‘Banks could be forced to pay savers a minimum interest rate after City regulators found that longstanding customers in instant access accounts are paid derisory rates because of their apathy about switching providers.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Most of your conversations in the workplace over the last few weeks have probably involved the weather, with blazing temperatures sweeping across much of the UK. MPs have warned that the current heatwave could become the new normal for our summers by 2040, so what are your rights when the mercury rises?’
Rights Info, 26th July 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The BBC has agreed to pay Sir Cliff Richard £850,000 within 14 days to cover his legal costs, following his privacy case against the corporation.’
BBC News, 26th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The home secretary has ordered that research be carried out into the characteristics of child sexual abuse gangs, such as those that have blighted towns and cities like Rotherham, Oxford and Newcastle in recent years.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A decision by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) in October 2017 to close 36 police stations in London was lawful, a Divisional Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th July 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to Housing Act 1985 provides that a property is exempt from the Right to Buy where:
11.—
(1) The right to buy does not arise if the dwelling-house—
(a) is particularly suitable, having regard to its location, size, design, heating system and other features, for occupation by elderly persons, and
(b) was let to the tenant or a predecessor in title of his for occupation by a person who was aged 60 or more (whether the tenant or predecessor or another person).’
Nearly Legal, 25th July 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A TV advert for Heinz baked beans has been banned for comparing its nutritional value to a protein shake.’
BBC News, 25th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) received 17,452 complaints and enquiries about local government in 2017-18, compared with 16,863 in the previous year, its annual review of local government complaints – published today – has revealed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th July 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A mother will not be told her teenage child is being treated for a rare form of cancer, in an important ruling about privacy by a High Court judge.’
Rights Info, 25th July 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘A young woman with mental health problems killed herself after a series of major errors by the NHS trust that was looking after her, a jury at an inquest into her death has found.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court
Mackinlay & Ors, R v [2018] UKSC 42 (25 July 2018)
Prudential Assurance Company Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2018] UKSC 39 (25 July 2018)
Owens v Owens [2018] UKSC 41 (25 July 2018)
James-Bowen & Ors v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2018] UKSC 40 (25 July 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Euro-Asian Oil SA v Credit Suisse AG & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 1720 (25 July 2018)
A (Children) [2018] EWCA Civ 1718 (25 July 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Maximus Networks Ltd v SSCLG [2018] EWHC 1933 (Admin) (25 July 2018)
Tifrac v Romanian Judicial Authority [2018] EWHC 1909 (Admin) (25 July 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Millar & Anor v Millar & Ors [2018] EWHC 1926 (Ch) (25 July 2018)
Villarosa v Ryan [2018] EWHC 1914 (Ch) (25 July 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
The State of the Netherlands v Deutsche Bank AG [2018] EWHC 1935 (Comm) (25 July 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Welsh v Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust [2018] EWHC 1917 (QB) (25 July 2018)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
BDW Trading Ltd v Integral Geotechnique (Wales) Ltd [2018] EWHC 1915 (TCC) (25 July 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Hancock’s curse, monkey fungus, elephant ears, pea shooters, donkey rhubarb are all (bizarre) English names for Fallopia japonica or Japanese knotweed. Although initially lauded for its beauty (it was so celebrated that in 1847 it was named by one Horticultural society as the ‘most interesting new ornamental plant of the year’) it is now well known as a fast growing and pernicious weed that is very difficult to eradicate. This is because it has a large underground network of roots (rhizomes). So bad is its destructive nature that since 2013 a seller of property is required to state whether Japanese knotweed is present on their property through a TA6 form – the property information form used for conveyancing.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th July 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Police custody deaths have hit their highest level in a decade with police, campaigners and experts warning that austerity and a crisis in mental health services have driven the figure up.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Sexually motivated, inappropriate conduct is the reason for a third of teaching bans, the BBC has found.’
BBC News, 26th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Children could be banned from owning drones weighing more than 250g (0.55lb) under a new proposal from the Department for Transport.’
BBC News, 26th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A British prisoner is seeking a judicial review because he says he does not have a fair chance of parole following the controversy surrounding the decision to release the serial sex attacker John Worboys.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Eurasia Sports Ltd v Aguad [2018] EWCA Civ 1742 (24 July 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Taj v R [2018] EWCA Crim 1743 (24 July 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
PJSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky & Ors [2018] EWHC 1910 (Ch) (24 July 2018)
De Muller & Anor v Harrison-Morgan [2018] EWHC 1904 (Ch) (24 July 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Higinbotham (formerly BWK) v Teekhungam & Anor [2018] EWHC 1880 (QB) (24 July 2018)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Vinci Construction UK Ltd v Beumer Group UK Ltd [2018] EWHC 1874 (TCC) (24 July 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
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