Man found guilty of manslaughter over gas mask death – The Guardian
‘A man is facing prison after being convicted of killing his sexual partner who he left tied up wearing a gas mask.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Author: sally
Lorries illegally polluting the atmosphere with emission ‘cheats’ face crackdown – Daily Telegraph
‘Lorries that are illegally polluting the atmosphere via emission “cheats” face a crackdown, with random checks beginning in August.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Real misery is being caused to no good purpose” – Nearly Legal
‘This was the judicial review of the ‘reduced’ benefit cap – £20,000 pa outside London, £23,000 in London, brought by claimants who were all single mothers with children, including children under two years old. The claim was on the basis that the regulations were discriminatory, either against women as the majority of single parents, or against the children, on the basis that single parents of children under two years old were not able to ‘escape’ the cap by obtaining 16 hours or more a week of employment.’
Nearly Legal, 25th June 2017
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Modern slavery: the next social care scandal? – The Guardian
‘Foreign nationals working in social care could be victims of exploitation, trafficking and forced labour. Staff are being urged to speak out.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Passed on Thursday, in force today – new AML regulations thrust on profession – Legal Futures
‘Law firm compliance officers and money laundering reporting officers have been scrambling to get to grips with the biggest shake-up in anti-money laundering (AML) rules in a decade, with the final regulations – which were only published on Thursday – coming into force today.’
Legal Futures, 26th June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Flash Day jailed for hiring hitman to kill stepfather – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for life for hiring a hitman to kill his stepfather.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for murder of two-year-old boy he was ‘disciplining’ – The Guardian
‘A churchgoer who murdered his partner’s two-year-old son after biting him and fracturing his skull during months of abuse has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Watchdog clamps down on online gambling – BBC News
‘The competition regulator is to take action against some online gambling companies which it suspects of breaking consumer law.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No bans on local authority disinvestment decisions – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Many people like to have a say over the investment policies of their pension funds. They may not want investment in fossil fuels, companies with questionable working practices, arms manufacturers, Israel or indeed any company which supports Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip – to choose but a few of people’s current choices. And pension funds, left to their own devices, may wish to adopt one or more of these choices to reflect their pensioners’ views.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th June 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Police who smeared victims in wake of Hillsborough disaster could face criminal charges, report suggests – Daily Telegraph
‘Criminal charges could be brought against police officers for smearing the victims of the Hillsborough disaster, it emerged today.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal aid cuts have left residents no way to challenge sub-standard housing – The Guardian
‘The Grenfell Tower action group had no access to legal aid. Residents at risk in their homes want straightforward, enforceable legal remedies to keep them safe.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ian Paterson: Why have private patients not been compensated? – BBC News
‘Patients taking out private health insurance expect to get the best treatment, but what happens if things go wrong? While the NHS has paid out millions to the patients of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson, his private patients are still seeking compensation. Why?’
BBC News, 26th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UKI (Kingsway) Ltd v Westminster City Council – WLR Daily
UKI (Kingsway) Ltd v Westminster City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 430
‘The freeholder of a building being redeveloped failed to agree with the local billing authority a date on which the building would be brought into the ratings list. The authority subsequently delivered to the manager of the building a completion notice addressed to “the owner” specifying a date. The manager, who was not authorised to accept legal documents on behalf of the freeholder, scanned the document and e-mailed a copy to the freeholder. When the building was entered onto the ratings list the freeholder appealed on the grounds that the completion notice was invalid and had not been validly served. Before the Court of Appeal the sole issue was the validity of service.’
WLR Daily, 15th June 2017
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
In re Nortel Networks UK Ltd and related companies (No 2) – WLR Daily
In re Nortel Networks UK Ltd and related companies (No 2) [2017] EWHC 1429 (Ch)
‘The applicants, the administrators of companies in the same group, were aware of a number of potential claims, which might if established, qualify as administration expenses (“expense claims”), and thereby rank for payment in priority to the claims of unsecured creditors. Neither the Insolvency Act 1986, nor the Insolvency Rules 1986, nor the Insolvency Rules 2016 provided any express mechanism under which an administrator could require expense claims to be asserted by a specific date, or enable him to refuse to deal with claims asserted after that date in the context of a distribution to unsecured creditors. In the absence of any applicable statutory scheme, the administrators applied to the High Court for directions under paragraph 63 of Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act to implement a scheme informing potential claimants that any expense claims which had not yet been made had to be notified to the administrators on a prescribed form on or before a specified date.’
