BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
E (Children: Reopening Findings of Fact) [2019] EWCA Civ 1447 (14 August 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court
Officer W80, R (On the Application Of) v [2019] EWHC 2215 (Admin) (14 August 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Collins v Simonsen [2019] EWHC 2214 (QB) (13 August 2019)
Monex Europe Ltd v Pothecary & Anor [2019] EWHC 2204 (QB) (13 August 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust v Cornwall Council [2019] EWHC 2211 (TCC) (13 August 2019)
AIC Ltd v The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria [2019] EWHC 2212 (TCC) (13 August 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
High Court Judge Appointments – Court and Tribunals Judiciary
‘The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of seven Justices of the High Court. The appointments will take effect from 3 September 2019 and 1 October 2019 respectively. It is anticipated that a further ten appointments will be announced in the coming months.’
Court and Tribunals Judiciary, 14th August 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Family court has jurisdiction to review its findings of fact, says Court of Appeal – Local Government Lawyer
‘The family court has the statutory power to review its own decisions and challenges to findings of fact on the basis of further evidence do not have to be by way of appeal only, the Court of Appeal has held.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Enforcing the registration of marriages – lessons from Scotland – Law & Religion UK
‘An understandable degree of disquiet has been generated by the mistaken suggestion that couples who do not register their completed marriage document within seven days of the wedding will be subject to a significant fine. This has been widely reported and follows from an update of the meeting between the Church of England and Church in Wales, and the General Register Office (GRO). The information provided to this meeting appears to be based upon a misunderstanding or a misinterpretation of the intentions of the provisions within the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019.’
Law & Religion UK, 14th August 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
High Court sets aside default judgment in £3m PI claim – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has set aside judgment in default of defence in a £3m personal injury claim because, although the court was “unaware” of it, a defence had been served before the judgment.’
Litigation Futures, 14th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Solicitor struck off for misleading regulator – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor cleared of all the substantive charges against him by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has still been struck off because he misled the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) during its investigation.’
Legal Futures, 14th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Ponzi scheme solicitor escapes strike-off despite ‘manifestly incompetent’ finding – Law Society Gazette
‘A former law firm director who acted for the operators of a dubious investment scheme was reckless and incompetent but not dishonest or lacking in integrity, a tribunal has ruled.’
Law Society Gazette, 14th August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
SDT strikes out private prosecution against top London law firm chief – Law Society Gazette
‘A former client has failed to have the senior partner of a leading London law firm prosecuted over allegations of lying to the court.’
Law Society Gazette, 14th August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Fearful’ principal forged signatures to cover mistake – Law Society Gazette
‘A law firm principal who claimed to be scared of losing his job if he admitted a mistake has been struck off for acting dishonestly.’
Law Society Gazette, 12th August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Surrogacy and HFEA update: Summer 2019 – Part 2 – Family Law Week
‘Andrew Powell, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers recent policy developments relating to surrogacy.’
Family Law Week, 13th August 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Surrogacy and HFEA update: Summer 2019 – Part 1 – Family Law Week
‘Andrew Powell, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers recent cases relating to surrogacy and HFEA.’
Family Law Week, 13th August 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Victims of stalking and abuse get right to appeal ‘lenient’ jail sentences – Daily Telegraph
‘Victims of stalking, domestic violence and child abuse are to get new legal rights to challenge unduly lenient sentences in a further crackdown on “soft” justice.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Boris Johnson: Court quashes attempt to prosecute prime minister over Brexit bus ‘lies’ – The Independent
‘An attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson over the claim that Britain gave the EU £350m a week has been thrown out by a judge.’
The Independent, 14th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MP Chris Williamson sues Labour for suspension over anti-Semitism – BBC News
‘An MP is taking the Labour Party to court over its decision to reinstate his suspension for his remarks about the party’s handling of anti-Semitism.’
BBC News, 14th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Belvoir Hunt pays attack victims £48,500 compensation – BBC News
‘A hunt group has paid almost £50,000 to two charity workers who were attacked while monitoring their activities.’
BBC News, 14th August
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
First ads banned for contravening UK gender stereotyping rules – The Guardian
‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the ads for Philadelphia cream cheese and Volkswagen, following complaints from the public that they perpetuated harmful stereotypes.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Heroin addict jailed for accidentally starting £5.6m fire at Nottingham train station – The Independent
‘A heroin addict has been jailed for accidentally sparking a fire that caused £5.6m of damage to Nottingham railway station.’
The Independent, 13th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stepsister wins legal battle over which parent died first – The Guardian
‘An extraordinary inheritance dispute between two stepsisters has been resolved after the high court ruled it could not prove, despite pathology reports, which of their parents died first.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Justin Welby ‘to give evidence’ as investigation begins into Church camps where boys were beaten – Daily Telegraph
‘The Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to be called to give evidence to an independent review into the sadistic beatings of boys at Church of England holiday camps.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
