BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Ward v The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police [2024] EWHC 1297 (KB) (29 May 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Day: 30 May 2024
Witness statements in England and Wales – OUT-LAW.com
‘A witness statement is a written formal document used in litigation in the courts of England and Wales. A witness statement contains a person’s truthful own account of facts relating to issues arising in a dispute, which are within that person’s personal knowledge.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Law firm fined £12,400 for not making good on undertakings – Legal Futures
‘A law firm in Nottingham that failed to perform undertakings it gave on two property transactions – allowing another party to register a charge on one of them – has been fined £12,400.’
Legal Futures, 29th May 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Judge stays divorce financial proceedings to allow non-court dispute resolution – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Rules allowing the court to encourage parties into alternative dispute resolution have been historically underused, a judge has said while directing a divorcing couple to use non-court resolution under new procedure rules.’
Law Society's Gazette, 29th May 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Convicted paedophile banned from teaching – BBC News
‘A primary school teacher has been banned from the profession after being convicted of making and distributing indecent photos of children, as well as attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Violent kidnapper has prison sentence extended – BBC News
‘A convicted kidnapper has had his prison sentence extended by two years and three months for drug charges.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lucy Letby inquiry should be heard in public, judge rules – The Guardian
‘The Lucy Letby inquiry will examine matters of “profound importance” and should be heard in public, a senior judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK mother of boy who killed himself seeks right to access his social media – The Guardian
‘A woman whose 14-year-old son killed himself is calling for parents to be given the legal right to access their child’s social media accounts to help understand why they died.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Suspended sentence for farmer whose cows trampled man to death – BBC News
‘A farmer has been given a six-month suspended prison sentence and fined after his cattle trampled one dog walker to death and left another paralysed.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dine-and-dash couple jailed and fined – BBC News
‘A couple who dined and dashed at five restaurants using their children to walk out on bills of more than £1,000 have been jailed.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
