‘Litigation is not a “blank cheque” and divorcing people cannot behave on the basis that they are bound to be reimbursed for their costs, a leading family law judge has warned.’
Legal Futures, 27th November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The NHS is to start investigating the deaths of more than 100,0000 mental health patients a year in a drive to cut the number of fatalities linked to poor care.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A bin lorry driver who killed a 14-year-old girl after pulling on to a treacherous main road without looking and hitting a school minibus has been jailed.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A council offered a jailed sex offender the chance to play a part in the future of the child of a woman he raped, it has emerged. The rapist, who was part of a grooming gang in the North of the country and has no parental responsibility for his son, was contacted by the local authority to give him a chance to see the boy, a Times investigation has uncovered.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Overstretched police forces are having to “pick up the pieces of a broken mental health system” on top of tackling crime, the emergency services watchdog has found. More than half of all mental health patients who need help in a place of safety are taken there in a police car rather than an ambulance, according to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Uber has been fined £385,000 for failing to protect customers’ information during a cyber attack, in a “serious breach” of UK data protection law. The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) found Uber was guilty of “a series of avoidable data security flaws” that allowed the personal details of around 2.7million UK customers to be accessed and downloaded by attackers.’
The Independent, 27th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2018
The Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authority and Amendment) Order 2018
The Climate Change Agreements (Amendment of Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2018
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Armed Forces (Aliens) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The International Road Transport Permits (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Trailer Registration Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Khan v MNX [2018] EWCA Civ 2609 (23 November 2018)
Economou v De Freitas [2018] EWCA Civ 2591 (21 November 2018)
Aspen Underwriting Ltd & Ors v Credit Europe Bank NV [2018] EWCA Civ 2590 (21 November 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Marchant, R v [2018] EWCA Crim 2606 (23 November 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
UBS AG v Rose Capital Ventures Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 3137 (Ch) (21 November 2018)
Easygroup Ltd v Easy Fly Express Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 3155 (Ch) (21 November 2018 )
High Court (Commercial Court)
Sotheby’s v Mark Weiss Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 3179 (Comm) (26 November 2018)
Katara Hospitality v Guez & Anor [2018] EWHC 3063 (Comm) (23 November 2018)
CRS GT Ltd v McLaren Automotive Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 3209 (Comm) (23 November 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
Human Fertilisation And Embryology Act 2008 (Case AM), Re [2018] EWHC 3178 (Fam) (23 November 2018)
C v C [2018] EWHC 3186 (Fam) (22 November 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mark v Universal Coatings & Services Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 3206 (QB) (23 November 2018)
LP v Wye Valley NHS Trust [2018] EWHC 3039 (QB) (22 November 2018)
Kimathi & Ors v The Foreign and Commonwealth Office [2018] EWHC 3144 (QB) (21 November 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Sweeping Government reforms in 2014 significantly curtailed bailiffs’ powers, as well as improving transparency and ensuring those with outstanding debts knew their rights.
Having listened to concerns from charities, debt advice organisations and others, the Government has today launched a Call for Evidence to seek views on what more should be done to protect the public.’
Ministry of Justice, 25th November 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Proportionality should be addressed at the beginning of an assessment, and not the end, because it should inform the reasonableness of the costs, a costs judge has suggested.’
Litigation Futures, 26th November 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Nine men have been convicted of carrying out a violent attack which saw a corrosive substance squirted at bystanders trying to stop a street assault.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd November 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Speech by Rt. Hon. Sir Andrew McFarlane: Association of Lawyers for Children Conference 2018.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 23rd November 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Stop and search does not significantly reduce knife crime, research has suggested, as the home secretary and senior police officers call for the power to be used more widely.’
The Independent, 25th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Passengers dissatisfied with how train companies handle complaints can now appeal to an independent arbiter, as a new rail ombudsman service comes into force today.
The ombudsman will have binding powers over train firms should it uphold a customer complaint.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Urgent and drastic changes to the rules around medical devices, such as pacemakers, are needed to protect patients, according to the Royal College of Surgeons. It wants a register of every device in every patient set up so doctors know if new innovations are causing harm.’
BBC News, 26th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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