Peter Scotter jailed over Sunderland niqab attack – BBC News
‘A man who pulled a niqab off a woman’s face and called her a “stupid” Muslim has been jailed for 15 months.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Baby Aya Parker’s father inflicted ‘fatal and terrible’ injuries – BBC News
‘A man has admitted murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CMA plans to be ‘single port of call’ for regulated businesses seeking leniency from cartel prosecutions and fines – OUT-LAW.com
‘Businesses operating in the financial services, energy or telecoms sectors are to be encouraged to report their involvement in cartels directly to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) under proposals put forward by the regulator.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Lawyers plan to stop UK dropping EU rules on environment after Brexit – The Guardian
‘A taskforce of environmental lawyers is drawing up plans to stop thousands of EU rules protecting rivers, wildlife, coastlines and air quality from being dropped by the government after Brexit.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
SRA shuts down law firm referred by Court of Appeal after it revoked £500,000 costs order – Legal Futures
‘A law firm referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) by the Court of Appeal earlier this year has been shut down by the regulator.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Radicalised teen who plotted to bomb Elton John show jailed for life – The Guardian
‘A teenager who plotted to bomb an Elton John concert on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Systems of law and the European project – OUP Blog
‘Since the end of the Second World War, the European project has met with difficulties and even crises. Its momentum has, however, been strong enough to fend off these turbulent undercurrents, and it has developed incrementally in the decades since. Supported by its two pillars, The Council of Europe and the European Union, it is a Europe built on law, and the project is progressively taking on the contours of a new legal system.’
OUP Blog, 4th July 2017
Source: blog.oup.com
Government says unlawful subletting at Grenfell Tower should not be prosecuted – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Government has issued guidance to prosecutors not to bring charges for unlawful subletting at Grenfell Tower so that victims can be identified.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Charities which pester donors for cash face fines of up to £25,000 and are told to ‘restore their reputations’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Charities which pester donors for cash face being fined up to £25,000 under new rules introduced this week as the new watchdog head warns organisations they must “restore their reputations”.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New manslaughter guidelines proposed – BBC News
‘Proposals for new guidelines on the sentencing of manslaughter have been published by the Sentencing Council.’
BBC News, 4th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK minimum wage law ‘should cover more self-employed workers’ – The Guardian
‘The government should step in to help those suffering from extreme low pay by extending minimum wage legislation so that it covers minicab drivers and other parts of the 4.8 million-strong self-employed workforce, a thinktank has urged.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
- M (Children) (Rev 1) [2017] EWCA Civ 891 (29 June 2017)
- John Lyon’s Charity v London Sephardi Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 846 (29 June 2017)
- The Department for Business, Energy And Industrial Strategy v The Information Commissioner & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 844 (29 June 2017)
- Djaba v West London Mental Health Trust & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 436 (28 June 2017)
- African Export-Import Bank & Ors v Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 845 (28 June 2017)
- Kaur & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 821 (28 June 2017)
- Scarisbrick, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2017] EWCA Civ 787 (23 June 2017)
- WZ (China) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 795 (23 June 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
- McLeod & Ors, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 800 (27 June 2017)
- Shahadat v R [2017] EWCA Crim 822 (27 June 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
- Glencore Energy UK Ltd v Revenue And Customs [2017] EWHC 1587 (Admin) (29 June 2017)
- Hussain v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council [2017] EWHC 1641 (Admin) (29 June 2017)
- Glencore Energy UK Ltd v Revenue And Customs [2017] EWHC 1476 (Admin) (29 June 2017)
- QUB v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 1494 (Admin) (28 June 2017)
- Reigate And Banstead Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities And Local Government & Anor [2017] EWHC 1562 (Admin) (27 June 2017)
- Lusinga v Nursing And Midwifery Council [2017] EWHC 1458 (Admin) (23 June 2017)
- Ats v Municipal Court of Dabas, Hungary [2017] EWHC 1497 (Admin) (23 June 2017)
- Powel v The Marine Management Organisation [2017] EWHC 1491 (Admin) (23 June 2017)
- Dignity Funerals Ltd v Breckland District Council [2017] EWHC 1492 (Admin) (23 June 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
- Parkes v Wilkes [2017] EWHC 1556 (Ch) (29 June 2017)
- CFC 26 Ltd & Anor v Brown Shipley & Co Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 1594 (Ch) (28 June 2017)
- Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd (t/a Allen & Hanburys) & Anor v Sandoz Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 1524 (Ch) (28 June 2017)
- Richards v Vivendi SA [2017] EWHC 1581 (Ch) (27 June 2017)
- Crumpler & Anor v Candey Ltd [2017] EWHC 1511 (Ch) (23 June 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
- Miley v Friends Life Ltd [2017] EWHC 1583 (QB) (27 June 2017)
- Alsaifi v Amunwa [2017] EWHC 1443 (QB) (27 June 2017)
- Alsaifi v Trinity Mirror Plc & Ors [2017] EWHC 1444 (QB) (27 June 2017)
- Singh v The City of Cardiff Council [2017] EWHC 1499 (QB) (23 June 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Winning Advocacy in the Employment Tribunal – UK Police Law Blog
‘The David Hare screenplay for the recent film Denial contains the following advice to the client: ‘stay seated, button your lip, and win.’ This article seeks to plot a path for advocates to winning in large scale discrimination claims in the employment tribunal, based on the writer’s long experience of the ET and, more recently, briefs to act for the respondents in two high stakes cases, AB -v- A Chief Constable[i] and Aubrey -v- The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police[ii]. The suggested lessons apply to all types of large-scale claim in the ET.’
UK Police Law Blog, 27th June 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Judge rejects bid to move case out of IPEC because of claimant’s need for costs protection – Litigation Futures
‘A defendant’s bid to transfer a case from the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) to the High Court has been dismissed because of the costs risk the SME claimant would then face.’
Litigation Futures, 28th June 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Local government pension scheme investment guidance was unlawful, High Court rules – OUT-LAW.com
‘Government guidance preventing the local government pension scheme (LGPS) from pursuing boycotts as part of their investment strategies has been found unlawful by the High Court.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Review of NHS correspondence backlog finds 1,788 cases of potential harm – Local Government Lawyer
‘A review of how NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) handled a huge backlog of unprocessed clinical correspondence has found 1,788 cases of potential harm to patients, the National Audit Office has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th June 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Stalking victim Helen Pearson rejects police apology over stabbing – BBC News
A woman who was stabbed by her stalker has dismissed a police apology as “meaningless”.
BBC News, 29th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Music and Entertainment Law: Music Contracts – Editions Musicales Alpha S.A.R.L. v Universal Music Publishing Ltd and Others – NIPC Law
‘This case, which came before His Honour Judge Hacon on 23 Feb 2017, shows how copyright comes into being, how it is assigned and how much care should be taken when drawing up agreements for its assignment, particularly when settling disputes over ownership.’
NIPC Law, 28th June 2017
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
Stop and search is not used fairly, most young BAME people believe – The Guardian
‘Three-quarters of young black and minority ethnic (BAME) people believe they and their communities are being targeted unfairly by stop and search despite a steep decline in the use of the controversial tactic, according to new research.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
