‘The Home Office has agreed to pay £50,000 compensation after a three-year-old girl was left in care while her father was unlawfully placed in immigration detention.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Pensions analysis: A ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union in MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Case C-451/16 [2018] All ER (D) 135 (Jun) that EU law precludes UK legislation which requires a woman who had previously been a married man to be no longer married to a woman in order to be able to claim a state retirement pension as from the statutory pensionable age applicable to women is examined by Dr Christopher Stothers, a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. This case has significant implications on how countries recognise changes to gender.’
Family Law, 10th July 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The High Court has decided not to strike out a claim where an incorrect fee was paid days before the limitation period ended.’
Law Society's Gazette, 10th July 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Five new High Court judges have been approved this week following elevations to the Court of Appeal and confirmed retirements.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th July 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has given what is reported to be the first ruling on a ‘trigger event’ for the purposes of town and village green registration.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th July 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Businesses are likely to encounter additional barriers when seeking to enforce their intellectual property (IP) rights under any new plans that are drawn up for accessing ‘WHOIS’ data.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th July 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A woman who was harassed for 12 years by a man she met through an online dating website is to receive damages.’
BBC News, 9th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The law firm taking Volkswagen (VW) to court on behalf of more than 50,000 UK car owners has accused the car giant of insulting consumers’ intelligence by refusing to admit wrongdoing in the alleged emissions cheating scandal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th July 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In a shock resignation at almost midnight, one of the leading figures responsible for Brexit negotiations has quit his cabinet post.’
Rights Info, 9th July 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘An anti-tree felling campaigner has been convicted of obstructing police for failing to give his name and address when he was being arrested.’
BBC News, 9th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Steven Gasztowicz QC considers the radical question of whether there could ever be ‘one civil court’ & ‘one judiciary’.’
New Law Journal, 6th July 2018
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘Russian state airline Aeroflot has been ordered to pay indemnity costs for the entire eight years of a fraud claim that it dropped on the eve of opening submissions.’
Litigation Futures, 10th July 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Government has published long-awaited details of the post-Brexit Settlement Scheme for EU nationals in the UK. Details are set out in the Government’s EU Settlement Scheme Statement of Intent.’
Technology Law Update, 9th July 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Thousands of prisoners will be able to make calls from their cells, as part of government plans to reduce violence and crime in prisons in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 10th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Academics, journalists and those with “inquisitive and foolish minds” would be at risk of prosecution and prison sentences of up to 15 years under proposed counter-terrorism laws, a parliamentary human rights watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A leading insurer has called for extra support from the judicial process if defendants are effectively to contest spurious personal injury claims.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th July 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Twitter commentators asked questions last week of a BBC headline:
Thousands misusing abuse orders to get legal aid, says parenting charity
And the ‘click-bait’ opening sentence of the story itself:
Families Need Fathers says parents are being encouraged by some solicitors to file for non-molestation orders – injunctions used in urgent abuse cases.’
Transparency Project, 9th July 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A borough council in the North West has successfully defended a decision of its licensing sub-committee to revoke the premises for an off licence after a number of test purchase failures.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th July 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
© Inner Temple Library 2025