BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hinsull v NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group [2019] EWCA Civ 1412 (07 August 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ahmed v The General Medical Council [2019] EWHC 2173 (Admin) (07 August 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Court of Appeal rules on Equality Act breaches and homelessness appeals – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has held that a homeless person cannot raise alleged breaches of the Equality Act 2010 in a homelessness appeal before a county court judge.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge issues warning to solicitors providing secondary evidence – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A High Court judge has stressed that witness statements from litigants’ solicitors will be disregarded if they appear to be irrelevant or badly sourced.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Peer-to-peer abuse: Victim’s parents call for changes to guidelines – BBC News
‘The parents of a six-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by classmates have called for a record to be set up showing all sex abuse between children.’
BBC News, 8th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paddington station: Commuter gets £27k for ‘possible pigeon poo slip’ – BBC News
‘A commuter received £27,602 from Network Rail after “possibly slipping” on pigeon poo at Paddington station. Data obtained by the BBC has revealed Network Rail has paid out nearly £1m in five years for slips, trips and falls at its stations across the UK.’
BBC News, 8th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Acklom: Serial conman who posed as MI6 spy to defraud woman out of life savings jailed for five years – The Independent
‘A serial conman who posed as a MI6 agent has been jailed after he admitted to defrauding his ex-girlfriend out of her life savings of nearly £300,000.’
The Independent, 7th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Birkby house fire deaths: Arsonist Shahid Mohammed jailed for life – The Guardian
‘A man who murdered eight members of the same family when he burned down their home with petrol bombs 17 years ago has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
South Wales police to use facial recognition apps on phones – The Guardian
‘South Wales police are to have a facial recognition app installed on their phones to identify suspects without having to take them to a police station.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Parliamentary group calls for overhaul of whistleblowing legislation – OUT-LAW.com
‘A group of politicians has recommended an extensive overhaul of whistleblowing legislation, including the creation of a legal definition for the term “whistleblower”.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th August 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
The “long arm” of the police – how “confidential” are family proceedings? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘“Not very” seems to be the answer in the Court of Appeal decision in M (Children) [ 2019] EWCA Civ 1364 . Sir Andrew McFarlane upheld Keehan J’s decision to disclose the parents’ initial statement and position statement to the police following the initial interim care hearing. In family proceedings parents are advised that their evidence is confidential to those proceedings. They are encouraged to be open and frank and to understand that their children’s interests are the Court’s main concern. But something seems to be eroding these principles, a trend set since the case of Re H (Children) [2009] EWCA. The Court of appeal approved the test from Re C ( see below) and gave it the “fit for purpose” badge. The decision should be seen in the context of this being a police terrorism enquiry.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th August 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Bedford school ‘wrongly calculated’ teacher’s holiday pay – BBC News
‘A Court of Appeal ruling that a music teacher’s holiday pay was wrongly calculated has been hailed as a victory for part-time workers.’
BBC News, 6th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The Harpur Trust v Braze [2019] EWCA Civ 1402 (06 August 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Folgender Holdings Ltd & Anor v Letraz Properties Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 2131 (Ch) (06 August 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Man convicted of murdering eight in 2002 Huddersfield house fire – The Guardian
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering eight members of the same family in an arson attack 17 years ago.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Love Island star Olivia Buckland’s fake tan Instagram post banned for breaching advertising rules – The Independent
‘Former Love Island contestant Olivia Buckland has had an Instagram post promoting fake tan banned after failing to identify it as an advertisement.’
The Independent, 7th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Capita to challenge payment ordered to family of woman who died after benefits were wrongly stopped – The Independent
‘A private company which was instrumental in stopping the benefits of a disabled woman who later died is going to court in a bid to avoid paying £10,000 awarded in damages to the family.’
The Independent, 6th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police agree to publish full report into disastrous VIP sex abuse inquiry sparked by Carl Beech’s claims – Daily Telegraph
‘Scotland Yard has finally agreed to publish the damning report into its disastrous handling of the VIP paedophile investigation.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
