‘That’s legal tender, pal’: bill aims to force shops to take Scottish notes – The Guardian
‘Lib Dem MP lodges bill in same week Judy Murray has Scottish note rejected in London cafe.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bounty pregnancy club fined £400,000 over data handling – BBC News
‘The fine was issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in what it said was an “unprecedented” case.’
BBC News, 12th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
- Gwinnutt v George & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 656 (12 April 2019)
- EYF (Turkey) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 592 (11 April 2019)
- Keep the Horton General v Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 646 (11 April 2019)
- Group Seven Limited & Anor v Notable Services LLP & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 614 (11 April 2019)
- Sellers v Podstreshnyy [2019] EWCA Civ 613 (10 April 2019)
- BV Nederlandse Industrie Van Eiprodukten v Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc. [2019] EWCA Civ 596 (09 April 2019)
- The Crown Prosecution Service v Aquila Advisory Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 588 (09 April 2019)
- MS (Malaysia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 580 (09 April 2019)
- Diamond v Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 585 (08 April 2019)
- Bishop & Anor v Transport for London [2019] EWCA Civ 555 (05 April 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
- Rendell, R. v [2019] EWCA Crim 621 (12 April 2019)
- AJ, R. v [2019] EWCA Crim 647 (11 April 2019)
- Bennett v R. [2019] EWCA Crim 629 (11 April 2019)
- R v C (Rev 1) [2019] EWCA Crim 623 (9 April 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
- AD & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Hackney [2019] EWHC 943 (Admin) (12 April 2019)
- Palioniene v Prosecutor General’s Office, Lithuania [2019] EWHC 944 (Admin) (12 April 2019)
- Cunliffe v Criminal Cases Review Commission [2019] EWHC 926 (Admin) (11 April 2019)
- Residents Local To Elmbank, R (On the Application Of) v Woking Borough Council & Anor [2019] EWHC 892 (Admin) (11 April 2019)
- Qualte & Ors v The Crown Court At Preston [2019] EWHC 906 (Admin) (11 April 2019)
- The Baia Mare Court, Romania v Varga & Ors [2019] EWHC 890 (Admin) (10 April 2019)
- Szatkowski v Regional Court In Opole (Poland) [2019] EWHC 883 (Admin) (10 April 2019)
- Shrimpton v Bar Standards Board [2019] EWHC 677 (Admin) (08 April 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
- Co-Operative Group Food Ltd v A & A Shah Properties Limited & Anor [2019] EWHC 941 (Ch) (12 April 2019)
- Willers v Joyce & Ors [2019] EWHC 937 (Ch) (12 April 2019)
- Andrews & Ors v Messer Beg Ltd [2019] EWHC 911 (Ch) (11 April 2019)
- Manpower Direct (UK) Ltd v Manpower Group Inc [2019] EWHC 849 (Ch) (11 April 2019)
- UTB LLC v Sheffield United Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 914 (Ch) (09 April 2019)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
- Mills v Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 936 (QB) (12 April 2019)
- Rudd v Bridle & Anor (Rev 1) [2019] EWHC 893 (QB) (10 April 2019)
- Bates & Ors v Post Office Ltd [2019] EWHC 871 (QB) (09 April 2019)
- Shelbourne v Cancer Research UK [2019] EWHC 842 (QB) (09 April 2019)
- Charakida v Jackson [2019] EWHC 858 (QB) (09 April 2019)
- HMG3 Ltd & Anor v Dunn [2019] EWHC 882 (QB) (09 April 2019)
- The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis v MR [2019] EWHC 888 (QB) (09 April 2019)
- Antuzis & Ors v DJ Houghton Catching Services Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 843 (QB) (08 April 2019)
- Rabilizirov v A2 Dominion London Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 863 (QB) (05 April 2019)
- PXW v Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 840 (QB) (05 April 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Retention of crime reports about alleged teenage ‘sexting’ did not breach Article 8 – UK Police Law Blog
‘In R (CL) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester & Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWHC 3333 (Admin), the Divisional Court held that the retention by the police of crime reports which related to sexting incidents in which a schoolboy had allegedly been involved did not breach his rights under Article 8 ECHR.’
