‘An inquest into the death of a prisoner who took his own life, has found that failings at the facility where he was being held contributed to his death.’
The Independent, 15th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The decision of the Court of Appeal in the cases of Aktas v Adepta and Dixie v British Polythene Industries Limited [2010] EWCA Civ 1170 sets a demanding test for Defendants seeking to strike out “second” Claim Forms where service of a “first” Claim Form has failed.’
Zenith Chambers, 5th March 2018
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘An 82-year-old grandfather has been jailed for attacking his own son – in a bitter row over their rival flower businesses. Raymond Hill shoved his son Paul, 49, as he took a delivery of flowers and plants at his garden centre. The outburst breached an earlier restraining order given to Hill for harassing his son, who lives next door.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Beggars in the Dorset town of Poole will be issued with fines of £100, its council has said. Despite heavy criticism Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) will be introduced from 16 April in a bid to “tackle anti-social and nuisance behaviours.” ‘
The Independent, 16th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal confirms the restrictive approach to third party rights under FCA Notices adopted by the Supreme Court in Macris v FCA [2017] UKSC 19.’
4 New Square, 6th February 2018
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘Desmond Browne QC moderates a discussion with Alex Marzec and Adam Speker on Interim Injunctions. In Part One they explore how to seek and defend an interim injunction application up to the hearing. In Part Two, they examine what happens at the hearing and beyond.’
5RB, 10th March 2018
Source: www.5rb.com
‘Professionals who worked with a 16-year-old Bristol girl killed in a sexually motivated attack by her stepbrother and his partner treated her as problematic rather than as a vulnerable adolescent with a difficult past, a serious case review has found. Seventeen experts from eight service providers saw Becky Watts in the three-and-a-half years before she was killed by her step-brother, Nathan Matthews, and his partner, Shauna Hoare, but she received a fragmented service and there was a lack of communication.’
The Guardian, 15th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Poppi Worthington’s mother has said she may never learn the “devastating truth” behind her daughter’s death after prosecutors ruled out a review of the case.’
The Guardian, 15th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been jailed for at least 30 years for stabbing to death a woman at an Aldi supermarket.’
BBC News, 15th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has said that BHS cannot challenge the terms of its own company voluntary arrangement (CVA) as unenforceable contractual penalties. The case provides guidance as to how CVAs operate post termination and the payment of rent as an expense of a company’s administration in priority to other debts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Two recent cases involving breaches of working at height regulations offer a clear reminder to workers of their own duties to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Two recent cases, one in the Court of Appeal, the other in the Supreme Court, have created significant uncertainty around the acceptability of email service. It seems that there may now be a disparity between the CPR and the Party Wall Act 1996, despite the similarities in the wording of the relevant provisions for the two regimes.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 14th March 2018
‘Some judgments seem destined to be blogged about (at least by me) and Baldwin v J Pickstock Ltd is one such judgment. It’s all about the adjudicator’s decision (or lack of), whether there was an extension of time for reaching that decision and whether the adjudicator had properly resigned and should be paid for the work he did (even though he did not reach a decision). It’s not quite Cubitt Building & Interiors v Fleetglade, but it does demonstrate how adjudicators need to be alive to banana skin tactics, even those coming from the referring party!’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 13th March 2018
‘Steven Sieff, consultant in the tax team at CMS, offers a preview of the decision awaited in Project Blue Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.’
UK Supreme Court Blog , 13th March 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A High Court judge has issued a restraining order to stop a man in a long-running divorce case from contacting his former wife’s solicitor on her private email address.’
Legal Futures, 14th March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Civil justice is readily available to the international super-rich but out of reach of most British citizens, according to a top City watchdog. But John Griffith-Jones, chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority, believes it is the job of parliament to boost consumer redress by changing the law, rather than simply tinkering with the regulator’s rulebook.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th March 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A trial judge was right not to recuse himself from a dispute over building work despite meeting one party’s advocate in private and discussing elements of the case, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th March 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Rose-Marie Drury, senior associate, Mills & Reeve LLP, analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during February 2018.’
Family Law Week, 9th March 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Victims of the black cab rapist John Worboys face a wait to see if their challenge to the Parole Board’s decision to release him from jail has been successful. After two days of legal argument, three leading judges at the High Court reserved their ruling to a date to be fixed, saying they wanted time to give the case “anxious scrutiny”.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Parents across England and Wales have been fined about £24m for failing to send their children to school during the past three years, it has emerged.’
BBC News, 15th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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