Man jailed over Sheffield McDonald’s machete attack – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for 12 years for attacking a man with a machete outside a branch of McDonald’s.’
BBC News, 23rd August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Possession and licensing in Wales – Nearly Legal
‘Does failing to be licensed under The Housing (Wales) Act 2014 prevent a landlord from serving any notice seeking possession, or just a section 21 notice? That was the issue in a county court appeal in Evans & Evans v Jarvis, County Court at Swansea, 20 August 2019.’
Nearly Legal, 26th August 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Bitcoin worth £900,000 seized from hacker to compensate victims – The Guardian
‘A judge has ordered the confiscation of bitcoin worth more than £900,000 from a jailed hacker in the first case of its kind for the Metropolitan police.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Simon Dobbin: Brain-damaged football fan’s family want law change – BBC News
‘The family of a football fan who suffered horrific injuries at the hands of hooligan opposition fans are campaigning for a change in the law.’
BBC News, 24th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unhappy paralegal refused discrimination claim rerun – Legal Futures
‘An employment tribunal has refused to reconsider a decision that comprehensively rejected a disability discrimination claim brought by a paralegal who worked for well-known personal injury firm Ralli.’
Legal Futures, 27th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Police chief: Attackers of PCs ‘must be jailed, no ifs no buts’ – BBC News
‘Harsher sentences for people who attack police officers “would be very welcome”, the head of the national body for police bosses has said.’
BBC News, 25th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Transgender journalist loses discrimination claim against the Times – The Guardian
‘A transgender woman made redundant by the Times has lost an employment tribunal in which she claimed to have experienced discrimination and unfair dismissal.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Costs Orders against Lawyers: A line in the sand – Hailsham Chambers
‘Imagine a case where lawyers, seek damages on behalf of a client which include their unrecovered costs in earlier litigation where they acted for the same client. If the new claim fails, are they personally liable for the winner’s costs? This was the startling proposition advanced in this case. Rose LJ has said that it is wrong.’
Hailsham Chambers, 9th August 2019
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
Adding Insult to Injury – Hailsham Chambers
‘A rough guide to Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Litigation for Professional Indemnity Lawyers.’
Hailsham Chambers, 13th August 2019
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
How will the UK immigration system cope with no deal Brexit? – Garden Court Chambers
‘UK immigration reform is imminent. The Government’s 2018 White Paper proposals for a new immigration system appear to be here to stay and a no deal Brexit looks more likely than ever.’
Garden Court Chambers, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
Exclusive Jurisdiction for Company Law Claims Under Article 24 (2) of the Brussels I (Recast) Regulation: Akçil and Others v Koza Ltd and Another [2019] UKSC 40 – 39 Essex Chambers
‘On 29 July 2019, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Akçil and others v Koza Ltd and another [2019] UKSC 40 (see Supreme Court judgment) unanimously overturning the decision of the Court of Appeal ([2017] EWCA Civ 1609) regarding the interpretation of the the exclusive company law jurisdictional provisions in Article 24(2) of the Brussels I (Recast) Regulation (1215/2012).’
39 Essex Chambers, 2nd August 2019
Source: www.39essex.com
“The Trouble with Release Under Investigation”. Lesley Bates writes about the impact of release under investigation upon a client acquitted 828 days after his arrest – 23 Essex Street
‘Changes to the use of police bail were designed to prevent suspects remaining on pre-charge bail for months on end pending investigation and decision about charge. Criticism of the use of Release Under Investigation (‘RUI’) has mostly focussed on the high numbers of suspects it is used for, the sharp fall in charging decisions and the fewer cases reaching court.’
23 Essex Street, 20th August 2019
Source: www.23es.com
The Caparo Illusion: The Three-Stage Test Has Gone. What Happens Next? – 4 New Square
‘In Robinson v. Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2014] EWCA Civ 15 the Court of Appeal held that “the Caparo test applies to all claims in the modern law of negligence”. By the time the case reached the Supreme Court that well-known three-stage test had been held to be of no practical application. How and why did this volte-face occur? And where does that leave lawyers and judges when deciding whether a duty of care is owed or not? Mark Cannon QC and Joshua Folkard discuss.’
4 New Square, 13th August 2019
Source: www.4newsquare.com
Supreme Court rules that all courts and tribunals are subject to the open justice principle – 4 KBW
‘The Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring (Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK) [2019] that all courts and tribunals that exercise the judicial power of the state are subject to the ‘open justice’ principle.’
4 KBW, 6th August 2019
Source: www.4kbw.net
Coroner urges Home Secretary to review domestic abuse laws after man bludgeons wife to death – Daily Telegraph
‘A man has been cleared of a criminal offence over a video that showed a model of a building marked “Grenfell Tower” being burned, while a group of friends laughed and joked.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Dulgheriu & Anor v The London Borough of Ealing [2019] EWCA Civ 1490 (21 August 2019)
Moher v Moher [2019] EWCA Civ 1482 (21 August 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors v Zhunus & Ors [2019] EWHC 2287 (Comm) (21 August 2019)
Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd & Anor v The Hut Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 2191 (Comm) (21 August 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
MR v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2019] EWHC 1970 (QB) (21 August 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Court clears man over video of Grenfell Tower model being burned – The Guardian
‘A man has been cleared of a criminal offence over a video that showed a model of a building marked “Grenfell Tower” being burned, while a group of friends laughed and joked.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Elderly solicitor struck off for overcharging clients – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor’s 55 years of practice have come to an end after he was struck off for overcharging probate clients.’
Legal Futures, 23rd August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Government Urged To Tackle ‘National Problem’ Of Protests Outside Abortion Clinics – Rights Info
‘Campaigners have renewed calls for the government to create “safe-zones” around abortion clinics across the country after the Court of Appeal upheld a ban on pro-life protests near a west London health centre.’
Rights Info, 22nd August 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
Woman must tell her son who his biological father is after having an affair rules the High Court – Daily Telegraph
‘A wife who was sued by her husband after it was revealed that her eight-year-old son is not his must reveal the name of the biological father to her husband and child.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
