Ex-prison officer from Hull convicted of rape – BBC News
‘A former prison officer has been found guilty of raping five women and attempting to rape a sixth.’
BBC News, 29th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police cuts could see rise in miscarriages of justice, says forensic expert – The Guardian
‘Austerity cuts in the police force could lead to an increase in miscarriages of justice, a leading forensic scientist has warned, as constraints on funding lead to in-house forensic teams performing more selective tests.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Carbon credits fraud trial collapses after expert witness found to have no expertise – The Independent
‘A carbon credits trial collapsed after an expert witness was found to be unqualified, and more than 20 fraud trials could be declared unsafe.’
The Independent, 30th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK government ‘risks another Windrush’ over EU citizens, MPs say – BBC News
‘The government runs the risk of another Windrush scandal if “serious concerns” about its EU settlement scheme are not addressed, MPs have said.’
BBC News, 30th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children whitening skin to avoid racial hate crime, charity finds – The Guardian
‘The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) said racial abuse and bullying of children had risen by one-fifth since 2015-16 to more than 10,000 incidents recorded by police last year.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Brexit: Boris Johnson ordered to appear in court over £350m claim – BBC News
‘Boris Johnson has been ordered to appear in court over claims he lied by saying the UK gave the EU £350m a week. The Tory leadership candidate has been accused of misconduct in public office after making the claim during the 2016 EU referendum campaign.’
BBC News, 29th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Stewart & Ors v Watkin [2019] EWHC 1311 (Ch) (24 May 2019)
Loxleigh Investments Ltd v Dartford Borough Council [2019] EWHC 1274 (Ch) (24 May 2019)
Stavrinides & Ors v Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd [2019] EWHC 1328 (Ch) (24 May 2019)
High Court (Patents Court)
Evalve Inc & Ors v Edwards Lifesciences Ltd [2019] EWHC 1158 (Pat) (03 May 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Amey Highways Ltd v West Sussex County Council [2019] EWHC 1291 (TCC) (24 May 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Judge refuses uplift after successful part 36 offer on hourly rates – Litigation Futures
‘A judge has refused to award claimants an uplift on their costs after beating a part 36 offer restricted just to the hourly rates in dispute.’
Litigation Futures, 29th May 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Gateley found negligent over redevelopment agreement – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has found national law firm Gateley negligent in its advice to the owner of land in Nottingham that led to him missing out on some of the profits from its redevelopment.’
Legal Futures, 29th May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
High Court rejects appeal by couple jailed for harassing judge – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has rejected an appeal by a couple jailed for harassing the family judge who heard their “long and contentious litigation” over an adoption.’
Legal Futures, 29th May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Surrogacy and legal parentage: let intentionality prevail: Part 2 – Family Law
‘In the first part of this article, it was established that surrogacy law in England and Wales is in need of reform in a number of areas. Arguably, the most fundamental flaw of the current law is the fact that unlike its counterpart in Californian law, English law fails to allow the intentions of the intended parents and surrogates to shape the course of their surrogacy journey. A question then remains to be asked for the second part of this series – if intentionality is important to the functioning of surrogacy law, how can English law be reformed in order to allow intentionality to prevail?’
Family Law, 29th May 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Kenneth Noye: Police still investigating murder of key witness in road-rage killer’s trial 19 years ago – The Independent
‘The unsolved assassination of a key witness who helped to put road-rage killer Kenneth Noye behind bars remains under investigation by detectives, police have said.’
The Independent, 28th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Landmarks in law: Sally Bercow and the first major ‘Twibel’ case – The Guardian
‘Careless tweeting costs money, so beware. That is the message coming from the courts, which over recent years have had to deal with the “Twibel” cases that have arisen from potentially libellous posts made on social media.’
The Guardian, 28th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Officials altered records in bisexual prison officer case, judge says – The Guardian
‘An investigation is under way after government officials altered and redacted documents in an employment tribunal case involving a bisexual prison officer, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 28th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Former JLS singer cleared of raping fan after court sees CCTV footage of pair ‘acting like couple’ outside club – Daily Telegraph
‘Former JLS star Oritse Williams has been cleared of raping a woman in his hotel room following a solo concert after the court saw CCTV footage of the pair “acting like a couple” outside a nightclub.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Equality body launches investigation of Labour antisemitism claims – The Guardian
‘Labour has been placed under formal investigation by the equalities watchdog over whether the party has unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimised people because they are Jewish. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it was launching an official inquiry under section 20 of the Equality Act 2006 after carrying out preliminary investigations since March.’
The Guardian, 28th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
NCA investigates how owner afforded £80m London homes – BBC News
‘Three London homes worth more than £80m have been frozen by the High Court in the second-ever use of anti-corruption orders to stop foreigners laundering cash in the UK.’
BBC News, 29th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BBC accused of breaching trademarked ‘Slay in Your Lane’ book title in #ChangeTheSport campaign – Daily Telegraph
‘An author has criticised the BBC for plagiarising her trademarked book title, saying that securing legal rights “won’t actually stop white women or big organisations ripping you off”. Yomi Adegoke wrote Slay in Your Lane alongside Elizabeth Uviebinene, which they describe as a “black women’s bible”, and trademarked the term when the book was released.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Northampton child cruelty: Parents jailed for cruelty – BBC News
‘Parents who locked their son in a room, banned him from speaking and fed him old food have been jailed.’
BBC News, 28th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Entrepreneurs’ Relief: preference shares were ‘ordinary share capital’, says Tribunal – OUT-LAW.com
‘Preference shares which carried the right to a fixed cumulative preferential dividend were ‘ordinary share capital’ for the purposes of calculating entrepreneurs’ relief, the First-tier Tribunal has decided.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th May 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
