Thames Water fined £120m over leaks – BBC News
‘Thames Water has been ordered to pay out £120m to compensate customers over poor management of leaks.’
BBC News, 7th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby born to transgender man could become first person without a legal mother – Daily Telegraph
‘A baby could become the first person without a legal mother if a transgender man wins a historic court battle.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Online court’s strategy for assisting digitally excluded “needs reshaping”, says CJC report – Legal Futures
‘The Ministry of Justice is at risk of freezing out a large number of vulnerable people from accessing the online court if it does not reshape its strategy for assisting the ‘digitally excluded’, according to a major study commissioned by the Civil Justice Council (CJC).’
Legal Futures, 8th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
The history and importance of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council – OUP Blog
‘The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) signifies different things to different people. It is both a court and an advisory body. It rules on disputes ranging from the personal, such as the inheritance of a hereditary title amid accusations of historic infidelity, to those of great public importance, such as the validity of elections, or significant commercially, such as the ownership or control of Turkey’s largest mobile phone company. It renders advice to a Queen and a Sultan and sits as the final court for 30 overseas jurisdictions, including three republics. It is at the same time an anachronism and a functioning part of many modern systems of justice. For some it is a hanging court, and for others an upholder of human rights.’
OUP Blog, 4th June 2018
Source: blog.oup.com
SSE fined £1m for sending inaccurate customer statements – The Guardian
‘The big six energy supplier SSE has been ordered by regulators to pay out £1m for issuing more than a million misleading statements to vulnerable customers.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Appeal court judge’s “dismay” over £2m costs bill for flight claims – Litigation Futures
‘An appeal court judge has expressed his “dismay” after estimating that legal costs “not far shy of £2m” had been spent in a case involving over 800 claims for flight-related compensation each worth only a few hundred pounds.’
Litigation Futures, 5th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Most lawyers recommended to be judges went to state schools, data shows – The Guardian
‘Almost two-thirds of lawyers recommended to become judges in the past year attended state schools, according to the first social mobility statistics released by the judicial appointments commission (JAC).’
The Guardian, 8th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
A guide to the Civil Liability Bill – Legal Futures
‘Compensation claims, particularly for minor injuries as a result of road traffic accidents, are the centre of ongoing tension between the insurance industry and those who represent claimants. ‘
Legal Futures, 6th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
High Court: Clinton privacy claim can be heard in business or media lists – Litigation Futures
‘The media and communications list (M&CL) in the Queen’s Bench Division, and the Chancery Division’s business list are not specialist lists and a privacy claim can be heard equally well in either, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 7th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Court users “must buy in to reforms”, says MoJ as it pledges vulnerable will not be left behind
‘The Ministry of Justice’s top civil servant has told MPs that the government’s massive court reform programme will have failed if it does not carry the support of those who use the courts.’
Legal Futures, 7th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Anti-terrorism plans ‘will make thoughtcrime a reality’ – The Guardian
‘Anti-terrorism proposals have been unveiled by the UK government that would make it an offence for people to publicly support a banned group even if they did not encourage others to do so.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Northern Ireland’s abortion law violates human rights but challenge rejected on technical grounds, Supreme Court rules – The Independent
‘Supreme Court judges have said Northern Ireland’s abortion law violates human rights, but rejected a challenge brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIIHRC) on technical grounds.’
The Independent, 7th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jihadi bride who bought flip flops for her Isil fighter husband is jailed for five years – Daily Telegraph
‘In 2015, his wife started sending him money – first £1,500 then later two payments of £2,000 – telling those whose names would appear on the transactions that Khan was studying or carrying out aid work.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government faces high court challenge over ‘right to rent’ scheme – The Guardian
‘The government faces a possible challenge to its “hostile environment” policy after a campaign group won the right to launch a high court case against the Home Office’s scheme obliging landlords to check the immigration of would-be tenants.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Some drunk offenders to be spared court and criminal record – BBC News
‘Offenders who commit minor crimes after drinking will be given the chance to attend a course rather than face court.’
BBC News, 7th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Thompson v Thompson [2018] EWHC 1338 (Ch) (01 June 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Triple Seven Msn 27251 Ltd & Anor v Azman Air Services Ltd [2018] EWHC 1348 (Comm) (05 June 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hewes v West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust & Ors [2018] EWHC 1345 (QB) (05 June 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Court uses correspondence to clarify settlement wording – OUT-LAW.com
‘Companies and lawyers must be clear and unambiguous when drafting settlement agreements, a court ruling has reminded them. A liquidator had to drop some claims after a court used correspondence to clarify exactly what was meant by the phrase “whole of the claim” in a compromise agreement. The ruling does not affect the liquidator’s claim against another person because she was not mentioned in the correspondence.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
I was re-reading the Ikarian Reefer only last week – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘Sometimes the old cases are the best ones and that surely has to be true of the Ikarian Reefer. Even now, over 25 years since the judgment at first instance was handed down (and countless other pieces of guidance have been published) we still see experts getting it wrong.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 5th June 2015
