‘The High Court has found national law firm Gateley negligent in its advice to the owner of land in Nottingham that led to him missing out on some of the profits from its redevelopment.’
Legal Futures, 29th May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected an appeal by a couple jailed for harassing the family judge who heard their “long and contentious litigation” over an adoption.’
Legal Futures, 29th May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In the first part of this article, it was established that surrogacy law in England and Wales is in need of reform in a number of areas. Arguably, the most fundamental flaw of the current law is the fact that unlike its counterpart in Californian law, English law fails to allow the intentions of the intended parents and surrogates to shape the course of their surrogacy journey. A question then remains to be asked for the second part of this series – if intentionality is important to the functioning of surrogacy law, how can English law be reformed in order to allow intentionality to prevail?’
Family Law, 29th May 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The unsolved assassination of a key witness who helped to put road-rage killer Kenneth Noye behind bars remains under investigation by detectives, police have said.’
The Independent, 28th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Careless tweeting costs money, so beware. That is the message coming from the courts, which over recent years have had to deal with the “Twibel” cases that have arisen from potentially libellous posts made on social media.’
The Guardian, 28th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An investigation is under way after government officials altered and redacted documents in an employment tribunal case involving a bisexual prison officer, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 28th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former JLS star Oritse Williams has been cleared of raping a woman in his hotel room following a solo concert after the court saw CCTV footage of the pair “acting like a couple” outside a nightclub.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Labour has been placed under formal investigation by the equalities watchdog over whether the party has unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimised people because they are Jewish. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it was launching an official inquiry under section 20 of the Equality Act 2006 after carrying out preliminary investigations since March.’
The Guardian, 28th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three London homes worth more than £80m have been frozen by the High Court in the second-ever use of anti-corruption orders to stop foreigners laundering cash in the UK.’
BBC News, 29th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An author has criticised the BBC for plagiarising her trademarked book title, saying that securing legal rights “won’t actually stop white women or big organisations ripping you off”. Yomi Adegoke wrote Slay in Your Lane alongside Elizabeth Uviebinene, which they describe as a “black women’s bible”, and trademarked the term when the book was released.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Parents who locked their son in a room, banned him from speaking and fed him old food have been jailed.’
BBC News, 28th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Preference shares which carried the right to a fixed cumulative preferential dividend were ‘ordinary share capital’ for the purposes of calculating entrepreneurs’ relief, the First-tier Tribunal has decided.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th May 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 2) Order 2019
The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019
The Control of Salmonella in Poultry (Amendment) Order 2019
The Individual Ascertainment of Value (England) Order 2019
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 2) Order 2019
The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
I (Children) [2019] EWCA Civ 898 (24 May 2019)
Jofa Ltd & Anor v Benherst Finance Ltd & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 899 (24 May 2019)
AS (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 873 (24 May 2019)
R (A Child) [2019] EWCA Civ 895 (24 May 2019)
Ali v Capita Customer Management Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 900 (24 May 2019)
J-S (Children) [2019] EWCA Civ 894 (24 May 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Kotton v First Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) & Anor [2019] EWHC 1327 (Admin) (24 May 2019)
Ciemniak v Regional Court In Bydgoszcz (Poland) [2019] EWHC 1340 (Admin) (22 May 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Plevin v DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Company Ltd [2019] EWHC 1339 (Comm) (24 May 2019)
Avonwick Holding Ltd v Azitio Holdings Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 1254 (Comm) (24 May 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Horne v Prescot (No.1) Ltd [2019] EWHC 1322 (QB) (24 May 2019)
Al-Balhaa v Raphael & Ors [2019] EWHC 1323 (QB) (24 May 2019)
Siddiqi v Aidiniantz & Ors [2019] EWHC 1321 (QB) (24 May 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Potential special guardians put forward late in care proceedings should be realistic prospect and not merely the result of a ‘trawl through all possible options’, fresh guidance published by the judiciary has said.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary press release
Law Society's Gazette, 28th May 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘June Venters QC, of Venters Solicitors and Lamb Building, discusses the implications when issues of parental alienation arise in criminal proceedings.’
Family Law Week, 23rd May 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Blameless scam victims who are tricked into transferring money directly to a fraudster should find they are better protected under a new voluntary industry code that comes into force from Tuesday.’
The Independent, 27th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police officers have been told to use bail conditions to protect the public after new rules saw thousands of suspected sex attackers and violent criminals released without any restrictions. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has released guidance to all officers and staff emphasising that pre-charge bail is a “legitimate tool” in the wake of government changes in 2017.’
The Independent, 27th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Strict new laws will dictate what a landlord can and can’t ask tenants to pay for. Both sides need to know the rules.’
The Independent, 24th May 2019
Source: www.homesandproperty.co.uk
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