Diane Abbott: Sentence over racially abusive letter – BBC News
‘A pensioner who sent a racially abusive letter to MP Diane Abbott has been given a 12-month community order.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Notorious Manchester criminal sexually groomed young boys – BBC News
‘A criminal who used his notoriety to groom young boys for sex has been jailed for a further 11 years.’
BBC news, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Universities which ‘no-platform’ controversial speakers will face Government intervention – Daily Telegraph
‘Universities which “no-platform” controversial speakers will face a Government intervention for the first time in 30 years, the higher education minister will say today.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Brook House: Use of force against immigration detainees more than doubles in a year, watchdog finds – The Independent
‘Use of force against people in one of the UK’s largest immigration detention centres has soared by more than 160 per cent in two years, a watchdog report has revealed.’
The Independent, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Important public interest matters to be aired in Paradise Papers trial, says judge – The Guardian
‘Important matters of public interest are likely to be aired in a trial that has been brought against the Guardian and the BBC for their reporting of the Paradise Papers investigation, a senior judge has said.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Speech by Lord Justice Gross: Courts and Arbitration – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Lord Justice Gross: Courts and Arbitration .’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 2nd May 2018
ECHR Articles 9 and 14 – Local Government Law
‘In R (Adath Yisroel Burial Society) v Senior Coroner for Inner North London (2018) EWHC 969 (Admin) a Divisional Court (Singh LJ and Whipple J) observed (paragraph 94) that in Eweida v UK the ECtHR emphasized the importance of the rights set out in Article 9, and stated that there are several things of importance to note about the terms of Article 9.’
Local Government Law, 1st May 2018
Source: local-government-law.11kbw.com
Unitary patent and Unified Patent Court reforms: state of play May 2018 – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK’s recent ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement marked an important step towards a new system of unitary patent protection becoming operational. The process has been lengthy and complex and is not over yet.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Court of Appeal confirms limited scope for re-opening permission decisions – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Court of Appeal has refused to re-open a permission to appeal decision in a planning case following an oral hearing, after originally refusing permission to appeal in response to a paper application.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Court of appeal finds arbitrator in Deepwater Horizon case not biased – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘Section 33 of the Arbitration Act 1996 imposes a duty on arbitrators to “act fairly and impartially as between the parties” and section 24(1)(a) provides that the court has the power to remove an arbitrator if circumstances exist that “give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality”. This week I’m looking at the Court of Appeal’s decision in Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd and others, where the court had to decide whether an arbitrator should be removed under section 24 in circumstances where he had accepted multiple appointments in overlapping cases without telling the parties’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 1st May 2018
Coroner defeated over controversial ‘cab-rank’ burial policy – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Divisional Court has 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. The policy was held to amount to an unlawful fetter upon her discretion, and also to be irrational, to breach Articles 9 and 14 of the ECHR and to amount to indirect discrimination contrary to the Equality Act 2010 (“EQA”).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2018
The Insurance Distribution (Regulated Activities and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2018
The Registration (Entries of Overseas Births and Deaths) (Amendment) Order 2018
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Enforcement in Different Parts of the United Kingdom) Order 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Wakefield College v Revenue And Customs [2018] EWCA Civ 952 (01 May 2018)
Kaur v Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 978 (01 May 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Mills, R v [2018] EWCA Crim 944 (01 May 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Stone & Anor v Environment Agency [2018] EWHC 994 (Admin) (01 May 2018)
S2 v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWHC 993 (Admin) (30 April 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Wilton UK Ltd & Anor v Shuttleworth & Ors [2018] EWHC 911 (Ch) (01 May 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Carney & Ors v NM Rothschild & Sons Ltd [2018] EWHC 958 (Comm) (01 May 2018)
Motortrak Ltd v FCA Australia Pty Ltd [2018] EWHC 990 (Comm) (30 April 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Pirtek (UK) Ltd v Jackson [2018] EWHC 1004 (QB) (01 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Cosmetics store and owner ordered to pay £60k over skin lightening products – Local Government Lawyer
‘A hair and cosmetics store has been hit with what is thought to be a record fine in London for breaching cosmetics regulations by illegally selling dangerous skin lightening products.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Ofcom to investigate Trinity Mirror deal to buy Express and Star – The Guardian
‘Trinity Mirror’s £200m deal to buy the Express and Star newspapers is to be investigated by media regulator Ofcom over issues including plurality and the editorial independence of Richard Desmond’s titles.’
The Guardian, 1st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ministers back down on tax haven company registers – BBC News
‘The government has agreed to calls for new measures aimed at increasing transparency in offshore tax havens.’
BBC News, 1st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abortion death after ‘repeated failures’ at Ealing clinic – BBC News
‘A woman who died hours after having an abortion was let down by the “repeated failures” of medics, an inquest found.’
BBC News, 1st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Modern slavery strategy ‘yet to result in coherent action’, MPs find – The Independent
‘Modern slavery is not fully understood by the government and it has no idea if its crackdown is working, MPs have said, while warning that Brexit could worsen the situation.
The Public Accounts Committee concluded that “good intentions have yet to result in coherent action” against the crimes, with no measure of success for a nationwide strategy and inconsistency between regional police forces.’
The Independent, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Joshua Probert jailed for ‘sextortion’ blackmail threats – BBC News
‘A university student who blackmailed young girls and women into performing “depraved” sex acts online has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 1st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
