‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
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
‘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
‘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
‘A police officer has been found not guilty of assault after Tasering a police race relations adviser in the face having mistaken him for a suspect.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The culture secretary has agreed he does not have enough power to police social media firms after admitting only four of 14 invited to talks showed up.’
BBC News, 20th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Almost a year after the Grenfell Tower fire, the first substantive hearings of the inquiry into the disaster will open on Monday with tributes from friends and relatives of the 72 victims.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘For years Sam Gillingham believed her mum had walked out on her, but the truth began to emerge when her father tried to fake his own death. Russell Causley is now serving life for his wife’s murder. As his sentence is reviewed by the Parole Board, his daughter fears she may never know why her father murdered her mother.’
BBC News, 21st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Paragraph 322(5) has devastating conditions, as Sidharth Vijay found when he made a simple correction to his tax return.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v Vauxhall Motors Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1100 (17 May 2018)
Travelers Insurance Company Ltd v XYZ [2018] EWCA Civ 1099 (17 May 2018)
Villiers v Villiers [2018] EWCA Civ 1120 (17 May 2018)
Worthington & Anor v Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1125 (17 May 2018)
Smith v Khan [2018] EWCA Civ 1137 (17 May 2018)
Woodeson & Anor v Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1103 (17 May 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Walker & Ors v Mills & Anor [2018] EWHC 998 (Ch) (17 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Children subject to public law cases are usually represented by both a publicly-funded legal representative and a Cafcass guardian, known as the ‘tandem model’ of representation. This research explored how this model is working in practice during public law proceedings, and whether any reforms to the model are feasible or appropriate to ensure the rights of the child are safeguarded, efficient judicial case management is supported and public resources are effectively allocated.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th May 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Your most pressing concern if you have a baby born through international surrogacy may be how quickly you can get home after he or she is born. This is often the first question we get asked when advising parents planning overseas surrogacy. UK immigration law in surrogacy cases is complex because there is no clear single process which applies to everyone, everywhere. There are number of different possible paths and which is the best one for you will depend on your personal circumstances and the country in which your baby is born.’
Family Law, 18th May 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
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