RE B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29: What is the Future for Post-Adoption Contact? – Family Law Week

Posted April 25th, 2019 in adoption, children, contact orders, news by sally

‘The issue of post-adoption contact was recently considered by the Court of Appeal in Re B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29. This article, written by the solicitor and junior counsel for the appellants, considers the backdrop against which this appeal was made and where this judgment leaves the issue of post-adoption contact.’

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Family Law Week, 18th April 2018

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Police call for change to ‘outdated’ protest laws after MPs threatened over Brexit – The Independent

Posted April 25th, 2019 in brexit, demonstrations, news, parliament, police, public order by sally

‘A senior police officer has called for the government to change “outdated” protest laws amid a rise in threats against MPs. In the wake of protests by the UK “yellow vests” and other Brexit-related groups stationed outside parliament, Metropolitan Police commander Adrian Usher said officers were struggling to enforce current laws.’

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The Independent, 24th April 2019

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Council takes 10 years not to make a decision on village green status – The Guardian

Posted April 25th, 2019 in commons, compensation, delay, local government, news, planning by sally

‘Ombudsman orders Cornwall to pay compensation over locals’ plan for land near Saltash.’

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The Guardian, 25th April 2019

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Sainsbury’s-Asda merger blocked by regulator – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2019 in competition, consumer protection, food, mergers, news by sally

‘The proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been blocked by the UK’s competition watchdog over fears it would raise prices for consumers.’

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BBC News, 25th April 2019

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Fixed fees can apply to claim which settled for £42k, court rules – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 24th, 2019 in appeals, civil procedure rules, costs, fees, limitations, news, part 36 offers, personal injuries, pre-action conduct by sally

‘The courts have made clear they will be prepared to apply fixed costs to cases which have long since breached the £25,000 limit. Two judgments that have emerged over the past week show examples of judges considering fixed recoverable costs where the personal injury claims had exited the pre-action protocol.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 24th April 2019

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Liverpool judge refuses to move huge claim to London – Litigation Futures

Posted April 24th, 2019 in class actions, compensation, damages, environmental protection, jurisdiction, London, miners, news, transfer of proceedings by sally

‘The High Court in Liverpool has refused to transfer one of the biggest claims ever filed in this country to the Rolls Building in London.’

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Litigation Futures, 24th April 2019

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 24th, 2019 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Sajjad, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 720 (17 April 2019)

Giusti v Ferragamo [2019] EWCA Civ 691 (17 April 2019)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Bakrania & Anor v Shah & Ors [2019] EWHC 949 (Ch) (24 April 2019)

Sheffield v Kier Group Plc & Ors [2019] EWHC 986 (Ch) (23 April 2019)

Source: www.bailii.org

Parish councils win High Court challenge over abolition after borough misinterpreted guidance – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 24th, 2019 in codes of practice, consultations, interpretation, local government, news, statistics by sally

‘Slough Borough Council misinterpreted government guidance and so an order providing for the abolition of two parish councils in its area must be quashed, a High Court judge has ruled.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2019

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Case Comment: Wells v Devani [2019] UKSC 4 – UKSC Blog

Posted April 24th, 2019 in appeals, contracts, estate agents, housing, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Robert Jones and Joseph Marsden, who work within the insurance and reinsurance group at CMS, comment on the decision handed down in the matter of Wells v Devani [2019] UKSC 4.’

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UKSC Blog, 24th April 2019

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Solicitor convicted over cannabis farm suspended from practice – Legal Futures

Posted April 24th, 2019 in community service, disciplinary procedures, drug offences, licensing, news, sentencing, solicitors by sally

‘A solicitor has been suspended from practice after being convicted of allowing a small cannabis farm to grow in her house.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd April 2019

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Stephanie Reynolds: Brexit and the (Not Quite) Constitutionalised Status of EU Citizenship – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted April 24th, 2019 in brexit, citizenship, constitutional law, EC law, news by sally

