Year: 2018

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted June 11th, 2018 in legislation by sally

The Education (Pupil Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Investigatory Powers (Consequential Amendments etc.) Regulations 2018

The Health Service Products (Provision and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018

The Road Vehicles (Defeat Devices, Fuel Economy and Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Town and Country Planning and Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Damages for badly performed homeless duties? – Nearly Legal

Posted June 11th, 2018 in damages, homelessness, local government, news, statutory duty by sally

‘Brief notes on a couple of cases, both, in different ways, approaching the issue of whether a homeless applicant can claim for damages arising from the bad performance of the local authority’s statutory duties.’

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Nearly Legal, 11th June 2018

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

Lavinia Woodward loses appeal bid to overturn sentence – BBC News

Posted June 11th, 2018 in appeals, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘An Oxford University student who was spared jail for stabbing her boyfriend has lost her latest bid to appeal against her sentence.’

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BBC News, 8th June 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gay asylum seeker faces deportation from UK to Nigeria – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2018 in asylum, deportation, homosexuality, news by sally

‘A Nigerian asylum seeker who fled to Britain to escape prosecution for being gay is facing deportation after being held for six months in an immigration detention centre.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Jail for solicitor who forged documents and stole £800,000 of client money – Legal Futures

Posted June 11th, 2018 in courts, forgery, money laundering, news, sentencing, solicitors by sally

‘A dishonest solicitor who forged documents and stole clients’ mortgage payments after taking the reins of a law firm has been jailed for seven years and six months.’

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Legal Futures, 11th June 2018

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Lord Chief Justice hails potential of big data and AI to reduce litigation and promote settlement – Legal Futures

Posted June 11th, 2018 in artificial intelligence, dispute resolution, news by sally

‘The Lord Chief Justice has called the ability of computers to use big data to predict outcomes “one of the most exciting developments of the age” and forecast the technology would be used to prevent litigation and promote settlements.’

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Legal Futures, 11th June 2018

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Government wins appeal over LGPS and guidance on boycotts and divestment – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 11th, 2018 in local government, ministers' powers and duties, news, pensions, sanctions by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by the government over a ruling that the Communities Secretary acted unlawfully when he issued statutory guidance on the investment strategy for the local government pension scheme (LGPS) that sought to prevent boycotts, divestment and sanctions against foreign nations and UK defence industries.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th June 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 11th, 2018 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Human Rights Commission for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland : Abortion) [2018] UKSC 27 (7 June 2018)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Scicluna v Zippy Stitch Ltd & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 1320 (08 June 2018)

Shalaby v London North West Healthcare NHS Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 1323 (08 June 2018)

M-Y (Children), Re [2018] EWCA Civ 1306 (07 June 2018)

Duce v Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 1307 (07 June 2018)

Edwards v Hugh James Ford Simey (a firm) [2018] EWCA Civ 1299 (06 June 2018)

S & H-S (Children), Re [2018] EWCA Civ 1282 (06 June 2018)

Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ltd & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2018] EWCA Civ 1284 (06 June 2018)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Wandzel, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rev 1) [2018] EWHC 1371 (Admin) (06 June 2018)

High Court (Chancery Division)

NF Football Investments Ltd & Anor v NFFC Group Holdings Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 1346 (Ch) (06 June 2018)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Aras & Ors v National Bank Of Greece SA [2018] EWHC 1389 (Comm) (08 June 2018)

JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov & Anor [2018] EWHC 1368 (Comm) (08 June 2018)

Nori Holdings Ltd & Ors v Public Joint-Stock Company ‘Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation’ [2018] EWHC 1343 (Comm) (06 June 2018)

High Court (Family Division)

Egeneonu v Egeneonu & Anor [2018] EWHC 1392 (Fam) (06 June 2018)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

XPQ v The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham [2018] EWHC 1391 (QB) (07 June 2018)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Triple Point Technology, Inc. v PTT Public Company Ltd [2018] EWHC 1398 (TCC) (07 June 2018)

Source: www.bailii.org

Myles Bradbury: Addenbrooke’s Hospital pays £56,000 to victims – BBC News

Posted June 11th, 2018 in child abuse, compensation, doctors, hospitals, news by sally

‘A hospital where a doctor abused child patients has paid out a further £56,000 in compensation to victims and their families in the past six months.’

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BBC News, 10th June 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Same roof’ victim compensation rule faces legal challenge – BBC News

Posted June 11th, 2018 in child abuse, criminal injuries compensation, families, news, sexual offences by sally

‘A woman sexually abused by her stepfather between the ages of four and 16 is challenging a law which stops victims of crime who lived under the “same roof” as their attacker prior to 1979, from receiving compensation.’

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BBC News, 11th June 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sanctions for solicitor who posted offensive comments on Facebook and barrister who got clerk to lie – Legal Futures

Posted June 11th, 2018 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, news, solicitors by sally

‘A solicitor who made offensive remarks in a private Facebook group has been rebuked and fined, while other unusual disciplinary decisions announced yesterday included a suspension for a barrister who got her clerk to lie about her availability for a hearing.’

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Legal Futures, 8th June 2018

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Black lawyer accuses Northern Ireland immigration of racial profiling – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2018 in equality, immigration, news, Northern Ireland, race discrimination by sally

‘The Equality Commission is investigating allegations of racial profiling by Northern Ireland immigration officials, brought by a black British lawyer on the eve of a key Brexit vote on border checks in the region.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

NHS patient deaths to be investigated by medical examiners – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2018 in doctors, homicide, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

‘Medical examiners will investigate patient deaths in the NHS as part of changes to improve patient safety and protect medical staff from being criminalised for their mistakes.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Council rapped for delays while homeless family left in crowded conditions – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 11th, 2018 in homelessness, housing, local government, news by sally

‘The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) has criticised a London borough after an investigation found that a mother and her five children were accommodated in a damp and mouldy single bedroom.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th June 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

University pioneers legal tech course for law degree students – Legal Futures

Posted June 11th, 2018 in computer programs, legal education, news, universities by sally

‘Manchester University has launched what is understood to be the first legal technology course for law degree students in England and Wales.’

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Legal Futures, 7th June 2018

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Nearly half of train operators misleading passengers over compensation rights – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 11th, 2018 in compensation, consumer protection, delay, news, railways by sally

‘Nearly half of train firms are misleading passengers over their right to claim compensation for extra costs caused by delays, a Which survey has found.’

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Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Bob the Builder – Mail, please fix it! – Transparency Project

Posted June 8th, 2018 in care orders, children, media, news by sally

‘The Daily Mail reported yesterday that a ‘Nurse’s one-year-old son is taken from her care after she let him sit in a Bob The Builder toy car that was ‘inappropriate’ for his age’.’

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Transparency Project, 6th June 2018

Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk

Proposals to modernise search warrants in England published – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 8th, 2018 in news, police, stop and search, warrants by sally

‘More investigatory bodies could be given the right to apply for a search warrant independently of the police under plans to modernise the regime published by the Law Commission.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2018

Source: www.out-law.com

High Court quashes planning permission for care home expansion: report – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 8th, 2018 in care homes, local government, news, planning by sally

‘The High Court has quashed planning permission for a care home expansion granted by Bath and North East Somerset Council despite officers’ objections, it has been reported.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th June 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Court entitled to make costs order against insurer in group litigation – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 8th, 2018 in costs, insurance, news, third parties by sally

‘The High Court was entitled to make a third-party costs order against the insurer involved in a group litigation, which required the insurer to cover the costs of all cases covered by the group litigation order (GLO) and not just those within the scope of its policy.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2018

Source: www.out-law.com