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
Paddy Power Betfair fined after stolen cash is gambled through its website – BBC News
‘Paddy Power Betfair has been fined £2.2m for failing to stop stolen money being gambled through its website and for failing to protect customers showing signs of problem gambling.’
BBC News, 16th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Review of UK hate crime law to consider misogyny and ageism – The Guardian
‘Goths, men, women and elderly people could receive protection under hate crime laws after officials announced a wide-ranging review of current legislation.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ointment for a sting: Arcadis Consulting v AMEC – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘The Court of Appeal has come to the aid of Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd by overturning Coulson J’s judgment in Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd v AMEC (BSC) Ltd – a case described by the judge as one “with something of a sting in its tail”. The sting in question was Coulson J’s finding that a contract between Arcadis and AMEC did not incorporate any term that limited Arcadis’ liability. As a result, Arcadis faced a potential loss of £40 million.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 12th October 2018
Conscience and cake: the final chapter – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Lee v. Ashers Baking Company Ltd. On Wednesday the Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated judgment in the ‘gay cake’ case. The Court unanimously held that it was not direct discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or political opinion for the owners of a Northern Irish bakery to refuse to bake a cake with the message ‘Support Gay Marriage’ on it, when to do so would have been contrary to their sincerely held religious beliefs.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th October 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Supreme Court rules that hospital receptionist owes a duty of care to a patient — Owain Thomas QC – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appeal of Michael Darnley in Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2018] UKSC 50, holding that a hospital receptionist owed a duty of care to a patient at A&E, which was breached by providing him with incorrect information as to how long he was likely to have to wait before being seen or triaged.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th October 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Allen v Brethertons LLP (2018)- You’ve got to send a bill of costs to your client, even in fixed costs cases – Zenith PI
‘This is a recent decision of the Senior Courts Costs Office which deals with the need for solicitors to provide their clients with a bill of costs, even in fixed costs case where the solicitors were instructed on the basis of a CFA and where costs were recovered from the other side.’
Zenith PI, 9th October 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cheerupmate2 Ltd v Calce [2018] EWCA Civ 2230 (12 October 2018)
Witley Parish Council v Cavanagh [2018] EWCA Civ 2232 (11 October 2018)
Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2214 (11 October 2018)
Brangwyn v South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 2235 (11 October 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
B & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWHC 2651 (Admin) (12 October 2018)
BVC v EWF [2018] EWHC 2674 (Admin) (12 October 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cantt Pak Ltd v Pak Southern China Property Investment Ltd [2018] EWHC 2564 (Ch) (12 October 2018)
Hague Plant Ltd v Hague & Ors [2018] EWHC 2517 (Ch) (11 October 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Mamancochet Mining Ltd v Aegis Managing Agency Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 2643 (Comm) (12 October 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
PM v CF [2018] EWHC 2658 (Fam) (03 October 2018)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Ealing Care Alliance Ltd v London Borough of Ealing [2018] EWHC 2630 (TCC) (11 October 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Lord Carnwath at the Justice Human Rights Law Conference 2018, London – Supreme Court
‘Lord Carnwath at the Justice Human Rights Law Conference 2018, London. Human Rights and the Environment.’
Supreme Court, 10th October 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
