the effects in particular where there is ongoing conflict, can be profound.’

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Ministry of Justice, 15th September 2018

Source: consult.justice.gov.uk

Ex-UBS trader gets last-minute reprieve from deportation – BBC News

Posted September 18th, 2018 in bail, deportation, immigration, news by sally

‘Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS trader convicted of fraud, has been given a temporary reprieve from deportation to Ghana, where he was born.’

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BBC News, 17th September 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Extremist who made bombs and stockpiled weapons is jailed – The Guardian

Posted September 18th, 2018 in explosives, news, racism, sentencing, weapons by sally

‘A man with extreme racist and homophobic views has been jailed for more than three years for making bombs and stockpiling weapons including crossbows and knives at his home in a Devon village.’

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The Guardian, 17th August 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com