Woman prosecuted for making more than 200 fake calls to 999 – The Independent
‘A woman has been fined for making 200 hoax 999 calls between Christmas and New Year.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Courts IT chaos prompts call for compensation and more funding – The Guardian
‘The computer network collapse that disrupted courts across England and Wales for days has prompted calls for compensation and improved funding for the beleaguered criminal justice system.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Woman found to have defamed ex-husband on Facebook takes fight to Supreme Court – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman who claimed on Facebook that her ex-husband tried to strangle her is set to fight a judge’s ruling that she is guilty of defamation because he wasn’t trying to kill her. Nicola Stocker, 51, will argue before the Supreme Court that she had used common language to describe the attack by her millionaire ex-husband, for which he was arrested, when talking to his new lover.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Scam victims whose losses are not ‘life changing’ will receive no redress, under bank plans – Daily Telegraph
‘Scam victims whose losses are not considered to be “life changing” could be excluded from a new compensation scheme under proposals by one of Britain’s biggest banks.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Criminals escaping justice’ due to IT system – BBC News
‘A police IT system is “unfit for purpose” and causing some criminals to escape justice, officers have told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme. Nine forces in England and Wales use Athena, which promised to speed up the detection of crimes. But officers say it regularly crashes and is overly complicated, meaning some cases are not built in time or dropped.’
BBC News, 24th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK government pays £1m to Cyprus ‘torture victims’ – BBC News
‘Thirty-three Cypriots who claimed they were tortured by British forces during an armed uprising in the late 1950s are to be awarded £1m damages, to be shared between them, by the UK government.’
BBC News, 24th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sex offenders put up in hotels as no space in bail hostels, says report – The Guardian
‘Sex offenders are being put up in high-street budget hotels without the knowledge of the proprietors or guests because spaces in closely monitored bail hostels are unavailable, inspectors have discovered.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Wanted man who taunted police on Instagram from Dubai jailed after being extradited back to UK – The Independent
‘A man who taunted police in Instagram posts from Dubai has been jailed after he was extradited back to the UK.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The case for a referendum re-run – New Law Journal
‘How close is Plan B for a People’s Vote? David Wolchover reports.’
New Law Journal, 18th January 2019
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
What Is The Human Rights Act And Why Is Theresa May ‘Considering Scrapping’ It? – Rights Info
‘The Human Rights Act preserves all of our fundamental human rights, from the right to life to the right to privacy and the right to free speech. It is the catch-all law that states our most basic rights so all of us can fight against discrimination and injustice.’
Rights Info, 22nd January 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2019
The Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2019
The Value Added Tax (Tour Operators) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (Appointed Day No. 2) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Amendment) Order 2019
The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Electronic Commerce (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Town and Country Planning (Manston Airport) Special Development Order 2019
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
The European Research Infrastructure Consortium (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Air Quality (Amendment of Domestic Regulations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Jagoo v Bristol City Council [2019] EWCA Civ 19 (23 January 2019)
Royal Mail Group Ltd v Efobi [2018] EWCA Civ 18 (23 January 2019)
Doyle v PRA Group (UK) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 12 (23 January 2019)
J v K & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 5 (22 January 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Director of Public Prosecutions v Ziegle & Ors [2019] EWHC 71 (Admin) (22 January 2019)
ZS v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 75 (Admin) (22 January 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Invista Textiles (UK) Ltd & Anor v Botes & Ors [2019] EWHC 58 (Ch) (21 January 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors v Dencora Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 97 (Comm) (22 January 2019)
JSC VTB Bank v Skurikhin & Ors [2019] EWHC 69 (Comm) (21 January 2019)
High Court (Patents Court)
Illumina, Inc. & Anor v TDL Genetics Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 79 (Pat) (22 January 2019)
Regen Lab SA v Estar Medical Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 63 (Pat) (18 January 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Koutsogiannis v The Random House Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 48 (QB) (18 January 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Four key messages about EU staff and Brexit – Technology Law Update
‘The recent vote in the UK House of Commons to reject the EU Withdrawal Agreement may result in additional concern for EU staff and their employers in the tech sector.’
Technology Law Update, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Research to probe ethical issues raised by legal technology – Legal Futures
‘A project to look at the ethical and others issues issues that technology raises for legal services and their regulation has been launched by the Legal Services Board.’
Legal Futures, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Teenager killed herself after changes at mental care home, inquest told – The Guardian
‘A teenager took her own life at a mental health care home after the charity in charge laid off external therapists, employed unqualified staff and turned it into a “boot camp”, an inquest has heard.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
City council concedes defeat after judge quashes open land planning permissions – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Mayor of Liverpool has said the city council will accept a High Court ruling quashing its grant of planning permissions for a scheme including the building on an area of open land of 39 new dwellings and the conversion of a historic house into 12 apartments.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st January 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Domestic abuse: Non-physical and economic abuse included in law – BBC News
‘Non-physical and economic abuse are to be included in the first legal definition of domestic abuse as part of a landmark overhaul of the law.’
BBC News, 21st January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
