Family law at a distance – Speech by Lord Sumption
Family law at a distance (PDF)
Speech by Lord Sumption
At a Glance Conference 2016, Royal College of Surgeons, 8th June 2016
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Category: Supreme Court
Examining the effectiveness of celebrity injunctions – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Is the Supreme Court’s decision in PJS v NGN [2016] UKSC 26, [2016] All ER (D) 135 (May), as Lord Toulson suggests, out of touch with reality? Sara Mansoori, barrister at Matrix Chambers, considers the wider consequences of the case and suggests that even when information is in the public domain, the law of privacy can prevent repetition of that information where such repetition can cause unwarranted distress.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th May 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexhange.co.uk
Supreme Court to hear key case on liability of councils for foster care abuse – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a key case on the liability of councils for foster care abuse, it has emerged.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th may 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Expats lose Supreme Court bid for EU referendum vote – BBC News
‘Two Britons living abroad have lost their Supreme Court battle over the right to vote in June’s EU referendum.’
BBC News, 24th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Using the courts to silence the press abuses our freedoms and makes our judges look foolish – Daily Telegraph
‘I recently wrote on these pages criticising celebrity injunctions taken out to gag English newspapers, even when the stories were freely reported in other countries. The expensive celebrity game reminded me, I wrote, of the Spycatcher farce and the series of trials during which Margaret Thatcher tried to prevent British newspapers from publishing extracts from Peter Wright’s MI5 memoir, despite the book being freely obtainable outside England.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The celebrity threesome case risks undermining the law – The Guardian
‘Perhaps for the first time – and almost certainly for the last, since he is about to retire – Lord Toulson is the hero of the press. As the sole dissenting judge in the Supreme Court ruling on the current celebrity injunction of speculation, he would have allowed the claimant’s name to be published – at least by news organisations that were prepared to run the risk of paying damages for breaching the claimant’s privacy.’
The Guardian, 19th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme court upholds ‘celebrity threesome’ injunction – The Guardian
‘The supreme court has extended the interim privacy injunction preventing identification of a celebrity who has been involved in a three-way sexual encounter.’
The Guardian, 19th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Celebrity injunction: PJS cannot be named, says Supreme Court – BBC News
‘An injunction banning the naming of a celebrity involved in an alleged extra-marital relationship should stay in place, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 19th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme court to give ruling on ‘celebrity threesome’ injunction – The Guardian
‘The supreme court is set to deliver its long-awaited decision on a privacy injunction preventing identification of a celebrity said to have taken part in a three-way sexual encounter.’
The Guardian, 19th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Celebrity threesome’ injunction decision due on Thursday – The Guardian
‘The supreme court will on Thursday deliver its long-awaited decision on a privacy injunction preventing identification of a celebrity involved in a three-way sexual encounter.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A judge-shaming list is bad for justice – The Guardian
‘Judges shouldn’t be frightened to set precedents. A list of those that have “gone too far” – including over a Guardian freedom of information request on the Prince of Wales’s letters – risks deterring justice.’
The Guardian, 12th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court rejects 600 Iraqis’ claims of mistreatment by UK soldiers – The Guardian
‘Claims by more than 600 Iraqi civilians alleging that they were unlawfully detained and physically mistreated by British soldiers have been dismissed by the supreme court in London.’
The Guardian, 12th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Part 25 Applications – The theory and the practice – Family Law Week
‘Marie Crawford, barrister, Becket Chambers considers the disconnection between theory and practice in making applications to adduce expert evidence.’
Family Law Week, 21st April 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Neuberger: ODR may become only route to justice for smaller claims – but Bar is looking for alternatives – Legal Futures
‘Online dispute resolution (ODR) could be the only way of ensuring access to justice in moderate-sized claims in future – but the Bar Council is trying to find an alternative that retains hearings, according to the president of the Supreme Court.’
Legal Futures, 27th April 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Supreme Court: ‘land bank’ was unauthorised collective investment scheme – OUT-LAW.com
‘A ‘land bank’ arrangement which sold small plots of land to investors at “hugely inflated prices” was an unauthorised collective investment scheme (CIS) which ought to have been regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s highest court has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th April 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Battle over success fees in privacy cases heads for Supreme Court – Litigation Futures
‘The question of whether recoverable success fees in privacy cases are incompatible with publishers’ rights to freedom of expression is set to go before the Supreme Court, following a High Court ruling.’
Litigation Futures, 21st April 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
FCA wins landbanking case, but investors still likely to lose out – The Guardian
‘Asset Land’s appeal rejected by the supreme court but the City regulator says investors “are likely only to get a fraction of their money back”.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
