‘A new court ruling leaves us little further forward on an employer’s right to adjudicate the true value of the sum due under a construction contract after failing to serve payment notices and without first paying the amount demanded by the contractor.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘There is “room for review” of the legal regulation regime, made more urgent by the developments in technology, Lord Keen, the Ministry of Justice’s spokesman in the House of Lords, said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 28th February 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Dr Naheed Wali Ghauri, an Associate Research Fellow at the School of Law, Birkbeck College, University of London and non-stipendiary Research Fellow at the Woolf Institute, Cambridge, discusses domestic violence before Shari’a councils and mediation under English and Islamic Forum.’
Family Law, 28th February 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A 13-year-old witness struggled to recall information in detail when cross-examined in court after waiting two years for the trial to begin, according to research commissioned by the NSPCC, which says child witnesses are being let down by the criminal justice system.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th February 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Move to evict protesters who have squatted site since 2010 comes days before judicial review of third runway plans.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More victims of violent crime will be able to claim compensation, as the government today (28 February 2019) brought forward legislation to abolish the longstanding pre-1979 “same-roof” rule.’
Ministry of Justice, 28th February 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Some 225 convicted criminals being supervised by private firms have been charged with murder since the probation service was overhauled in 2014, official figures show.’
The Independent, 27th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A grooming gang of nine men has been jailed for a total of 132 years for an “appalling catalogue” of sexual abuse against two young girls in Bradford.’
The Independent, 28th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The official investigation into the 1989 murder of the Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane, one of the most notorious killings of the Troubles, was ineffective and failed to meet the standards required under human rights law, the supreme court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘McNutt v Transport for London [2019] EWHC 365 (Admin) was an appeal by way of case stated against a decision of Hendon Magistrates Court to find Mr McNutt, guilty of the offence contrary to Section 165(7) of the Equality Act 2010 (“the EA 2010”). It raised an important point of statutory construction in relation to the duty, pursuant to Section 165(1)(a) and Section 165(4)(b) of the EA 2010 on the driver of a taxi which has been hired by or for a disabled person in a wheelchair “not to make any additional charge for doing so”. By Section 165(7), it is a criminal offence to make such an additional charge.’
Local Government Law, 25th February 2019
Source: local-government-law.11kbw.com
The Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Childcare Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
The Representation of the People (Election Expenses Exclusion) (Amendment) Order 2019
The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Finucane, Re Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2019] UKSC 7 (27 February 2019)
Konecny v District Court in Brno-Venkov, Czech Republic [2019] UKSC 8 (27 February 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Jane v Westminster Magistrates’ Court & Ors [2019] EWHC 394 (Admin) (26 February 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Briggs & Ors v Clay & Ors [2019] EWHC 102 (Ch) (25 February 2019)
JUUL Labs, Inc. & Anor v Quick XUUL Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 368 (Ch) (22 February 2019)
High Court (Family Division)
Button v Salama & Anor [2019] EWHC 363 (Fam) (26 February 2019)
Cowan v Foreman & Ors [2019] EWHC 349 (Fam) (25 February 2019)
High Court (Patents Court)
TQ Delta, LLC v Zyxel Communications UK Ltd & Anor [2019] EWHC 353 (Pat) (19 February 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A judge in the Insolvency and Companies Court (ICC) was wrong to adjourn a bankruptcy petition hearing, an action which meant that the first creditors to present bankruptcy petitions would have their case heard first. The High Court in England has said that the ICC judge should have given reasons for not following two previous ICC orders that the first petition be heard first.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘According to Azhar Hussain, solicitor-Advocate and head of family at Optimal Solicitors, a child arrangement order may be necessary to resolve disagreements regarding where and with who children will live, or how much time they will spend with a parent or other person with whom they do not live.’
Family Law, 27th February 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Laura Hughes and Rebecca Dziobon, of Penningtons Manches LLP, discuss parental alienation, a form of psychological abuse against both the child and the rejected parent, and which is a concept that is becoming more recognised and understood in the UK.’
Family Law, 27th February 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Rule changes are on the way addressing concerns that lawyers may be keeping litigants in the dark about important court updates.’
Law Society's Gazette, 26th February 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘BT has been ordered not to run an ad which claimed that its broadband package featured the “UK’s most powerful WiFi”.’
The Independent, 27th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Black cab drivers have lost a High Court challenge against Uber’s London operating licence, after senior judges rejected their claims of bias.’
The Independent, 26th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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