Man found guilty of murdering wife on New Year’s Eve – BBC News
‘An estate agent has been found guilty of murdering his wife after a drinking game on New Year’s Eve.’
BBC News, 27th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Justice secretary’s plan for female prisoners ‘underfunded by £15m’ – The Guardian
‘The government’s advisers on dealing with female offenders have written a joint letter to the justice secretary branding a new strategy for women in prison a missed opportunity that is underfunded by at least £15m.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
The ‘straight civil partnership’ challenge: All you need to know before the Supreme Court Judgment – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Supreme Court will hand down Judgment on Wednesday 27th June 2018 in R (on the application of Steinfeld and another) v Secretary of State for the International Development (in substitution for the Home Secretary and the Education Secretary).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th June 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
The Lanzarote Convention Will Help End the Sexual Abuse of Children: Here’s How – Rights Info
‘The Lanzarote Convention is an important step forward in protecting children from sexual abuse. But what else needs to be done?’
Rights Info, 25th June 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Ban on heterosexual civil partnerships in UK ruled discriminatory – The Guardian
‘A heterosexual couple who were denied the right to enter into a civil partnership have won their claim at the UK’s highest court that they have suffered discrimination.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council ordered to pay £68k on account in costs over coroner burial policy case – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Divisional Court has ordered Camden Council to pay £68,000 in costs on account following the high-profile case where judges ruled that the Senior Coroner for Inner North London acted unlawfully in adopting a policy that resulted in Jewish and Muslim families facing delays in the burials of family members, contrary to their religious beliefs.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The CoA finds that a bank was contractually entitled to comply with foreign court orders – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed an appeal in which the Republic of Kazakhstan (RoK) and its national bank argued that their custodian bank, Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM), had acted in breach of contract by freezing their assets in accordance with foreign court orders.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: Assessment of guideline – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council has published its assessment of the impact of its Fraud, Bribery and Money Laundering 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, 26th June 2018
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Sentencing of drug offences involving newer and less common drugs – Sentencing Council
‘Since publication of the Drug Offences guideline in 2012, there has been an increase in the number of cases before the courts involving newer drugs, such as synthetic opioids, which may have much higher potency and potential to cause harm than more common drugs. In addition, some new offences have been created, for example, those in the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. We have therefore published guidance on the sentencing of offences involving newer and less common drugs, in particular covering how to assess the harm caused.’
Sentencing Council, 25th June 2018
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Secretary of State launches dedicated strategy to ‘break the cycle’ of female offending – Ministry of Justice
‘The female offender strategy sets out a commitment to divert the most vulnerable women in the criminal justice system away from custody through the provision of tailored support.’
Ministry of Justice, 27th June 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Court of Appeal overturns costs penalty imposed on claimant who gave dishonest evidence – Litigation Futures
‘A judge was wrong to penalise a claimant for not disclosing an important piece of evidence, given that the defendant made the part 36 offer she accepted in full knowledge of her dishonesty, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 26th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Court in tangle after law firm ‘whistleblower’ sends it privileged material – Legal Futures
‘The president of the Family Division is to be asked what the court should do in the highly unusual case of a ‘whistleblower’ from the solicitors of one party to a divorce sending it legally privileged information.’
Legal Futures, 27th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Speech by Lord Justice McFarlane: Families Need Fathers Conference 2018 – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Lord Justice McFarlane: Families Need Fathers Conference 2018.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 25th June 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Garcia v Marex Financial Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1468 (26 June 2018)
The General Optical Council v Clarke [2018] EWCA Civ 1463 (25 June 2018)
Tuson v Murphy [2018] EWCA Civ 1461 (22 June 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
K & Ors, R v [2018] EWCA Crim 1432 (26 June 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Canterbury City Council v SSCLG & Anor [2018] EWHC 1611 (Admin) (26 June 2018)
Drain, R (On the Application Of) v Birmingham Crown Court [2018] EWHC 1605 (Admin) (25 June 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
FSHC Group Holdings Ltd v Barclays Bank Plc [2018] EWHC 1558 (Ch) (22 June 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
Bruzas v Saxton [2018] EWHC 1619 (Fam) (21 June 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Family Mediation: Piercing the cloak of confidentiality – Family Law Week
‘Deborah Eaton QC, 1 King’s Bench Walk, Hassan Khan, 4 Paper Buildings and Mark Irving, Harbottle & Lewis examine whether mediation agreements are always susceptible to privilege, following Mr Justice Williams’s judgment in BL v TC & OD [2017] EWHC 3363.’
Family Law Week, 21st June 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
The Routemaster replica model that costs £1,150 and takes two years to complete – Daily Telegraph
‘The advertising standards watchdog has banned a series of adverts promoting the chance to build the replica after it emerged it would take two years to complete , at a cost of more than £1,150.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The ‘new Asbos’ issued without the burden of proof – BBC News
‘Prosecutions for breaking Community Protection Notices – sometimes known as the new Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos) – are on the rise in England and Wales. But there are concerns the powers are being used unfairly, with no need to prove the accusations being made.’
BBC News, 27th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
