Man who bit police officer is first person to be jailed under new law to protect emergency workers – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 28th, 2018 in assault, emergency services, guilty pleas, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A landscape gardener who bit a police officer has become the first person to be jailed under new laws to protect emergency workers.’

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Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2018

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“All you need is fraud?”: stays of execution and adjudication enforcement – Practical Law: Construction Blog

Posted November 28th, 2018 in dispute resolution, enforcement, fraud, news, stay of execution by tracey

‘Earlier this year, Fraser J gave a significant judgment in which he: confirmed the circumstances in which fraud could be a successful ground to resist the enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision; developed a new circumstance, or principle, in which a stay of execution of an adjudicator’s decision may be granted. This post focuses on, and analyses in further detail, Fraser J’s so-called “principle (g)”.’

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Practical Law: Construction Blog, 28th November 2018

Source: constructionblog.practicallaw.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted November 28th, 2018 in legislation by tracey

The Environmental Protection (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018

The Space Industry Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2018

The State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order 2018

The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2018

The State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order 2018

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018

The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 9) Regulations 2018

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No.2) Order 2018

The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The National Citizen Service Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2018

The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Value Added Tax (Disclosure of Information Relating to VAT Registration) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Broadband) Regulations 2018

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 28th, 2018 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

Conway, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2018] UKSC B1 (27 November 2018)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Global Corporate Ltd v Hale [2018] EWCA Civ 2618 (27 November 2018)

Slade (t/a Richard Slade And Company) v Boodia & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 2667 (27 November 2018)

Moore v Moore & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 2669 (27 November 2018)

Dill v The Secretary of State for Communities And Local Government & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 2619 (26 November 2018)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Sait v The General Medical Council (GMC) [2018] EWHC 3160 (Admin) (27 November 2018)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Paull v Paull [2018] EWHC 2520 (Ch) (26 November 2018)

London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Shinners & Ors [2018] EWHC 3200 (Ch) (23 November 2018)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Burges & Anor v Lejonvarn [2018] EWHC 3166 (TCC) (26 November 2018)

Source: www.bailii.org

Lady Hale gives the Michael Ryle Lecture at the House of Lords, London – Supreme Court

‘Should the Law Lords have left the House of Lords?’

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Supreme Court, 14th November 2018

Source: www.supremecourt.uk

Men jailed for selling unlicensed medicines to sick patients – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted November 28th, 2018 in licensing, medicines, news, sentencing by tracey

‘Four people who manufactured and sold an unlicensed drug to patients suffering from conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV and autism have been sentenced today (27 November).’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 27th November 2018

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Solicitors warned about acting as ‘hired guns’ for dubious clients – Law Society’s Gazette

‘Regulators have vowed to take action against any solicitor found to have neglected their wider obligations simply to keep a client happy.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 27th November 2018

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Solicitors win on appeal over status of costs bills – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 28th, 2018 in appeals, costs, law firms, news by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has allowed a challenge from a law firm whose former clients wanted a full assessment of more than £200,000 in billed costs. Lord Justice Newey overturned a High Court ruling which had held that a statute bill served by a law firm should contain details of disbursements.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 28th November 2018

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Singer who toured with Little Mix jailed after killing cyclist in road crash – The Independent

Posted November 28th, 2018 in bicycles, careless driving, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A singer who toured with Little Mix has been jailed after she killed a cyclist in a road crash when she failed to stop at a roundabout.’

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The Independent, 27th November 2018

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Government to review safety advice amid new high-rise cladding fears – The Guardian

Posted November 28th, 2018 in building law, construction industry, fire, health & safety, news, regulations by tracey

‘The government has ordered a review of building safety advice amid concerns that scores of tall buildings fitted with combustible cladding and insulation may have been missed by a testing programme following the Grenfell Tower fire.

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The Guardian, 27th November 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Student accepts more than £10,000 after dentist incorrectly fitted braces on her teeth – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 28th, 2018 in compensation, dentists, negligence, news by tracey

‘A university student has accepted more than £10,000 after a dentist incorrectly fitted braces on her teeth which she wore for four years.’

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Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Architect who offered free advice about couple’s garden wins case after they tried to sue her for £265,000 – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 28th, 2018 in duty of care, news, volunteers by tracey

‘An architect who offered free help to her friends has won her case after they tried to sue her for £265,000 when the garden landscaping went wrong.’

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Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Home Office to be challenged in High Court over ‘shameless’ fee for UK-born children to become British citizens – The Independent

Posted November 28th, 2018 in children, citizenship, fees, judicial review, news by tracey

‘Government fees of more than £1,000 for UK-born children to register as British citizens are to be challenged in the High Court, after campaigners won permission to apply for judicial review.’

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The Independent, 28th November 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man who illegally collected more than 5,000 rare bird eggs jailed for threatening population species – The Independent

Posted November 28th, 2018 in birds, environmental protection, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A “one-man crime wave” who illegally collected more than 5,000 rare bird eggs has been jailed for 18 weeks.’

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The Independent, 28th November 2018

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Watchdog hangs up on excessive directory inquiries charges – The Guardian

Posted November 28th, 2018 in consumer protection, news, telecommunications by tracey

‘The price of directory inquiries calls will be capped from April to protect consumers from excessively high charges, with some firms currently charging almost £20 for a 90-second call.’

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The Guardian, 28th November 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Women launch legal challenge to ‘irrational’ universal credit system – The Guardian

Posted November 28th, 2018 in benefits, budgets, debts, families, news by tracey

‘Four women have launched a high court legal challenge to universal credit, arguing that an arbitrary design flaw in the payment system for the new benefit is “irrational and discriminatory” and leaves some families hundreds of pounds a year worse off.’

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The Guardian, 27th November 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Terminally ill Noel Conway loses Supreme Court appeal – BBC News

Posted November 28th, 2018 in appeals, assisted suicide, human rights, news, Supreme Court by tracey

‘A terminally ill man has lost a legal battle at the UK’s highest court over his right to die.’

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BBC News, 27th November 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk