Bestival death: Ceon Broughton jailed for manslaughter – BBC News
‘A man who gave his girlfriend drugs at a festival and filmed her as she died has been jailed for her manslaughter.’
BBC News, 1st March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abuse survivor taking Crewe Alexandra to court – BBC News
‘Ex-Crewe Alexandra player Steve Walters is taking the club to court after he says they told him he had waited too long to report sex abuse by paedophile coach Barry Bennell.’
BBC News, 28th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shropshire baby deaths: Families could pull out of inquiry – BBC News
‘Families who have alleged failings at an NHS trust could pull out of an inquiry into their babies’ deaths.’
BBC News, 28th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Roma hooligan who attacked Liverpool fan Sean Cox jailed for three-and-a-half years – Daily Telegraph
‘A balaclava-clad Italian hooligan who “destroyed” the life of a Liverpool supporter and his family in a “brutal and vicious” attack ahead of a Champions League tie has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Uber drivers sue Sadiq Khan for discrimination against ethnic minority drivers – The Independent
‘Private hire vehicle drivers are mounting a legal challenge against London mayor Sadiq Khan after he proposed new rules which require minicab and Uber drivers to pay the congestion charge.’
The Independent, 1st March 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Keeley Barnard: Killer daughter ‘posed no risk’ to mum – BBC News
‘An alcoholic who threatened her husband with a knife “posed no risk” to her mother, who she later killed in “rage and frustration”, a report has found.’
BBC News, 1st March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appalling sexual abuse by staff of children in custody revealed by nationwide inquiry – The Independent
‘The appalling scale of sexual abuse against children as young as 11 in detention centres has been revealed by a nationwide inquiry. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said that more than 1,000 incidents of alleged sexual abuse had been reported between 2009 and 2017.’
The Independent, 28th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Eurotunnel challenges ‘secretive’ Brexit ferry deals – BBC News
‘The government is facing a court challenge over the contracts it awarded to three shipping firms as part of its no-deal Brexit preparations.’
BBC News, 1st March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sally Challen appeal: judges give hope to women who killed their abusive husbands – Daily Telegraph
‘Dozens of women imprisoned for murdering their partners after violent, abusive relationships will seek to overturn their convictions, lawyers have said, after a wife jailed for bludgeoning her husband to death with a hammer won her appeal to secure a retrial.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Dangerous’ part-privatisation of probation services costing taxpayers extra £467m, watchdog finds – The Independent
‘The number of criminals being sent back to prison for violating licence conditions has skyrocketed since the government’s “dangerous” part-privatisation of probation services, a watchdog has found.’
The Independent, 1st March 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gangs: Mistakes that led to grooming scandal ‘being repeated’ – BBC News
‘Mistakes that led to child sexual grooming scandals are being repeated with gangs, a report by the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.’
BBC News, 28th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Individual Savings Account (Amendment) Regulations 2019
The Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2019
The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2019
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019
The Customs (Import Duty, Transit and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
TT (Vietnam) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 248 (27 February 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Triad Group Plc & Ors v Makar [2019] EWHC 423 (QB) (27 February 2019)
O’Neill v AVIC International Corporation (UK) Ltd [2019] EWHC 374 (QB) (26 February 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Sanderson Limited v And [2019] EWHC 442 (TCC) (27 February 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Defective Premises – Panopticon
‘In Rogerson v Bolsover District Council (2019) EWCA Civ 226 the appellant was the tenant of a council house. She suffered injury as the result of an accident. The issue was whether the Council could be liable under Section 4 of the Defective Premises Act 1972. The relevant defect would have been discovered if the Council had implemented a system of regular inspection. Did the Council as landlord have a duty to inspect?’
Panopticon, 27th February 2019
Source: local-government-law.11kbw.com
Court of Appeal decision leaves control vacuum for group relief – OUT-LAW.com
‘Two companies have lost their claim for group relief where the surrendering company went into receivership. The Court of Appeal said that when the receivers were appointed the shareholders of the surrendering company lost control, which meant that group relief was denied.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
New ruling does not resolve ‘smash and grab’ adjudication uncertainty – OUT-LAW.com
‘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
Keen: “Room to review” legal regulation regime – Legal Futures
‘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
Domestic violence before shari’a councils – Family Law
‘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
Child witnesses struggling to remember details after lengthy waits – Law Society’s Gazette
‘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
