Compensators urged to prepare for higher discount rate – Litigation Futures
‘The impending change to the discount rate means a focus on old part 36 offers, accommodation claims and cases that have settled but still require court approval, a leading defendant lawyer has said.’
Litigation Futures, 16th April 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Merricks v MasterCard: Collective Actions Reinvigorated – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal today gave its much-anticipated judgment in the application to bring collective proceedings against MasterCard: see Merricks v MasterCard Incorporated and others [2019] EWCA Civ 674. It is a major victory for the Applicant and will reinvigorate the collective proceedings regime, which has seen disappointingly few cases brought since its introduction in 2015.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 16th April 2019
Source: competitionbulletin.com
Isis supporter who called for terror attack on Prince George’s school has jail term cut – The Independent
‘An Isis supporter who created a “toolkit for terrorists” and called for attacks on targets including Prince George, the football World Cup and Jewish communities has had his prison sentence cut on appeal.’
The Independent, 16th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lord Janner inquiry: Senior police ‘influenced decisions’ – BBC News
‘Senior police officers may have influenced decisions about inquiries going ahead into child abuse allegations against a politician, a watchdog has said.’
BBC News, 16th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who attacked four police officers with knife after hoax 999 call found guilty – The Independent
‘A man who lured police to a fake crime scene before attacking four officers with a knife has been cleared of attempted murder.’
The Independent, 16th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criminals could keep records from employers under review by home secretary Sajid Javid – The Independent
‘Employers could be kept in the dark about the criminal records of some job applicants under a review of rules by the home secretary. Sajid Javid said the government needs to “look again” at how much is revealed about people who have committed certain crimes when they apply for jobs.’
The Independent, 17th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mastercard ruling: almost every UK adult could receive payout – The Guardian
‘Almost every adult in the UK could receive a payout of up to £300 from Mastercard after a court ruling paved the way for a £14bn class action lawsuit.’
The Guardian, 16th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Baseball bat murder trial: Neil Sutherland cleared 11 years on – BBC News
‘A man has been acquitted of the murder of a former soldier who died 11 years after he hit him with a baseball bat in “self-defence”.’
BBC News, 16th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court castigates Home Office over misuse of immigration law – The Guardian
‘The appeal court has issued a damning judgment criticising the Home Office’s process in using a terrorism-related paragraph of immigration law as “legally flawed” and ruling it must be changed.’
The Guardian, 16th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge excused jury duty after case mix-up – BBC News
‘A senior judge has revealed he was excused from jury service, because he was due to preside over the case in question.’
BBC News, 16th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AB (Jamaica) & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 661 (12 April 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Court (Chancery Division)
Guest v Guest & Anor [2019] EWHC 869 (Ch) (16 April 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Deutsche Bank AG [2019] EWHC 969 (Comm) (15 April 2019)
Ramona ANG v Reliantco Investments Ltd [2019] EWHC 879 (Comm) (12 April 2019)
Eleni Shipping Ltd v Transgrain Shipping BV [2019] EWHC 910 (Comm) (10 April 2019)
Astra Asset Management UK Ltd v The Co-Operative Bank Plc [2019] EWHC 897 (Comm) (10 April 2019)
Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors v Zhunus & Ors [2019] EWHC 878 (Comm) (04 April 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Price v Cwm Taf University Health Board [2019] EWHC 938 (QB) (15 April 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Paying for privacy? – Family Law
‘Stuart Clark, partner at The International Family Law Group LLP examines a recent Court of Appeal decision on privacy in family law cases and asks whether in practice anonymity is the preserve of only the very wealthy.’
Family Law, 16th April 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The White Book is wrong’ – Vos offers clarity on disclosure rules – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The chancellor of the High Court has made clear all existing cases must be subject to new disclosure procedures – and not as advised in the lawyers’ bible on litigation.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th April 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Chelsea launch legal campaign to crack down on ticket touts at Stamford Bridge – The Guardian
‘Chelsea have launched a groundbreaking legal campaign to stamp out ticket touting, the Guardian can reveal, in a move expected to herald a wider crackdown by Premier League football clubs.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Child sex offenders ‘inadequately supervised’ at detention centre – The Guardian
‘child sex offenders being held at an immigration removal centre have been inadequately supervised, a watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 16th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Clampdown planned for British online pharmacies – BBC News
‘New rules to keep people safe when buying medications from online pharmacies have been described as a “big step forward” by Britain’s pharmacy regulator.’
BBC News, 16th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
I’m still at a loss’: Windrush victims who were forced into homelessness and debt due to scandal still living in anguish and destitution a year on – The Independent
‘On 16 April 2018, Amber Rudd – then home secretary – stood up in the House of Commons to formally acknowledge the Windrush scandal for the first time. The treatment of immigrants by her department’s “hostile environment” was appalling, she said, vowing to deal with cases within two weeks and put things right. But exactly one year later, the suffering goes on. Many are yet to receive a response to their application to the taskforce, leaving them in a “state of limbo” with little or no information about how their case is progressing.’
The Independent, 16th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
