‘Laughing gas’ driver jailed over A41 fatal crash – BBC News
‘A teenager who inhaled laughing gas while driving at high speed before crashing and killing two women has been jailed.’
BBC News, 21st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Navigators Insurance Company Ltd & Ors v Atlasnavios-Navegacao LDA [2018] UKSC 26 (22 May 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 1176 (22 May 2018)
High Court (Patents Court)
Apple Retail UK Ltd & Ors v Qualcomm (UK) Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 1188 (Pat) (22 May 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Lesforis v Tolias [2018] EWHC 1225 (QB) (21 May 2018)
HJ v Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 1227 (QB) (21 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Google sued for ‘clandestine tracking’ of 4.4m UK iPhone users’ browsing data – The Guardian
‘Google is being sued in the high court for as much as £3.2bn for the alleged “clandestine tracking and collation” of personal information from 4.4 million iPhone users in the UK.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal on illegal eviction – quantum and heads of claim – Nearly Legal
‘Mrs S was the wife of Mr S, married in 2011. (Mrs S had leave to remain in the UK but no recourse to public funds, just to explain some odd bits along the way). In June 2014, Mr S took an assured shorthold tenancy of a flat from Mr K, the landlord for a 12 month term. The rent was paid from Mr S’ housing benefit.’
Nearly Legal, 18th May 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Can the Grenfell Inquiry can be a truly modern public inquiry? – The Guardian
‘The wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle and the start of the first phase of hearings in the Grenfell Inquiry occurred within hours of each other but could not have been more different in terms of how they were received by the British public.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Leveson 2: government to be taken to court over cancelled inquiry – The Guardian
‘Press regulation campaigners have been given the go-ahead to take the government to court over its decision to cancel the second part of the Leveson inquiry into the activities of the media.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Attorney general defies call to give £400m windfall to UK charities – The Guardian
‘The attorney general has applied to the high court to free up at least £400m from a fund that has effectively been frozen, in order to reduce the UK’s massive national debt.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Moped crime: New rules to protect police pursuit drivers – BBC News
‘Police drivers will have more legal protection if they are involved in a crash, in a bid to tackle criminals on mopeds, as part of Home Office plans.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chief Coroner publishes new guidance following Mary Hassell JR – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Chief Coroner has issued guidance following the judgment of the Divisional Court in R (Adath Yisroel Burial Society) v Senior Coroner for Inner North London [2018] EWHC 969 (Admin) (“the AYBS Case”).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Right to see Parole Board decisions comes into force – The Guardian
‘Members of the public will be able to request summaries of Parole Board decisions on whether prisoners are safe to release under a law change prompted by the handling of the case of serial sex attacker John Worboys.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Courts Service to use lessons of online divorce pilot to develop digital family law service – Legal Futures
‘The Courts Service has laid out how it will develop its new online divorce facility, starting with enabling lawyers to submit petitions on behalf of clients.’
Legal Futures, 21st May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Law Pod UK Ep. 32: The Right to Be Forgotten – 1 COR
‘Dominic Ruck-Keene and Rosalind English discuss the latest case involving the internet search engine Google, and an individual’s right to be forgotten.’
Law Pod UK, 16th May 2018
Source: audioboom.com
Brexit implications for family law analysed in panel discussion at European Parliament – Family Law
‘Four family law experts took part in a panel discussion at the European Parliament yesterday to discuss the implications for family law of the UK leaving the EU.’
Family Law, 18th May 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Kafagi v JBW Group Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1157 (18 May 2018)
Vickerage v Cunningham [2018] EWCA Civ 1164 (17 May 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Wikstrom v Serious Fraud Office [2018] EWCA Crim 1155 (18 May 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Lewicki v Preliminary Investigation Tribunal of Napoli, Italy [2018] EWHC 1160 (Admin) (18 May 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kyte v Revenue And Customs [2018] EWHC 1146 (Ch) (18 May 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
Ford v Halil & Anor [2018] EWHC 1213 (Fam) (09 May 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
NAX v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 1170 (QB) (18 May 2018)
Buzzfeed Inc & Anor v Gubarev & Ors [2018] EWHC 1201 (QB) (18 May 2018)
Chaggar v Chaggar & Anor [2018] EWHC 1203 (QB) (18 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
ABSs can facilitate criminal legal aid revolution, argues former justice minister – Legal Futures
‘The legal market is “totally fragmented, under-capitalised, technologically semi-illiterate and structurally redundant”, a former justice minister has claimed, arguing that a smaller number of big firms is the answer to the problems with criminal legal aid.’
Legal Futures, 21st May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Hundreds of homeless people fined and imprisoned in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘Growing numbers of vulnerable homeless people are being fined, given criminal convictions and even imprisoned for begging and rough sleeping, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
