Man used ‘extreme manipulation’ to trick other men into sex – BBC News
‘A man who tricked four men into having sex with him by pretending to be a woman online has been convicted.’
BBC News, 5th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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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
Sex offences rise by 16% on trains as railway crime surges – Daily Telegraph
‘A sharp jump in violent and sexual offences has fuelled a 17% increase in crimes recorded on Britain’s railways, official figures show.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK asylum seekers may have been detained unlawfully, rules court – The Guardian
‘Thousands of people may have been unlawfully held in immigration removal centres in recent years, the court of appeal has ruled.’
The Guardian, 4th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
NHS waste backlog: Criminal probe over body parts ‘pile up’ – BBC News
‘A criminal investigation has been launched after a backlog of medical waste including body parts was allowed to build up at six UK disposal sites.’
BBC News, 5th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MI5 provides immunity for agents’ criminal acts, tribunal told – The Guardian
‘MI5 grants its informants legal cover to participate in crimes that may extend to murder, torture and sexual assaults, a tribunal has heard.’
The Guardian, 4th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Drug dealer jailed for trafficking vulnerable children in ‘county lines’ operation – The Independent
‘A man who trafficked three children, including a 14-year-old girl, to use as drug dealers in a “county lines” ring has been jailed for 14 years in a landmark prosecution.’
The Independent, 4th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tensions in Legal Services Act coming to fore, says review – Legal Futures
‘The world when the Legal Services Act was drawn up “simply does not exist in the same way now” and the inherent tensions in the Act are becoming “increasingly apparent”, the first paper from the independent review of legal regulation has concluded.’
Legal Futures, 4th October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Banker’s wife may lose property worth millions after UK court ruling – The Guardian
‘The wife of a foreign banker faces losing UK property worth millions of pounds unless she can explain the source of her wealth, following a judgment at the high court.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Westminster attack: PC Keith Palmer could have been saved if Met put armed police on Parliament gates, coroner finds – The Independent
‘”Shortcomings in security” outside the Houses of Parliament contributed to the death of a police officer during the Westminster attack, a coroner has concluded.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Chiropractor disciplined after telling woman her daughter was pregnant – Daily Telegraph
‘A gossiping chiropractor faced a disciplinary hearing after he told a patient’s mother that her daughter was pregnant.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd Otober 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK watchdogs demand transparency from Facebook amid child trafficking claim – Daily Telegraph
‘UK child protection organisations have called for Facebook to improve transparency on its site, after a new lawsuit in America claimed that it is being used to lure children into the sex trade. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) said Facebook should be forced to report how many child abusers it identifies online to help measure the scale of the problem.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd Ocotber 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court upholds UK cap on number of child refugees – The Guardian
‘The government’s decision to cap the number of unaccompanied child refugees who can be brought into the UK has been upheld by the court of appeal. But three senior judges said there had been a breach of the “duty of fairness” in the process because those refused entry were not given any reasons for being denied permission.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
