Fraudsters ‘stole £7m’ from holidaymakers in 2018 – BBC News
‘More than 5,000 people were the victims of holiday booking fraud last year, with their total losses amounting to £7m, research suggests.’
BBC News. 7th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Grenfell Tower inquiry ‘failing to deliver’ as survivors and bereaved families ‘lose faith’, lawyers warn – The Independent
‘The Grenfell Tower inquiry is “failing to deliver” on promises it made to traumatised survivors and the families of victims, who have “lost faith” in the process, lawyers have warned.’
The Independent, 6th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Facial recognition wrongly identifies public as potential criminals 96% of time, figures reveal – The Independent
‘Facial recognition technology has misidentified members of the public as potential criminals in 96 per cent of scans so far in London, new figures reveal.’
The Independent, 7th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police driver who knocked suspect off moped may face misconduct case – The Guardian
‘A police driver who deliberately knocked a fleeing teenage suspect off a stolen moped may face a misconduct hearing, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 7th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court: cryptoassets as property – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court, gave a speech to the Joint Northern Chancery Bar Association and University of Liverpool Lecture, entitled: “Cryptoassets as property: how can English law boost the confidence of would-be parties to smart legal contracts?” ‘
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 3rd May 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
BAILII: recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The State of the Netherlands v Deutsche Bank AG [2019] EWCA Civ 771 (02 May 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Rose & Ors v Creativityetc Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 1043 (Ch) (02 May 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Taylor v Chesterfield Royal Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 1043 (Ch) (02 May 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Hither Green stabbed burglar Henry Vincent lawfully killed – BBC News
‘A 79-year-old man who killed an armed burglar with a kitchen knife acted lawfully, an inquest has decided.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coventry fake doctor jailed for duping elderly people – BBC News
‘A “fantasist” who posed as a doctor to dupe elderly people out of money and prescribed them potentially dangerous medicine, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firms “willing to draw up NDAs” that breach SRA guidance – Legal Futures
‘Law firms are willing to draw up non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that clearly breach Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) guidance, according to the woman whose own NDA threw the spotlight on the issue.’
Legla Futures, 2nd May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Grayling probation changes ‘took unacceptable risks’ with public money – The Guardian
‘Chris Grayling’s widely derided changes to the supervision of a quarter of a million offenders in the community were rushed through at breakneck speed, taking “unacceptable risks” with taxpayers’ money, a spending watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge stops transgender Twitter row – BBC News
‘A judge has told a transgender lawyer and a Catholic journalist involved in an “out of control” Twitter row not to mention each other online.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Re-baselining construction projects: drawing a line in the sand – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘As construction disputes lawyers, we see our fair share of settlement agreements. And not just the traditional full and final settlements, but also one page final account settlements, and “line in the sand” agreements in which the parties seek to renegotiate elements of the contract while it is in progress. These “line in the sand” agreements seem to feature disproportionately in court judgments, and in this blog I will look at the reasons why this might be the case.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 1st May 2019
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Lachaux v Lachaux [2019] EWCA Civ 738 (01 May 2019)
Haworth, R (On the Application Of) v Revenue And Customs [2019] EWCA Civ 747 (01 May 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kingsley& Ors v Kinglsey & Anor [2019] EWHC 1073 (Ch) (01 May 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Even more people set to benefit from online court reform – Ministry of Justice
‘New legislation making it even easier for court users to apply for small money claims or divorce online was unveiled in the House of Lords today (1 May 2019).’
Ministry of Justice, 1st May 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Councils fail in legal challenge over Heathrow Airport expansion – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Divisional Court has dismissed a legal challenge brought by five councils, the Mayor of London and a number of other claimants over the Secretary of State for Transport’s decision to designate the Airports National Policy Statement (“ANPS”), which sets out that the Government’s preferred location for additional airport capacity in the South East of England is a new runway at Heathrow.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st May 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Appellant ordered to pay £5k costs after acting unreasonably in SEN appeal – Local Government Lawyer
‘A mother has been ordered to pay Hertfordshire County Council costs of £5,245 after being held to have acted unreasonably over an appeal on her daughter’s schooling, a judgment published this week on Bailii has revealed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st May 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
CMC censured over ‘all birth injuries caused by negligence’ claim – Litigation Futures
‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against a claims management company whose advertising implied that birth injuries were only caused by medical negligence.’
Litigation Futures, 1st May 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Tribunal rejects law firm’s bid to strike out disability claim – Legal Futures
‘An employment tribunal has said it would be “wholly inappropriate” to strike out a disability discrimination claim against a law firm from a legal secretary suffering from depression.’
Legal Futures, 2nd May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
