Boy, 6, awarded record £37m in NHS compensation after ‘catastrophic’ brain damage – Daily Telegraph
‘Boy, 6, awarded record £37m in NHS compensation after “catastrophic” brain damage.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Heathrow fined for USB stick data breach – BBC News
‘Heathrow Airport has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for “serious” data protection failings. It comes after a staff member lost a USB stick last October containing “sensitive personal data”, which was later found by a member of the public.’
BBC News, 8th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK carers face fines and fraud charges because of overpaid benefit – The Guardian
‘More than a thousand carers face being prosecuted for fraud as the government attempts to claw back overpayments to people who have been looking after sick and elderly relatives from the poorest communities, the Guardian has been told.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK high court blocks mass privacy action against Google – The Guardian
‘The high court has blocked a mass legal action against Google over claims that it collected sensitive personal data from more than 4 million iPhone users.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sumption calls for larger Supreme Court panels – Litigation Futures
‘The Supreme Court should sit in larger panels more often, Lord Sumption has suggested, although he recognised that it could lead to fewer appeals being allowed.’
Litigation Futures, 5th October 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Borough defeats High Court challenge to refusal to register land as village green – Local Government Lawyer
‘Wokingham Borough Council has successfully defended a High Court challenge to its decision to refuse to register land as a new town or village green.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Reflections on the state of family law – Family Law
‘This year has seen momentum grow towards family law reform following a series of landmark Supreme Court decisions. Until now, this has not prompted the government to change the law, with ministers instead opting to take soundings.’
Family Law, 5th October 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Man guilty of Tube push murder attempt – BBC News
‘A man who pushed a former Eurotunnel boss on to Tube tracks in central London has been found guilty of attempted murder.’
BBC News, 5th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Injunction seeks to halt start of fracking at Lancashire site – BBC News
‘An injunction has been lodged to halt the start of fracking at one of the UK’s first horizontal exploration wells.’
BBC News, 5th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Transgender lawyer launches UK’s first ‘deadnaming’ case against Father Ted writer Graham Linehan – Daily Telegraph
‘A Transgender lawyer has launched Britain’s first “deadnaming” case in the High Court against Father Ted’s screenplay writer after he referred to her using her birth name.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court to look at case of alleged Isis duo who may face execution in US – The Guardian
‘The British government’s decision to co-operate with US authorities over the prosecution of two alleged Islamic State executioners without assurances that they will not face the death penalty, is to be challenged in the high court on Monday.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
SFO will not appeal landmark litigation privilege ruling – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will not appeal to the Supreme Court last month’s ruling that documents generated in connection with an investigation into the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) were protected by litigation privilege, it has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
UK government publishes guidance to support new trade mark laws – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government has published documents designed to support the implementation of new trade mark laws, which come into force next year.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Adjudicator’s chicken and egg jurisdictional dilemma – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘The last time I looked at the dispute between Rawlings Consulting (UK) Ltd and Maelor Foods Ltd, I was talking about HHJ Eyre’s judgment and how the arbitration clause in a JCT standard building contract can “trump” a Part 8 application for declaratory relief. This time, I’m looking at HHJ Stephen Davies’ judgment and Maelor’s (the employer) jurisdictional challenge, based on the argument that the dispute which Rawlings (the contractor) referred to adjudication arose under more than one contract.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 2nd October 2018
Rejection of unaccompanied asylum seeking children unlawful for lack of reasons – Court of Appeal – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Help Refugees Ltd, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Secretary [2018] EWCA Civ 2098. This was an appeal by Help Refugees Ltd against the refusal of its application for judicial review of the secretary of state’s consultation process regarding the relocation of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th October 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Drug wars about macular degeneration – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Bayer Plc v NHS Darlington Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) and others [2018] EWHC 2465 (Admin). This judicial review concerned whether it was lawful for NHS clinical commissioning groups to adopt a policy for offering the drug Avastin to patients suffering from “wet” (or neo-vascular) age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Avastin, although not licensed for ophthalmic use, at £28 per injection is significantly cheaper than the licensed alternatives (£816 and £551 respectively per injection). The Royal College of Ophthalmologists has estimated that the NHS-wide saving of switching to Avastin was at least £102 million p.a.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th October 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
MIB ordered to pay out for injury suffered on private land – Litigation Futures
‘The Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) has to pay compensation to a man injured by an uninsured vehicle, even though it was on private land, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 4th October 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Divorce & Financial Remedy Update, October 2018 – Family Law Week
‘Naomi Shelton, Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP considers the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during September 2018.’
Family Law Week, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
