BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
L v Q Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 1417 (09 August 2019)
Simetra Global Assets Ltd & Anor v Ikon Finance Ltd & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 1413 (09 August 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Month: August 2019
Council defeats appeal by driver over revocation of licence ahead of trial for conspiracy to supply drugs – Local Government Lawyer
‘A driver due to stand trial for a conspiracy to supply Class A drugs offence in September has failed in a legal challenge to a decision of St Albans City and District Council to revoke his hackney carriage driver’s licence, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
A churchwarden who manipulated his elderly neighbours found guilty of murder – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A church warden who manipulated two elderly neighbours in order to benefit from their wills, has today been convicted of murder.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th August 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Tribunal tackles ‘glaring loophole’ in whistleblowing law – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Employees who research how to blow the whistle can rely on the same legal protections as actual whistleblowers, a tribunal has found.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
EasyJet accused of ignoring rules for ‘failing to book passengers on other airlines after cancelled flights’ – The Independent
‘Britain’s biggest budget airline, easyJet, is refusing to comply with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) rules on cancelled flights by failing to book seats on rival carriers where necessary.’
The Independent, 12th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Law and order: Extra £85m for CPS to tackle violent crime – BBC News
‘The Crown Prosecution Service will receive an extra £85m over the next two years, to help deal with a rise in violent crime in England and Wales. It comes as Boris Johnson launches a review of sentencing of some dangerous and prolific offenders.’
BBC News, 12th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Chicken shop’ drug gangs recruit children with food, inquiry finds – The Guardian
‘Criminal “chicken shop gangs” are recruiting children to deal drugs with the offer of free food, a parliamentary investigation has found. So-called chicken shop grooming was described in written evidence submitted to the youth select committee, which is investigating the UK’s knife crime epidemic.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
PM to create 10,000 new prison places and extend stop-and-search – BBC News
‘An extra 10,000 new prison places will be created and stop-and-search powers expanded, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised.’
BBC News, 11th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal rejects claim over failure to reassess educational needs of 22-year-old disabled man – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that Welsh ministers and the quango Careers Wales did not act unreasonably when they decided not to reassess the educational and training needs of a young man with a learning disability.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
High Court judge allows girl at risk of FGM to be taken on Egypt trip subject to safeguards – Local Government Lawyer
‘A girl at potential risk of female genial mutilation (FGM) may be taken on a trip to Egypt to visit her father but only in strictly controlled circumstances, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Payments from discharged bankrupt ‘should not continue after second bankruptcy’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘A man does not have to continue making payments after he was discharged from a first bankruptcy and made bankrupt for a second time, the Court of Appeal in England has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th August 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Willers v Joyce & Ors [2019] EWHC 2183 (Ch) (08 August 2019)
Webster v Ashcroft [2019] EWHC 2174 (Ch) (08 August 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Too early” to say online court is the future, research warns – Legal Futures
‘There is as yet “no clear answer” to the question of whether an online court will facilitate easier access to the court system, research has found.’
Legal Futures, 9th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Cannabis-based medicines blocked for routine use in NHS, as watchdogs demand evidence they are safe – Daily Telegraph
‘Cannabis-based drugs controversially legalised by the government have been blocked by NHS watchdogs because there is insufficient evidence they are safe.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Immigration centre abuse inquiry must be held in public, court says – The Guardian
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected an application by the Home Office to conduct an inquiry into claims of systemic abuse at an immigration detention centre in private, rejecting the claims that public hearings would be prohibitively expensive.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Pro-Brexit war veteran jailed for Heidi Allen posts – BBC News
‘A pro-Brexit war veteran who menaced a Remain-supporting MP with “terrifying” online posts has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
