‘A county court appeal arising out of a set of proceedings starting with a disrepair claim by a private sector tenant, which raises issues of service and when second proceedings are an abuse of process. Our thanks to Hardwicke Chambers for making the judgment available.’
Nearly Legal, 7th October 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld Essex County Council’s decision to register land that is part of the Port of Mistley as a town or village green (TVG).’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The former Coronation Street star Denise Welch has forced Woman’s Own to print a front-page correction after the magazine made false claims about her without any evidence, in a move that could have repercussions for other glossy gossip publications.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A solicitor described by a High Court judge as a “thoroughly dishonest man” has been jailed and a medical expert who produced an “astonishing” 32 reports a day handed a suspended prison sentence for civil contempt of court.’
Legal Futures, 10th October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Businesses that breach UK data protection law or misuse personal information are not automatically obliged to pay compensation to people affected by that breach, the High Court in London has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The convicted former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli is to be released from detention at an immigration removal centre near Heathrow while he awaits a judicial review of his deportation.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A physics teacher has been banned from the classroom for life after travelling abroad to marry a 13-year-old girl.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery have won their appeal in the so-called “gay cake” discrimination case.’
BBC News, 10th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In Welsh v Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust [2018] EWHC 2491 QB, Mrs Justice Yip DBE considered whether it was reasonable to depart from the usual rule in r.44.2 that the winner recovers their costs in full. This is a useful example of how a Court approached the principle of costs when the overall winning party was unsuccessful on a particular issue.’
Zenith PI, 8th October 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The High Court has dismissed a challenge to a decision by Thames Valley Police that, regarding the conduct of Oxfordshire County Council, there was insufficient evidence to meet the Crown Prosecution Service’s threshold so as to justify criminal proceedings against anyone.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Family procedural law is not as clear as it might be over when “a person who is not a party to the proceedings” (a non-party) can be compelled to produce documents and other information into family proceedings (eg the police, tax authorities, a doctor or accountant etc).’
Family Law, 9th October 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The UK’s fertility regulator has launched an investigation into claims that at least four British doctors are helping couples to choose the sex of their babies.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A number of financial services firms that have failed to transparently declare what they charge their customers are being investigated by the industry watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).’
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former London Underground worker who has lived in the capital for almost his entire life has been wrongly threatened with removal by the Home Office for the second time within a year.”
The Independent, 8th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The crisis-struck HMP Exeter prison, one of only four to have been subjected to special emergency action, is “very violent” and has overt drug use that is not regarded as exceptional by staff, according to inspectors.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A convicted British paedophile is being sued for damages by five young people who claim they were sexually exploited by him overseas, in what is thought to be the first case of its kind.’
BBC News, 9th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who sent an intimate photo to her ex-boyfriend who then murdered the man pictured in the image in a fit of jealousy has been jailed for four months.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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