BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Bass v Ministry of Defence [2018] EWHC 1297 (QB) (05 June 2018)
High Court (Patents Court)
Edwards Lifesciences LLC v Boston Scientific Scimed Inc [2018] EWHC 1256 (Pat) (24 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Drug offences: Assessment of guideline – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council has published its assessments of the impact of its drug offences guideline on sentencing trends, under its statutory duty to monitor the operation and effect of its sentencing guidelines and to draw conclusions from this information.’
Sentencing Council, 1st June 2018
Men jailed for Formula One tax relief scam – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Four men who set up a filming company to claim fraudulent tax rebates worth more than £2million from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have been sentenced today (4 June).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 4th June 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
CPS publishes outcome of sexual offences review – Crown Prosecution Service
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today (5 June) published the outcome of its review of rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) cases.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th June 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Speech by President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby: What is family law? – Securing social justice for children and young people – Courts & Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby: What is family law? – Securing social justice for children and young people.’
Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 31st May 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
John Bercow will not be investigated over ‘stupid woman’ row – The Guardian
‘John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, will not be investigated by the standards watchdog over allegations that he described the cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom as a “stupid woman”.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Public should be given more search warrant protections – Law Commission
‘The laws around search warrants should be modernised with more protections put in place to protect individuals’ rights, say the Law Commission.’
Law Commission, 5th June 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
Sajid Javid’s plan for MI5 to share information on 20,000 individuals raises concerns with campaigners – The Independent
‘Security bosses will hand out information on people suspected of having extremist sympathies to councils, government officials and the police under the government’s new counter-terror plans.’
The Independent, 4th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Securing the future: counter-terrorism strategy published – Home Office
‘Home Secretary Sajid Javid sets out the UK’s response to evolving threat of terrorism.’
Home Office, 4th June 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Baby was decapitated by doctor’s actions, tribunal rules – Daily Telegraph
‘A gynaecologist who caused an unborn baby to be accidentally decapitated in her mother’s womb has been found guilty of medical misconduct.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
London teen guilty of museum terror plot – BBC News
‘A teenager has been found guilty of plotting a terror attack on the British Museum in London with Britain’s first all-woman cell.’
BBC News, 4th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jeremy Thorpe: Police find ‘dead’ suspect alive, but will not reopen investigation – The Independent
‘Police who believed a suspect in the Jeremy Thorpe scandal was dead have announced they have found him alive, but will not reopen an investigation.’
The Independent, 5th june 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11 and Saving Provision) Order 2018
The Transport Levying Bodies (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018
The European Communities (Designation) Order 2018
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Time Off for Public Duties Order 2018
The Education (Designated Institutions) (England) Order 2018
The Animal Gatherings (Fees) (England) Order 2018
The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Met police to defer prosecutions for some young offenders – The Guardian
‘Britain’s biggest police force is to begin deferring prosecutions for minor offences in an attempt to reduce youth crime and lessen racial bias in the criminal justice system.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
TSB letter error ‘may have broken law’- BBC News
‘Some TSB customers receiving letters acknowledging a complaint over the recent IT meltdown have also been sent other customers’ details.’
BBC News, June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Solicitor who attributed false legal aid claims to depression struck off – Legal Futures
‘A criminal defence solicitor has been struck off for dishonestly claiming £7,000 from the legal aid fund and falsifying documents to cover up his mistakes in double-booking advocates – at a time when he said he was suffering from severe depression which led him to drink and take un-prescribed drugs.’
Legal Futures, 4th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Cambridge graduate jailed for brutal rapes saw himself as ‘Christian Grey’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A Cambridge graduate who saw himself as a “Christian Grey poseur” has been jailed for 20 years for raping two women.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
GDPR and those emails – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on Friday 25 May 2018. Ironically, a law designed to protect peoples’ privacy in a digital age has unleashed a torrent of spam emails.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th June 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
