Manslaughter: Definitive guideline – Sentencing Council
‘The new guideline will come into effect on 1 November 2018.’
Sentencing Council, 31st July 2018
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Council defeats High Court challenge over development at historic railway yard – Local Government Lawyer
‘Historic England has failed in a challenge to Milton Keynes Council over its decision to allow a development on part of a historic railway yard.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st August 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge orders indemnity costs against NHS trust for outrageous “bimbling” – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has hammered both sides in a medical negligence case involving a mentally ill woman for outrageous “bimbling”. His Honour Judge Gore QC, sitting as a High Court judge, said the word – which means to move at a leisurely pace – was used by one of his daughters.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd August 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
SRA seeks to clarify threshold for reporting misconduct – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is looking to clarify the threshold used by law firms when deciding whether to report concerns over misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 2nd August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Are the parameters of professional privilege about to be redefined? – Family Law
‘Family analysis: Sarah Bazaraa, senior associate at Pannone Corporate LLP, looks at the unusual facts in Bruzas v Saxton [2018] EWHC 1619 (Fam), [2018] All ER (D) 160 (Jun) and considers whether the issues raised in the case may redefine the boundaries of legal professional privilege.’
Family Law, 1st August 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Children Private law update Summer 2018 – Family Law Week
‘Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important judgments in private law children cases.’
Family Law Week, 26th July 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Father convicted over death of six-month-old Kayden Walker – The Guardian
‘A man whose six-month-old son died from “catastrophic” injuries, including bleeding to his brain, has been convicted of manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Appeal court rules that ministerial code does not dilute human rights – The Guardian
‘Human rights campaigners have lost a challenge against Theresa May in the high court in which she was accused of abandoning the longstanding principle that members of the government should be bound by international law.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Sinister’ Facebook stalker jailed for abusing woman – BBC News
‘A “cowardly predator” who cyber-stalked a disabled campaigner against online abuse has been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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.’
BBC News, 1st August
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children’s author faces £1m payout after ‘terrorising’ actor neighbour with ‘monstrously out of control’ garden – Daily Telegraph
‘A children’s author faces a £1m payout after terrorising her actor neighbour with her “monstrously out of control” garden.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Visas ‘given to foreign husbands in forced marriages’ – Daily Telegraph
‘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.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government must change plans to let hospitals investigate own whistleblowing cases, MP say – The Independent
‘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.’
The Independent, 2nd August 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
English law applies to Islamic marriage, judge rules in divorce case – The Guardian
‘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.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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’
Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Advertising watchdog rules against Gatwick Express ’30 minutes to London’ claim – The Guardian
‘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.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Celebrity divorce lawyer backs reform of ‘archaic’ laws – BBC News
‘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.’
BBC News, 30th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rule committee signs off disclosure pilot rules – Litigation Futures
‘The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has given its final approval to the two-year disclosure pilot scheme for cases in the Business & Property Courts.’
Litigation Futures, 1st August 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