WLR Daily, 16th June 2017
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Williams) v Powys County Council – WLR Daily
Regina (Williams) v Powys County Council [2017] EWCA Civ 427
‘The defendant local planning authority granted planning permission for the erection of a wind turbine on the farm of the interested party. The wind turbine was erected on the side of a hill the other side of which, about 1·5 km from the wind turbine, was a Grade II* listed building. Several scheduled monuments were also in the surrounding area, two of which were within two km of the site. The claimant, a local resident, applied for judicial review of the council’s decision to grant planning permission. The judge dismissed the claim, determining that (i) the planning authority was not required to consult the Welsh ministers under article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 as the requirement to consult on development “likely to affect the site of a scheduled monument” in paragraph k of Schedule 4 to the Order applied only to development likely to have some direct physical effect on the monument, not also to development likely to have visual effects on the setting of the monument, and (ii) the planning authority had not erred in failing to perform the duty in section 66(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, which required it to have special regard to the desirability of preserving the setting of a listed building when deciding whether to grant planning permission for development which affected a listed building or its setting.’
WLR Daily, 9th June 2017
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Khan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Regina (Khan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 424
‘The claimant, a national of Pakistan, had limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom. A few days before the expiry of his leave he applied for an extension of his period of leave. The Secretary of State rejected that application on the grounds that it had not been accompanied by the required fee. Since the claimant had no right of appeal against this rejection, he submitted a renewed application accompanied by the required fee. The Secretary of State refused that application on the merits, informing the claimant that he had no right of appeal against her refusal since his renewed application had been made at a time when he had no leave to remain. The claimant sought judicial review of the Secretary of State’s determination that he had no right of appeal, contending that he had had leave to remain at the time of making his renewed application since his leave had been automatically extended pursuant to section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 when he made his original application for an extension, and was still continuing. The claimant was granted permission to proceed with his claim, but at the full hearing the Upper Tribunal dismissed the claim on the basis that the claimant had an alternative remedy in the form of an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal.’
WLR Daily, 8th June 2017
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
- The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers & Anor, R (on the application of) v The Food Standards Agency [2017] EWCA Civ 431 (20 June 2017)
- Derry, R (on the application of) v HM Revenue and Customs [2017] EWCA Civ 435 (20 June 2017)
- The Secretary of State for the Home Department v DB (Jamaica) [2017] EWCA Civ 440 (20 June 2017)
- Keenan v Woking Borough Council & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 438 (16 June 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
- Williams v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2017] EWHC 1478 (Admin) (21 June 2017)
- Grecu v Cornetu Court (Romania) & Ors [2017] EWHC 1427 (Admin) (20 June 2017)
- ASD v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 1463 (Admin) (19 June 2017)
- Khaled & Anor v The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs & Ors [2017] EWHC 1422 (Admin) (15 June 2017)
- Nduka v General Medical Council [2017] EWHC 1396 (Admin) (15 June 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
- NRC Holding Ltd v Danilitskiy & Anor [2017] EWHC 1431 (Ch) (20 June 2017)
- Prompt Motor Ltd v HSBC Bank Plc [2017] EWHC 1487 (Ch) (20 June 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Lord Chancellor swearing-in speech: David Lidington – Ministry of Justice
‘Full text of the speech given by the Rt Hon David Lidington at his Lord Chancellor swearing-in ceremony in June 2017.’
Ministry of Justice, 19th June 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
The UK Jurisdictions After 2019 – Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court
The UK Jurisdictions After 2019 (PDF)
Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court
Lecture to the Faculty of Advocates, 20th June 2017
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
