‘A burglar has been sentenced to a minimum term of 34 years in prison for the “sexual or sadistic” murder of an 89-year-old widow in her own bed.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government should consider ending the deportation of foreign-born offenders who came to the UK as children, according to a draft report into the Windrush scandal.’
BBC News, 7th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Windrush victims will have an additional two years to apply for compensation for their losses after the Home Office bowed to pressure to extend the deadline by two years.’
The Independent, 7th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The case concerned material detriment counter-notices under the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 and the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965. Such counter-notices can be given where an acquiring authority is proposing to acquire compulsorily part only of a landowner’s land holding and the landowner wants the authority either to take the whole of his land or to withdraw completely from the proposed acquisition. Material detriment will arise where, when compared to the property as it previously existed, the retained portion of land is less useful or less valuable in some significant degree. Generally speaking, when it receives a counter-notice, the acquiring authority has the choice whether to withdraw from the acquisition, take the whole of the land, or contest whether material detriment arises.’
Francis Taylor Building, 30th January 2020
Source: www.ftbchambers.co.uk
‘Guidance from the Court of Appeal on how to decide whether or not to notify a putative father or a relative of the existence of the child or legal proceedings?’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 29th January 2020
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
‘Covert recording is featuring increasingly in both employment and personal injury law – and the ramifications of recent decisions are yet to be fully played out. Two recent cases consider the issue from both sides in the workplace; Phoenix, featured covert recording by an employee and López considered covert surveillance by employers.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 4th February 2020
Source: www.12kbw.co.uk
‘In the 1984 film Karate Kid, Mr Miyagi admonished Daniel: “I say; you do. No questions”. However, with VAT, there are always questions.’
3PB, 29th January 2020
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘In this latest Environmental Law News Update Christopher Badger considers a new report from the Committee on Climate Change, progress of the Agriculture Bill and a briefing paper from DEFRA putting plastic waste back on the agenda.’
Six Pump Court, 28th January 2020
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘In November 2019, an Independent Panel of Premiership Rugby handed down its eagerly anticipated decision concerning the Club’s alleged breaches of the Premiership Rugby Salary Regulations (the “Regulations”), which impose salary caps on elite rugby clubs.’
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 29th January 2020
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
‘Leigh Sagar looks at the mechanics and tax implications of cryptoasset disposals in the light of the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce Legal Statement on cryptoassets and smart contracts.’
Society for Computers and Law, 29th January 2020
Source: www.scl.org
‘In Carol Sammut v The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (2019, QB), Judge Allen, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge dismissed the Claimant’s clinical negligence claim against the Defendant NHS Trust pursuant to section 57 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 31st January 2020
Source: www.12kbw.co.uk
‘The inquest into the death of David Dunnings, 35, has concluded with the jury finding he died from suicide whilst at HMP Coldingley on 8 July 2017. He was serving an Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection (IPP) and was significantly over tariff when he was moved to HMP Coldingley in September 2016.’
Garden Court Chambers, 27th January 2020
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘Costs specialists PJ Kirby QC and Robin Dunne look back at some important cases of 2019 and consider what issues will arise in the world of costs in 2020.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 29th January 2020
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘An abusive husband who fled the country after murdering his estranged wife and their two daughters has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The first environmental law news podcast of 2020 presented by Christopher Badger and Mark Davies in association with LexisPSL, is now available.’
Six Pump Court, 28th January 2020
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘A “drugged-up” nurse who killed a man in a head-on crash after taking a high dose prescription painkillers has been jailed for five years and four months.’
BBC News, 6th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Claimant sustained serious head injuries when he fell from the back of a vehicle when delivering goods in the course of his employment with the Defendant. The tail lift on the vehicle had been lowered by the Claimant. Shortly afterwards he had either stepped backwards or lost his footing, falling approximately one metre to the ground.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 3rd February 2020
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
‘Solicitors have an even lower sense of psychological wellbeing on average than notoriously hard-pressed schoolteachers, according to research published today to coincide with national Time to Talk day – an event held to promote speaking out about mental health.’
Legal Futures, 6th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In order to fall within the definition of a refugee for the purposes of the Convention, a person must show a well founded fear of ‘persecution’ for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group. The UNHCR Handbook notes at paragraph 51 that there is ‘no universally accepted definition of “persecution” and various attempts to formulate such a definition have met with little success’. Persecution has been defined in general terms in R v Immigration Appeal Tribunal, ex p Jonah [1985] Imm AR 7, where Nolan J adopted the two dictionary definitions of the word: ‘to pursue, hunt, drive’ and ‘to pursue with malignancy or injurious action; especially to oppress for holding a heretical opinion or belief’. This post will examine the legal parameters of persecution.’
Richmond Chambers, 31st January 2020
Source: immigrationbarrister.co.uk
‘The Claimant (MCM) commenced the present proceedings on 21 December 2017. Its initial claim pleaded only deceit and unjust enrichment, and was brought only against the First and Second Defendants pursuant to an English jurisdiction and governing law clause.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 4th February 2020
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
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