‘There is no general rule preventing costs being awarded against children, a High Court judge has said. Mr Justice Morgan said the case law on the issue did not present a “clear or coherent picture” on the issue, and contained examples of costs being made against both child claimants and defendants, even where they had litigation friends.’
Litigation Futures, 18th June 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Some clients expect discounts on fees for using a female lawyer while women who push for higher salaries are likely to be labelled “aggressive”, a global survey by the Law Society has found. The report concluded that quotas could help to tackle inequality as there was “no real equality or meritocracy in the legal profession”.’
Legal Futures, 19th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The UK will continue to resettle thousands of refugees under a new scheme set to start in 2020, the Home Secretary announced today.’
Home Office, 17th June 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A woman who was knocked unconscious by a cyclist will be awarded compensation, despite a judge finding she had stepped into the road while looking at her phone.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A drinker won a discrimination case against a popular brewery after he was stopped from buying its women-only beer.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A coalition of more than 80 benefit charities has submitted a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority over government ads for Universal Credit which they claim are “deliberately misleading”.’
The Independent, 19th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Victims of discrimination in England and Wales are being denied justice due to soaring legal aid cuts, the equalities watchdog has warned. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said people who had been discriminated against for reasons such as their race, gender or disability were being left to represent themselves in court, creating a “David vs Goliath” scenario or letting perpetrators to go entirely unchallenged.’
The Independent, 19th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Muslim father faces jail for psychologically abusing his daughters in the first case of its kind.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The City watchdog has raised fresh concerns that thousands of consumers are being wrongly advised to cash in their defined benefit pension, putting them at greater risk of financial insecurity in old age.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ben & Jerry’s ice cream adverts have been removed after they were placed on billboards within 100m of a primary school.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has upheld the title of the descendants of the original grantor to a family burial vault in a closed church.’
Law and Religion UK, 17th June 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘Samuels v Birmingham City Council (2019) UKSC 28. The Supreme Court, finally, has delivered its judgment on the issue of the assessment of “reasonable expenses” when considering the affordability of rent in homelessness decisions.’
Nearly Legal, 16th June 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd and another [2019] UKSC 27. The Supreme Court has unanimously held that the Defamation Act 2013 altered the common law presumption of general damage in defamation. It is no longer sufficient for the imposition of liability that a statement is inherently injurious or has a “tendency” to injure a claimant’s reputation. Instead, the language of section 1(1) of the Act requires a statement to produce serious harm to reputation before it can be considered defamatory.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th june 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Woodward & Ors v Phoenix Healthcare Distribution Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 985 is the latest procedural skirmish in the ongoing battle between Claimants and Defendants. Following on from the Supreme Court’s judgment in Barton v Wright Hassall LLP [2018] UKSC 12, it is an important reminder – if any were needed – that Claimants must be familiar with the rules on service of claim forms, and with the other side’s procedural stance.’
Zenith PI, 17th June 2019
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
High Court (Chancery Division)
Knight & Anor v Knight & Ors (Costs) [2019] EWHC 1545 (Ch) (17 June 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Cockett Marine Oil DMCC v Ing Bank NV & Anor [2019] EWHC 1533 (Comm) (17 June 2019)
High Court (Family Division)
London Borough of Wandsworth v Lennard [2019] EWHC 1552 (Fam) (14 June 2019)
High Court (Patents Court)
Illumina, Inc & Anor v TDL Genetics Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 1497 (Pat) (17 June 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Dodds v Arif & Anor [2019] EWHC 1512 (QB) (18 June 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The government is set to give the Lord Chief Justice the power of veto over what areas of law are moved into an online court system, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 18th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A new advisory board and statutory guidance would reduce wasted time and improve the UK’s ability to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, the Law Commission has announced.’
Law Commission, 18th June 2019
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
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