‘The UK can unilaterally stop the Brexit process, the European court of justice has said in a ruling that will boost demands for a second EU referendum.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Simon Goodley explains how the Guardian uncovered the secret world of convicted landlords who continue to operate – and exploit – with impunity.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man named as a suspect in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his part in a multi-million drugs plot, despite attempts by his defence counsel to use the controversy surrounding the killing as grounds for leniency.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A teenager who sent thousands of hoax bomb threats to schools and triggered an American airline security scare has been jailed for three years.’
BBC News, 7th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A procedural point on whether HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) had validly given notices of enquiry within the requisite time limits should not be heard separately as a preliminary issue, the First-tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) has decided in a case concerning bank payroll tax (BPT).’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th December 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘ECHR, art 8 prevents someone from being removed from the UK where doing so would have a disproportionate impact on their private life and/or family life. Where a migrant seeks to rely on art 8, it is accordingly necessary for the Home Office, or on appeal the First-tier Tribunal, to conduct a balancing exercise between the individual’s private and family life rights on the one hand and the ‘public interest’ on the other.’
UKSC Blog, 4th December 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2018
The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2018
The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2018
The Trade Barriers (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2018
The Trade Repositories (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Supreme Court
London Borough of Southwark & Anor v Transport for London [2018] UKSC 63 (5 December 2018)
Volcafe Ltd & Ors v Compania Sud Americana De Vapores SA [2018] UKSC 61 (5 December 2018)
S Franses Limited v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2018] UKSC 62 (5 December 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
M (A Child) (Secure Accommodation) [2018] EWCA Civ 2707 (06 December 2018)
Alibkhiet v London Borough of Brent v City of Westminster [2018] EWCA Civ 2742 (06 December 2018)
SR (A Child), Re [2018] EWCA Civ 2738 (06 December 2018)
Hopkinson & Ors v Towergate Financial (Group) Ltd & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 2744 (06 December 2018)
AM (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 2706 (06 December 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Roberts & Ors v R [2018] EWCA Crim 2739 (06 December 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gill & Anor v Brar & Anor [2018] EWHC 3334 (Ch) (06 December 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
C (a Child), Re [2018] EWHC 3332 (Fam) (06 December 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A leading national law firm that served its budget late has failed in an application for relief from sanctions only made on the day of the case and costs management conference (CCMC).’
Litigation Futures, 7th December 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Speech by Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb DBE.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 6th December 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Speech by Sir Ernest Ryder: First International Forum on Online Courts.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 6th December 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov
‘The government has announced that it will introduce a new mental health bill following today’s publication of the findings of an independent review into the Mental Health Act 1983. However it is silent on the review’s recommendation that bereaved families should receive non-means tested legal aid – despite already pledging to accept two other recommendations.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th December 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Home Office unlawfully removed a child asylum seeker from the UK and has been ordered to arrange his return in a landmark High Court ruling.’
The Independent, 6th December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two former Tesco executives accused of masterminding a fraud that triggered the biggest financial crisis in the supermarket chain’s 100-year history have been cleared after the judge threw out the case stating the prosecution case was “so weak” it should not be before a jury.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Allegations made against a teenage boy that he ‘sexted’ girls at his school could remain on his police file until he is 100 – even though he was never convicted of any offence. The boy, known only as CL, lost a High Court legal bid to force the police to delete the details of the case.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police will cease to automatically pass information about people suspected of being in the country illegally to deportation authorities if they come forward as victims of crime, according to a new policy hammered out in the wake of the Windrush scandal, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 40 drug driving prosecutions have so far been quashed over the manipulation of data at a forensics laboratory charged with testing samples from across the UK.’
The Independent, 6th December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “predatory sex offender” who was spared jail after blackmailing a girl he met online went on to rape a woman after his rehabilitation course was delayed due to “financial constraints,” a court has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The former chief superintendent of South Yorkshire Police is to stand trial for the manslaughter of 95 fans at Hillsborough after an attempt to halt the case failed.’
The Independent, 6th December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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