Knife-wielding Louis Morgan jailed for stamping on partner’s head – BBC News

‘A man who stamped on his partner’s head and then tried to kill her neighbour has been jailed for 20 years with five more years on extended licence.’

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BBC News, 1st August

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Children’s author faces £1m payout after ‘terrorising’ actor neighbour with ‘monstrously out of control’ garden – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 2nd, 2018 in compensation, harassment, injunctions, news, noise, nuisance by sally

‘A children’s author faces a £1m payout after terrorising her actor neighbour with her “monstrously out of control” garden.’

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Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2018

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Visas ‘given to foreign husbands in forced marriages’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 2nd, 2018 in forced marriages, news, visas by sally

‘The Home Office has failed to protect British women and teenage girls forced into abusive marriages by granting their foreign husbands visas, charities have warned. Officials dealt with nearly 90 cases of victims trying to block visas last year, although almost half were still issued, data obtained by The Times shows.’

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2018

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Government must change plans to let hospitals investigate own whistleblowing cases, MP say – The Independent

Posted August 2nd, 2018 in hospitals, news, reports, select committees, whistleblowers by sally

‘Government plans for a new NHS whistleblowing service have come in for criticism from MPs over “conflict of interest” concerns about letting NHS hospitals investigate themselves.’

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The Independent, 2nd August 2018

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English law applies to Islamic marriage, judge rules in divorce case – The Guardian

Posted August 2nd, 2018 in divorce, financial provision, Islam, islamic law, marriage, news by sally

‘A high court judge has decided that a couple’s Islamic marriage falls within the scope of English matrimonial law, in a ruling that could have implications for thousands of Muslims in the UK.’

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The Guardian, 1st August 2018

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Man jailed after he banned girlfriend from using Snapchat after four-week relationship – Daily Telegraph

‘A man who banned his girlfriend from using Snapchat and controlled her use of Facebook has been jailed for his psychological abuse after a relationship that lasted less than a month’

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Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2018

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Advertising watchdog rules against Gatwick Express ’30 minutes to London’ claim – The Guardian

Posted August 1st, 2018 in advertising, news, railways by sally

‘The Gatwick Express rail service can no longer claim it can get passengers from the airport to London “in just 30 minutes” after the advertising watchdog found that more than a fifth of its services are delayed.’

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The Guardian, 1st August 2018

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Celebrity divorce lawyer backs reform of ‘archaic’ laws – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2018 in divorce, marriage, news, solicitors by sally

‘One of the UK’s most famous divorce lawyers has backed a change in the law – but urged couples to be more practical about marriage.’

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BBC News, 30th July 2018

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Rule committee signs off disclosure pilot rules – Litigation Futures

Posted August 1st, 2018 in civil procedure rules, disclosure, news, pilot schemes by sally

‘The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has given its final approval to the two-year disclosure pilot scheme for cases in the Business & Property Courts.’

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Litigation Futures, 1st August 2018

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted August 1st, 2018 in legislation by sally

The Single Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists, Appeals and Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Women In England ‘Illegally Taking Abortion Pills At Home’ To Avoid Having Abortions On Public Transport – Rights Info

Posted August 1st, 2018 in abortion, medicines, news by sally

‘Currently, the law states that all abortion pills must be taken in a clinic or hospital – meaning some women end up having an abortion on public transport, or while driving home.’

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Rights Info, 31st July 2018

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Sharpening up on cyber could open data doors for universities – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 1st, 2018 in data protection, news, universities by sally

‘There is “room for improvement” in the way universities manage data. That was the recent stark message from the UK’s data protection watchdog for a sector that derives great value from the data it holds.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2018

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Tommy Robinson bailed after Court of Appeal win – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2018 in appeals, bail, contempt of court, news by sally

‘Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been bailed after winning an appeal against a finding of contempt of court.’

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BBC News, 1st August 2018

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Home Office misled court about treatment of child refugees from Calais, judges find – The Guardian

‘The government “materially misled” the high court about its treatment of child refugees who applied for safe passage to the UK from Calais, giving incomplete evidence that was “a serious breach of the duty of candour and cooperation”, the court of appeal ruled on Tuesday.’

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The Guardian, 31st July 2018

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 1st, 2018 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring (Asbestos Victims Support Group) [2018] EWCA Civ 1795 (31 July 2018)

Re X (A Child : FGMPO) (Rev 2) [2018] EWCA Civ 1825 (31 July 2018)

Sambotin, R (On the Application Of) v The London Borough of Brent [2018] EWCA Civ 1826 (31 July 2018)

MI (Palestine) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 1782 (31 July 2018)

Hertel & Anor v Saunders & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 1831 (31 July 2018)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

GS, R v [2018] EWCA Crim 1824 (31 July 2018)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Brooke Energy Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy [2018] EWHC 2012 (Admin) (31 July 2018)

Mustafa, R (On the Application Of) v Kent County Council [2018] EWHC 2025 (Admin) (31 July 2018)

Manak v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2018] EWHC 1958 (Admin) (31 July 2018)

Scott v United States of America [2018] EWHC 2021 (Admin) (31 July 2018)

McShane, R (On the Application of) v Secretary Of State For Justice [2018] EWHC 2049 (Admin) (31 July 2018)

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v Brown [2018] EWHC 2046 (Admin) (31 July 2018)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Chadwick & Ors v Lypiatt Studio Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 1986 (Ch) (31 July 2018)

Cool Seas (Seafoods) Ltd v Interfish Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 2038 (Ch) (31 July 2018)

Onzm v Watson & Ors [2018] EWHC 2016 (Ch) (31 July 2018)

High Court (Family Division)

Gondrom v Gondrom [2018] EWHC 2035 (Fam) (31 July 2018)

A & B v C [2018] EWHC 2048 (Fam) (30 July 2018)

Source: www.bailii.org

Concurrent delay risk can be allocated by contract, confirms Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 1st, 2018 in construction industry, contracts, delay, news by sally

‘Parties to building contracts are free to agree on how to allocate the risk of concurrent delay to works, the Court of Appeal ruled on Monday.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2018

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Circuit judge was wrong to apply QOCS to ‘mixed’ claim automatically, High Court rules – Litigation Futures

‘A circuit judge was wrong to order that qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) automatically applied to a claim about misuse of data because it also included a personal injury (PI) element, the High Court has ruled.’

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Litigation Futures, 1st August 2018

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Funeral ads banned by TfL over ‘widespread offence’ – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2018 in advertising, bereavement, London, news, transport by sally

‘The company behind a set of funeral comparison adverts banned by Transport for London has said it was trying to break the “taboo” around death.’

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BBC News, 31st July 2018

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Time to play by the rules? – New Law Journal

‘John Gould offers some advice on how to strike a balance between clarity & flexibility in recent changes to the solicitors’ rule book.’

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New Law Journal, 27th July 2018

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Financial consent orders can now be filed online – Family Law

‘On Monday 6 August 2018 the family courts will take another step towards becoming digital. From that date applications for consent orders in family court financial proceedings can be filed online rather than delivery to a physical court office. For many law firms increasingly geared towards the digital rather than the paper, this is yet further welcome progress.’

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Family Law, 30th July 2018

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk