Judge rejects bid to exit shorter trial scheme – Litigation Futures
‘A judge has refused a party’s application to remove their case from the shorter trial scheme.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd February 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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Analysis: Parental responsibility – Family Law
‘Imogen Powell, of Ashfords LLP, writes that parental responsibility is a concept introduced by the Children Act 1989. The Act defines PR as “all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to a child and his property”. As the phrase suggests, the concept of parental responsibility serves to highlight the idea that parents have “responsibilities” or “duties” towards their children, as opposed to “rights” over them.’
Family Law, 22nd February 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Woman who accompanied her husband to Dignitas will inherit his £1.8 million estate, judge rules in test case – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman who accompanied her husband to Dignitas can claim his £1.8 million estate, a High Court judge has ruled in a test case.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Redcar man given life for smothering partner had killed before – The Guardian
‘A man who has been given a life sentence for smothering his partner after a row had previously killed a girlfriend.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Government faces High Court action over children’s rights – BBC News
‘A children’s charity is taking High Court action against the government over its claims that some protections of children in care are “myths”. The Article 39 charity is seeking a judicial review of Department for Education guidance to local councils responsible for vulnerable children.’
BBC News, 22nd February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Churches no longer have to hold Sunday services – BBC News
‘A weekly Sunday service will no longer be compulsory for churches after a vote to change a 400-year-old law was passed by the Church of England’s ruling body.’
BBC News, 22nd February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police leader calls for laws to allow positive race discrimination – The Guardian
‘Radical new laws should allow police to positively discriminate in favour of minority ethnic recruits, otherwise the ranks of officers will be too white for decades to come, the leader of Britain’s police chiefs has said.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bristol machete attack: Two brothers jailed for ‘barbaric and brutal’ assault – The Independent
‘Two brothers have been jailed for a machete attack at a supermarket in Bristol which left another two men with severe injuries.’
The Independent, 21st February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rachel Riley and Tracy Ann Oberman to take legal action after Twitter abuse – The Guardian
‘The Countdown presenter Rachel Riley and former EastEnders actor Tracy Ann Oberman are preparing legal action against up to 70 individuals for tweets relating to their campaign against antisemitism in the Labour party, according to the pair’s lawyer.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Alfie Lamb: Car death accused mum guilty of cruelty – BBC News
‘The mother of a three-year-old boy allegedly crushed by a car seat has been found guilty of child cruelty.’
BBC News, 21st February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former taxi driver fined for failing to disclose prior convictions and revocation of licence – Local Government Lawyer
‘A former taxi driver has pleaded guilty to four offences of knowingly or recklessly making a false statement or omitting material in an application to a council’s licensing team.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th February 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Supreme Court: No right to sue untraced driver – Litigation Futures
‘Accident victims have no right to sue an untraced driver, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 20th February 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Driver who killed 11-year-old had been banned three times – The Guardian
‘A driver who confessed to a hit-and-run that killed a young boy had previously been banned from driving on three occasions. Michael Ricardo Robinson, 31, pleaded guilty to causing the death of 11-year-old Taylor Schofield by dangerous driving on 12 January at Manchester crown court. He was sentenced to six years and eight months’ imprisonment on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 20th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Before facial recognition tech can be used, it needs to be limited – The Independent
‘New research on facial recognition technology trials by police calls for tighter regulation to protect human rights.’
The Independent, 21st February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Drug addict who threatened her own grandfather with a hammer jailed – The Independent
‘A woman who threatened her grandfather with a hammer while robbing him to fund her drug addiction has been jailed for four years.’
The Independent, 20th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Retrospective interpretation: DSG v MasterCard – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘The latest battle over limitation in Competition damages claims was a victory for the claimants – see DSG Retail Ltd v MasterCard Inc [2019] CAT 5. In some ways it is a surprising decision, because the Competition Appeal Tribunal has decided that when s.47A of the Competition Act was enacted in 2003, certain claims which were time-barred prior to its enactment were revived. The Tribunal frankly acknowledged that it did not find the matter straightforward, and looking at the rules it is easy to see why.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 19th February 2019
Source: competitionbulletin.com
Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (in liquidation) v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 27 – Hardwicke Chambers
‘This case concerned both the appeal in Bresco v Lonsdale and Cannon Corporate v Primus Build. The present case comment is only concerned with the former.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 6th February 2019
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
BC v BG – Challenging arbitration awards in divorce cases – Transparency Project
‘Divorcing couples who cannot agree how to divide their property can, as an alternative to costly and time consuming litigation, refer the matter to an arbitrator. But if one of them isn’t happy about the outcome, the matter could still end up in court. The recent case of BC v BG [2019] EWFC 7 considers the different ways this can happen, and confirms what should be the preferred approach.’
Transparency Project, 19th February 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
MPs call for ethics-based internet regulation – OUT-LAW.com
‘A new code of ethics should govern the removal of harmful content from the internet and there should be “large fines” for technology companies that fail to comply with it, a prominent group of MPs has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
