‘Victims of crime are having to wait too long for compensation under a “derisory” system, the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales has said. Baroness Newlove called for a change to the way court-ordered financial awards are paid after they are imposed on convicted offenders.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has been fined £200,000 after sending a bulk email that identified possible victims. Ninety participants in the public inquiry were potentially identified by the “concerning” blunder, said the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which warned the incident had “placed vulnerable people at risk”.’
The Independent, 18th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The delicate balance between a person’s right to privacy and someone else’s right to freedom of expression were set at odds when they were enshrined in the Human Rights Act, brought in by Tony Blair’s Labour Government in 1998.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Legal action has been launched against the Department for Education over the introduction of the government’s flagship technical qualification, by the body which represents exam boards.’
The Independent, 19th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A divorced husband should not be forced to pay increased maintenance payments because of his ex-wife’s poor financial decisions, the Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark case.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Patel v Folkestone Nursing Home Ltd (Rev 1) [2018] EWCA Civ 1689 (17 July 2018)
Elite Property Holdings Ltd & Anor v Barclays Bank Plc [2018] EWCA Civ 1688 (17 July 2018)
Cartwright v Venduct Engineering Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1654 (17 July 2018)
Barclays Bank Plc v Various Claimants [2018] EWCA Civ 1670 (17 July 2018)
Khan & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 1684 (17 July 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Nortel Networks SA, Re [2018] EWHC 1812 (Ch) (17 July 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Glencore Energy UK Ltd v Springfield Energy Ltd [2018] EWHC 1780 (Comm) (17 July 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Home Secretary has today published Peter Wanless and Richard Whittam QC’s independent review into information passed to the Home Office in connection with allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham.’
Full press release and documents
Home Office, 17th July 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Criminal solicitors have had their fees for reading large quantities of crown court evidence cut by up to 37% under changes imposed by the Ministry of Justice, the high court has heard.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Young black men in London are disproportionately more likely to be prosecuted for breaking public dispersal orders available to police as part of a range of measures to crack down on antisocial behaviour.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal is to hear a challenge by former English Defence League (EDL) leader Tommy Robinson against his jail term for contempt of court.’
The Independent, 18th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Cliff Richard has won his privacy case against the BBC and will be awarded £210,000 in damages following a lengthy legal battle with the broadcaster after it reported the singer was being investigated over historic child sex assault claims.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government received information detailing the extent of grooming gang activity in Rotherham as far back as 2002 but failed to properly act on it, a review has found.’
The Independent, 17th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 12-year-old girl who has forged a child modelling career despite suffering severe cerebral palsy since her birth has won over £15 million in NHS compensation.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The families of children who died because of major care failures by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, have received an apology from the body meant to protect patients and the public from unsafe nurses and midwives.’
The Independent, 17th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An inquest jury has criticised police failings over the killing of the academic Dr Jeroen Ensink, who was stabbed by a stranger suffering from psychosis as he posted cards announcing the birth of his daughter.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An animal rights activist who stole a pig from a farm has been sentenced.’
BBC News, 16th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK government is seeking to clarify the rules governing when litigation should be heard in private, in a bid to safeguard the principles of open justice.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th July 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The recent decision of Holmes v CC Merseyside Police [2018] EWHC 1026 (QB) confirms the power of the police to arrest individuals who are not acting unlawfully. It relies on the earlier case of CPS v McCann [2015] EWHC 2461; [2016] 1 Cr. App. R. 6, which held that an arresting officer was acting in the execution of their duty when making an arrest notwithstanding that their suspicion that that offences were being committed being mistaken.’
UK Police Law Blog, 15th July 2018
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
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