BAILII: Recent Decisions
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
New Judgment: UKI (Kingsway) Ltd v Westminster City Council & Anor [2018] UKSC 67 – UKSC Blog
‘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
Council wins Supreme Court battle with ratepayer over service of completion notice – Local Government Lawyer
‘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
Aris Georgopoulos: Revoking Article 50 TEU (C-621/18 Wightman and others): “Iphigenia Must Reach the Altar” – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘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
New Judgment: Williams v Trustees of Swansea University Pension and Assurance Scheme & Anor [2018] UKSC 65 – UKSC Blog
‘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
Director liability for nuisance calls introduced – OUT-LAW.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
NICE launches new standards framework for digital health technologies – Technology Law Update
‘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
Woman given hospital order after drowning daughter in bath – The Guardian
‘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 launched for the first time in the UK – Daily Telegraph
‘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
Are English marriage laws compliant with the EHCR? — David Burrows – UK Human Rights Blog
‘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
Ep. 58: 2018 Inquest Law Update – Law Pod UK
‘Jeremy Hyam QC and Emma-Louise Fenelon provide a whistlestop tour of the most significant developments in inquest law in 2018.’
Law Pod UK, 17th December 2018
Source: audioboom.com
Femicide in UK: 76% of women killed by men in 2017 knew their killer – The Guardian
‘Three-quarters of women killed by men in the UK in 2017 knew the perpetrator, according to a report on femicide.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Millionaire jailed for girlfriend’s ‘rough sex’ death – BBC News
‘A multi-millionaire who left his injured and bleeding partner to die after “rough sex” has been jailed for three years and eight months.’
BBC News, 17th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court challenge to hostile environment tenancy scheme begins – The Guardian
‘An attempt to overturn a key pillar of the government’s hostile environment policy that forces landlords to evict or turn away tenants they believe may be in the country illegally is due to begin in the high court.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Are too many women being jailed in Wales? – BBC News
‘A woman jailed for two years for neglecting her children believes it could have been avoided had she got the mental health support she needed.’
BBC News, 18th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal Life – Time for an MOT? – New Law Journal
‘If we are serious about addressing the mental health and wellbeing of legal professionals then we need to look at the culture and practice of law, says Elizabeth Rimmer writing in our special supplement on how to travel well in the law.’
New Law Journal, 13th December 2018
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Gender pay gap targets must be set by all companies, Equality and Human Rights Commission says – Daily Telegraph
‘Targets to eliminate the gender pay gap must be set by all companies, Britain’s equality watchdog has suggested.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
