‘The government has announced an independent review into maternity services at an NHS trust where a number of babies have died.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2020
The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2020
The Office of Communications (Provision of Information) Regulations 2020
The Energy Act 2004 (Assistance for Areas with High Distribution Costs) (Amendment) Order 2020
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘A survivor of the 7/7 terror attacks is to lead plans for a memorial commemorating the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. Thelma Stober, a lawyer badly injured in the 2005 attack at Aldgate, will co-chair a commission to try to decide how to remember the 72 people killed by the fire at the west London tower block.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal recently considered whether a probation service officer who failed to disclose a child protection issue was fairly dismissed. Ceri Fuller, Zoë Wigan and Hilary Larter analyse the outcome.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th February 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hussein v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 156 (13 February 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
RT & Anor, R. v [2020] EWCA Crim 155 (13 February 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ryan v Hackett [2020] EWHC 288 (QB) (13 February 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A solicitor claiming to have become overwhelmed by pressure of work has been struck off after dishonestly misleading clients that she had made court applications.’
Legal Futures, 14th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who strangled his mother and battered her partner with a hammer to see “how he would feel if he killed” has been jailed for at least 32 years.’
BBC News, 13th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A circuit judge has made a “highly unusual” and large third-party costs order against a claimant’s medical expert witness, whose “improper, unreasonable, or negligent conduct” doomed the case.
Litigation Futures, 14th February 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Two of the UK’s most prolific ticket touts have been found guilty of fraud, in an important case that could have significant implications for people who buy tickets to sell them for profit.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has just dismissed the actions in nuisance by residents of flats adjacent to the the Tate Modern art gallery on the south bank of the River Thames in central London. (Disclaimer: the author of this post has just moved into an apartment in the area but has no association with the flats or the residents central to this appeal.)’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th February 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The couple had married in the Republic of Somaliland in 2012 in a religious ceremony, in a further ceremony attended by family and friends, and finally by registration in the local district court in Hargeisa [1]. They had what Roberts J described as “a very happy and settled relationship” [2] and they regarded themselves as husband and wife. They were prepared to undergo a further civil ceremony in this country, but the local registrar took the view that they could not do so because they might already be married to one another [2]. The problem was that at the time the couple registered their marriage at the district court in Hargeisa, the Republic of Somaliland was not recognised by the United Kingdom as an independent legal jurisdiction [3] – so the issue arose as to whether or not, in those circumstances, they could be regarded as married under the law of England and Wales.’
Law and Religion UK, 10th February 2020
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘The High Court in London has agreed to add a further 255 claimants to a case brought by Colombian farmers against a major oil company, despite there being an interim freezing order against the company already in place.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2020
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘On 30 January 2020, Mr Justice Chamberlain gave judgment in BXB v (1) Watch Tower and Bible Tract Society of Pennsylvania (2) Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses [2020] EWHC 156 (QB), making an important contribution to the law of vicarious liability.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th February 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘It is undeniable that the Human Rights Act has had a significant impact on the work of the Supreme Court. Just under a quarter (14 of 61) of cases decided during the Court’s 2018-19 term featured a determination on at least one issue relating to the Act or the European Convention on Human Rights. The UK Supreme Court is soon to begin Hilary Term 2020, and whilst the docket of cases it is set to hear this term seems to largely steer clear of controversial human rights issues we can nonetheless be confident that 2020 will feature its usual share of big human rights cases. What follows is a short preview of some of the more interesting and controversial of those cases, all of which the Court is due to hand down at some point this year.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th February 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Designation of Local Authorities) Order 2020
The Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2020
The Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Order 2020
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Renew Land Developments Ltd v Welsh Ministers [2020] EWCA Civ 143 (13 February 2020)
Fearn & Ors v The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2020] EWCA Civ 104 (12 February 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Odum-Toland v R. [2020] EWCA Crim 124 (12 February 2020)
The Attorney General v Peck [2020] EWCA Crim 147 (12 February 2020)
Murphy, R. v [2020] EWCA Crim 137 (12 February 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
National Crime Agency, Re [2020] EWHC 268 (Admin) (12 February 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bell & Anor v Ide & Ors [2020] EWHC 230 (Ch) (12 February 2020)
Kelly v Brennan & Ors (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 245 (Ch) (12 February 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
A & Anor v C & Ors (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 258 (Comm) (12 February 2020)
High Court (Family Division)
Moutreuil v Andreewitch & Anor [2020] EWHC 252 (Fam) (12 February 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sakho & Anor v World Anti-Doping Agency [2020] EWHC 251 (QB) (11 February 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Speech by The Hon Mr Justice MacDonald: Family Law – Past and Future.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 10th February 2020
Source: www.judiciary.uk
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