Divorce: New law could lead to ‘spike’ – minister – BBC News
‘A new law could lead to a ‘spike’ in divorces, but the rate is ultimately like to “remain much the same”, the justice secretary has said.’
BBC News, 25th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Same-sex and single-parent adoption and religious discrimination: Page – Law & Religion UK
‘On 19 June 2019, the Employment Appeal Tribunal handed down two separate judgments relating to the same appellant, Mr Richard Page: Page v Lord Chancellor & Anor [2019] UKEAT 0304 18 1906 and Page v NHS Trust Development Authority [2019] UKEAT 0183 18 1906. The appeals related to Mr Page’s religious beliefs in relation to his position as a magistrate and as a Non-Executive Director of an NHS Trust, respectively; and the EAT dismissed the appeals in both cases. From the legal perspective, the two cases were not “linked” as such because there was no cross-referencing between them. However, the action taken by the Lord Chancellor’s Department resulted, indirectly, in action being instituted by the NHS, and the following note relates to both judgments.’
Law & Religion UK, 24th June 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘Lack Of Special Educational Needs Funding Breaches Children’s Human Rights’, Court Will Hear – Rights Info
‘The government is “leaving thousands of children in limbo” and breaching their human rights by underfunding education for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), a court will hear.’
Rights Info, 26th June 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
Extinction Rebellion protester convicted of public order offence – The Guardian
‘The first person to face trial over the Extinction Rebellion protests in April has been found guilty of a minor public order offence for blocking a road in central London.’
The Guardian, 25th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
JusticeWatch: Growing ‘justice gap’ in discrimination cases – Legal Voice
‘Victims of discrimination were being denied access to justice and offenders going unchallenged as a result of a ‘failing’ legal aid system, as reported in the Justice Gap.’
Legal Voice, 21st June 2019
Source: legalvoice.org.uk
Anger with MoJ over whiplash reforms begins to boil over – Legal Futures
‘Both the claimant and defendant representatives have expressed frustration with the progress of the government’s whiplash reforms, and doubted it will be ready for April 2020 as planned.’
Legal Futures, 26th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
M4 Newport relief road scrapped: environment v economics – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Plans to build a fourteen mile, six lane motorway through the Gwent Levels south of Newport to relieve congestion on the M4 have been scrapped by the Welsh government. The announcement by first minister Mark Drakeford was welcomed by environmentalists, local residents and small businesses who opposed the scheme at last year’s public inquiry. Alasdair Henderson, Dominic Ruck Keene and Hannah Noyce from 1 Crown Office Row with other barristers from Guildhall Chambers (Brendon Moorhouse) and Garden Court (Irena Sabic and Grace Brown) represented Gwent Wildlife Trust and an umbrella of other environmental objectors in the proceedings which lasted from February 2017 to September 2018. All these barristers acted for free.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th June 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
CA rejects challenge to abolition of oral permission hearings – Litigation Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge to the abolition of most oral permission-to-appeal hearings before it.’
Litigation Futures, 26th June 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Stepsisters in High Court inheritance battle over which parent died first – Daily Telegraph
‘The High Court has been asked to intervene in a £300,000 inheritance row between step siblings over which parent died first.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hillsborough police chief will face retrial, judge rules – The Guardian
‘The former South Yorkshire police chief superintendent who was in command of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough, where 96 people were killed, will face a retrial on a charge of gross negligence manslaughter, a judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 25th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
SDT president: Concerns over civil standard of proof “misplaced” – Legal Futures
‘Concerns over the decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) to move from the criminal to the civil standard of proof are “misplaced”, the tribunal’s president has said.’
Legal Futures, 26th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Worst animal cruelty cases to get higher jail terms – BBC News
‘People found guilty of the worst cases of animal cruelty will face up to five years in prison under a new law proposed for England and Wales.’
BBC News, 26th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Julian Myerscough: Ex-lecturer jailed for child sex attacks – BBC News
‘A “dangerous, evil” former university lecturer has been jailed for 21 years for a string of child sex attacks.’
BBC News, 25th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS pays firms £181m to care for patients with serious mental illness – The Guardian
‘The NHS is paying private firms an “eye-watering” £181m a year to look after people with serious mental health problems in units often hundreds of miles from their homes.’
The Guardian, 25th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Part 36 consequences “are severable”, High Court rules – Litigation Futures
‘The court can decide it is unjust to award some, but not all, of the consequences of beating a part 36 offer, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 25th June 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Hockley & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 1080 (24 June 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ahmed & Ors, R. v [2019] EWCA Crim 1085 (25 June 2019)
M, R v [2019] EWCA Crim 1094 (21 June 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
PN v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 1616 (Admin) (24 June 2019)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Tahir v Faizi [2019] EWHC 1627 (QB) (25 June 2019)
Gray v Hurley [2019] EWHC 1636 (QB) (25 June 2019)
JLE v Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Trust Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 1582 (QB) (24 June 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Willow Corp S.À.R.L. v MTD Contractors Ltd [2019] EWHC 1591 (TCC) (25 June 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Pret allergy death: Parents ‘delighted’ by ‘Natasha’s law’ plan – BBC News
‘A law protecting allergy sufferers will be introduced following the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse.’
BBC News, 25th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peers back greater role for Lord Chief in online court rules – Legal Futures
‘Former Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) Lord Judge yesterday defeated government efforts to limit the extent to which future holders of the post will have a veto over the work of the online procedure rule committee (OPRC).’
Legal Futures, 25th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
