Lavinia Woodward loses appeal bid to overturn sentence – BBC News
‘An Oxford University student who was spared jail for stabbing her boyfriend has lost her latest bid to appeal against her sentence.’
BBC News, 8th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gay asylum seeker faces deportation from UK to Nigeria – The Guardian
‘A Nigerian asylum seeker who fled to Britain to escape prosecution for being gay is facing deportation after being held for six months in an immigration detention centre.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Jail for solicitor who forged documents and stole £800,000 of client money – Legal Futures
‘A dishonest solicitor who forged documents and stole clients’ mortgage payments after taking the reins of a law firm has been jailed for seven years and six months.’
Legal Futures, 11th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Lord Chief Justice hails potential of big data and AI to reduce litigation and promote settlement – Legal Futures
‘The Lord Chief Justice has called the ability of computers to use big data to predict outcomes “one of the most exciting developments of the age” and forecast the technology would be used to prevent litigation and promote settlements.’
Legal Futures, 11th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Government wins appeal over LGPS and guidance on boycotts and divestment – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by the government over a ruling that the Communities Secretary acted unlawfully when he issued statutory guidance on the investment strategy for the local government pension scheme (LGPS) that sought to prevent boycotts, divestment and sanctions against foreign nations and UK defence industries.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Scicluna v Zippy Stitch Ltd & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 1320 (08 June 2018)
Shalaby v London North West Healthcare NHS Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 1323 (08 June 2018)
M-Y (Children), Re [2018] EWCA Civ 1306 (07 June 2018)
Duce v Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 1307 (07 June 2018)
Edwards v Hugh James Ford Simey (a firm) [2018] EWCA Civ 1299 (06 June 2018)
S & H-S (Children), Re [2018] EWCA Civ 1282 (06 June 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Aras & Ors v National Bank Of Greece SA [2018] EWHC 1389 (Comm) (08 June 2018)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov & Anor [2018] EWHC 1368 (Comm) (08 June 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
Egeneonu v Egeneonu & Anor [2018] EWHC 1392 (Fam) (06 June 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
XPQ v The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham [2018] EWHC 1391 (QB) (07 June 2018)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Triple Point Technology, Inc. v PTT Public Company Ltd [2018] EWHC 1398 (TCC) (07 June 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Myles Bradbury: Addenbrooke’s Hospital pays £56,000 to victims – BBC News
‘A hospital where a doctor abused child patients has paid out a further £56,000 in compensation to victims and their families in the past six months.’
BBC News, 10th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Same roof’ victim compensation rule faces legal challenge – BBC News
‘A woman sexually abused by her stepfather between the ages of four and 16 is challenging a law which stops victims of crime who lived under the “same roof” as their attacker prior to 1979, from receiving compensation.’
BBC News, 11th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Black lawyer accuses Northern Ireland immigration of racial profiling – The Guardian
‘The Equality Commission is investigating allegations of racial profiling by Northern Ireland immigration officials, brought by a black British lawyer on the eve of a key Brexit vote on border checks in the region.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
NHS patient deaths to be investigated by medical examiners – The Guardian
‘Medical examiners will investigate patient deaths in the NHS as part of changes to improve patient safety and protect medical staff from being criminalised for their mistakes.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council rapped for delays while homeless family left in crowded conditions – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) has criticised a London borough after an investigation found that a mother and her five children were accommodated in a damp and mouldy single bedroom.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
University pioneers legal tech course for law degree students – Legal Futures
‘Manchester University has launched what is understood to be the first legal technology course for law degree students in England and Wales.’
Legal Futures, 7th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Nearly half of train operators misleading passengers over compensation rights – Daily Telegraph
‘Nearly half of train firms are misleading passengers over their right to claim compensation for extra costs caused by delays, a Which survey has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bob the Builder – Mail, please fix it! – Transparency Project
‘The Daily Mail reported yesterday that a ‘Nurse’s one-year-old son is taken from her care after she let him sit in a Bob The Builder toy car that was ‘inappropriate’ for his age’.’
Transparency Project, 6th June 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Proposals to modernise search warrants in England published – OUT-LAW.com
‘More investigatory bodies could be given the right to apply for a search warrant independently of the police under plans to modernise the regime published by the Law Commission.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court quashes planning permission for care home expansion: report – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has quashed planning permission for a care home expansion granted by Bath and North East Somerset Council despite officers’ objections, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court entitled to make costs order against insurer in group litigation – OUT-LAW.com
‘The High Court was entitled to make a third-party costs order against the insurer involved in a group litigation, which required the insurer to cover the costs of all cases covered by the group litigation order (GLO) and not just those within the scope of its policy.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Foreign pre-nup, English divorce? What’s the deal? – Family Law
‘It is not at all uncommon for international couples who marry abroad to have entered into a pre-nuptial agreement or a ‘matrimonial property regime’. Pre-nuptial agreements are indeed commonplace in many countries which treat these documents as binding and legally enforceable agreements. But what happens when a foreign pre-nup finds its way to the English divorce courts?’
Family Law, 6th June 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
MoJ to review use of pain-inducing restraint on young offenders – The Guardian
‘The Ministry of Justice is launching a review of the use of pain-inducing restraint across all child prisons and escorting procedures after a children’s charity threatened legal action.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
