‘For those with an interest (perhaps in the broadest sense of the word) in credit hire litigation, the long-running war between credit hire organisations (‘CHOs’) and motor insurers continues with a judgment from Mr Justice Turner in the QBD.’
Zenith PI, 15th May 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘A disabled teacher who showed the 18-rated film Halloween to a class of 15- and 16-year-olds has had his claim for discrimination arising from disability upheld in the Court of Appeal and is reportedly set to receive a £646,000 payout.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will only increase the appetite for group or representative action for data breaches, a QC has claimed.’
Litigation Futures, 16th May 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Government has announced that it will not bring forward the Law Commission’s Goods Mortgages Bill. The Bill had been announced in last year’s Queen’s Speech and would have replaced the Victorian‑era Bills of Sale Acts – bringing greater protections to those who had taken out or who had unwittingly purchased cars with so-called “logbook loans”. But following additional consultation, the Government has said it will not bring forward reform in the area in the immediate future.’
Law Commission, 14th May 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Three men have been fined for verbally abusing England rugby union coach Eddie Jones at a railway station.’
BBC News, 16th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A coroner has said there were “no missed opportunities” in the care of a mother who jumped in front of a train with her 10-year-old son.’
BBC News, 17th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tini Owens desperately wants to divorce her husband. She says she’s been unhappy for many years and she feels locked in a loveless marriage. For her, after four decades together and with their children now grown up, it’s time to formally end the relationship. But her husband, Hugh Owens, does not feel the same way. He says they still have a few years to enjoy together. He’s fighting hard to stop her getting her way and has been successful so far. Their divorce battle goes to the highest court in the UK on Thursday.’
BBC News, 17th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A vegan group’s “misleading” advert linking cow’s milk to cancer has been banned. The poster by activists Viva! triggered two complaints to watchdogs after being seen on buses in Bristol last September.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBT) will be cut from £100 to £2, the government has announced.’
The Independent, 17th May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘For many years, parts of the construction sector have pushed for improvement of the market’s treatment of retention monies. Post-Carillion and its devastating impact on suppliers, however, matters may have reached a tipping point. On 9 January 2018 – a few days before the construction giant’s collapse – the backbencher Peter Aldous introduced the Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill under Parliament’s Ten Minute Rule. Given the importance of government support in mustering a majority in the House of Commons, relatively few Private Members’ Bills (PMB) become law. To this end, proponents of the “Aldous Bill”, not least the Waveney MP himself, have been busily promoting its merits within the industry and rallying support among politicians ahead of it being debated by MPs at the second reading.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 15th May 2018
‘The Construction Act 1996 turned 20 this month, which means that for the last 20 years the UK’s construction industry has been subject to its statutory adjudication and payment rules. I was just a couple of years out of university 20 years ago, so I’ve never really known a world without these things (something that Lucy Garrett QC noted in her video for Practical Law). I remember doing presentations to clients in the months leading up to May 1998 on the implications of the Act and, in particular, the payment and withholding notices regimes. It seems a long time ago now! Looking back, a lot has happened since May 1998 and I thought that I would highlight just a few aspects of adjudication. Given the volume of case law and the limited space I have here, this is by no means a comprehensive review.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 15th May 2018
‘Solicitors representing fraudulent property vendors should share responsibility along with those representing the duped buyers for any resulting losses, the Court of Appeal has ruled in a widely awaited decision.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th May 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Openness and Privacy in Family Proceedings. Sir Nicholas Wall Memorial Lecture 2018, Gray’s Inn, London. Lady Hale, President of The Supreme Court.’
Supreme Court, 15th May 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
City of York Council v Grosset [2018] EWCA Civ 1105 (15 May 2018)
Mwesezi v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 1104 (15 May 2018)
P&P Property Ltd v Owen White & Catlin LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 1082 (15 May 2018)
Corvan (Properties) Ltd v Abdel-Mahmoud [2018] EWCA Civ 1102 (15 May 2018)
Flintshire County Council v Jayes, R ( On the Application of) [2018] EWCA Civ 1089 (15 May 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Jane v Prosecutor General’s Office, Lithuania [2018] EWHC 1122 (Admin) (15 May 2018)
Rabbani v Director of Public Prosecutions [2018] EWHC 1156 (Admin) (15 May 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Navigator Spirit SA v Five Oceans Salvage SA [2018] EWHC 1108 (Comm) (15 May 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
G v G & Anor [2018] EWHC 1100 (Fam) (04 May 2018)
High Court (Patents Court)
FIL Ltd & Anor v Fidelis Underwriting Ld & Ors [2018] EWHC 1097 (Pat) (11 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Chief Planner has written to local planning authorities (LPAs) to remind them of the importance of complying with their data protection responsibilities when they exercise their planning functions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A circuit judge was wrong to deny a claimant recovery of £20,000 in credit hire charges because she had been assured that she would never have to pay any outstanding sums herself, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 16th May 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘“Very real obstacles” faced by a family law client in bringing a negligence action against a Cheshire law firm did not mean that the claim should be struck out in its entirety, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 16th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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