Thousands of train fare prosecutions to be quashed – BBC News
‘As many as 74,000 prosecutions for alleged rail fare evasion in England and Wales are set to be quashed following a landmark ruling.’
BBC News, 15th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: August 2024
‘It’s not like you were beaten’: The horrifying misogyny vulnerable women face from the judge’s bench – The Independent
‘Domestic abuse survivors warn that – inside the secretive family courts – they are being “retraumatised” by the legal system, and say judges are the worst offenders.’
The Independent, 16th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MTA v The Lord Chancellor [2024] EWCA Civ 965 (13 August 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Family Division)
K (Declaration of Parentage: Absence of Written Consent), Re [2024] EWHC 2126 (Fam) (14 August 2024)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Role of free legal advice “never been more critical”: Access to Justice Foundation – Local Government Lawyer
‘Providing free specialist legal advice could save the government £4.5billion for every half a million people who receive it, a new report has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Rioters jailed for ‘utterly terrifying’ attack on Rotherham asylum hotel – The Independent
‘A father-of-three has been jailed for three years for storming a hotel housing asylum seekers in an “utterly terrifying” attack during riots in Rotherham.’
The Independent, 14th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Steven Bartlett nutrition adverts banned for being misleading – BBC News
‘Adverts for nutrition products promoted by Diary of a CEO podcaster Steven Bartlett have been banned after a watchdog said they were misleading.’
BBC News, 14th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman paid £35,000 over CPS’s decision to drop rape case after ‘sexsomnia’ claim – The Guardian
‘A woman has been awarded £35,000 in compensation from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after her rape case was dropped over claims that she could have had an episode of a rare sleep condition called sexsomnia.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Key questions that remain about Nottingham killer’s care – BBC News
‘The critical report into the mental healthcare given to Valdo Calocane – a paranoid schizophrenic who fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham last year – is damning.’
BBC News, 14th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman, 53, jailed over ‘blow the mosque up’ Facebook post after Southport riots – The Guardian
‘A 53-year-old woman who lived a “quiet, sheltered” life has been jailed for 15 months for posting a comment on Facebook which said: “Blow the mosque up with the adults in it.”’
The Guardian, 14th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Property firm fined £22k for money laundering failures – Legal Futures
‘A property law firm in Manchester has been handed a fine of nearly £22,000 for failures in anti-money laundering (AML) procedures, towards the top end of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) powers.’
Legal Futures, 14th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
No fixed charge over IP addresses – Mills & Reeve
‘Having considered the circumstances relating to, and the security granted over, various IP addresses (the “addresses”), the Court held that the security granted over the addresses, was floating charge, rather than fixed charge, security and ordered accordingly.’
Mills & Reeve, 13th August 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Why we don’t know what’s going on in family courts – Transparency Project
‘We hear a lot about ‘secret’ family courts because of reporting restrictions and family privacy, but there is more to genuine transparency than holding processes out in the open. To understand how a system is operating we need information based on reliable data across that system.’
Transparency Project, 14th August 2024
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
Delaying UK APP fraud compensation scheme ‘may be considered prudent’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘UK policymakers could consider it “prudent” to defer the implementation of a new fraud compensation scheme to seek to allay the “legitimate concerns” about the scheme that UK payment providers have expressed, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th August 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Violence against women on UK trains rises by 50% in two years – The Guardian
‘Violence against women and girls on British railways has risen by more than 50% over two years, according to official figures.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
BHS, a case of misfeasant trading – Mills & Reeve
‘In a lengthy judgment the Court has ordered that former directors of BHS are to pay sums arising in both wrongful trading and in “trading” misfeasance.’
Mills & Reeve, 13th August 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Financial Remedies – Short Marriage – 33 Bedford Row
‘Financial Remedies – Short Marriage.’
33 Bedford Row, 7th August 2024
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
Protest v Disorder – Distinctions in Law | John Oliver writes – 5SAH
‘With reference to the disorder sweeping across the country, John Oliver writes about the court’s approach to protests and disorder and where the line between the two sits. John also summarises the court’s approach to sentencing offences committed in the context of widespread disorder. With reference to appeal cases, John explains that public protection, punishment and deterrence will be at the forefront of the sentencing judge’s mind in these cases.’
5SAH, 9th August 2024
Source: www.5sah.co.uk
Opine and No Punishment: Relief from Sanctions and Expert Evidence – 3 Hare Court
‘Does a late application for expert evidence in a discipline not addressed by existing directions require relief from sanctions, and with it, the formal application of the Denton test? In this article, Daniel Goldblatt and Katharine Bailey explore the practical implications of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Yesss, with a particular focus on late applications for expert evidence which may jeopardise a trial date.’
3 Hare Court, 8th August 2024
Source: www.3harecourt.com
