‘Flagship plans to stop house buyers being “exploited” by ripoff leases have been delayed, nearly a year after the government vowed to act.’
The Independent, 14th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An NHS trust was liable for incomplete and misleading information provided by two receptionists in its accident and emergency department, the Supreme Court has ruled, overturning a Court of Appeal majority decision.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An epidemic of synthetic drugs in prisons is “completely out of control” and the “new normal”, a prison deaths watchdog has warned, as signs emerge that the impact is spreading to immigration removal centres and bail hostels.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nottingham City Council has lost a Supreme Court case over whether it was right to prohibit the use of two attics as bedrooms.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Employers could be obliged to release their race pay gap statistics under new plans to be unveiled by Theresa May to increase ethnic minority representation in the workplace.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The future of litigation being brought on behalf of more than 40,000 claimants in the so-called Mau Mau case is in doubt after the Court of Appeal refused permission to hear an appeal against a decision to dismiss the first test case.’
Litigation Futures, 10th October 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The government’s plans for court modernisation, under Her Majesty’s Courts, Tribunals Service Reform Programme (HMCTS), include the development of fully-video hearings, where all parties join via electronic links and no one is in a courtroom.’
Rights Info, 9th October 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘A woman who had become homeless while imprisoned for terrorism offences did not have her human rights breached by the London Borough of Brent in its decisions on housing her and her children, the High Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is working with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to build greater trust in solicitors among black and minority ethnic (BAME) people in custody.’
Legal Futures, 11th October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Leader of Thurrock Council is to call on his fellow councillors to back a judicial review challenge over the planned Lower Thames Crossing.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A “deeply manipulative” stalker boasted online about concocting a “super duper defence” before claiming in court that she had been kidnapped and raped by an MI5 agent.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Transgender politics – like any politics – can be divisive. Yet in the case of Karen White, who is legally still a man but was put in a female-only prison, both sides of the transgender rights debate are united in the belief mistakes were made.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Christian bakery’s refusal to bake a cake iced with a message supportive of same sex marriage was not direct discrimination, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Home Office has agreed to carry out an independent and far-reaching inquiry into alleged abusive treatment of immigrants held in UK detention centres after being threatened with legal proceedings.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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 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
‘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
‘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
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
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
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