Ford, Fiat and Nissan ads banned for dangerous driving – BBC News
‘Three different carmakers have had ads banned for encouraging unsafe driving.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Year: 2018
London Zoo fined after keeper fell from faulty stepladder retrieved from skip – Daily Telegraph
‘London Zoo has been fined £40,000 after a keeper cleaning out a hawk aviary fell off a faulty step ladder that was wrongly retrieved from a skip.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Julian Cole: Three Bedfordshire Police officers sacked – BBC News
‘Three PCs involved in arresting a man left paralysed and brain-damaged have been sacked after being found guilty by a misconduct panel.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police Federation launches legal action against government for ‘cheating officers out of pay rise they deserve’ – The Independent
‘An association representing 120,000 police officers has launched legal action accusing the government of “cheating officers out of the pay increase they should receive”. The Police Federation said it had lodged an application for a judicial review of the decision to ignore an independent body’s recommended 3 per cent increase amid a rise in crime, demand and the terror threat.’
The Independent, 23rd October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge refuses to lift suspension on award of community health services contract – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has refused to lift the automatic suspension in place following a legal challenge to the proposed award of a contract for adult community health services.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Vicarious liability for data breaches: Court of Appeal dismisses Morrisons’ challenge – Panopticon
‘Large-scale civil litigation is one of the developing contours of data protection law. Last week’s judgment in Lloyd v Google – a novel representative action based on allegedly unlawful processing activities – is one illustration. When it comes to group litigation on the back of a data breach, our best illustration thus far is the groundbreaking group action against Morrisons.’
Panopticon, 22nd October 2018
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘Common sense prevails’ when work began before contract finalised – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a limitation of liability clause negotiated between the parties on a defective construction project, when work began before the parties formalised those terms.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Civil Liability Bill “undermines Lord Chancellor’s oath of office” – Legal Futures
‘The Civil Liability Bill seriously undermines the oath sworn by Lord Chancellor David Gauke to defend the independence of the judiciary, claimant lawyers have argued as the bill near the end of its parliamentary journey.’
Legal Futures, 23rd October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Impecunious credit hire claimants ordered to provide pre-action disclosure – Litigation Futures
‘Impecunious road traffic accident claimants who benefit from the rule allowing them to claim full credit hire costs must provide pre-action disclosure of financial records, a circuit judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Chloe Atkinson Wilkie death: Drunk mother slept on baby girl – BBC News
‘A drunk mother whose seven-week old daughter died as she fell asleep holding her on a sofa has walked free from court.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man pleads guilty to murder of midwife Samantha Eastwood – The Guardian
‘A man has admitted murdering the midwife Samantha Eastwood in a bout of “intense rage” after a “longstanding affair” with her.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Family law 2018: on divorce reform – Family Law
‘David Burrows assesses the government’s proposals for an overhaul of divorce law, and supplies some suggestions of his own.’
Family Law, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Morrisons loses data leak challenge – BBC News
‘Morrisons has lost its challenge to a High Court ruling that it is liable for a data breach that saw thousands of its employees’ details posted online.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Universities: Is free speech under threat? – BBC News
‘A Parliamentary inquiry has reported, regulator the Office for Students has threatened to fine universities that fail to uphold free speech and the Equality and Human Rights Commission is drawing up guidelines for universities.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal Aid Agency taken to court for refusing to help rough sleepers – The Guardian
‘A human rights organisation is taking the national provider of legal aid to court because it is refusing to help rough sleepers challenge councils over the use of potentially unlawful powers to move them on.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc v Various Claimants [2018] EWCA Civ 2339 (22 October 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Dorairaj v The Bar Standards Board [2017] EWHC 2762 (Admin) (19 October 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bruce v TTA Management Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 2718 (Ch) (22 October 2018)
Reformation Publishing Company Ltd v Cruiseco Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 2761 (Ch) (22 October 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Airbus SAS v Generali Italia SPA & Or [2018] EWHC 2737 (Comm) (22 October 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Inquest finds failings in treatment of man who died after care home fall – The Guardian
‘There were failings in the care and treatment given to a man with severe learning difficulties who broke his neck in a fall at a residential home, an inquest jury has concluded.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
