Senior judges could get pay rise of up to £60,000 – BBC News
‘Senior judges in England and Wales could be set for pay rises of up to 32% if recommendations made by the Senior Salaries Review Body are accepted.’
Failure to disclose vital evidence in criminal cases growing, says watchdog – The Guardian
‘Failure to disclose vital evidence is the biggest single cause of miscarriages of justice and the problem is getting worse, the outgoing chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has said.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Jack Simson Caird: Taking Back Control: Brexit, Parliament and the Rule of Law – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Over the next six months of the Brexit process, the UK Parliament will make a number of decisions that will have a profound impact on the UK’s constitution and its legal systems. In a Bingham Centre for the Rule Law Report published this week, The Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration: A Preliminary Rule of Law Analysis, we argue that the next six months represents a major test for the Rule of Law in the UK.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 10th October 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
No compensation for Google data breaches – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Most of us resignedly consent to the use of cookies in order to use internet sites, vaguely aware that these collect information about our browsing habits in order to target us with advertisements. It’s annoying, but does it do us any harm? That is the question that came up before Warby J in a preliminary application for a representative claim last week.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th October 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2018
The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2018
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2018
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 3) Order 2018
The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2018
The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) (England and Scotland) Order 2018
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd & Ors (Northern Ireland) [2018] UKSC 49 (10 October 2018)
Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2018] UKSC 50 (10 October 2018)
Nottingham City Council v Parr & Anor [2018] UKSC 51 (10 October 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd v AMEC (BCS) Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2222 (10 October 2018)
Revenue and Customs (HMRC) v London Clubs Management Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2210 (09 October 2018)
Invicta Foods Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2018] EWCA Civ 2204 (09 October 2018)
Kimathi & Ors v Foreign & Commonwealth Office [2018] EWCA Civ 2213 (09 October 2018)
Argos Ltd v Argos Systems Inc [2018] EWCA Civ 2211 (09 October 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Gimbert v The Queen [2018] EWCA Crim 2190 (10 October 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
T, R (On the Application Of) v Ministry of Justice [2018] EWHC 2615 (Admin) (09 October 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Courtwood Holdings SA v Woodley Properties Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 2163 (Ch) (09 October 2018)
Britned Development Ltd v ABB [2018] EWHC 2616 (Ch) (09 October 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
FM Capital Partners Ltd v Marino & Ors [2018] EWHC 2612 (Comm) (09 October 2018)
Simetra Global Assets Ltd & Anor v Ikon Finance Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 2624 (Comm) (09 October 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Griffiths & Ors v Suffolk Police & Anor [2018] EWHC 2538 (QB) (10 October 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Late, later, too late – Nearly Legal
‘Ms T was Ms N’s assured shorthold tenant, with a fixed term tenancy starting on 25 July 2013. The tenancy became a statutory periodic on 25 July 2014. An initial deposit of £1300 was taken, but it was not protected until 22 January 2014. When the statutory periodic tenancy began, Ms N did not renew the deposit protection (as then required by MyDeposits) and the deposit ceased to be protected some weeks after the statutory periodic tenancy began. It was not again protected until 23 February 2017. Prescribed information was, in each case, provided to Ms T at about the time of the protection.’
Nearly Legal, 10th October 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Jury fails to come to decision in case of teacher who allegedly had sex with pupil in aeroplane toilet – Daily Telegraph
‘A jury has been discharged in the case of a teacher accused of having sex with a student in the toilet of a plane as they returned from a school trip after they failed to reach a verdict.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Worse than prison: life inside Britain’s 10 deportation centres – The Guardian
‘Blue flipflops, styrofoam plates and the daily clunk of the cells shutting: immigrants describe the grim reality of deportation ‘jails’.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bereaved family say they need £50,000 to pay for legal representation at inquest – The Guardian
‘The parents of a vulnerable student who took her own life at a university where there has been a series of deaths have spoken of the difficulty of ensuring there is a fair and transparent investigation because they are struggling to match the legal firepower of other parties involved.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
EVENT: Bloomsbury Festival – Celebrating the Centenary of Women Lawyers
‘The exhibition places the opening of the legal profession to women in the context of the opening of higher education to women in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and, in the year in which we have celebrated (some) women being granted the right to vote, sets the opening of the legal profession in the context of the suffrage campaign. Come along and see what role Christabel Pankhurst played in the opening of the legal profession to women and what Millicent Garrett Fawcett had to say about the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act as well as finding out more about the pioneering women who, after a long struggle, became the first barristers and solicitors in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth.’
Date: 21st October 2018, 11:00am–6:00pm
Location: Conway Hall
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
Doing the same thing all over again – Nearly Legal
‘A county court appeal arising out of a set of proceedings starting with a disrepair claim by a private sector tenant, which raises issues of service and when second proceedings are an abuse of process. Our thanks to Hardwicke Chambers for making the judgment available.’
Nearly Legal, 7th October 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Court of Appeal upholds decision to register part of port as village green – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld Essex County Council’s decision to register land that is part of the Port of Mistley as a town or village green (TVG).’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Woman’s Own forced to print front-page correction about actor – The Guardian
‘The former Coronation Street star Denise Welch has forced Woman’s Own to print a front-page correction after the magazine made false claims about her without any evidence, in a move that could have repercussions for other glossy gossip publications.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Jail for PI lawyer who lied in witness statements – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor described by a High Court judge as a “thoroughly dishonest man” has been jailed and a medical expert who produced an “astonishing” 32 reports a day handed a suspended prison sentence for civil contempt of court.’
Legal Futures, 10th October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Data protection compensation claim fails to prove ‘damage’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘Businesses that breach UK data protection law or misuse personal information are not automatically obliged to pay compensation to people affected by that breach, the High Court in London has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Convicted former UBS trader to be freed from UK immigration centre – The Guardian
‘The convicted former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli is to be released from detention at an immigration removal centre near Heathrow while he awaits a judicial review of his deportation.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Teacher banned for life after marrying 13-year-old girl – Daily Telegraph
‘A physics teacher has been banned from the classroom for life after travelling abroad to marry a 13-year-old girl.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Gay cake’ row: Supreme Court rules in favour of Ashers – BBC News
‘The Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery have won their appeal in the so-called “gay cake” discrimination case.’
BBC News, 10th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