UK Police Law Blog, 9th April 2019
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Equal marriage in the Church of England – Law & Religion UK
‘On Friday 12 April, a new campaign was launched with aim of changing the teaching and practice of the Church of England to allow all couples to marry in church, regardless of their gender, sex or sexuality.’
Law & Religion UK, 12th April 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Regulator warns policy makers to “think very carefully” before setting up charity for singular public project – Local Government Lawyer
‘The fact that more than £50m of public funds was spent by the Garden Bridge Trust without producing demonstrable public benefit or impact represented “a failure for charity which risks undermining public trust”, the Charity Commission has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th April 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Solicitor convicted of subletting council home – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor’s conviction for illegally subletting his council flat has been upheld after he lost his appeal against a suspended jail sentence.’
Legal Futures, 12th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Prison officer gets G4S payout for brain damage after assault – The Guardian
‘A prison officer left with permanent brain damage after an attack at a children’s jail run by G4S has spoken about his continued belief in rehabilitation after receiving a “substantial” settlement from his former employer.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Prisoners Sentenced Under Now Abolished IPP Law ‘Give Up Hope Of Release’ – Rights Info
‘Prisoners who were sentenced under the imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentence are facing increasing mental health issues and a loss of trust in the justice system as they remain imprisoned without a set release date.’
Rights Info, 11th April 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
Giving hope to all concierges who date cosmetics heiresses – Transparency Project
‘Giving hope to all concierges who date cosmetics heiresses,* The Times tells us that ‘Concierge who wed Avon heiress wins £1.3 million despite pre-nup deal’.’
Transparency Project, 11th April 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Land Registry successfully transfers house using blockchain – Legal Futures
‘A trial of blockchain involving the digital transfer of property ownership has been completed by HM Land Registry, but the agency has no plans to adopt the emerging technology itself any time soon.’
Legal Futures, 12th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“Persons unknown” injunctions against future protest action – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In Boyd & Anor v Ineos Upstream Ltd & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 515, the Court of Appeal handed down a fascinating judgment exploring the tension between the exercise of the rights to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression and the protection of property rights.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th April 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Clean air zones: Where will UK drivers pay for polluting? – BBC News
‘Drivers of the most polluting vehicles now have to pay to drive into central London – and soon other towns and cities across the UK will follow suit.’
BBC News. 12th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government immigration database ‘deeply sinister’, say campaigners – The Guardian
‘The Home Office is developing a database that could provide quick immigration checks to outside organisations amid criticism from campaigners, who call it “deeply sinister” and say it could amount to a “secret digital ID system”.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Airport parking boss jailed for dumping cars in muddy fields – Daily Telegraph
‘In airport parking scammer has been sent to prison in one of the first cases of its kind after he made £1.4million leaving holidaymakers’ cars in muddy fields with keys in the window.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Vicarious liability not a “one-way street” for accident victims – Litigation Futures
‘Assessing the demands of social justice in cases involving vicarious liability is “not a one-way street” for accident victims, a High Court judge has said.’
Litigation Futures, 11th April 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Man jailed for four years over plot to bomb south London mosque – The Guardian
‘A violent racist with a history of mental health problems who admitted a terrorist offence and stockpiling equipment to bomb a mosque has been jailed for four years, one of the lowest sentences for someone plotting a potentially deadly attack.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ethical impacts from AI “unimaginable”, says EU think tank – Legal Futures
‘Artificial intelligence (AI) software poses risks to society including tracking and identifying individuals, ‘scoring’ people without their knowledge, and powering lethal autonomous weapons systems, an influential EU group has warned.’
Legal Futures, 11th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Spending on jail staff legal fees 46-times more than for bereaved – The Guardian
‘The Ministry of Justice spent £4.2m representing prison officers at inquests, while paying out only £92,000 in legal aid for bereaved families at hearings that examine deaths in prison, according to newly released figures.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
