BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted February 7th, 2019 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 112 (06 February 2019)

Blanche v Easyjet Airline Company Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 69 (06 February 2019)

Eze v Conway & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 88 (06 February 2019)

Medsted Associates Ltd v Canaccord Genuity Wealth (International) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 83 (06 February 2019)

The Trustees of the Morrison 2002 Maintenance Trust & Ors v Revenue And Customs [2019] EWCA Civ 93 (06 February 2019)

SA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 53 (05 February 2019)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

A, R v [2019] EWCA Crim 106 (06 February 2019)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Westminster City Council vSecretary of State for Housing Communities And Local Government [2019] EWHC 176 (Admin) (05 February 2019)

Lyons, R (On the Application Of) v Criminal Cases Review Commission [2019] EWHC 183 (Admin) (05 February 2019)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Kohli v Proles [2019] EWHC 193 (Ch) (06 February 2019)

Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Ltd, Re [2019] EWHC 185 (Ch) (05 February 2019)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Assetco Plc v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2019] EWHC 191 (Comm) (06 February 2019)

High Court (Family Division)

QC v UC & Ors [2019] EWHC 167 (Fam) (31 January 2019)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Burgon MP v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2019] EWHC 195 (QB) (06 February 2019)

Howard v The Imperial London Hotels Ltd [2019] EWHC 202 (QB) (06 February 2019)

Rabilizirov v A2 Dominion London Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 186 (QB) (05 February 2019)

Linklaters LLP & Anor v Mellish [2019] EWHC 177 (QB) (05 February 2019)

The British Broadcasting Corporation & Anor v The Secretary of State for Transport & Anor [2019] EWHC 192 (QB) (05 February 2019)

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High Court allows more time for steelworker claims – Litigation Futures

Posted February 7th, 2019 in administrators, bereavement, class actions, compensation, delay, employment, health & safety, news, personal injuries, probate by sally

‘The High Court has given the personal representatives of deceased steelworkers more time to register their compensation claims under a group litigation order (GLO).’

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Litigation Futures, 7th February 2019

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Government announces plans to tackle illegal traveller sites – Home Office

Posted February 7th, 2019 in consultations, enforcement, investigatory powers, police, press releases, travellers, trespass by sally

‘The Home Secretary has today (Wednesday 6 February) announced plans to give police tough new powers to crackdown on illegal traveller sites.’

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Home Office, 6th February 2019

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Blog: Divorce and the Muslim community – Family Law

Posted February 7th, 2019 in cohabitation, consultations, divorce, families, financial provision, interpretation, Islam, islamic law, marriage, news, sex discrimination, women by sally

‘Solicitor advocate and law writer David Burrows writes that to define a valid marriage in English law is by no means obvious.’

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Family Law, 7th February 2019

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Analysis: Was De Gafforj ruling another missed opportunity? – Family Law

Posted February 7th, 2019 in appeals, divorce, EC law, families, international law, jurisdiction, news, statutory interpretation by sally

‘Stuart Clark, of the International Family Law Group, looks at the Court of Appeal ruling that granted Anne Orenga de Gafforj a Hadkinson Order in September 2018.’

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Family Law, 7th February 2019

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Online child abuse cases reported to Metropolitan Police more than double in year – The Independent

Posted February 7th, 2019 in child abuse, children, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, police, sexual grooming, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘Online child sex abuse cases reported to London’s Metropolitan Police have more than doubled in a year, amid warnings that paedophiles are grooming children to send them images.
Scotland Yard’s online child sexual abuse and exploitation team received 2,514 referrals in 2018, up from 1,050 the year before – a 139 per cent increase. The vast majority were alerts from technology companies, as calls have been mounting for web giants to prevent indecent images being uploaded or shared on their platforms.’

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The Independent, 6th February 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Antisemitic incidents in UK at record high for third year in a row – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2019 in Judaism, news, religious discrimination, statistics by sally

‘Jewish community leaders and politicians have condemned a third successive year with a record number of antisemitic incidents.’

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The Guardian, 7th February 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

What is really being protected in the Linklaters case? – Legal Futures

Posted February 7th, 2019 in confidentiality, courts, disclosure, employment, harassment, injunctions, law firms, news, sexual offences, women by sally

‘The Linklaters v Mellish case has brought the issue of how law firms deal with sexual harassment, and how the courts deal with confidentiality, back into the spotlight.’

