‘A mother who no longer liked her child’s middle name has won the right to have it removed in a legal challenge costing thousands of pounds in legal aid.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An optometrist who failed to spot symptoms of a life-threatening brain condition during a routine eye test of an eight-year-old boy who later died has won an appeal against her conviction for gross negligence manslaughter.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) could withdraw previous guidance in relation to losses arising from the exercise of share options, even though other taxpayers whose affairs could not be reopened had benefited from the treatment, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Partners Andrew Bristow and Michael Peters have had their jail terms increased after referral by the Attorney General.’
Attorney General's Office, 21st July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a technical challenge to conditional fee agreements (CFAs) signed by members of a class action during a meeting organised for that purpose.’
Litigation Futures, 25th July 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A man suspected of child sex abuse who was arrested but faced no charge can be named after losing a long legal battle to keep his identity secret.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The prison sentence given to disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been referred to the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 19th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Campaigners appeal against ruling that government can keep advice secret because it relates to security agencies.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘England’s most senior family court judge has told how he kept up to speed with a case via the internet while travelling home for a Bank Holiday weekend on a train.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘EU Equality law had its moment in the sun in the week after London Pride with the UK Supreme Court Judgment in the case of Walker v Innospec.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th July 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Loughborough University rapist will now be locked up for over 11 years following ULS referral from the Solicitor General.’
Attorney General's Office, 13th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The UK Supreme Court is to hear a legal argument in a case that will ultimately determine whether a casino must pay out more than £7.7 million in winnings to a professional gambler it has accused of cheating.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A landlord has failed in an appeal against a claim by the London Borough of Newham that she ignored enforcement notices related to her property, having argued that she had delegated all responsibility for the property concerned to her husband.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th July 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A burglar who targeted the elderly has sentence increased to 7 years and 6 months following ULS referral.’
Attorney General's Office, 7th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Permitting judicial review of the issue of a diverted profits tax (DPT) charging notice would “undermine parliament’s intent”, the High Court has decided in a case concerning oil and gas distributing company, Glencore Energy.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) should apply where an injured party has the right to pursue compensation against an organisation such as an insurance company or tour operator, rather than the wrongdoer.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘In Dodd v Raebarn Estates Ltd and others [2017] EWCA Civ 439 the Court of Appeal gave brief but useful guidance on the correct approach to summary judgment applications.’
Zenith PI Blog, 10th July 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out in paragraph 14 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), should only be treated as a material consideration by a planning inspector in the limited circumstances set out in that paragraph and not in any other circumstances.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘In the case of Hrabkova v Secretary of State for Work and Pension [2017] EWCA Civ 794, the Court of Appeal confirmed once again that self-employed individuals do not have the same rights as workers under EU law. The specific question in this case was whether a person with a child at school who had been self employed and ceased work might be entitled to claim Employment Support Allowance.’
Free Movement, 2nd July 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘Recent uncertainty as to how a costs budget impacts on the final bill in relation to both incurred and estimated costs has, to some extent, been resolved by the judgment in Harrison v University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 792.’
Zenith PI, 6th July 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
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