‘Former Tory leader Michael Howard has been convicted of failing to say who was driving his car when it was caught by a speed camera.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Three tobacco companies have lost their appeal against the government’s plain packaging rules for cigarettes packs.’
BBC News, 30th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother who was jailed for life after stamping to death her 21-month-old daughter has launched an appeal against her conviction.’
The Independent, 1st December 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Re: W (A child) [2016] EWCA Civ 1140. A Family Court judgment was severely critical of two witnesses and the applicant local authority. In an oral “bullet point” judgment at the end of the hearing, the Judge found that the witnesses, a social worker (“SW”) and a police officer (“PO”), had improperly conspired to prove certain allegations regardless of the truth, or professional guidelines.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th November 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Andrew Burns QC & Ishaani Shrivastava examine the implication & construction of contract terms following Marks & Spencer.’
New Law Journal, 25th November 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘Commercial third party funders are liable for the costs consequences of a litigant’s misconduct, regardless of whether they themselves were guilty of any “discreditable conduct or conduct which could be criticised”, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘In Pieretti v Enfield LBC [2010] EWCA Civ 1104 (our note) the Court of Appeal held that under (the predecessor to) the Equality Act, in the course of Housing Act 1997 Part VII inquiries, a reviewing officer was required to carry out inquiries into an applicant’s disability that the Housing Act 1996 had not previously required, i.e. where the applicant had not raised the issue but the reviewing officer was on notice that there was a possibility that the applicant’s disability would be relevant. This second appeal concerned the nature and extent of those inquiries.’
Nearly Legal, 27th November 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The government is facing a legal battle over whether the UK stays inside the single market after it has left the EU, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 28th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The mother of Ellie Butler, the schoolgirl murdered by her father, has begun proceedings to appeal her convictions over her daughter’s death in a move that her own father has described as “disrespectful”.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The 20-year minimum terms handed to a teenage couple – believed to be Britain’s youngest double-murderers – for the brutal “executions” of a mother and her daughter have been referred to the Attorney General for being “unduly lenient”.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Ian Smith examines the recent cases that have been driving employment law.’
New Law Journal, 18th November 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld an injunction that international law firm Dechert has to cease acting for the principal creditor of a Russian businessman because it is also acting for his trustees in bankruptcy and has access to thousands of documents that are covered by legal professional privilege.’
Litigation Futures, 21st November 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.co.uk
‘Theresa May has refused to say she will defend judges from attacks in the press ahead of a vital judgment on the legal details of of Brexit.’
The Independent, 16th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Amid a level of scrutiny unprecedented in the Supreme Court’s seven-year history, that is a headline unlikely to make it into tomorrow’s tabloids.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th November 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A victim’s charity says growing court delays are damaging “the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system”.’
BBC News, 17th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It is important that a council’s code of conduct complaints process remains confidential, the First-tier Tribunal has said in rejecting an appeal over the refusal of a freedom of information request.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th November 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has ruled that the UK Government cannot legally begin the process of leaving the EU without first consulting Parliament. What does the decision mean for our rights and what happens next?’
RightsInfo, 11th November 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
‘A surgeon who served a jail sentence over the death of a patient at a private hospital has won an appeal against his conviction.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An autistic man facing claims he hacked US government computer systems has criticised a ruling to extradite him.’
BBC News, 15th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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