‘When the Court of Appeal heard this claim, Gloster LJ began her judgment with what Lord Toulson in the Supreme Court called a “cri de coeur”.’
Cloisters, 26th July 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘I don’t know if this has also been your experience, but for some reason the workings of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 (the Act) always seems to cause consternation.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 18th August 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘The insularity of English lawyers can often mean that limited attention is paid to legal developments north of the border. Scotland, like the past, is a legally foreign country and they do things differently there. However, we here at Panopticon are never afraid to join a rousing chorus of ‘500 Miles’ by The Proclaimers (you should see some of the blog’s team at the Christmas Party – carnage). Readers with elephantine memories and little to do by way of fun may recall my post on the Inner House’s judgment concerning the ‘Named Person Service’. At the end of term, the case reached the Supreme Court in The Christian Institute v Lord Advocate [2016] UKSC 51. Apologies in advance for the length of the post which follows…’
Panopticon, 25th August 2016
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘The prison sentences of 102 offenders in England and Wales were extended last year, following complaints the original terms were too soft.’
BBC News, 25th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 27th July 2016 the Supreme Court handed down their Judgment in the case of Hayward. The case was concerned with whether or not a Defendant, who had settled a personal injury claim despite pleading that the same was exaggerated, could later seek to set aside that settlement on the basis that new evidence of fraud arose.’
Park Square Barristers, 12th August 2016
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘Versloot Dredging BV and another (Appellants) v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG and others (Respondents) [2016] UKSC 45 resolved one of the most contentious issues in modern insurance law.’
Park Square Barristers, 29th July 2016
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘More than half of the challenges brought by taxpayers against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) decisions last year were successful, according to figures obtained by Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A north-west firm is considering appealing a Court of Protection ruling in which it was removed as a financial deputy in a case concerning deprivation of liberty and care arrangements.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th August 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Upper Tribunal has ruled that, in deciding whether or not an applicant has cooperated with the prosecution of her assailant where she made and later retracted an allegation of rape, it was necessary to see why that retraction was made and whether it was done truly voluntarily, rather than simply assessing whether she was responsible for the retraction.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd August 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Mr M had applied to Southwark as homeless. He provided a GP’s letter stating that he suffered from depression, was prescribed anti-depressants and was awaiting therapy. Soon after, Mr M’s brother was murdered and he was badly affected by this.’
Nearly Legal, 22nd August 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A woman who won a judgment against her local authority after she nearly drowned during a school swimming lesson 16 years ago has been awarded £2m in compensation.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who must notify police 24 hours before he has sex has lost his legal battle to have the restriction lifted.’
BBC News, 19th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“You are free to go. I am very sorry.” It was with these words that Lord Justice Leveson in the Court of Appeal quashed the conviction of David Bryant, a former fireman of seemingly impeccable character, for abusing a boy four decades earlier in a case that was based upon the uncorroborated word of a man revealed to be “a chronic liar”.
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 16th August 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal will rule on Friday in a dispute about Labour’s decision to block nearly 130,000 of its members from voting in its leadership contest.’
BBC News, 11th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘What is the difference between, on the one hand, Yeoman’s Row Management Ltd v Cobbe [2008] UKHL 55 and, on the other hand, Thorner v Majors [2009] UKHL 18? The standard answer is that Cobbe involved commercial parties who, well, ought to have known better than to rely on an incomplete agreement (no unconscionability), whereas, in Thorner, we were dealing with the delightfully taciturn farmers of the Quantock Hills (unconscionability in the circs).’
Nearly Legal, 10th August 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Where an individual is recognised by the state in her passport and driving licence as a woman, why should she be required to end her marriage just to claim the pension that is rightfully hers?’
The Independent, 11th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Jehovah’s Witnesses organisation is under increasing pressure to address its handling of sexual abuse allegations as it faces legal setbacks, bills of over £1m and a fight to prevent the Charity Commission examining its records of abuse claims.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, who murdered 13 women during the 1970s, may be released from Broadmoor, the secure psychiatric hospital, and sent to a mainstream prison after a tribunal concluded his mental illness was under control.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘C (a child) [2016] EWCA Civ 798. This is the most recent in the long series of legal steps touching on the violent career of Ben Butler, recently convicted of the murder of his daughter, Ellie.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th August 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has lost his legal battle for a £1m tax refund. A tax tribunal judge rejected the actor’s appeal against an HM Revenue and Customs block on him using a change in accounting dates to shield his earnings from the higher 50% tax rate.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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