‘A judge has upheld the striking out of a £2.6m personal injury claim which remained in the RTA portal for almost four years before the claimants admitted it should be transferred.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd September 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A law firm has given its solicitors a concierge service to run their errands, prompting criticism that they are trying to chain staff to their desks.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Five men have been jailed for sexually exploiting teenage girls in Rotherham.’
The Guardian, 30th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Michael was homeless when he was approached by a couple to sell drugs.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court (Commercial Court) Decisions
Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors v Zhunus & Ors [2019] EWHC 2319 (Comm) (29 August 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘In the majority of road traffic based personal injury claims, speed is often raised as an allegation of negligence. Witness statements abound with comments that the other driver ‘must’ve been speeding’ and even, my personal favourite, that ‘they sounded like they were speeding’. To what extent though does the speed of the other driver absolve the negligent driver? The High Court has considered this question in a recent case involving a motorcyclist, a side road and bank holiday driving.’
Zenith PI Blog, 30th August 2019
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Inmate deaths are up by 20% in the UK, the most incarcerated nation in western Europe. Can prisons designed using virtual reality modelling undo the harm?’
The Guardian, 2nd September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rotherham child sex abuse: Five jailed for exploiting girls.’
BBC News, 30th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 31st July 2019 Lady Justice Thirlwall DBE and Mr Justice Goss handed down the judgment of the High Court on what amounts to “using a hand-held mobile telephone or other hand-held interactive communication device” whilst driving in DPP v Barreto [2019] EWHC 2044 (Admin).’
Park Square Barristers, 12th August 2019
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘A campaign group has failed to obtain permission to appeal a High Court ruling that a decision by the Cabinet at Buckinghamshire County Council to close 19 out of its 35 children’s centres was lawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Jo Brand’s controversial joke about throwing battery acid “went beyond what was appropriate” for a Radio 4 comedy show, the BBC has ruled.’
BBC News, 29th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this key decision, the Court of Appeal gives detailed consideration to the principles underpinning various doctrines in contract to ascertain the correct test for rectification of a written instrument because of the presence of a common mistake.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 12th August 2019
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘Costs budgeting is not “inevitable” in high-value injury cases and lawyers should consider whether the best approach may be to dispense with it altogether, a leading practitioner has suggested.’
Litigation Futures, 29th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A solicitor who repeatedly made “inappropriate and puerile comments” on social media about his clients’ matters, and revealed confidential information, has been rebuked for his conduct.’
Legal Futures, 30th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Other dictatorial moves may follow if Boris Johnson’s ruse is allowed to pass. The high court must listen to our case against it.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Scottish judge has refused to order a temporary halt to Boris Johnson’s plan to shut down the UK Parliament.’
BBC News, 30th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who shared photos of himself with a gun alongside anti-Muslim messages has been found guilty of stirring up religious and racial hatred.’
BBC News, 29th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Charles Pigott examines an Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling that racially offensive Facebook posting was not done in the course of employment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘It is most unlikely we will ever get any authoritative insight into what the Queen thought about the prime minister’s request for her to suspend Parliament.’
BBC News, 29th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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