BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Neocleous & Anor v Rees [2019] EWHC 2462 (Ch) (20 September 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Bank of Baroda v Maniar & Anor [2019] EWHC 2463 (Comm) (20 September 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Legal challenge launched against CPS over plummeting rape prosecutions – The Independent
‘A legal challenge has been lodged against the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over its handling of rape cases after the number of people charged hit a new low.’
The Independent, 24th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK court rejects landlords’ challenge to Debenhams CVA – Pinsent Masons
‘Court rejected landlords’ challenge to Debenhams’ CVA in what will be seen as a victory for retailers and a validation of “landlord only” CVAs.’
Pinsent Masons, 24th Septwmber 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Miller, R (on the application of) v The Prime Minister [2019] UKSC 41 (24 September 2019)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
S-L (Children : Adjournment) [2019] EWCA Civ 1571 (19 September 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
MR, R. v [2019] EWCA Crim 1572 (18 September 2019)
Aziz, R. v [2019] EWCA Crim 1568 (17 September 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Horler v Rubin & Ors [2019] EWHC 2487 (Ch) (23 September 2019)
Nortel Networks France SAS, Re [2019] EWHC 2447 (Ch) (19 September 2019)
Dhillon v Dhillon & Anor [2019] EWHC 2442 (Ch) (18 September 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
BSG Resources Ltd v Vale SA & Ors [2019] EWHC 2456 (Comm) (20 September 2019)
Barthélemy Holdings, LLC v Duet Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 2402 (Comm) (20 September 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Canada Goose UK Retail Ltd v Persons Unknown & Anor [2019] EWHC 2459 (QB) (20 September 2019)
Al-Obaidi v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 2357 (QB) (19 September 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Supreme Court: Suspending Parliament was unlawful, judges rule – BBC News
‘Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 24th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former soldier sentenced for brutal attacks on two women – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Former soldier Stefan Carr has been sentenced to a total of eight years and three months, plus three years on licence, at Leeds Crown Court today (23 September) for brutally attacking both his partner and his ex-partner in quick succession.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Speeches by Sir Ernest Ryder, Senior President of Tribunals: Collaboration, The Governance of Justice – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Ombudsman Association Conference – Driving Improvements: Collaboration and Peer Learning (May 2019).’
‘Society of Legal Scholars – Implementation and Application of the Law: The Governance of Justice (September 2019)’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 20th September 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Family judges must justify delaying final decisions – Court of Appeal – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Judges have been warned by the Court of Appeal not to adjourn final decisions in family cases simply to “press the pause button”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Man jailed over anti-Muslim Instagram posts alongside topless photos with gun – The Independent
‘A man who posed with a shotgun and urged people to “stand up” against Muslims has been jailed for four years.’
The Independent, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Upskirting: Government lawyer becomes first person ever convicted under new law after underground train incident – The Independent
‘A British government lawyer has become the first person to be convicted of upskirting since it was made a crime under new legislation in April.’
The Independent, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ofcom investigates CGTN over coverage of Hong Kong protests – The Guardian
‘The Chinese state-backed news channel CGTN is under investigation by the British media regulator over claims its coverage of protests in Hong Kong breached broadcasting rules.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
GP surgeries deny care to vulnerable people without ID documents – The Guardian
‘Many practices are refusing to take new patients without checks that breach NHS rules.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Brexit: ‘No evidence’ of crimes by Leave.EU and Arron Banks – BBC News
‘The National Crime Agency has found “no evidence” of criminal offences after allegations against Leave.EU and its founder Arron Banks.’
BBC News, 24th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Emiliano Sala: Two jailed for accessing CCTV footage of footballer’s post-mortem – The Independent
‘Two people who illegally accessed CCTV footage of Emiliano Sala’s post-mortem examination have been jailed.’
The Independent, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-BBC worker gets £130,000 settlement in equal pay dispute – The Guardian
‘A former BBC employee has received an out-of-court settlement of more than £130,000 after she accused the broadcaster of failing to meet its obligations over equal pay.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Justice eBay Style – London Review of Books
‘The Shield of Achilles, as described in the Iliad, portrays two cities. One of them is at war, circled by ‘a divided army/gleaming in battle-gear’. In the other, there is a promise of peace through the exercise of law: ‘the people massed, streaming into the marketplace/where a quarrel had broken out and two men struggled/ over the blood-price for a kinsman just murdered./One declaimed in public, vowing payment in full –/the other spurned him, he would not take a thing –/so both men pressed for a judge to cut the knot./ The crowd cheered on both, they took both sides,/but heralds held them back as the city elders sat/on polished stone benches, forming the sacred circle,/grasping in hand the staffs of clear-voiced heralds,/and each leapt to his feet to plead the case in turn.’’
London Review of Books, 26th September 2019
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
Abuse inquiry calls for changes to civil justice system – Litigation Futures
‘Codes of practice for defendants responding to civil claims of child sexual abuse and a review of the law of limitation are among the ideas to deliver redress to victims put forward in a major report.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
