Doncaster Christmas Day killer jailed for life – BBC News
‘A Christmas Day killer who stabbed her step-grandfather more than 120 times with a steak knife has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 19th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How to tell if your joint venture breaks competition law – OUT-LAW.com
‘Joint ventures can vary enormously in terms of their scope and nature and be pro-competitive and justified, but as businesses increasingly look to collaborate to innovate, the agreements are coming in for greater scrutiny from competition authorities.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
“Poorly drafted” CFA that named wrong defendant still valid, Court of Appeal rules – Litigation Futures
‘A conditional fee agreement (CFA) that named the wrong defendant was still valid when read in the wider context of the claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 20th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Unreasonable behaviour: Owens v Owens highlights that divorce law is no longer fit for purpose – Family Law
‘It will come as a surprise to many that the divorce law in England and Wales has not changed during the past 45 years or so despite the numerous social changes which have occurred since then.’
Family Law, 19th June 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Facebook ordered to explain deleted profile – BBC News
‘Facebook has been ordered by a UK high court judge to reveal who told it to delete the profile of a jazz musician and his band, six months after he died.’
BBC News, 19th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Japanese knotweed nuisance in the light of Waistell and Smith v Line – Hardwicke Chambers
‘Two recent County Court decisions have grappled with the issue of Japanese knotweed (JK) in the context of private nuisance claims between neighbouring landowners. The first was the judgment of Mr Recorder Grubb in Cardiff in respect of two separate actions with a common defendant: Williams v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd (B20YX969) and Waistell v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd (B34YJ849) (together Waistell). Still more recent was the judgment of HHJ Carr in Truro in Smith and another v Line (CTR00216) (Smith v Line), which was widely reported, albeit not entirely accurately, in the broadsheet and tabloid newspapers at the time of the hearing.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 11th May 2018
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Legalising cannabis: What you need to know – BBC News
‘The government has said it will review the use of medicinal cannabis, although recreational usage will still be illegal.’
BBC News, 19th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
32Red hit with £2m penalty for sole problem gambler – BBC News
‘Online gambling operator 32Red has been hit with a £2m penalty for failing to protect a problem gambler.’
BBC News, 20th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal upholds ‘reasonable’ widely-drafted exclusion clause – OUT-LAW.com
‘A widely-drafted exclusion clause in the standard terms of a fire protection system provider was not unreasonable, and therefore should be upheld, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Profession keeps on growing as women form the majority – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Ninety-five years after the profession admitted Carrie Morrison, women have overtaken men as a majority of practising solicitors. That is the stand-out finding of the Law Society Annual Statistics Report, which continues to track a trend of long-term and bullish growth.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th June 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Widespread blame expected from inquiry into suspicious hospital deaths – The Guardian
‘A four-year inquiry into the deaths of hundreds of elderly people who were routinely prescribed opioid drugs is expected to say that blame lies not just with the doctor involved but also those who worked with her, failed to monitor her and who failed to investigate – including the government.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
A treatise in defence of ground rents – Hardwicke Chambers
‘On 14 April, Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC’s EG column, “What on earth is ground rent for?”, set out why, in his view, there were many good reasons to abolish “pointless” ground rent on new leases, writes Simon Allison.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 12th June 2018
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Legal professional privilege under attack again (even Donald Trump thinks so!) – Hardwicke Chambers
‘On 10 April 2018, President Donald Trump tweeted “Attorney-client privilege is dead!” This was not the President’s deep analysis of the state of legal professional privilege (LLP) but a reaction to the raid on the offices of one of his former lawyers and the seizing of a quantity of documentation.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 25th May 2018
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
SCCO refuses latest bid for solicitor’s file as appeal looms – Litigation Futures
‘The Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) has again rejected a bid by a personal injury client for access to their former law firm’s file.’
Litigation Futures, 18th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Opportunistic Conduct and Good Faith – the line that joint venturers may not cross – Hardwicke Chambers
‘A genial sheikh and an overly optimistic hotelier enter a joint venture to develop a chain of luxury hotels and an online travel business. What could possibly go wrong? Other than a global financial meltdown, the Greek debt crisis, a volcano in Iceland, threats of physical violence, blackmail, accusations of swindling, furtive double-dealing, rampant opportunism and – it turns out – breach of a contractual duty of good faith.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 16th May 2018
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Divorce beauty parades: genuine market research or litigation manoeuvring? – Family Law
‘This article considers the decision in ZS v FS [2017] EWHC 2660 (Fam), in which a husband failed in his application to prevent his ex-wife’s solicitor from acting.’
Family Law, 18th June 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Civil Registration Fees (Data-Sharing) Regulations 2018
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Insolvency of Registered Providers of Social Housing Regulations 2018
The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Private Water Supplies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
The EU Withdrawal Bill in the Commons: Parliament surrendering control? – Oxford Human Rights Hub
‘Last week, the EU Withdrawal Bill returned to the Commons, so MPs could scrutinise and vote on amendments made to it by the House of Lords. The Bill survived its passage in the House of Commons last year relatively intact, with only one amendment carried against the Government. Things were different, however, in the Lords, where the Government was defeated on 15 substantial amendments.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 18th June 2018
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
Supreme Court rules on true employment status of a contractor in Pimlico Plumbers case – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed Pimlico Plumbers Ltd’s appeal and upheld the Employment Tribunal’s ruling that the Respondent – Mr Smith – a plumbing and heating engineer had been:
(a) a “worker” within the meaning of section 230(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996;
(b) a “worker” within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1833)
(c) in Pimlico’s “employment” within the meaning of section 83(2)(a) of the Equality Act.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th June 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
