Driver jailed after mother lost unborn baby in Somerton crash – BBC News
‘A driver who caused a crash in which a mother lost her unborn child has been jailed for more than three years.’
BBC News, 25th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sports coach sexual relations law criticised over delay – BBC News
‘A proposed law to make it illegal for sports coaches to have sexual relations with 16 and 17-year-olds in their care has been “bogged down in bureaucracy”, an ex-sports minister has said.’
BBC News, 28th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Women still have to use their frozen eggs in 10 years – or lose them. Why? – The Guardian
‘The original legal time limit may have been related to technology, but that has changed now, and so should the law.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Church statements on Bishop George Bell – Law & Religion UK
‘Today, 24 January 2019, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the National Safeguarding Team issued statements following a ruling by Timothy Briden, a senior ecclesiastical lawyer, relating to fresh information received about the late Bishop George Bell. The core group took the view that there were no safeguarding issues arising out of the fresh information and Mr Briden concluded that the allegations presented to him were unfounded.’
Law & Religion UK, 24th January 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
HMRC statutory demand upheld against guarantor – OUT-LAW.com
‘The High Court in England has ruled that a statutory demand based on a judgment debt is valid, despite the judgment debt arising from a guarantee which prohibited the creditor from enforcing the guarantee in bankruptcy proceedings. The High Court also clarified that judgment interest and costs do not form part of the debt and can be enforced separately.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
Court of Appeal quashes convictions for unlawfully obtaining personal data – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of a defendant for unlawfully obtaining personal data. At issue in Shepherd v The Information Commissioner [2019] EWCA Crim 2 was whether s.55 (2) of the Data Protection Act 1998 imposes a legal or evidential burden of proof on a defendant; and, if the former, whether the outcome is compatible with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right to a fair trial).’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th January 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Top judge urges family lawyers to curb late emails for sake of wellbeing – Legal Futures
‘Limits on how early or late lawyers can email each may be needed to avoid burn-out given the “remorseless” pressure the system is under, the president of the Family Division has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 25th January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Quan v Bray: Joint lives maintenance orders and deferred capital claims in financial remedy proceeding – Family Law
‘Antonia Barker, senior associate at Vardags, who acted for the wife in this case, comments on Quan v Bray, which involved long-running financial remedy proceedings in which the court made findings of gross litigation misconduct and that the husband had earning capacity that could be inferred.’
Family Law, 25th January 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gascoigne Halman Ltd v Agents’ Mutual Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 24 (24 January 2019)
Powell v Dacorum Borough Council [2019] EWCA Civ 23 (24 January 2019)
Asiweh v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 13 (23 January 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
British Transport Police v Police Appeals Tribunal [2019] EWHC 73 (Admin) (24 January 2019)
Maitland-Hudson v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2019] EWHC 67 (Admin) (24 January 2019)
Stannard v The Crown Prosecution Service [2019] EWHC 84 (Admin) (23 January 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Northampton Borough Council v Cardoza & Ors [2019] EWHC 26 (Ch) (24 January 2019)
Punjab National Bank (International) Ltd v Srinivasan & Ors [2019] EWHC 89 (Ch) (24 January 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Arcadia Group Ltd & Ors v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 96 (QB) (23 January 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Pregnant women to get more job protection – BBC News
‘Pregnant women and parents returning to work will receive greater protection from redundancy under new plans. The government proposes extending legal protection against redundancy for pregnant women for six months after they return to work.’
BBC News, 24th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police restraint caused or contributed to death of teacher – inquest – The Guardian
‘A poet and teacher with mental health issues died after he was restrained in a prone position at a police station in west Wales, an inquest jury has found.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Dalek shed museum faces extermination over planning rules – BBC News
‘A family-run science fiction museum may be exterminated because a Dalek display does not comply with planning regulations.’
BBC News, 24th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tougher food labelling proposed to prevent allergy deaths – Daily Telegraph
‘The Government has set out new proposals to toughen food labelling laws and protect the two million food allergy suffers across the country. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a consultation into food labelling laws focusing on overhauling the labelling of pre-prepared foods such as sandwiches and salads which are made, packaged and sold in the same stores.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High court orders new inquest into Home Office role in Windrush citizen death – The Guardian
‘The high court has ordered a new inquest into the death of a Windrush citizen after the original coroner failed to consider the impact of the Home Office’s “hostile environment” policy on his health.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tina Malone summonsed over Bulger killer Venables ID case – BBC News
‘Actress Tina Malone is facing contempt of court proceedings over a social media post allegedly showing images of James Bulger killer Jon Venables.’
BBC News, 25th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Protester wins fight to wipe political activities from police database – The Guardian
‘A 94-year-old peaceful protester has won an eight-year legal battle to force the police to delete details of his political activities from a secretive database. On Thursday, the European court of human rights ruled in favour of John Catt, noting he “had never been convicted of any offence and his risk of violent criminality was remote”.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bishop George Bell abuse allegations ‘unfounded’ – BBC News
‘Further allegations against the late Bishop of Chichester George Bell are “unfounded”, a Church of England (CofE) appointed lawyer has ruled.’
BBC News, 24th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Practically complete or completely impractical? Navigating the pitfalls of what constitutes practical completion – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘Many a construction dispute turns on defects. A significant subset of those turn on whether the existence of defects prevents practical completion from taking place. It’s not surprising that these situations are contentious: contractors are keen that practical completion is certified so as to avoid or limit their liability for liquidated damages, trigger the return of retention monies and, often, to bring about an assessment of sums they consider due under the final account. Employers may be understandably reluctant to take possession of a property which they consider defective and by resisting practical completion an employer can put pressure on a contractor by withholding sums that would otherwise become due. Practical completion is therefore an important concept in construction contracts, although one that is often not precisely defined, which can cause uncertainty and hinder the operation of the contract.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 23rd January 2019
Police and NHS not liable to victim’s children in negligence or breach of human rights – UK Police Law Blog
‘In Griffiths v (1) Chief Constable of Suffolk (2) Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 2538 (QB), the High Court dismissed claims that the Chief Constable and the NHS Trust were negligent in breaching their duties of care or had breached human rights.’
UK Police Law Blog, 24th January 2019
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
