‘A children’s charity is taking High Court action against the government over its claims that some protections of children in care are “myths”. The Article 39 charity is seeking a judicial review of Department for Education guidance to local councils responsible for vulnerable children.’
BBC News, 22nd February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A weekly Sunday service will no longer be compulsory for churches after a vote to change a 400-year-old law was passed by the Church of England’s ruling body.’
BBC News, 22nd February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Radical new laws should allow police to positively discriminate in favour of minority ethnic recruits, otherwise the ranks of officers will be too white for decades to come, the leader of Britain’s police chiefs has said.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two brothers have been jailed for a machete attack at a supermarket in Bristol which left another two men with severe injuries.’
The Independent, 21st February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Countdown presenter Rachel Riley and former EastEnders actor Tracy Ann Oberman are preparing legal action against up to 70 individuals for tweets relating to their campaign against antisemitism in the Labour party, according to the pair’s lawyer.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The mother of a three-year-old boy allegedly crushed by a car seat has been found guilty of child cruelty.’
BBC News, 21st February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Interchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The International Joint Investigation Teams (International Agreements) (EU Exit) Order 2019
The Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2019
The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Pesticides and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Merchant Shipping (Recognised Organisations) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Collective Investment Schemes (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2019
The Air Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Airports Slot Allocation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2019
The Sanctions (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2019
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Cameron v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd [2019] UKSC 6 (20 February 2019)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
London Underground Ltd v Amissah & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 125 (19 February 2019)
K (Children), Re [2019] EWCA Civ 184 (19 February 2019)
KK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 172 (19 February 2019)
Balmoral Tanks Ltd & Anor v Competition And Markets Authority [2019] EWCA Civ 162 (15 February 2019)
Pease v Henderson Administration Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 158 (15 February 2019)
Khan v Meadows [2019] EWCA Civ 152 (15 February 2019)
L-W Children [2019] EWCA Civ 159 (14 February 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Green v R [2019] EWCA Crim 196 (20 February 2019)
Towers & Anor v R [2019] EWCA Crim 198 (20 February 2019)
Fulton v R [2019] EWCA Crim 163 (15 February 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Calor Gas Ltd v Norfolk County Council [2019] EWHC 308 (Admin) (18 February 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd & Ors v European Medicines Agency [2019] EWHC 335 (Ch) (20 February 2019)
Aviva Life And Pensions UK Ld & Ors, Re [2019] EWHC 312 (Ch) (19 February 2019)
Patel v Patel [2019] EWHC 298 (Ch) (18 February 2019)
Miles & Ors v Price & Ors [2019] EWHC 291 (Ch) (15 February 2019)#
Waldron & Ors v Waldron & Anor [2019] EWHC 115 (Ch) (15 February 2019)
Asturion Fondation v Alibrahim [2019] EWHC 274 (Ch) (15 February 2019)
Winstone & Ors v MGB Ltd [2019] EWHC 265 (Ch) (15 February 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Cunico Resources NV & Ors v Daskalakis & Anor [2019] EWHC 345 (Comm) (20 February 2019)
Stobart Group Ltd v Tinkler [2019] EWHC 258 (Comm) (15 February 2019)
A v B [2019] EWHC 275 (Comm) (15 February 2019)
Avonwick Holdings Ltd v Azitio Holdings & Ors [2019] EWHC 305 (Comm) (15 February 2019)
Super-Max Offshore Holdings v Malhotra & Anor [2019] EWHC 249 (Comm) (15 February 2019)
Mohamed v Breish & Ors (Rev 1) [2019] EWHC 306 (Comm) (14 February 2019)
High Court (Family Division)
E (Abduction: Article 13b Deferred Return Order) [2019] EWHC 256 (Fam) (13 February 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Linklaters LLP & Anor v Mellish [2019] EWHC 295 (QB) (18 February 2019)
Greenstein v Campaign Against Antisemitism [2019] EWHC 281 (QB) (15 February 2019)
Kamoka & Ors v The Security Service And Others [2019] EWHC 290 (QB) (15 February 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
M Davenport Builders Ltd v Greer & Anor [2019] EWHC 318 (TCC) (20 February 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A former taxi driver has pleaded guilty to four offences of knowingly or recklessly making a false statement or omitting material in an application to a council’s licensing team.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th February 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Accident victims have no right to sue an untraced driver, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 20th February 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Home Secretary Sajid Javid will give police new powers to stop and search anyone suspected of carrying a corrosive substance in public.’
Home Office, 20th February 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A pilot has today been found guilty of breaching aviation laws after his overloaded plane crashed near the M62.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th February 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Lord Chief Justice, The Right Hon. The Lord Burnett of Maldon, spoke about judicial appointments and diversity in the Treasurer’s Lecture 2019.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 18th February 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A driver who confessed to a hit-and-run that killed a young boy had previously been banned from driving on three occasions. Michael Ricardo Robinson, 31, pleaded guilty to causing the death of 11-year-old Taylor Schofield by dangerous driving on 12 January at Manchester crown court. He was sentenced to six years and eight months’ imprisonment on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 20th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘New research on facial recognition technology trials by police calls for tighter regulation to protect human rights.’
The Independent, 21st February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who threatened her grandfather with a hammer while robbing him to fund her drug addiction has been jailed for four years.’
The Independent, 20th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The latest battle over limitation in Competition damages claims was a victory for the claimants – see DSG Retail Ltd v MasterCard Inc [2019] CAT 5. In some ways it is a surprising decision, because the Competition Appeal Tribunal has decided that when s.47A of the Competition Act was enacted in 2003, certain claims which were time-barred prior to its enactment were revived. The Tribunal frankly acknowledged that it did not find the matter straightforward, and looking at the rules it is easy to see why.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 19th February 2019
Source: competitionbulletin.com
‘This case concerned both the appeal in Bresco v Lonsdale and Cannon Corporate v Primus Build. The present case comment is only concerned with the former.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 6th February 2019
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘Divorcing couples who cannot agree how to divide their property can, as an alternative to costly and time consuming litigation, refer the matter to an arbitrator. But if one of them isn’t happy about the outcome, the matter could still end up in court. The recent case of BC v BG [2019] EWFC 7 considers the different ways this can happen, and confirms what should be the preferred approach.’
Transparency Project, 19th February 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A new code of ethics should govern the removal of harmful content from the internet and there should be “large fines” for technology companies that fail to comply with it, a prominent group of MPs has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
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