BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
No-deal Brexit will make it harder to bring foreign criminals to justice, police leader warns – Daily Telegraph
‘A no-deal Brexitwill make it harder to bring the two Russian agents responsible for the Novichok attack to justice, one of the country’s most senior police officers has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stop and search makes crime more likely, report finds – The Guardian
‘The police tactic of stop and search is increasing the likelihood of crime rather than preventing it, finds a report that paints a bleak picture of young men and boys snapping under the pressure of relentless checks sometimes multiple times a day.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Female majority to hear Supreme Court case for first time in history – Daily Telegraph
‘The UK’s highest court is to have a female majority hear a case for the first time in 600 years.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Men acquitted after fatal SAS march in Brecon Beacons – BBC News
‘Two men overseeing an SAS selection march in which three reservists died have been acquitted of negligence.’
BBC News, 18th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Websites of Kinder chocolate banned over ads targeting children – The Guardian
‘A series of websites, an app and a YouTube channel promoting Kinder chocolate and toys have been banned in the UK for aiming junk food advertising at children.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Seatreiver International Holdings Ltd v Daly & Anor [2018] EWHC 2424 (Ch) (17 September 2018)
High Court (Patents Court)
Teva UK Ltd & Ors v Gilead Sciences Inc [2018] EWHC 2416 (Pat) (18 September 2018)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Divorcing man told: You can’t pay your lawyers without paying your wife’s – Legal Futures
‘The husband in a divorce dispute cannot pay his lawyers a pound without paying a pound to his wife’s solicitors, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 18th September 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Ofcom to push for regulation of social networks – The Guardian
‘Tech companies such as Facebook and Google could be regulated in the same way as the mobile phone and broadband industry, the head of media regulator Ofcom was expected to say on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Video hearings pilot: Technical flaws but some positive signs – Litigation Futures
‘An independent evaluation of an online video hearing pilot run by HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) has found it was beset by technical failures, ended up much smaller than envisaged, and warned that the participants could be “self-selecting”.’
Litigation Futures, 18th September 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
High Court rejects privilege claim in regulator request for documents – OUT-LAW.com
‘Documents sought by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) from Sports Direct in connection with an FRC investigation into Sports Direct’s auditor must be handed over, the High Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th September 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
QOCS applied to whole case after defendant’s unsuccessful PI counterclaim – Litigation Futures
‘An unsuccessful defendant in a road traffic claim for financial losses who made an unsuccessful counterclaim for personal injury (PI) was entitled to the protection of qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) for the whole case, a circuit judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 18th September 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
When a long lease is a shorthold – Nearly Legal
‘While on leasehold issues, this has been floating around for a bit, but I don’t think it has had the attention and awareness it deserves (perhaps particularly from conveyancers). With all the fuss/scandal around leasehold houses and multiplying ground rent clauses, a more general issue with long leases and ground rent has been overlooked.’
Nearly Legal, 16th September 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Pensions Ombudsman revamps approach to ‘distress and inconvenience’ awards – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK’s Pensions Ombudsman has introduced a fixed-amount award to compensate individuals who have suffered “distress and inconvenience” as a result of the maladministration of a pensions scheme.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th September 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Reform of the legal requirements for divorce – Ministry of Justice
‘The breakdown of a marriage is a difficult time for families. The decision to divorce is often a very painful one. Where children are involved, the effects in particular where there is ongoing conflict, can be profound.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th September 2018
Source: consult.justice.gov.uk
Ex-UBS trader gets last-minute reprieve from deportation – BBC News
‘Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS trader convicted of fraud, has been given a temporary reprieve from deportation to Ghana, where he was born.’
BBC News, 17th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Extremist who made bombs and stockpiled weapons is jailed – The Guardian
‘A man with extreme racist and homophobic views has been jailed for more than three years for making bombs and stockpiling weapons including crossbows and knives at his home in a Devon village.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Ukraine v The Law Debenture Trust Corporation Plc (Rev 1) [2018] EWCA Civ 2026 (14 September 2018)
Raychaudhuri v General Medical Council [2018] EWCA Civ 2027 (14 September 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Welland, R v (Rev 1) [2018] EWCA Crim 2036 (14 September 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Portland Stone Firms Ltd & Ors v Barclays Bank Plc & Ors [2018] EWHC 2341 (QB) (14 September 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
