Merricks v MasterCard: Collective Actions Reinvigorated – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted April 17th, 2019 in class actions, competition, consumer credit, consumer protection, news by sally

‘The Court of Appeal today gave its much-anticipated judgment in the application to bring collective proceedings against MasterCard: see Merricks v MasterCard Incorporated and others [2019] EWCA Civ 674. It is a major victory for the Applicant and will reinvigorate the collective proceedings regime, which has seen disappointingly few cases brought since its introduction in 2015.’

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Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 16th April 2019

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Isis supporter who called for terror attack on Prince George’s school has jail term cut – The Independent

Posted April 17th, 2019 in appeals, guilty pleas, news, proscribed organisations, terrorism by sally

‘An Isis supporter who created a “toolkit for terrorists” and called for attacks on targets including Prince George, the football World Cup and Jewish communities has had his prison sentence cut on appeal.’

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The Independent, 16th April 2019

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Lord Janner inquiry: Senior police ‘influenced decisions’ – BBC News

Posted April 17th, 2019 in child abuse, inquiries, news, police, sexual offences by sally

‘Senior police officers may have influenced decisions about inquiries going ahead into child abuse allegations against a politician, a watchdog has said.’

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BBC News, 16th April 2019

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Man who attacked four police officers with knife after hoax 999 call found guilty – The Independent

Posted April 17th, 2019 in attempted murder, news, police by sally

‘A man who lured police to a fake crime scene before attacking four officers with a knife has been cleared of attempted murder.’

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The Independent, 16th April 2019

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Criminals could keep records from employers under review by home secretary Sajid Javid – The Independent

Posted April 17th, 2019 in criminal records, disclosure, employment, news by sally

‘Employers could be kept in the dark about the criminal records of some job applicants under a review of rules by the home secretary. Sajid Javid said the government needs to “look again” at how much is revealed about people who have committed certain crimes when they apply for jobs.’

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The Independent, 17th April 2019

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UK universities pay out £90m on staff ‘gagging orders’ in past two years – The Guardian

Posted April 17th, 2019 in bullying, disclosure, harassment, news, non-disclosure agreements, universities by sally

‘UK universities have spent nearly £90m on payoffs to staff that come with “gagging orders” in two years, raising fears that victims of misconduct at higher education institutions are being silenced.’

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The Guardian, 17th April 2019

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Mastercard ruling: almost every UK adult could receive payout – The Guardian

Posted April 17th, 2019 in class actions, competition, consumer credit, consumer protection, news by sally

‘Almost every adult in the UK could receive a payout of up to £300 from Mastercard after a court ruling paved the way for a £14bn class action lawsuit.’

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The Guardian, 16th April 2019

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Baseball bat murder trial: Neil Sutherland cleared 11 years on – BBC News

Posted April 17th, 2019 in grievous bodily harm, guilty pleas, murder, news, self-defence by sally

‘A man has been acquitted of the murder of a former soldier who died 11 years after he hit him with a baseball bat in “self-defence”.’

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BBC News, 16th April 2019

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Court castigates Home Office over misuse of immigration law – The Guardian

Posted April 17th, 2019 in immigration, ministers' powers and duties, news, taxation, terrorism by sally

‘The appeal court has issued a damning judgment criticising the Home Office’s process in using a terrorism-related paragraph of immigration law as “legally flawed” and ruling it must be changed.’

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The Guardian, 16th April 2019

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Judge excused jury duty after case mix-up – BBC News

Posted April 17th, 2019 in judges, juries, news by sally

‘A senior judge has revealed he was excused from jury service, because he was due to preside over the case in question.’

