‘Unrepresented personal injury (PI) claimants under the new whiplash regime will have paid-for access to an “independent view” of their claim, the Ministry of Justice has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 1st April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An extended fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime may lead to reduced income per case for solicitors but this will be balanced by quicker settlements and the chance to take on more cases, the Ministry of Justice has said.’
Litigation Futures, 1st April 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Offenders should no longer be given sentences of under a year to ease the “enduring” prison safety crisis in England Wales, MPs have said in a damning report.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A conviction for sex offences against celebrity publicist Max Clifford has been upheld by the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Stamp Duty (Method of Denoting Duty) Regulations 2019
The Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Employment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
EU Withdrawal Act 2018 statutory instruments can be found here https://www.gov.uk/eu-withdrawal-act-2018-statutory-instruments
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
High Court (Administrative Court)
Solicitors Regulation Authority v Good [2019] EWHC 817 (Admin) (02 April 2019)
Brown v Director of Public Prosecutions [2019] EWHC 798 (Admin) (02 April 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Mohamed v Breish & Ors [2019] EWHC 786 (Comm) (01 April 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Gwyn Evans, barrister of Tanfield Chambers, explains the court’s judgment in a recent Inheritance Act case involving an estranged adult claimant, reliant on state benefits, and defendants for whom inheritance was a windfall.’
Family Law Week, 29th March 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘G4S is to be permanently stripped of its contract to run Birmingham prison after the government was forced to take control of the failing jail.’
The Guardian, 1st April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A nine-year-old boy was taken from his bed and forced to perform boot camp-style exercises by his parents and step parents for three hours.
His mother and stepfather admitted child cruelty and were given suspended jail terms. His father and stepmother were cautioned by the police.’
BBC News, 1st April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Government orders FCA inquiry into £236m scandal surrounding investment firm.’
The Guardian, 1st April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Allegations of abuse at a scandal-hit school were dismissed as “groundless”, a report leaked to the BBC has shown.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer who shot an unarmed black man on his way to the shops was “following procedure”, a watchdog has found.’
The Independent, 1st April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Some police forces are actively seeking reasons to drop investigations into fraud, a watchdog’s report has warned. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services said an “inconsistent” approach to policing fraud in England and Wales left the public at high risk of scams.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2019
The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2019
The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2019
The Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019
The Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Mears Ltd v Costplan Services (South East) Ltd & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 502 (29 March 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kuznetsov v London Borough of Camden [2019] EWHC 805 (Ch) (01 April 2019)
Winterbrook Global Opportunities Fund v NB Finance Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 737 (Ch) (01 April 2019)
Schofield v Jones [2019] EWHC 803 (Ch) (01 April 2019)
Long v Rodman & Ors [2019] EWHC 753 (Ch) (29 March 2019)
Trump International Ltd v DTTM Operations LLC [2019] EWHC 769 (Ch) (29 March 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Levack & Anor v Philip Ross & Co (a firm) & Anor [2019] EWHC 762 (Comm) (29 March 2019)
High Court (Family Division)
PR v JES & Anor (Appeal: Sexual Abuse, Fact Finding) [2019] EWHC 791 (Fam) (29 March 2019)
High Court (Patents Court)
Ablynx NV & Anor v Vhsquared Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 792 (Pat) (29 March 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ollosson v Lee [2019] EWHC 784 (QB) (29 March 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE QC, Marie Demetriou QC and Emma Mockford of Brick Court Chambers have today published an Opinion, along with two other QCs and Professor Piet Eeckhout, Dean of the Law Faculty at UCL, grappling with the controversial issue of whether the UK need hold European Parliamentary elections in the event that there is any further extension of Article 50 beyond April 2019.’
Brexit Law, 28th March 2019
Source: brexit.law
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