‘The mother and grandmother of a teenager who died after being “left to rot to death” on an inflatable mattress at their house in Leeds have been convicted of manslaughter.’
The Independent, 10th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Facebook is to be fined £500,000, the maximum amount possible, for its part in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the information commissioner has announced.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
London & Ilford Ltd v Sovereign Property Holdings Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1618 (10 July 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Butt v R [2018] EWCA Crim 1617 (10 July 2018)
Jones v R [2018] EWHC Crim 1599 (06 July 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Robinson v EMW Law LLP [2018] EWHC 1757 (Ch) (10 July 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
The Child and Family Agency (Ireland) v M & Ors [2018] EWHC 1581 (Fam) (22 June 2018)
High Court (Patents Court)
Koninklijke Philips NV v Asustek Computer Inc. & Ors [2018] EWHC 1732 (Pat) (10 July 2018)
Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
JXA v Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 1747 (QB) (09 July 2018)
Atha & Co Solicitors v Liddle [2018] EWHC 1751 (QB) (09 July 2018)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Castle Trustee Ltd & Ors v Bombay Palace Restaurant Ltd [2018] EWHC 1602 (TCC) (06 July 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Pensions analysis: A ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union in MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Case C-451/16 [2018] All ER (D) 135 (Jun) that EU law precludes UK legislation which requires a woman who had previously been a married man to be no longer married to a woman in order to be able to claim a state retirement pension as from the statutory pensionable age applicable to women is examined by Dr Christopher Stothers, a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. This case has significant implications on how countries recognise changes to gender.’
Family Law, 10th July 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The High Court has decided not to strike out a claim where an incorrect fee was paid days before the limitation period ended.’
Law Society's Gazette, 10th July 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Five new High Court judges have been approved this week following elevations to the Court of Appeal and confirmed retirements.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th July 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has given what is reported to be the first ruling on a ‘trigger event’ for the purposes of town and village green registration.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th July 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Businesses are likely to encounter additional barriers when seeking to enforce their intellectual property (IP) rights under any new plans that are drawn up for accessing ‘WHOIS’ data.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th July 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A woman who was harassed for 12 years by a man she met through an online dating website is to receive damages.’
BBC News, 9th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The law firm taking Volkswagen (VW) to court on behalf of more than 50,000 UK car owners has accused the car giant of insulting consumers’ intelligence by refusing to admit wrongdoing in the alleged emissions cheating scandal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th July 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In a shock resignation at almost midnight, one of the leading figures responsible for Brexit negotiations has quit his cabinet post.’
Rights Info, 9th July 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘An anti-tree felling campaigner has been convicted of obstructing police for failing to give his name and address when he was being arrested.’
BBC News, 9th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Steven Gasztowicz QC considers the radical question of whether there could ever be ‘one civil court’ & ‘one judiciary’.’
New Law Journal, 6th July 2018
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘Russian state airline Aeroflot has been ordered to pay indemnity costs for the entire eight years of a fraud claim that it dropped on the eve of opening submissions.’
Litigation Futures, 10th July 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Government has published long-awaited details of the post-Brexit Settlement Scheme for EU nationals in the UK. Details are set out in the Government’s EU Settlement Scheme Statement of Intent.’
Technology Law Update, 9th July 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Thousands of prisoners will be able to make calls from their cells, as part of government plans to reduce violence and crime in prisons in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 10th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Academics, journalists and those with “inquisitive and foolish minds” would be at risk of prosecution and prison sentences of up to 15 years under proposed counter-terrorism laws, a parliamentary human rights watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Lehtimäki v The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK) & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 1605 (06 July 2018)
Waterstone Estates Ltd v The Welsh Ministers [2018] EWCA Civ 1571 (06 July 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
United States of America v Dempsey [2018] EWHC 1724 (Admin) (06 July 2018)
Nicola Squire v Shropshire Council [2018] EWHC 1730 (Admin) (06 July 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Consolidated Developments Ltd v Cooper [2018] EWHC 1727 (Ch) (06 July 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Sixteenth Ocean GmbH & Co Kg v Société Générale [2018] EWHC 1731 (Comm) (06 July 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Morgan v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2018] EWHC 1725 (QB) (06 July 2018)
Hugh Cartwright & Amin v Devoy-Williams & Anor (Rev 1) [2018] EWHC 1692 (QB) (04 July 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
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