Call for a ban on people eating dog meat in the UK – BBC News
‘UK law says that you can’t buy or sell dog meat, but if you humanely kill a dog you own, you can eat it.’
BBC News, 7th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Japanese Knotweed and Private Nuisance – Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v Williams [2018] EWCA Civ 1514 – No. 5 Chambers
‘Over the past few years there has been increasing awareness about the threat posed by Japanese knotweed and new measures have been introduced to combat its spread.’
No. 5 Chambers, 16th July 2018
Source: www.no5.com
Surrey police to hold review after trial of Jonathan King collapse – The Guardian
‘An independent review will take place after “fundamental failures” led to the collapse of disgraced music industry figure Jonathan King’s trial, a police and crime commissioner has said.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Disability related error of judgment amounts to discrimination arising from disability – No. 5 Chambers
‘Following a line of decisions in the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Court of Appeal in City of York v P J Grosset [2018] EWCA Civ 1105 so held.’
No. 5 Chambers, 11th July 2018
Source: www.no5.com
Valued Landscapes – A Legal Perspective – No. 5 Chambers
‘“Valued landscapes” have become a frequent and significant feature in planning decision making since the advent of the National Planning Policy Framework (the “NPPF”).’
No. 5 Chambers, 4th July 2018
Source: www.no5.com
Inquest touching the death of James Sheffield – Caroline Wood discusses Inquest – Park Square Barristers
‘The inquest touching on the death of James Sheffield was heard in Bolton Coroner’s Court over two days on 30th and 31st January 2018 by a Judge alone.’
Park Square Barristers, 6th July 2018
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
A Marriage Between The Human Rights Act and Medical Negligence?….The Engagement is Definitely Off! – Park Square Barristers
‘Lorraine Harris reviews the case of Parkinson which now clarifies the extremely limited use of Article 2 in cases of death following medical treatment, as well as the difficulty of challenging the decision making of a Coroner. Analysis at the close of the article reveals the salient points of the case.’
Park Square Barristers, 10th July 2018
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lehtimäki v The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK) and others [2018] EWCA Civ 1605 – Radcliffe Chambers
‘Mark Mullen appeared for HM Attorney General before the Court of Appeal in Lehtimäki v The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK) and others [2018] EWCA Civ 1605.
In the claim, the claimant (‘CIFF’), a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity, sought approval of the making of a grant of $360 million to a new charity established by one of its directors.’
Radcliffe Chambers, 6th July 2018
Source: www.radcliffechambers.com
Caroline Wood discusses costs, Qowcs and multiple defendants – Park Square Barristers
‘This was a noise induced hearing loss claim where the claimant had issued against 6 Defendants. On 12 December 2016, the claimant compromised its claim against D4 – D6. That compromise was in the form of a Tomlin order. It ordered that all further proceedings in respect of the claims against D4- D6 were stayed, except for the purposes of carrying out the agreed terms of settlement, which were set out in a separate schedule.’
Park Square Barristers, 24th July 2018
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Court of Appeal hands down judgment in British Airways pension scheme litigation – Radcliffe Chambers
‘The appeal concerned whether the Scheme had been effectively amended to include a trustee power to award discretionary pension increases and whether the subsequent exercise of that power was valid.’
Radcliffe Chambers, 5th July 2018
Source: www.radcliffechambers.com
Environmental Law News Update – Six Pump Court
‘In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Laura Phillips, Mark Davies and Angelica Rokad consider a parliamentary report on the Government’s 25 year plan for the environment, the Brexit White Paper and a recent Court of Appeal case clarifying sentencing in fire safety cases.’
Six Pump Court, 30th July 2018
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
Bennett v Bennett & Others [2018] EWHC 1931 (Ch) – Tanfield Chambers
‘Tanfield barristers Marc Glover and Chloe Sheridan successfully represented the Claimants in a High Court dispute over East Thurrock United Football Club. In a judgment handed down on 25th July 2018, the Court dismissed the defendant’s and additional parties’ claims to a share in the land used by the Football Club, claimed to be worth £10 million.’
Tanfield Chambers, 6th August 2018
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
Supreme Court decision in Steinfeld and Keidan v Secretary of State for International Development: The Civil Partnership Act is incompatible with Articles 14 and 8 of the ECHR – Zenith Chambers
‘The Supreme Court issued a unanimous landmark judgement declaring that the provisions in the Civil Partnership Act 2004 preventing opposite sex couples from entering into a civil partnership is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.’
Zenith Chambers, 29th June 2018
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Equality Act and Evictions – Nearly Legal
‘An appeal on the issue of whether disability discrimination should be considered afresh on an application for stay of warrant following breach of a suspended possession order.’
Nearly Legal, 5th August 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Identifiability and the Unmotivated Intruder – Panopticon
‘It is not uncommon for public authorities who hold statistical data to decline to disclose specific figures in categories for which the number is fewer than five, on the basis of a fear that the number of affected people is sufficiently small that they are reasonably identifiable. In other words, they rely on section 40(2) FOIA to withhold the number.That approach has now been considered by the Upper Tribunal in Information Commissioner v Miller [2018] UKUT 229 (AAC). That case concerned a request to (what is now) MHCLG for their information supplied by local authorities on a range of homelessness statistics. In relation to parts of the dataset which related to five or fewer individuals, section 40(2) was relied on. The FTT disagreed in a decision on the papers and the ICO appealed.’
Panopticon, 3rd August 2018
Source: panopticonblog.com
Solicitors shouldn’t go cap in hand to judges for QC status – Law Society – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Applicants for QC status should not have to approach a judge for a favourable reference, the Law Society has said, suggesting that providing a list of substantial cases they had acted in would help remove the ’apparent bias’ against solicitor advocates. It was responding to a consultation by QC Appointments (QCA) on improving the appointments process to the historic rank.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th August 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Business to Business Collaboration Agreements – NIPC Law
‘According to the Intellectual Property Office’s Facts and Figures for 2016 and 2017, 24 out of the 38 inter partes disputes that came before the Office’s tribunals arose from disputes over ownership of inventions. This can be an expensive and time consuming process as I explained in Disputes over Ownership of Inventions 6 Aug 2015 NIPC Southeast. Disputes over ownership of other intellectual property (“IP”) rights result in infringement actions like MEI Fields Designs Ltd v Saffron Cards and Gifts Ltd and another [2018] EWHC 1332 (IPEC) (6 June 2018).’
NIPC Law, 4th August 2018
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.com
Void, Valid and Very Confusing – what is the status of Sharia Marriages in the UK? – Transparency Project
‘The High Court here in London has recently considered the status of an islamic marriage, that did not comply with all the usual formalities required in England & Wales. It has generated a lot of confused and confusing headlines – the marriage has been reported as both valid and void, as ‘covered by’ English law (but not necessarily all islamic marriages) and as the first example of our courts recognising sharia law.’
Transparency Project, 3rd August 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Costs blow for tardy defendant with ‘worse than hopeless’ case – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Civil claimants despairing at Part 36 costs rules have a ray of hope following a court’s decision to swing the pendulum their way again. In Holmes v West London Mental Health NHS Trust the High Court ruled last week that a defendant party who waited 15 months to accept a Part 36 offer must pay indemnity costs covering the period of delay.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd August 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Kenyan “Mau Mau” claim dismissed: Fair trial not possible because of half century delay – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Stewart J has dismissed the first test case in this group litigation, in which over 40,000 Kenyans bring claims for damages against the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, alleging abuse during the Kenyan Emergency of the 1950s and early 1960s.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th August 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
