‘Scotland Yard is to publish the long awaited report by Sir Richard Henriques into its disastrous handling of the Operation Midland investigation on Friday, it has confirmed.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover used by the judge in the landmark 1960 obscenity trial is to remain in the UK, after the University of Bristol stepped forward to augment the money raised by a crowdfunding campaign backed by writers including Neil Gaiman and Stephen Fry.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rory Thomson, a senior associate in the Insurance and Reinsurance Group at CMS, previews the appeal pending in the case of Edwards v Hugh James Ford Simey (a firm). The case concerns the correct approach to the assessment of damages in a claim for loss of chance arising from solicitors’ negligence, and the extent to which a court should admit evidence obtained after the date of settlement of the original claim as part of that assessment. The appeal was heard by the UK Supreme Court on 25 July 2019, and its judgment is currently awaited.’
UKSC Blog, 30th September 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
‘More than 200,000 people aged 60 to 74 suffered domestic abuse in England and Wales in one year, according to new figures from Age UK, which warned that the total could be higher due to unrecorded abuse.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This is worth a quick note from some comments and questions I have received after this post on a Rent Repayment Order (RRO). The issue is about the meaning of the requirement that an application for an RRO is brought within 12 months of a relevant offence.’
Nearly Legal, 30th September 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) was wrong to sanction a senior finance partner at City giant Hogan Lovells for discriminating against his children’s pregnant nanny, a leading regulatory QC has said.’
Legal Futures, 1st October 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Serious criminals will face “tougher” jail sentences, the government has said.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A solicitor’s automated email sign-off sufficed as a ‘signature’ for the purposes of a contract involving the disposition of an interest in land, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 30th September 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘For all practical purposes, the free legal database run by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) is an official source of judgments from senior courts that any member of the public or any journalist can use. But while anyone can read individual judgments and quote bits of them elsewhere, what are the rules about downloading and re-using the content in bulk? Is it public open data or are there restrictions on its re-use? There seems to be some confusion about this, which this article aims to unpick.’
Transparency Project, 1st October 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A former client suing Leeds law firm Shulmans for £4m has lost his bid to do so anonymously.’
Litigation Futures, 30th September 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (England) Order 2019
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Jersey) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019
The Humane Trapping Standards (England and Wales) Regulations 2019
The Air Navigation (Minimum Age for Operators of Small Unmanned Aircraft) Regulations 2019
The Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘City of Lincoln Council has secured the imposition of its second largest fine on a rogue landlord, after a defendant was found guilty of letting out a dangerous and unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st October 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘As a result of a new Supreme Court judgment, local authorities will no longer be able to offer residential care, with parents’ agreement, to 16 and 17 year olds where they are supervised and not free to leave – unless there is a court order. This decision potentially affects many thousands of teenagers who are in supportive placements.’
Transparency Project, 28th September 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Scores of environmental activists will appear in court this week in one of the UK’s biggest legal crackdowns on climate protests.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Patents Court)
Price & Ors v Flitcraft Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 2476 (Pat) (12 September 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Jo Moore and Jon Metzer from 1 Crown Office Row about the UK Supreme Court decision in R (Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry & Ors v Advocate General for Scotland.’
Law Pod UK, 27th September 2019
Source: audioboom.com
‘Two years ago the “Turing law” was passed to right a historic injustice by pardoning gay men convicted in the past because of their sexuality. But fewer than 200 living people have had their convictions wiped out so far. What’s going wrong?’
BBC News, 30th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A person who undergoes the physical and biological process of carrying a pregnancy and giving birth, irrespective of gender? This was the ruling of the Rt. Hon. Sir Andrew McFarlane P, President of the Family Division, on 25th September in TT, R(on the application of) v The Registrar General for England and Wales [2019] EWHC 2384 (Fam) . He decided that the Claimant, (known as “TT”), who was legally recognised as male at the time of giving birth to his child, (“YY”), is correctly registered as “mother” on YY’s birth certificate.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th September 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Every year, mental health trusts spend millions of pounds employing lawyers to represent them at inquests, where they could be found to be at fault. The relatives of those who have died, however, often get no legal aid and have to stand up and face those lawyers alone. Becky Montacute describes her bid to ensure that the lessons from her mother’s death were learned.’
BBC News, 1st October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It is a truism that Brexit will have a significant impact on banks and the wider financial services industry. The loss of passports by UK firms has received some attention from the non-specialist media, and is relatively well-understood. However, the loss of passports, significant as it is, is just one of many issues. Others have received no or little coverage outside the industry. In this blog, we will touch upon some of them. To do so, we need to step back and consider the very legal nature of a bank.’
OUP Blog, 30th September 2019
Source: blog.oup.com
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