“A rich display of competitive dishonesty”: Judge condemns parties for “festival of mendacity” – Litigation Futures

Posted May 23rd, 2018 in evidence, judges, news, trials by sally

‘A High Court judge has described a case as “a festival of mendacity” in which every witness was “attempting to outdo the other in a rich display of competitive dishonesty”.’

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Litigation Futures, 22nd May 2018

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Consultation to give police greater confidence to pursue suspects – Home Office

‘The Home Office is today launching a consultation to help tackle motorcycle-related crime by providing police officers with better legal protection.’

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Home Office, 22nd May 2018

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Domicile – what does it mean and why is it important if you are having a baby through surrogacy? – Family Law

Posted May 23rd, 2018 in domicile, news, parental responsibility, surrogacy by sally

‘A parental order is the UK legal solution for surrogacy; it is a post-birth court order which makes the intended parents the legal parents of their child and permanently extinguishes the status of the surrogate and her spouse. Parents through surrogacy who want to be the legal parents of their child in the UK need one, wherever they live and whether their child is born in the UK or overseas.’

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Family Law, 22nd May 2018

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

A Short Note on Habitual Residence: AB v CD [2018] EWHC 1021 (Fam) – Family Law Week

‘Alex Laing of Coram Chambers notes Mr Justice Keehan’s judgment in a ‘helpful template case’ for the determination of disputed habitual residence.’

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Family Law Week, 22nd May 2018

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Mother convicted of tricking daughter into forced marriage abroad in legal first – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 23rd, 2018 in crime, families, forced marriages, news, prosecutions, social services by sally

‘A mother has been convicted of tricking her daughter into a forced marriage abroad in a case believed to be a legal first.’

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Home Office under fire over ‘muddled’ strategy on slavery that fails victims – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2018 in human rights, immigration, news, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

‘Anti-trafficking campaigners have accused the Home Office of a “muddled and inconsistent” strategy over modern slavery that is failing its victims, following the resignation of Britain’s first anti-slavery commissioner.’

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The Guardian, 23rd May 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Secret evidence leads to downgrade of convictions over Stoke shooting – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2018 in appeals, conspiracy, evidence, firearms, grievous bodily harm, murder, news by sally

‘Secret evidence that was not disclosed at trial has led to the overturning of the convictions of five men for conspiracy to murder following a shooting in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010.’

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Google search reveals names of rape victims – BBC News

Posted May 23rd, 2018 in anonymity, internet, news, privacy, rape, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘Google’s auto-complete and related search functions are revealing the identity of rape victims who have been granted anonymity.’

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BBC News, 22nd May 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Call for greater oversight of recommendations of public inquiries – BBC News

Posted May 23rd, 2018 in government departments, inquiries, news by sally

‘Ministers must do more to demonstrate they are acting on the recommendations of public inquiries, a new report says. The National Audit Office said it was “not always clear” to the public whether inquiries were having their intended impact as there was no central body for tracking their progress. Of the inquiries it examined which had made recommendations since 2005, it estimated 45% of these were accepted.’

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BBC News, 23rd May 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Brook House: High Court rules immigration detainees abused by G4S staff can seek public inquiry – The Independent

Posted May 23rd, 2018 in assault, BBC, detention, immigration, inquiries, news by sally

‘The High Court has ruled immigration detainees allegedly abused at the hands of staff at Brook House removal centre are allowed to seek an independent inquiry from the Home Office.’

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The Independent, 22nd May 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

What is GDPR and how will it affect you? – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2018 in data protection, EC law, news, privacy, regulations by sally

‘You could be forgiven for thinking that Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a law created to fill your inbox with identikit warnings from every company you have ever interacted with online that “the privacy policy has changed” and pleas to “just click here so we can stay in touch”.’

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The Guardian, 21st May 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Patients lose hip replacement court case – BBC News

Posted May 22nd, 2018 in compensation, consumer protection, health, medical treatment, news by sally

‘Hundreds of patients have lost the first round of a legal battle for compensation at the High Court over allegedly “defective” hip implants.’

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BBC News, 21st May 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Heavy handed, inaccurate threats of legal action – Metropolitan HT harass their tenants – Nearly Legal

‘The Court of Appeal on an instance of tenancy management going bad, very bad indeed. And the landlord losing a claim against them for damages for harassment under Protection from Harassment Act 1997.’

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Nearly Legal, 20th May 2018

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‘Laughing gas’ driver jailed over A41 fatal crash – BBC News

Posted May 22nd, 2018 in dangerous driving, drug abuse, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

‘A teenager who inhaled laughing gas while driving at high speed before crashing and killing two women has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 21st May 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 22nd, 2018 in law reports by sally

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

Posted May 22nd, 2018 in data protection, internet, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

‘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.’

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The Guardian, 21st May 2018

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Court of Appeal on illegal eviction – quantum and heads of claim – Nearly Legal

Posted May 22nd, 2018 in appeals, housing, illegality, landlord & tenant, news, repossession by sally

‘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.’

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Nearly Legal, 18th May 2018

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

Can the Grenfell Inquiry can be a truly modern public inquiry? – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2018 in diversity, fire, health & safety, housing, inquiries, judiciary, news by sally

‘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.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2018

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Leveson 2: government to be taken to court over cancelled inquiry – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2018 in corruption, inquiries, judicial review, media, news by sally

‘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.’

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The Guardian, 21st May 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Attorney general defies call to give £400m windfall to UK charities – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2018 in attorney general, charities, news by sally

‘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.’

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com