‘A neo-Nazi couple who named their baby son in honour of Hitler have been jailed for membership of a terrorist group.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has announced a hardship fund to provide up to £5,000 to members of the Windrush generation who were wrongly targeted by the hostile environment policy and left destitute, following months of pressure from MPs and campaigners.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This appeal considered whether a statutory power to impose conditions amounting to a deprivation of liberty can ever lawfully be ‘implied’ and whether the framework for Community Treatment Orders provides practical and effective protection for patients’ rights under the ECHR rights. It also considered what the scope is of a tribunal’s power to take into account ECHR rights.’
UKSC Blog, 17th December 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
‘There is no power for a responsible clinician to impose conditions in a community treatment order (CTO) which have the effect of depriving a patient of his liberty, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A solicitor who regularly overcharged clients for search fees and transferred money from client to office account without their consent has been suspended for two years by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Legal Futures, 18th December 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An announcement on Monday could affect the future of the student loans system.’
BBC News, 16th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court
UKI (Kingsway) Ltd v Westminster City Council [2018] UKSC 67 (17 December 2018)
Welsh Ministers v PJ [2018] UKSC 66 (17 December 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
ARB v IVF Hammersmith & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 2803 (17 December 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Samuel v Samuel & Ors [2018] EWHC 3513 (Ch) (17 December 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Intertrade Wholesale Ltd & Ors v Revenue & Customs & Anor [2018] EWHC 3476 (QB) (17 December 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘This appeal considered the validity of the service of a completion notice under the Local Government Finance Act 1988, Sch 4A by the appellant on the respondent.’
UKSC Blog, 17th December 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Westminster City Council in a dispute over whether a completion notice in relation to a redevelopment was validly served on a ratepayer.’
Local Government Lawyer, December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The CJEU’s ruling in C-621/18 Wightman and others clarifying that Member States can unilaterally revoke the withdrawal notification of Article 50 (2) TEU, is bound to have repercussions; in the case of Brexit and beyond.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th December 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The claimant appealed against a decision that the calculation of an enhancement under the ill-health early retirement provisions of his pension was not unfavourable treatment that constituted discrimination arising from disability.’
UKSC Blog, 17th December 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Company directors in the UK can now be fined up to £500,000 if their businesses engage in unsolicited marketing activity.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has launched new standards setting out the requirements needed to develop digital health technologies for the NHS.’
Technology Law Update, 17th December 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘A woman who drowned her four-year-old daughter and burned her body in what she saw as a religious sacrifice has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity and will be detained in hospital.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Puppy therapy to help prisoners with mental health and addiction is being offered in the first scheme of its kind in the UK.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘On 10 December 2018 responses were due to the government’s divorce reform proposals, Reducing family conflict Reform of the legal requirements for divorce (September 2018). A reply to responses is due from the Government, says the Ministry of Justice, by 8 March 2019.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th December 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
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