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BBC News, 16th April 2019

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 16th, 2019 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AB (Jamaica) & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 661 (12 April 2019)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Cityfibre Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v The Advertising Standards Authority Ltd & Anor [2019] EWHC 950 (Admin) (15 April 2019)

Court (Chancery Division)

Guest v Guest & Anor [2019] EWHC 869 (Ch) (16 April 2019)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Deutsche Bank AG [2019] EWHC 969 (Comm) (15 April 2019)

Ramona ANG v Reliantco Investments Ltd [2019] EWHC 879 (Comm) (12 April 2019)

Eleni Shipping Ltd v Transgrain Shipping BV [2019] EWHC 910 (Comm) (10 April 2019)

Astra Asset Management UK Ltd v The Co-Operative Bank Plc [2019] EWHC 897 (Comm) (10 April 2019)

Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors v Zhunus & Ors [2019] EWHC 878 (Comm) (04 April 2019)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Price v Cwm Taf University Health Board [2019] EWHC 938 (QB) (15 April 2019)

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Paying for privacy? – Family Law

Posted April 16th, 2019 in anonymity, appeals, children, divorce, families, financial dispute resolution, financial provision, human rights, news, privacy, public interest, reporting restrictions by sally

‘Stuart Clark, partner at The International Family Law Group LLP examines a recent Court of Appeal decision on privacy in family law cases and asks whether in practice anonymity is the preserve of only the very wealthy.’

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Family Law, 16th April 2019

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‘The White Book is wrong’ – Vos offers clarity on disclosure rules – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 16th, 2019 in civil procedure rules, disclosure, news, pilot schemes by sally

‘The chancellor of the High Court has made clear all existing cases must be subject to new disclosure procedures – and not as advised in the lawyers’ bible on litigation.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 16th April 2019

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Who gets legal aid? – BBC News

Posted April 16th, 2019 in budgets, civil justice, criminal justice, legal aid, news, statistics by sally

‘Who gets legal aid?’

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BBC News, 15th April 2019

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Chelsea launch legal campaign to crack down on ticket touts at Stamford Bridge – The Guardian

Posted April 16th, 2019 in injunctions, licensing, news, sport by sally

‘Chelsea have launched a groundbreaking legal campaign to stamp out ticket touting, the Guardian can reveal, in a move expected to herald a wider crackdown by Premier League football clubs.’

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The Guardian, 15th April 2019

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Child sex offenders ‘inadequately supervised’ at detention centre – The Guardian

Posted April 16th, 2019 in child abuse, children, detention, homicide, mental health, news, ombudsmen, sexual offences, standards by sally

‘child sex offenders being held at an immigration removal centre have been inadequately supervised, a watchdog has found.’

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The Guardian, 16th April 2019

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Clampdown planned for British online pharmacies – BBC News

Posted April 16th, 2019 in health & safety, internet, medicines, news, pharmacists, regulations, standards by sally

‘New rules to keep people safe when buying medications from online pharmacies have been described as a “big step forward” by Britain’s pharmacy regulator.’

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BBC News, 16th April 2019

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I’m still at a loss’: Windrush victims who were forced into homelessness and debt due to scandal still living in anguish and destitution a year on – The Independent

Posted April 16th, 2019 in benefits, citizenship, colonies, debts, deportation, documents, government departments, homelessness, immigration, news, statistics by sally

‘On 16 April 2018, Amber Rudd – then home secretary – stood up in the House of Commons to formally acknowledge the Windrush scandal for the first time. The treatment of immigrants by her department’s “hostile environment” was appalling, she said, vowing to deal with cases within two weeks and put things right. But exactly one year later, the suffering goes on. Many are yet to receive a response to their application to the taskforce, leaving them in a “state of limbo” with little or no information about how their case is progressing.’

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The Independent, 16th April 2019

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Daniel Hegarty: ‘Soldier B’ to be prosecuted over murder of Northern Ireland teenager in 1972

Posted April 15th, 2019 in armed forces, murder, news, Northern Ireland, prosecutions by michael

‘A former soldier is to be prosecuted over the murder of a teenage boy, who was shot twice in the head in Derry in 1972.’

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The Independent, 15th April 2019

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Hackney defeats High Court challenge to approach on SEN funding and Education and Health Care Plans – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 15th, 2019 in judicial review, local government, news, special educational needs by michael

‘A High Court judge has rejected claims that Hackney Council’s policies on Special Educational Needs and Disability, including a reduction in its expenditure on SEND, were unlawful.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 12th April 2019

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