Katie Price, Lauren Goodger and Georgia Harrison Instagram posts banned – BBC News
‘A trio of influencers have had Instagram posts touting diet products banned by the UK’s ad regulator.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child sex abuse survivors ‘traumatised again’ by facing attackers in court buildings before hearings – The Independent
‘Survivors of childhood sexual abuse are forced to come face-to-face with their tormentors in court buildings while waiting for cases to be heard, a report has revealed.
Such shocks are among a host of failings by authorities and advisers that are regularly leaving people “at risk of being traumatised all over again” and feeling “discarded” by the justice system.’
The Independent, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Shamima Begum appeals decision to strip her of UK citizenship – The Independent
‘Shamima Begum will appeal the government’s decision to strip her of British citizenship at a specialist court hearing on Tuesday.’
The Independent, 22nd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Drugs: UK should consider legalising possession, MPs say – BBC News
‘The government should investigate decriminalising the possession of all illegal drugs in a bid to prevent the rising number of related deaths, a group of MPs has said.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dentist struck off after patient bled to death hours after he extracted ten of her teeth – Daily Telegraph
‘A dentist has been banned from practising for a year after one of his patients bled to death only hours after he extracted ten of her teeth.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Exhumation without church or MoJ approval…- Law & Religion UK
‘On 17 October 2019, the Daily Mail carried the snappily-titled, but detailed headline Remains of Captain Matthew Flinders – the man credited with naming Australia – will be reburied in his home village after being found in London during HS2 dig. The story concerns the remains of Captain Flinders which were discovered during the excavation of St James’s burial ground for the new High Speed rail project; the article explains:
“Following a request by descendants of the Flinders family and the local community that he be returned to his home village of Donington, Lincolnshire, HS2 Ltd’s chief executive Mark Thurston has written to the family to say he can be buried there.”
Well, not quite, for although under secular legislation, as the “nominated undertaker” under the Act, HS2 has the authority for the exhumation of Flinders’ remains and their subsequent retention, re-interment in the Donington churchyard is governed by ecclesiastical law.’
Law & Religion UK, 19th October 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Defeating tenancy renewal requests by reason of redevelopment – OUT-LAW.com
‘The county court in England recently considered the ability of a landlord to oppose its tenant’s lease renewal due to its intention to carry out substantial construction work on the premises.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Mixed’ police claims: Court of Appeal confirms QOCS protection is not automatic – UK Police Law Blog
‘Last year, I wrote a post on this blog discussing a High Court judgment which held that qualified one-way costs shifting (‘QOCS’) protection does not apply automatically in proceedings where a claimant is advancing both a claim for damages for personal injury and a claim other than a claim for damages for personal injury (a “mixed claim”). The claimant’s appeal in in Brown v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2019] EWCA Civ 1724 has now been unanimously dismissed by the Court of Appeal.’
UK Police Law Blog, 22nd October 2019
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Considering crystallisation: what dispute should (or can) you refer to adjudication? – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘It’s a scenario we see all too often. Employer meets contractor. Employer and contractor enter into a contract and, for a while, everything seems rosy. Then, as the project progresses, unresolved claims start escalating and the relationship deteriorates. Inevitably, the parties’ minds turn to adjudication, and the potential recourse that they may find there.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 21st October 2019
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Guiste v The London Borough of Lambeth [2019] EWCA Civ 1758 (22 October 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Nortel Networks France SAS, Re [2019] EWHC 2778 (Ch) (22 October 2019)
Walsh v Walsh & Ors [2019] EWHC 2761 (Ch) (18 October 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
RXK v Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 2751 (QB) (21 October 2019)
Murphy v The Electoral Commission [2019] EWHC 2762 (QB) (21 October 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Vos: Woolf reforms were “inadequately revolutionary” – Litigation Futures
‘The Woolf reforms were “inadequately revolutionary” and have left behind a civil litigation system which is “too expensive, too time-consuming and inadequately accessible”, the Chancellor of the High Court has said.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd October 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Master sets out approach to interim costs in clin neg cases – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has confirmed that law firms can apply for interim payments on account of costs in medical negligence cases where it may be many years until they conclude, and set out how they should approach them.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd October 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Imprisoned former LiP fails Denton test over appeal four months late – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Lawyers have become used to running the gauntlet of the Denton test for relief from sanctions – but now the yardstick for out-of-time applications has resulted in a litigant staying behind bars.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd October 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
When One Parent Kills Another – how should the family court approach this? – Family Law Week
‘Care proceedings where one parent has killed the other are particularly tragic for the children involved. This article considers some of the issues that arise in these cases and explores some of the case law when dealing with the death of one parent killed by the other.’
Family Law Week, 21st October 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