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Legal Futures, 7th February 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Rolf Harris primary school incident to be investigated – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2019 in child abuse, news, school children, sexual offences by sally

‘The Ministry of Justice has launched an investigation after convicted paedophile Rolf Harris entered the grounds of a Berkshire primary school.’

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BBC News, 6th February 2019

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Kathleen Griffin death: Torture killer ‘could have been stopped’ – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2019 in assault, domestic violence, mental health, murder, news, police, probation, suspended sentences, torture, warrants by sally

‘A woman was tortured and killed by a man who authorities should have stopped from living with her, a report said.’

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BBC News, 7th February 2019

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RBS sued by Newham council over the terms of £150m in loans – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2019 in banking, interest, loans, local government, news, time limits by sally

‘Newham council is suing Royal Bank of Scotland over the terms of about £150m in complex bank loans, making it the latest UK bank to face a lawsuit over lending terms that critics say piled undue pressure on local services.’

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The Guardian, 6th February 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

MPs and peers call for end to indefinite detention – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2019 in deportation, detention, human rights, immigration, legal aid, news, select committees, time limits by sally

‘Indefinite detention in immigration centres is traumatic and the practice should be stopped, with people ideally held for no longer than 28 days, a parliamentary committee has recommended. In a highly critical report, the joint committee on human rights (JCHR), made up of MPs and peers, described the UK’s immigration system as “slow, unfair and expensive to run”, and said detention should be authorised only by decision-makers independent of the Home Office.’

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The Guardian, 7th February 2019

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Stansted 15: no jail for activists convicted of terror-related offences – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2019 in airports, community service, demonstrations, deportation, human rights, news, sentencing, suspended sentences, terrorism by sally

‘Fifteen activists convicted of a terrorism-related offence for chaining themselves around an immigration removal flight at Stansted airport have received suspended sentences or community orders.’

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The Guardian, 6th February 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

MP Richard Burgon wins ‘Nazi metal band’ Sun libel case – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2019 in damages, defamation, media, news, parliament by sally

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BBC News, 6th February 2019

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Sacked 88-year-old hospital secretary becomes oldest person ever to win age discrimination case – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 7th, 2019 in age discrimination, disability discrimination, disabled persons, elderly, employment, employment tribunals, hospitals, news, unfair dismissal by sally

‘An 88-year-old hospital secretary has become the oldest person ever to win an age discrimination case after she was marched out her office and later dismissed over “frality” claims.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2019

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Trusts and divorce: the ‘Chinese tigers’ saga continues – Family Law

Posted February 6th, 2019 in charities, divorce, news, trusts by sally

‘Edward Floyd, a partner at Penningtons Manches in London, writes that there has been a fascinating twist in the tale of the long running, bitterly contested litigation, Quan v Bray (dubbed the “Chinese tigers” case) after the wife’s financial claims on divorce came before Mr Justice Mostyn in December 2018. The case has spanned six years and legal fees of £7 million have been incurred, attracting widespread tabloid interest.’

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Family Law, 6th February 2019

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Analysis: Changing financial settlements – Family Law

Posted February 6th, 2019 in consent orders, disclosure, divorce, financial provision, news by sally

‘According to Stuart Clark and Emma Chowdhury, of the International Family Law Group, the English Family Courts strongly encourage any financial order made upon divorce or civil partnership dissolution to be final, as in not changeable after the event. This applies equally to orders reached by consent as it does to orders imposed by the court following a contested final hearing.’

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Family Law, 6th February 2019

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Court allows ‘indulgence’ of adding group claims after deadline – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 6th, 2019 in class actions, industrial injuries, news, personal injuries, time limits by sally

‘The High Court has allowed what it called the “indulgence” of allowing an extra 20 industrial disease cases into a group litigation order – two months after the already-extended deadline for registration had passed.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 5th February 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Magic circle firm wins gagging order over ‘struggle with women in workplace’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 6th, 2019 in confidentiality, injunctions, law firms, news, public interest, women by sally

‘Magic circle firm Linklaters has secured an order barring its former director of business development from giving interviews about what was described in court as an “ongoing struggle with women in the workplace”.

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Law Society's Gazette, 6th February 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Doreen Lawrence: Knife crime plans criminalise children – BBC News

Posted February 6th, 2019 in children, crime prevention, criminal records, news, offensive weapons, select committees by sally

‘The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has criticised a new scheme by the government to tackle knife crime.’

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BBC News, 5th February 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk