BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cheerupmate2 Ltd v Calce [2018] EWCA Civ 2230 (12 October 2018)
Witley Parish Council v Cavanagh [2018] EWCA Civ 2232 (11 October 2018)
Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2214 (11 October 2018)
Brangwyn v South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 2235 (11 October 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
B & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWHC 2651 (Admin) (12 October 2018)
BVC v EWF [2018] EWHC 2674 (Admin) (12 October 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cantt Pak Ltd v Pak Southern China Property Investment Ltd [2018] EWHC 2564 (Ch) (12 October 2018)
Hague Plant Ltd v Hague & Ors [2018] EWHC 2517 (Ch) (11 October 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Mamancochet Mining Ltd v Aegis Managing Agency Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 2643 (Comm) (12 October 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
PM v CF [2018] EWHC 2658 (Fam) (03 October 2018)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Ealing Care Alliance Ltd v London Borough of Ealing [2018] EWHC 2630 (TCC) (11 October 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Lord Carnwath at the Justice Human Rights Law Conference 2018, London – Supreme Court
‘Lord Carnwath at the Justice Human Rights Law Conference 2018, London. Human Rights and the Environment.’
Supreme Court, 10th October 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Speech by Lord Justice Gross: How can judges strengthen the rule of law? – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Lord Justice Gross: How can judges strengthen the rule of law?’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 15th October 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
The Financial Remedies Court: Latest Developments – Family Law Week
‘Matthew Richardson, family barrister at Coram Chambers, provides an update on the progress of the Financial Remedies Court and highlights that rollout dates are soon to be announced.’
Family Law Week, 14th October 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Number of supervised offenders charged with violent crimes rises 21% – The Guardian
‘The number of offenders charged with serious crimes including murder, manslaughter and rape while they were being monitored in the community has jumped by more than a fifth in a year in England and Wales, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
HMRC seizes assets from almost 3,000 businesses as government ramps up pressure on late tax payment – The Independent
‘HM Revenue and Customs seized assets from 2,833 businesses last year as the government ramps up pressure on firms not paying tax on time. The number of firms facing asset seizures jumped 45 per cent from 2016/17 and has increased more than fourfold since 2014/15.’
The Independent, 15th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Parents ‘weaponising’ domestic violence orders, claims charity – The Guardian
‘The number of non-molestation orders – issued by courts to prevent domestic abuse – has rocketed by 37% over the past five years because they are being exploited to secure legal aid, according to the charity Families Needs Fathers.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Plans to stop house buyers being ‘exploited’ by ripoff leases delayed, almost a year after government promise – The Independent
‘Flagship plans to stop house buyers being “exploited” by ripoff leases have been delayed, nearly a year after the government vowed to act.’
The Independent, 14th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supreme Court finds NHS trust liable for misleading info provided by receptionists – Local Government Lawyer
‘An NHS trust was liable for incomplete and misleading information provided by two receptionists in its accident and emergency department, the Supreme Court has ruled, overturning a Court of Appeal majority decision.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Out of control’: prison watchdog warns of synthetic drug crisis – The Guardian
‘An epidemic of synthetic drugs in prisons is “completely out of control” and the “new normal”, a prison deaths watchdog has warned, as signs emerge that the impact is spreading to immigration removal centres and bail hostels.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council loses Supreme Court battle over HMO licence conditions – Local Government Lawyer
‘Nottingham City Council has lost a Supreme Court case over whether it was right to prohibit the use of two attics as bedrooms.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
New law could force employers to reveal race pay gap figures – The Guardian
‘Employers could be obliged to release their race pay gap statistics under new plans to be unveiled by Theresa May to increase ethnic minority representation in the workplace.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mau Mau action with 40,000 claimants in doubt after CA refuses permission to appeal test case – Litigation Futures
‘The future of litigation being brought on behalf of more than 40,000 claimants in the so-called Mau Mau case is in doubt after the Court of Appeal refused permission to hear an appeal against a decision to dismiss the first test case.’
Litigation Futures, 10th October 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
What does the Proposal to Introduce Trial-by-Video Link Mean for Justice? – Rights Info
‘The government’s plans for court modernisation, under Her Majesty’s Courts, Tribunals Service Reform Programme (HMCTS), include the development of fully-video hearings, where all parties join via electronic links and no one is in a courtroom.’
Rights Info, 9th October 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Woman homeless after terrorism offences loses High Court challenge over housing – Local Government Lawyer
‘A woman who had become homeless while imprisoned for terrorism offences did not have her human rights breached by the London Borough of Brent in its decisions on housing her and her children, the High Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
