BAILII: Recent Dcisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
York House (Chelsea) Ltd v Thompson & Anor [2019] EWHC 2203 (Ch) (15 August 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Report on special guardianship orders urges changes in mindset, regulations and protocols – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has called for major changes to special guardianship orders (SGOs) to ensure that family members who become carers have direct experience beforehand of looking after the child concerned. Its research review was undertaken in response to the Court of Appeal’s call for authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the use of SGOs.’
Local Government Lawyer,16th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
All but one of nine new High Court judges were at Oxbridge – Litigation Futures
‘Nine new High Court judges have been named this week, all but one of whom attended Oxford or Cambridge universities. The Judicial Appointments Commission said that, following an open competition launched in November 2018, it received 64 applications and made 17 recommendations for appointment in June 2019. The exercise was open to practitioners with or without previous judicial experience, but all of these appointments have it.’
Litigation Futures, 16th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Legal Ombudsman pilots use of formal mediation – Legal Futures
‘The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) is running a “proof of concept” pilot as it decides whether to introduce formal mediation as another route to settling dispute between lawyers and their clients.’
Legal Futures, 16th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
A lesson from the fellow in Iannello – Family Law
‘Following the Australian decision of Iannello and Iannello (No.3) [2018] FCCA 3752 Sarah Basso and Rachel Roberts look at the approach of England and in respect of orders in matrimonial proceedings directing a party to make a payment of their bonus to their (former) spouse.’
Family Law, 15th August 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
New inquest opens into 1960s killing of 14-year-old Elsie Frost – The Guardian
‘A coroner has paid tribute to the brother of a teenage girl who was fatally stabbed in the 1960s as he opened a fresh inquest into her death.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
North Wales Police ‘failed to protect’ woman killed by ex-partner – BBC News
‘Police failed to adequately protect a woman who was later killed by her ex-partner, an investigation has found.’
BBC News, 16th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cost of outside legal advice doubles at 42 councils – BBC News
‘A doubling of spending on outside legal advice by more than 40 local councils has been labelled “ridiculous” by people fighting funding cuts. Figures from 270 of the 408 councils asked by the BBC showed £322m was spent last year on in-house legal teams and £142m on external legal services.’
BBC News, 16th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Company boss fined £1,000 for knocking over cyclist in Mercedes then driving away – The Independent
‘The owner of an exclusive company that recruits household staff for wealthy clients has been fined nearly £1,000 for knocking over a cyclist and driving away.’
The Independent, 15th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Manchester police have ‘massive backlog’ of uncharged suspects due to IT issue – The Guardian
‘Police in Greater Manchester have been unable to charge many suspects since the introduction of a new £27m computer system, leading to a massive backlog, lawyers have claimed.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Court upholds ‘older died first’ principle in inheritance dispute – Law Society’s Gazette
‘An inheritance dispute between two stepsisters hingeing on which of their parents died first has been resolved by the High Court, which ruled that the younger parent legally outlived the older.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court spares Steve Coogan full driving ban so new Alan Partridge series is not cancelled – The Independent
‘Steve Coogan has escaped a full six-month driving ban despite speeding after a magistrates court took into account the “hardship” it would cause for people working on the new Alan Partridge series.’
The Independent, 14th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge rejects court action against Boris Johnson over £350m Brexit claim – The Guardian
‘An attempt to bring a private prosecution against Boris Johnson for allegedly telling lies during the 2016 referendum campaign appears to have been dealt a fatal blow with the rejection of an application to take the case to the supreme court.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Family of teenager fatally stabbed by his friend launch legal challenge against “unduly lenient” sentence – Daily Telegraph
‘The family of a teenager fatally stabbed by his friend have launched a legal challenge against the “unduly lenient” sentence he received.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
NCA freezes £100m suspected to be from corruption overseas – The Guardian
‘More than £100m suspected to have been imported to the UK from bribery and corruption overseas has been frozen following a court order obtained by the National Crime Agency.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Fifa accused of ‘astonishing’ leniency after fining Manchester City for breaching rules on transfers of schoolchildren – Daily Telegraph
‘Fifa was on Wednesday night accused of risking more clubs flouting rules designed to protect child footballers after Manchester City were let off with a fine for their part in breaking regulations.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Vanessa George: Families ‘tormented’ by nursery abuser’s silence – BBC News
‘A father who believes his child was sexually assaulted by nursery worker Vanessa George has said he is “tormented” by her unwillingness to admit which infants she abused. George pleaded guilty in 2009 to seven sexual assaults on children and making 124 indecent images of children – but she refused to identify her victims. She has now been judged eligible for parole under strict conditions.’
BBC News, 15th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Number of people dealt with by criminal justice system falls to lowest level since records began – The Independent
‘The number of people prosecuted or handed penalties for crimes in England and Wales has fallen to a record low as offences rise. Statistics released by the Ministry of Justice showed the figure dropped by 2 per cent to 1.59 million people in the year to March.’
The Independent, 15th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cambridge University graduate sues over handling of sexual harassment complaint – The Independent
‘A former student is suing the University of Cambridge over the way it dealt with her sexual harassment complaint – saying their response left her more traumatised than the harassment itself.’
The Independent, 14th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
