Barmouth: David Redfern guilty of bed mix-up murder – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering a 71-year-old who mistook his home for a B&B and got into his bed.’
BBC News, 29th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: mistake
Incorrect precedent led to wrong ground rent advice for 115 clients – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor who gave 115 clients the wrong advice about the ground rent provisions in the leases of properties they were buying – because of an incorrect precedent – has been fined £15,000.’
Legal Futures, 10th October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
60 violent and sexual offence cases wrongfully dropped in past year, BBC discovers – BBC News
‘Violent and sexual crimes are among cases wrongfully dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in the past year.’
BBC News, 11th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Election Court dismisses challenge to election result over statements in leaflet – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Labour councillor in Hartlepool has successfully defended an election petition brought by a defeated opponent who said he had been the victim of a false claim.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd February 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Professionals, continuing duty and limitation – Mills & Reeve
‘Does a professional such as a solicitor, architect or pensions adviser have a duty to revisit their work and to correct a mistake they’ve made earlier? This is an important question for any professional and can be particularly significant when a client alleges that work done many years ago was negligent.’
Mills & Reeve, 14th June 2021
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Firm avoids negligence penalty following out-of-time ruling – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A professional negligence claim against solicitors was issued too late because the clock began ticking from when the mistake was initially made rather than when damage ensued, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th May 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Mistaken Payments and Mistakes of Law under the Limitation Act 1980 – Hardwicke Chambers
‘The FII Group Litigation (‘FII’) was established by an Order made on 8 October 2003 with the purpose of determining common or related questions of law arising out of the tax treatment of dividends received by UK resident companies from non-resident subsidiaries. The Test Claimants’ basic allegation was that their tax treatment (under domestic legislation long-since repealed), as compared to that of wholly-resident UK companies, breached TFEU provisions on freedom of establishment and free movement of capital. The Test Claimants therefore sought repayment of tax paid insofar as it was unlawful under EU law; in some cases, dating back to the UK’s accession in 1973.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 24th February 2021
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
Home Office wrongly charged 69 Albanians with entering Britain illegally – despite fact they did not reach UK – The Independent
‘Home Office officials wrongly charged 69 people with entering the UK illegally when they had not reached the country, it has emerged.’
The Independent, 9th December 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Unconscionable” for defendant to benefit from portal mistake – Litigation Futures
‘The overriding objective means that defendants can be prevented from taking advantage of claimant errors to achieve lower settlements in RTA portal cases, a judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 24th August 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Judge upholds acceptance of ‘mistaken’ £0 part 36 offer – Litigation Futures
‘A claimant who issued proceedings after the defendant accepted a part 36 offer for £0 – which he said had been made by mistake – has had his claim struck out for abuse of process.’
Litigation Futures, 7th April 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Altering the Land Register on Grounds of Mistake by Mark Diggle – Ropewalk Chambers
‘The starting point for the Law Commission when considering the reform of land registration was that the register should be as complete and accurate a record of information relevant to the title of a particular estate in the land as is possible1. It is generally recognized that the Land Registration Act 2002 has gone a long way to achieving this aim prompting one judge to say “… the Land Registration Act 2002, (the “2002 Act”) is not merely a scheme for registering title. It is a scheme of title by registration.”2 It is clear that in achieving that purpose the title conferred by the register should be indefeasible. However, it is accepted that no register of title can ever be wholly accurate and complete. For example, the existence of unregistered overriding interests means that the register entry of any title might not necessarily show certain incumbrances. Mistakes in the register are another example where the register entry might not completely or accurately record the information relevant to a title. Mistakes are potentially crucial because unlike unregistered overriding interests, mistakes are not necessarily easily discoverable and, at present at least, there is no time limit for altering the register as a consequence of such mistakes. This paper will examine the current law relating to mistakes in the Land Register, and will also consider the proposals for reform.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 7th November 2019
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
Bailing Out Lehman Brothers? – Littleton Chambers
‘Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (In Administration) v Exotix Partners LLP [2019] EWHC 2380 (Ch) is another reminder of the flexibility of contractual construction as an alternative to rectification for subjective mistakes.’
Littleton Chambers, 1st October 2019
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
Trial collapses after woman ‘followed the crowd’ and accidentally joined the jury – Daily Telegraph
‘A crown court case collapsed after a woman “simply followed the crowd” and accidentally joined the jury.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
What do you do when you’ve been granted planning permission by administrative error? – No. 5 Chambers
‘In an interesting and rare case, a Revocation Order (‘the Order’) made by Thanet District Council was successfully challenged. The Order had aimed to revoke planning permission for the erection of a detached 2 storey 3 bedroom dwelling. The objector was the owner and occupier of the Order Property.’
No. 5 Chambers, 7th August 2019
Source: www.no5.com
David Lascelles writes on important Court of Appeal decision on Rectification – Littleton Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal handed down judgment yesterday [2 August] in FSHC Group Holdings Ltd v Glas Trust Corporation Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 1361.’
Littleton Chambers, 2nd August 2019
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘Fearful’ principal forged signatures to cover mistake – Law Society Gazette
‘A law firm principal who claimed to be scared of losing his job if he admitted a mistake has been struck off for acting dishonestly.’
Law Society Gazette, 12th August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Man circumcised in hospital mix-up gets £20k payout – BBC News
‘A man who was mistakenly circumcised when he went to hospital for a routine bladder procedure has been awarded £20,000 in compensation.’
BBC News, 6th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile spared jail after police and prosecutor blunders – Daily Telegraph
‘A paedophile has been spared jail after a judge claimed a series of mistakes from the police and prosecutors have allowed him to walk free.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
All is fair in love and law: Is there a duty to inform the opposing party of its mistakes? – No. 5 Chambers
‘The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Woodward v Phoenix Healthcare Distribution Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 985 provides an important clarification as to whether lawyers have a duty to inform the opposing party of their mistakes when conducting litigation.’
No. 5 Chambers, 20th June 2019
Source: www.no5.com
Home Office ‘wrecked my life’ with misuse of immigration law – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has been accused of inflicting irreversible damage on the life of a pharmaceutical expert by misusing a controversial clause in immigration law to try to force her out of the UK.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
