‘New Crane Wharf Freehold Ltd v Dovener (LANDLORD AND TENANT – clause in lease required tenant to permit the landlord to enter) (2019) UKUT 98 (LC). What counts as “refusing access”, where a landlord has a contractual right to access on notice? This rather odd Upper Tribunal case does at least provide a degree of clarification.’
Nearly Legal, 3rd April 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘It is well known that practical completion is often easier to recognise than it is to define, which is why the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Mears Ltd v Costplan Services (South East) Ltd and others is an important read for construction practitioners.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 29th March 2019
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
B (Children : Uncertain Perpetrator) (Rev 1) [2019] EWCA Civ 575 (04 April 2019)
Khandanpour v Chambers [2019] EWCA Civ 570 (04 April 2019)
Binbuga (Turkey) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 551 (04 April 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
B (Children : Uncertain Perpetrator) [2019] EWCA Civ 575 (04 April 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
JN (A Child) [2019] EWHC 850 (Fam) (04 April 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Rochester v Ingham House Ltd [2019] EWHC 847 (QB) (04 April 2019)
Jenkins v JCP Solicitors Ltd [2019] EWHC 852 (QB) (04 April 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A judge was wrong to stop a case against a law firm that had incorporated since potentially negligent advice was given when the wrong entity was named in the claim, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 5th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Three ex-prison officers jailed for abusing teenage inmates.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘People who witness fatal stabbings and murders in London will be given the same support as bereaved relatives under new proposals. The justice secretary, David Gauke, said trauma can fuel a “continued cycle of brutal offending” amid warnings that children exposed to violence at a young age can become more vulnerable to gangs.’
Ministry of Justice press release
The Independent, 4th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A bankrupt hotel porter has been awarded a £1.3 million divorce payout from his Avon heiress wife after a judge ruled that the pre-nuptial agreement which left him penniless was unfair.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The information commissioner’s office will use its legal powers to obtain information from Facebook about a secretive network of pro-Brexit advertising campaigns on the social network, following revelations about the involvement of Sir Lynton Crosby’s company in campaigns pushing for a hard no-deal Brexit.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A pregnant woman whose baby died was told she was not in labour and was sent home from hospital with painkillers and laxatives, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 4th Apil 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Commons women and equalities committee said Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities had the worst outcomes of any ethnic group across a huge range of areas, including education, health, employment, criminal justice and hate crime, but little was being done to tackle longstanding inequalities.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “drunk and obnoxious” woman who drank three bottles of wine on a long-haul flight before calling the cabin crew ”Indian money-grabbing c***s”, has been jailed.’
The Independent, 4th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Victims of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson are still coming forward two years after he was jailed following hundreds of botched operations. The “sheer volume” of patients giving evidence to an independent inquiry has pushed back a report into his malpractice, an official said.’
BBC News, 5th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The events leading to the death of a prisoner after she was restrained and left on the floor for 21 hours were “truly shocking”, a report has said. HMP Peterborough staff thought Annabella Landsberg was “play-acting” when she stayed on her cell floor after being restrained on 2 September 2017. However, when examined the next day the 45-year-old was found to be seriously unwell and later died in hospital.’
BBC News, 4th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘JK Rowling‘s former personal assistant has been ordered to repay £18,734 to the Harry Potter author after she was found to have fraudulently used her credit card to buy toiletries and foreign currency.’
The Independent, 5th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government could end up paying as much as £570m in compensation to people affected by the Windrush scandal, but lawyers warned that the design of the scheme meant individual payouts could prove to be very ungenerous.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The coroner at the inquests into the deaths of 21 people in the Birmingham pub bombings has instructed the jury to return a verdict of unlawful killing.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Neglect was a contributing factor in the death of a woman suffering from shingles who was given the wrong drug by a pharmacy, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Campaigners have hailed a legal victory against a multinational company that took out a “draconian and anti-democratic” injunction against protesters.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Solicitors handling low-value personal injury claims since LASPO should have undertaken risk assessments before setting success fees – rather than just applying 100% across the board – the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd April 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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