Police handed new anti-drone powers after Gatwick disruption – The Guardian

Posted January 8th, 2019 in aircraft, airports, fines, investigatory powers, news, police by sally

‘Police will be handed extra powers to combat drones after the mass disruption at Gatwick airport in the run-up to Christmas.’

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The Guardian, 8th January 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

New Act

Posted January 7th, 2019 in legislation by tracey

2018 c. 33 – Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted January 7th, 2019 in legislation by tracey

The Capital Requirements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018

The Designation of Rural Primary Schools (England) Order 2018

The Higher Education (Transparency Condition and Financial Support) (England) Regulations 2018

The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Air Quality (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation of Retained Direct EU Legislation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Exotic Disease (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The European Institutions and Consular Protection (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018

The Merchant Shipping (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide Emissions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Equine Identification (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Textile Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018

The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) and the Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 7th, 2019 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Ofsted v The Secretary of State for Education [2018] EWCA Civ 2813 (21 December 2018)

The Secretary of State for the Home Department v SA (Jamaica) [2018] EWCA Civ 2817 (21 December 2018)

Harverye v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 2848 (21 December 2018)

Martin v Martin [2018] EWCA Civ 2866 (21 December 2018)

Gibbs v Lakeside Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2874 (21 December 2018)

The Secretary of State for the Home Department v CA (Turkey) [2018] EWCA Civ 2875 (21 December 2018)

Safi vThe Borough Council of Sandwell [2018] EWCA Civ 2876 (21 December 2018)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Jones, R v [2018] EWCA Crim 2816 (21 December 2018)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Npower Direct Ltd & Ors v The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority & Ors [2018] EWHC 3576 (Admin) (21 December 2018)

Trail Riders Fellowship v WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL [2018] EWHC 3600 (Admin) (21 December 2018)

Pendlebury v Director of Public Prosecutions [2018] EWHC 3567 (Admin) (21 December 2018)

Bennett v The Chief Constable of Merseyside Police [2018] EWHC 3611 (Admin) (21 December 2018)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Freshasia Foods Ltd v Jing Lu [2018] EWHC 3644 (Ch) (04 January 2019)

Pathway IP SARL v Easygroup Ltd [2018] EWHC 3608 (Ch) (21 December 2018)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Catlin Syndicate Ltd & Ors v Weyerhaeuser Company [2018] EWHC 3609 (Comm) (21 December 2018)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Mays v Drive Force (UK) Ltd [2019] EWHC 5 (QB) (04 January 2019)

AZT v The Home Office [2019] EWHC 4 (QB) (04 January 2019)

The National Crime Agency v Nuttall & Ors [2019] EWHC 10 (QB) (04 January 2019)

Q Ltd v Revenue And Customs [2018] EWHC 3637 (QB) (27 December 2018)

The Lord Chancellor v Blavo & Co Solictors Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 3556 (QB) (21 December 2018)

Saïd v Groupe L’Express & Anor [2018] EWHC 3593 (QB) (21 December 2018)

Abdule & Ors v The Foreign and Commonwealth Office & Ors [2018] EWHC 3594 (QB) (21 December 2018)

Zaman v Portsmouth City Council [2018] EWHC 3592 (QB) (21 December 2018)

Source: www.bailii.org

NHS Trust fined £300k after two employees stabbed by service user – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 7th, 2019 in fines, health & safety, hospitals, mental health, news, offensive weapons by sally

‘NHS Oxleas Foundation Trust was last month (20 December) fined £300,000 after two nurses suffered life-changing injuries when they were repeatedly stabbed by a service user.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th January 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Fitness for Habitation – a thumbnail guide – Nearly Legal

Posted January 7th, 2019 in environmental health, housing, news by sally

‘As of 20 December 2018, we have the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018.’

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Nearly Legal, 21st December 2018

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

Fraud trial of former Barclays bosses puts SFO under scrutiny – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2019 in banking, conspiracy, fraud, news, Serious Fraud Office, trials by sally

‘A long-awaited fraud trial of four former Barclays executives will begin this week over charges related to a £12bn rescue package secured from investors including Qatar at the height of the financial crisis.’

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The Guardian, 6th January 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Part 36 penalties “severable”, says judge as she refuses 10% uplift – Litigation Futures

Posted January 7th, 2019 in costs, news, part 36 offers by sally

‘The consequences of beating a part 36 offer are “severable” and each should be assessed against the test of whether it would be unjust to award them, a judge has ruled.’

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Litigation Futures, 2nd January 2019

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

UK executive pay disclosure rules come into force – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 7th, 2019 in company law, disclosure, news, remuneration by sally

‘New laws requiring large quoted UK public companies to be more open about their remuneration of boardroom executives have come into force.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th January 2019

Source: www.out-law.com

Ofsted wins appeal over fairness of complaints procedures in special measures cases – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 7th, 2019 in appeals, complaints, education, news, standards by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that a judge was wrong to conclude that Ofsted’s complaints procedures were unfair in serious weakness/special measures cases, and that it was wrong to quash an inspection report.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd January 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Police spy misleads inquiry about sexual relations with women – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2019 in inquiries, news, police, spying by sally

‘A police spy appears to have misled a public inquiry about sexual relationships he had with two women while he was undercover.’

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The Guardian, 6th January 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Court of Appeal rejects appeal by mother over aftercare services and day trip expense – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 7th, 2019 in detention, expenses, families, local government, mental health, news by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim by a mother that a council and a clinical commissioning group were required under s.117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 to meet her travelling expenses for a 240-mile round trip to see her son on day trips out of the mental hospital where he is detained.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd January 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Teacher jailed for grooming boy with texts and Mr Men figure – BBC News

Posted January 7th, 2019 in child abuse, news, school children, sentencing, sexual grooming, teachers by sally

‘A science teacher who groomed a 15-year-old pupil with sexually explicit messages has been jailed for 14 months.’

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BBC News, 4th January 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pension cold calling ban in force from 9 January – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 7th, 2019 in advertising, news, pensions, regulations, telecommunications by sally

‘Regulations banning ‘cold calls’ relating to pensions have been passed by parliament, and will come into force on 9 January 2019.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 21st December 2019

Source: www.out-law.com

Ep. 59: The cases that defined 2018 – Law Pod UK

Posted January 7th, 2019 in news, podcasts by sally

‘Jonathan Metzer and Emma-Louise Fenelon discuss some of the cases that defined 2018.’

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Law Pod UK, 20th December 2018

Source: audioboom.com

Children under 10 accused of rape, Wales police data shows – BBC News

Posted January 7th, 2019 in children, news, rape, Wales by sally

‘Thirty-eight children under the age of 10 have been accused of rape over the past six years in Wales, police data has shown.’

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BBC News, 6th January 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Data now as important a commodity as oil, leading QC says – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 7th, 2019 in data protection, internet, news by sally

‘Personal data is now as important a commodity as oil, a leading QC has said as he warns companies that they need to be up front on what they are using it for.’

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Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Should the UK be raising rather than lowering the voting age? – BBC News

Posted January 7th, 2019 in elections, electoral register, news, young persons by sally

‘It is 50 years since Harold Wilson’s government lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.’

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BBC News, 7th January 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Most police forces fail to meet fingerprint evidence standards – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2019 in evidence, fingerprints, forensic science, news, police, standards by sally

‘Less than 10% of police forces have met basic quality standards for fingerprint evidence, the government’s forensic science regulator has warned.’

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The Guardian, 7th January 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com