BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hart v Hart [2018] EWCA Civ 1053 (11 May 2018)
PW v Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 1067 (11 May 2018)
Versteegh v Versteegh [2018] EWCA Civ 1050 (10 May 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Kricka v County Court In Varazdin, Croatia [2018] EWHC 1129 (Admin) (11 May 2018)
Lovett v Health And Care Professions Council [2018] EWHC 1024 (Admin) (10 May 2018)
KI, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Brent [2018] EWHC 1068 (Admin) (10 May 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dobson v Griffey [2018] EWHC 1117 (Ch) (10 May 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Agile Holdings Corporation v Essar Shipping Ltd [2018] EWHC 1055 (Comm) (11 May 2018)
Stati & Ors v The Republic of Kazakhstan [2018] EWHC 1130 (Comm) (11 May 2018)
Uttam Galva Steels Led v Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd [2018] EWHC 1098 (Comm) (10 May 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ahmad v Wood & Anor [2018] EWHC 996 (QB) (11 May 2018)
Faisal & Anor v Younis (t/a Safa Superstore) & Anor [2018] EWHC 1111 (QB) (10 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Win (for now) for app developer against Google – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Unlockd, an app developer, sought an interim injunction to prevent Google withdrawing its services. Roth J found that the balance of convenience was in the applicants’ favour. Their claim raised a serious issue to be tried and any action by Google to withdraw their platform would severely damage the applicants’ business. An interim injunction was granted.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Investigation of law firm accounts reports “tripled in two years”, impact report shows – Legal Futures
‘The number of qualified accountants’ reports due to rule breaches has fallen by two-thirds since the rules were changed in 2015, but the amount then being investigated for possible rule breaches has tripled, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Tesco fined £1.6m after prosecution by London borough over store incident – Local Government Lawyer
‘A prosecution undertaken by Ealing Council has seen supermarket chain Tesco fined £1.6m fine for health and safety failures at one of its Tesco Metro stores.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Cheeki Rafiki yacht boss given suspended sentence over unsafe vessel – BBC News
‘A company boss who failed to safely operate a yacht on which four sailors were killed has been given a suspended prison sentence.’
BBC News, 11th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government gives no quarter in defence of whiplash reforms despite pressure from peers – Legal Futures
‘The government stood firm on its proposed whiplash reforms yesterday despite criticism from peers, on the first day of the Civil Liability Bill’s committee stage in the House of Lords.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BMW driver guilty of GBH after hitting moped rider with whom he had bad feelings ‘over a girl’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A BMW driver accused of trying to kill a moped rider by driving at him has been convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal: No duty of care on council to control roadside vegetation – Litigation Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by a cyclist to impose a duty of care on central or local government to prevent roadside vegetation from impairing visibility for road users, saying there would “potentially serious and costly consequences” in doing so “for very little practical gain”.’
Litigation Futures, 9th May 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Victims of serious crime face arrest over immigration status – BBC News
‘More than half of UK police forces are handing over victims of crime to the Home Office for immigration enforcement, new figures show.’
BBC News, 14th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Don’t use ‘cab rank’ system for burials, coroners to be told – Daily Telegraph
‘Coroners across the country are to be formally instructed to take into account the religious requirements of families when deciding whether to prioritise the burial of their dead, in the wake of a High Court ruling.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
EU rough sleepers win damages for illegal deportations – BBC News
‘The government is to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to European rough sleepers who were illegally detained and deported.’
BBC News, 13th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK plan to extend civil partnerships revealed in government report – The Guardian
‘A confidential report drawn up for the former equalities minister Justine Greening proposed extending civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples and building “a consensus for legislation”, according to internal policy documents seen by the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Diet pills death: family seek judicial review of suicide verdict – The Guardian
‘The family of a 21-year-old woman who died in an exceptionally busy A&E ward after taking diet pills are launching a legal challenge to overturn a coroner’s conclusion that she intended to kill herself.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Network and information security laws take effect – OUT-LAW.com
‘New cybersecurity laws impacting organisations across central sectors of the economy have taken effect around Europe.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Sellafield faces huge fine over worker’s exposure to radiation – The Guardian
‘Britain’s biggest nuclear waste storage and reprocessing site is facing a potential multimillion-pound fine after an employee was exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Reform for the Family jurisdiction: A message to family judges from the President of the Family Division – Family Law
‘How will the Reform Programme achieve change for the administration of family justice?’
Family Law, 10th May 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Incremental changes to alcohol licensing guidance take effect – OUT-LAW.com
‘Updated guidance setting out how licensing authorities in England and Wales should carry out their duties under the 2003 Licensing Act is now in force, following publication by the Home Office.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Hundreds of Companies Facing Legal Action Over Gender Pay Gap Data – Rights Info
‘Hundreds of British companies will face legal action after failing to comply with a new requirement to report the pay gap between male and female staff, Britain’s equality watchdog has revealed.’
Rights Info, 10th May 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
