Transgender woman wins pension court battle – BBC News
‘A transgender woman who was unable to access her pension, was discriminated against by UK law, the European Court of Justice has found.’
BBC News, 26th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
European regulators report sharp rise in complaints after GDPR – The Guardian
‘The first month of GDPR has seen a sharp increase in the number of complaints to regulators across Europe, showing strong public interest in the new rules.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Fathers let down by courts which have ‘fallen short’, says new head of family division – Daily Telegraph
‘Fathers are being cut off from their children because the courts have “fallen short”, the incoming head of the family court has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Patents: A P Racing Ltd v Alcon Components Ltd (#2) – NIPC Law
‘This was an appeal by the claimant company, A P Racing Ltd (“AP”), against the decision of His Honour Judge Hacon in AP Racing Ltd v Alcon Components Ltd [2017] EWHC 248 (IPEC) (15 Feb 2017). His Honour held that one of 7 disk brake calipers manufactured by Alcon Components Ltd (“Alcon”) infringed UK patent no. GB 2,452,690 for a disc brake caliper body and a disc brake caliper comprising such a body but the other 6 did not. AP appealed against the finding of non-infringement in relation to 2 of Alcon’s calipers, CAR 1249 and CAR 37.’
NIPC Law, 24th June 2018
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.com
Grayling to face legal action over Heathrow expansion plan – The Guardian
‘The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, is facing a fresh headache over Heathrow as a group of councils confirmed they were planning legal action against expansion, just hours after MPs voted overwhelmingly to back a third runway.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Political ads on social media must be transparent – Electoral Commission – BBC News
‘”Urgent” action is needed to make online political advertising more honest and transparent, the UK’s election watchdog has said.’
BBC News, 26th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How effective is press regulation when it comes to accuracy? – Transparency Project
‘We recently complained to The Daily Mail about an inaccurate article compounded by a particularly misleading headline which extracted a minor fact from a judgment that had potential to make an attention grabbing headline, and made it sound as if it was what the case was all about. The headline was :
Nurse’s one-year-old son is taken from her care after she let him sit in a Bob The Builder toy car that was ‘inappropriate’ for his age.
Our complaint was rejected. We promised to progress our complaint to IPSO and to set out the basis of our complaint before we did so (on the basis that IPSO rules mean we can’t always publish the detail of complaints correspondence once we’ve entered the process).’
Transparency Project, June 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Guy, R v [2018] EWCA Crim 1393 (21 June 2018)
Hockey, R v [2018] EWCA 1419 Crim (21 June 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Teh v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWHC 1586 (Admin) (22 June 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Vitol E&P Ltd v New Age (African Global Energy) Ltd [2018] EWHC 1580 (Comm) (22 June 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Birmingham City Council v Persons Unknown [2018] EWHC 1601 (QB) (22 June 2018)
North Warwickshire Borough Council v Persons Unknown [2018] EWHC 1603 (QB) (22 June 2018)
Sheffield City Council v Brooke [2018] EWHC 1540 (QB) (21 June 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Tom Hickey: The Republican Core of the Case for Judicial Review – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Richard Bellamy is right about many things. One of them is that judicial review cannot be defended on the basis of what he calls its “epistemic properties:” on its supposed capacity to bring about better outcomes in disputes about rights. This is because of the fact of reasonable disagreement about rights combined with the fact that the reasons for that disagreement are no less applicable to judges than they are to ordinary citizens. Thus the premise of epistemic cases for judicial review, like those of Rawls and Dworkin, offends democratic principles.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 25th June 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Government defeated over housing legal aid – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government’s legal aid reforms suffered a new blow today when a High Court judge quashed controversial changes in the way it procures duty contracts for housing. The court was ruling on a judicial review brought by the Law Centres Network (LCN), heard over two days last month.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd June 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
NHS trusts win legal challenge over contract award by council to Virgin Care – Local Government Lawyer
‘Two NHS foundation trusts have won a High Court challenge over Lancashire County Council’s decision to award a contract to Virgin Care for the provision of public health and nursing services to children and young people.’
Local Government Lawyer, June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Pimlico’s legacy for self-employed contractors – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Supreme Court judgment in the Pimlico Plumbers case has been hailed as a victory for workers in the gig economy – and a blow for organisations that rely on large numbers of ‘self-employed’ contractors. In fact, the judgment largely confirms what we already knew – that employment status must be considered on the individual facts of each case and what happens on the ground is more important than the wording of the contract.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th June 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Chilwell serial rapist found guilty of 24 sex attacks – BBC News
‘A serial rapist has been found guilty of 24 sex attacks, including four counts of rape on a child.’
BBC News, 25th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law Centres Network wins battle with MoJ over housing legal aid scheme changes – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has quashed changes introduced by the Ministry of Justice to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS), it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
A very English scandal – New Law Journal
‘Alec Samuels shares his reflections on the legal significance of the Jeremy Thorpe case.’
New Law Journal, 21st June 2018
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
The Fate of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in UK Law After Brexit is Sealed – Oxford Human Rights Hub
‘On Monday in the House of Lords, Lord Pannick withdrew his amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill retaining the EU Charter as part of the UK’s post-Brexit settlement. With this, the Charter’s fate in UK law post Brexit was sealed. When the UK leaves the EU, the EU Charter will cease to apply. The status of the Charter during the transitional period, whilst the UK is neither in nor out of the EU, is still to be confirmed but it would seem inconceivable that the Charter would not continue to apply during that period.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 20th June 2018
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
Solicitor unable to cope struck off for backdating letters “to buy time” – Legal Futures
‘A young personal injury solicitor who dishonestly backdated 23 documents to conceal inactivity as she struggled to keep on top of her workload, has been struck off.’
Legal Futures, 25th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Student who killed her sister in car crash spared jail after judge rules she has been punished enough – Daily Telegraph
‘The daughter of a driving instructor who killed her teenage sister in a horror crash has been spared jail after a judge accepted no sentence could punish her more than her “incalculable” loss.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