‘Since its formal introduction in the Maastricht Treaty, EU citizenship has laid claim to a constitutional status. The Union Treaties – long described by the Court of Justice as the EU’s constitutional texts – explicitly confer the status of Union citizenship on all nationals of the Member States. The asserted significance of this was subsequently confirmed in the seminal Grzelczyk judgment, in which the Court famously declared that EU citizenship was ‘destined to be the fundamental status of nationals of the Member States’.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 24th April 2019

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Firms “putting profit ahead of lawyers’ mental health” – Legal Futures

Posted April 24th, 2019 in codes of practice, duty of care, law firms, mental health, news, solicitors by sally

‘The cultures of some law firms and other legal workplaces mean that well-being is “often not a concern” while they chase increased profits, researchers have found.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd April 2019

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Judge warns veteran that PTSD is not a ‘get out of jail free card’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 24th, 2019 in armed forces, dangerous driving, drug abuse, drug offences, judges, mental health, news, post-traumatic stress disorder, reasons, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

‘PTSD is not a “get out of jail free card”, a judge has warned as he jails a veteran who blamed his crimes on “harrowing” experiences in Afghanistan.’

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2019

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Give local authorities extra powers to curb junk food ads – report – The Guardian

Posted April 24th, 2019 in advertising, children, enforcement, food, health, local government, London, news by sally

‘Local authorities should be given greater powers to make it easier for them to impose restrictions on junk food advertising in their areas, a report has recommended.’

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The Guardian, 24th April 2019

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Prosecutors threaten trial walk-outs in CPS pay row – BBC News

Posted April 24th, 2019 in barristers, Crown Prosecution Service, demonstrations, fees, industrial action, news, remuneration, trials by sally

‘Criminal barristers in England and Wales are threatening to walk out of trials or refuse new work over a pay row with the Crown Prosecution Service.’

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BBC News, 23rd April 2019

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UK watchdog blocks record number of child abuse webpages – The Guardian

Posted April 24th, 2019 in charities, child abuse, children, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, ombudsmen, sexual grooming, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘More than 100,000 webpages containing child sexual abuse imagery (CSAI) or videos were identified and blocked over the last year by the UK charity tasked with maintaining the nationwide blacklist, an increase of more than a third on the year before.’

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The Guardian, 24th April 2019

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 23rd, 2019 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Graysons Restaurants Ltd v Jones & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 725 (17 April 2019)

Goldscheider v Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation [2019] EWCA Civ 711 (17 April 2019)

G-L-T (Children) [2019] EWCA Civ 717 (17 April 2019)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Windsor-Clive & Ors v Rees & Anor [2019] EWHC 1008 (Ch) (18 April 2019)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Donovan & Anor v Grainmarket Asset Management LLP [2019] EWHC 1023 (QB) (18 April 2019)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Swansea Stadium Management Company Ltd v City & County of Swansea & Anor [2019] EWHC 989 (TCC) (17 April 2019)

PBS Energo AS v Bester Generacion UK Limited [2019] EWHC 996 (TCC) (17 April 2019)

Source: www.bailii..org

Boy must leave mother with ‘hateful feelings’ for father, judge rules – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2019 in children, custody, news by sally

‘An eight-year-old boy has moved home after a judge was told he was being influenced by his mother’s “hateful feelings” towards his father.’

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The Guardian, 22nd April 2019

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But, it’s a long, long while … – Nearly Legal

Posted April 23rd, 2019 in equality, judicial review, local government, news, travellers by sally

‘The Court of Appeal reviewed Hillingdon’s Equality Impact Assessments, both when introducing the policy in 2013, and when amending it in 2016 (this latter being after Mr Gullu had begun his judicial review). On neither occasion was there any consideration of Travellers or refugees (or indeed Non UK nationals).’

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Nearly Legal, 22nd April 2019

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Test to escape fixed costs in ex-portal cases is “high bar” – Litigation Futures

Posted April 23rd, 2019 in accidents, costs, news, personal injuries, road traffic by sally

‘The ‘exceptional circumstances’ test by which claimants whose cases exit the RTA portal can claim more than fixed recoverable costs is a high, rather than a low, bar, the High Court has held.’

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Litigation Futures, 23rd April 2019

Source: www.litigationfutures.com