‘A scandal-hit NHS trust where dozens of deaths are being investigated in order to protect mothers and babies has seen the number of cases of alleged poor care more than double to 215.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Ministers have unveiled plans for a specialist “housing court” to speed up the settlement of property disputes between landlords and tenants.’
The Independent, 14th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A dispute about seating in the former London 2012 Olympic Stadium will be the first Court of Appeal hearing to be live-streamed in full.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th November 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Merricks v Mastercard Incorporated & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 2527 (13 November 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Solicitors Regulation Authority v James [2018] EWHC 3058 (Admin) (13 November 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gilani v Saddiq & Ors [2018] EWHC 3084 (Ch) (13 November 2018)
Addlesee & Ors v Dentons Europe LLP [2018] EWHC 3010 (Ch) (13 November 2018)
Leon v Her Majesty’s Attorney General [2018] EWHC 3026 (Ch) (12 November 2018)
Red Bull GmbH v Big Horn UK Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 2794 (Ch) (12 November 2018)
Ramsgate Town Council v Thanet District Council [2018] EWHC 3042 (Ch) (09 November 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
JSC VTB Bank v Skurikhin & Ors [2018] EWHC 3072 (Comm) (13 November 2018)
Gruber & Ors v AIG Management France, SA & Ors [2018] EWHC 3077 (Comm) (09 November 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
LM v KD [2018] EWHC 3057 (Fam) (12 November 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Jain v Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 3016 (QB) (13 November 2018)
Busby v Berkshire Bed Company Litd [2018] EWHC 2976 (QB) (09 November 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The widow of a former Welsh government minister, who was found dead while he was facing sexual misconduct allegations, has won a high court bid to challenge the legality of an inquiry into his sacking.’
The Guardian, 13th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Max Hill QC takes up his role as head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the chief agency for conducting criminal prosecutions in England and Wales, at a hugely challenging time.’
BBC News, 13th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The courts have no power to order the payment of costs on account after a part 36 offer is accepted, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 14th November 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The government has pledged to crack down on rogue bailiffs after an MP raised the case of a disabled constituent who thought she was being burgled when debt collectors burst into her home without showing ID and took cash from her purse.’
The Guardian, 13th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Eight more members of the Windrush generation who may have been wrongly deported by UK authorities have been found to have died, taking the total to at least 11, the home secretary has confirmed.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court judge has strongly criticised a City partner who gave a journalist a copy of a witness statement made in support of an application for pre-action disclosure.’
Litigation Futures, 13th November 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘NHS Digital has confirmed its withdrawal from an agreement to give the Home Office access to confidential data for immigration enforcement, following a legal challenge by campaigners.’
Rights Info, 12th November 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Relationships have been in the news in 2018. Not only did we see two Royal weddings, but at the opposite end of the romance spectrum, in June the UK Supreme Court ruled that it was discriminatory not to allow opposite-sex couples to form civil partnerships. Dianne Millen, an associate at Morton Fraser in Edinburgh, looks at relationships as seen in the eyes of the law.’
Family Law, 13th November 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A year-long pilot to hear applications to set aside county court default judgments by an internet-enabled video link will begin at the end of this month.’
Legal Futures, 13th November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘What are women’s rights in this area? Can you really get sacked for not wearing a bra? According to Hayley Johnson, a senior associate in employment law for Slater and Gordon: “If someone was dismissed for not wearing a bra at work, that could be discriminatory under current law,” she says.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Crime victims must get new legal rights to challenge parole and police decisions, a new all party group of MPs and Lords will demand today (Tues).’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Claire Gilham wants judges to have legal protections for disclosures in public interest.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has ruled out changing stop and search rules to allow police to use the power without reasonable grounds to suspect wrongdoing, while saying they want to “reduce bureaucracy” over such operations.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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