Dark web paedophile Matthew Falder’s sentence reduced – BBC News
‘A “sadistic” paedophile who was jailed for 32 years has had his sentence reduced.’
BBC News, 16th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jacob Rowbottom: Cakes, Gay Marriage and the Right against Compelled Speech – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘In the high-profile decision in Lee v Ashers, the Supreme Court had to consider a customer’s rights against discrimination along with the baker’s right to freedom of expression. In its finding for the baker, the Supreme Court took an important step in developing a domestic doctrine against ‘compelled speech’. While the outcome of the case divides opinion, the reasoning of the Court requires further consideration of when a person has a right not express a particular view.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th October 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Gender Recognition Act: ‘Why we want identity rules changed’ – BBC News
‘If you want to legally change your gender in the UK, first a doctor has to diagnose you with a medical condition.’
BBC News, 17th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Partial relief from sanction for claimant who submitted partial budget – Litigation Futures
‘A claimant who submitted a budget that did not include figures for trial preparation or trial has won relief from a decision that limited the entire budget to court fees only – but only for those parts of the budget that were completed.’
Litigation Futures, 17th October 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Free movement of data – the next big thing? – Technology Law Update
‘European law makers are planning a big step towards enabling the free flow of non-personal data within EU borders as part of the bloc’s Digital Single Market Strategy.’
Technology Law Update, 16th October 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Courts uphold ‘ground breaking’ UK first unexplained wealth order – OUT-LAW.com
‘The High Court has upheld the UK’s first unexplained wealth order (UWO), dismissing a legal challenge to the order obtained by the National Crime Agency (NCA) earlier this year.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Breast enlargement ads shown during Love Island banned by ASA – The Guardian
‘Adverts for breast enhancement surgery that were shown during ITV Two’s Love Island have been banned by the advertising watchdog after it backed campaigners who complained they were exploitative of young women’s insecurities.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Row over holiday park sees permission granted for second judicial review – Local Government Lawyer
‘Folkestone & Hythe District Council faces its second judicial review in a year over a dispute concerning a proposed holiday park.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Man on trial a second time for 1986 murders of Brighton schoolgirls – The Guardian
‘A paedophile accused of killing two nine-year-old girls more than three decades ago has gone on trial for a second time as prosecutors seek to draw on scientific advances in forensics on top of evidence from an original trial.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Son sues over mum’s airing cupboard death in Pennal resort – BBC News
‘The son of a woman who died while trapped in a holiday home airing cupboard is suing the resort company.’
BBC News, 17th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SRA wins right to recover £800,000 costs from Blavo – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to try and recover the £800,000 it spent intervening in collapsed law firm Blavo & Co.’
Legal Futures, 17th October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A (A Child) [2018] EWCA Civ 2240 (16 October 2018)
The British Council v Jeffery [2018] EWCA Civ 2253 (16 October 2018)
Crumpler & Anor v Candey Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2256 (16 October 2018)
Grant v Dawn Meats (UK) [2018] EWCA Civ 2212 (16 October 2018)
Revenue And Customs v Parry & Ors (Rev 1) [2018] EWCA Civ 2266 (16 October 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Jane v Prosecutor General’s Office, Lithuania [2018] EWHC 2691 (Admin) (16 October 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
Jay v Secretary of State for Justice [2018] EWHC 2620 (Fam) (08 October 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Page v RGC Restaurants Ltd [2018] EWHC 2688 (QB) (15 October 2018)
BVC v EWF [2018] EWHC 2674 (QB) (12 October 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Council wins Court of Appeal battle over stadium and state aid – Local Government Lawyer
‘Coventry City Council has won a Court of Appeal case in the latest round of a four-year long litigation saga over the city’s sports stadium the Ricoh Arena.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
London police force must act over excessive force claim, says court – The Guardian
‘The City of London police force has failed in an attempt to block disciplinary action against an officer who was accused of clubbing a student over the head and causing a life-threatening brain injury.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust – Law Pod UK
‘In Darnley v Croydon NHS Trust [2018] UKSC 50 the Supreme Court has ruled that hospitals are liable for the actions and statements of their non-medical staff in A & E. Rosalind English discusses the implications of this judgment with Owain Thomas QC.’
Law Pod UK, 15th October 2018
Source: audioboom.com
Sex abuse leaflets ‘won’t protect a soul’ – BBC News
‘Police are giving leaflets to people at risk of committing child sexual exploitation crimes, asking for their behaviour to stop, the BBC has found.’
BBC News, 15th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court quadruples sexual assault solicitor’s suspension – Legal Futures
‘The suspension handed out by a disciplinary tribunal to a solicitor found guilty of sexual assault in a high-profile case was too lenient, the High Court has ruled in quadrupling its length.’
Legal Futures, 16th October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Environmental Law and the core of legal learning: framing the future of environmental lawyers – OUP Blog
‘Environmental law has not been taught or seen as a ‘core’ legal subject, giving environmental law academics freedom to teach the subject in many different ways. This structural sidelining, however, belies important questions about how teaching environmental law relates to the core of legal learning. We are not suggesting that there is a core of environmental law knowledge that every student should learn (although there is lots to learn), but that it is important to reflect on whether there are core legal concepts, reasoning processes and skills that all environmental lawyers should have. This issue is now particularly pertinent as the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England and Wales is ‘releasing’ the LLB from its conventional structure of core legal subjects, so that existing assumptions about how environmental law relates to the core of (undergraduate) legal learning are up for grabs.’
OUP Blog, 15th October 2018
Source: blog.oup.com
Man took £2,000 from mother-in-law after lying about cancer for years – The Guardian
‘A man who conned his wife and her family into believing he had terminal cancer took £2,000 from his mother-in-law before his lie was exposed.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
