Doreen Lawrence: Knife crime plans criminalise children – BBC News
‘The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has criticised a new scheme by the government to tackle knife crime.’
BBC News, 5th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
O2 rapped by Ofcom for slowing down video streaming – Daily Telegraph
‘One of Britain’s biggest mobile phone operators has been criticised by Ofcom for compressing the quality of pictures and videos on its data network for millions of customers, downgrading their quality against net neutrality rules. The telecoms and broadcasting regulator forced O2, which has 25 million UK users, to make changes to its service that managed its network traffic and affected the quality of videos that users streamed or downloaded.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rolf Harris: Convicted paedophile ‘pictured in school grounds waving at children’ – The Independent
‘Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris, who was jailed for sex assaults against children, walked onto the grounds of a primary school and waved at pupils.
The Ministry of Justice is now investigating whether the 88-year-old has breached his strict licence conditions.’
The Independent, 6th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Discrimination: ‘I can’t take your guide dog, I’ve got an allergy’ – BBC News
‘Discrimination against people with assistance dogs happens more often than you might imagine, and it never gets easier. BBC journalist Damon Rose tells his own story.’
BBC News, 6th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hotel booking sites to end ‘misleading’ sales – BBC News
‘Expedia, Booking.com, Agoda, Hotels.com, ebookers and trivago have been investigated over pressure selling and misleading discount claims, the competition watchdog says.’
BBC News, 6th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges reject bias claim against Jewish housing association – The Guardian
‘A row about allocation of scarce housing could be heading for the court of appeal after judges rejected a claim that a housing association broke equality laws with its policy of providing homes only to Orthodox Jews.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
I’m A Celebrity app’s gambling ads criticised – BBC News
‘Gambling games promoted within the official I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! app have earned the firm behind them a rebuke from the UK’s advertising watchdog.’
BBC News, 6th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Liquidators can use, but not enforce, adjudication in construction contracts – OUT-LAW.com
‘Companies in liquidation can theoretically refer claims to an adjudicator under construction law but it would be a futile exercise as the decision could not be enforced in most cases, the Court of Appeal in England has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Free speech’ guidance issued for universities’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘Universities could be breaking the law if they, or their students’ unions, hold speaking events on campus and refuse to allow certain people or groups to put across their views, according to new ‘free speech’ guidance.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
Does Cannon v Primus mean an end to general jurisdictional reservations? – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘It was only published at the end of last week, so I’m not sure if you’ve had chance to look at Coulson LJ’s judgment in Bresco Electrical Services Ltd v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd, Cannon Corporate Ltd v Primus Build Ltd. If not, then you should. It contains some important stuff about liquidation and CVAs, and when it is appropriate (and possible) to adjudicate if the referring party is subject to one of those processes.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 30th January 2019
Protecting Community Protection Notices – UK Police Law Blog
‘A defendant cannot defend himself from prosecution for breach of a Community Protection Notice (‘CPN’), on the basis that the CPN is invalid. The reason, stated in Stannard v The Crown Prosecution Service [2019] EWHC 84 (Admin), is that there is an effective means to challenge the CPN – either by exercising the right of statutory appeal or by judicial review. Allowing a challenge to the validity of the CPN at trial is not what the relevant statute (the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, ‘the 2014 Act’) intends, nor is it an effective remedy because the person subject to a CPN should not be required to breach a CPN in order to exercise a right to challenge it.’
UK Police Law Blog, 31st January 2019
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Aches on a Plane: Claimant unsuccessful after uncomfortable flight – Zenith PI
‘In Prosser v British Airways Plc [2018] the Claimant was unsuccessful in his claim for damages arising from an injury suffered as a result of sitting next to a passenger of large stature on the Defendant’s aircraft.’
Zenith PI, 4th February 2019
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Kannan v London Borough of Newham [2019] EWCA Civ 57 (04 February 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Currie v Thornley & Anor [2019] EWHC 172 (Ch) (01 February 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Anti-fracking campaigner loses challenge over refusal by inspector to adjourn – Local Government Lawyer
‘A campaigner against fracking has failed in a High Court claim that a planning inspector’s refusal to adjourn an inquiry was a breach of the rules of natural justice.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th February 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge “wrong” not to make unless order over unpaid costs – Litigation Futures
‘A circuit judge was wrong not to make an unless order against a claimant who failed to pay the costs of a preliminary hearing, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 5th January 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Sheffield tree protesters win wrongful arrest payout – The Guardian
‘Campaigners who were wrongfully detained while protesting against tree felling in Sheffield have been given a £24,300 payout by South Yorkshire police.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Windrush scandal: Eligible victim wrongly denied help – The Indpendent
‘The lawyer overseeing a compensation scheme for victims of the Windrush scandal has asked for “urgent clarification” after a woman was wrongly refused Home Office help.’
BBC News, 5th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brothelkeepers earned £3.8m while police focused on other ‘serious crimes’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A married couple who built a £3.8million brothel empire were allowed to continue operating by police for 14 years who instead focused on “serious types of organised crime”, a court has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
