‘The first virtual court case has been held with a claimant appearing via a home laptop camera, while an extremely patient judge sat in a London tribunal and lawyers presented evidence from Belfast.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A ‘mouse city’ the size of the population of York was accidentally bred by scientists following a laboratory blunder, a new Home Office report has shown. Researchers at an unnamed laboratory bred nearly 180,000 more mice for use in experiments than their license permitted, and carried out unauthorised experiments on them, yet received only a letter of reprimand.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘British children are being forced into modern slavery in the UK as more potential victims are reported than ever before. A total of 5,145 potential victims were referred into the system last year, an increase of 35 per cent on the year before, and the National Crime Agency (NCA) believes the number will continue to rise.’
The Independent, 25th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Pemberton v Inwood [2018] EWCA Civ 564 (22 March 2018)
Annetts v Adeleye [2018] EWCA Civ 555 (22 March 2018)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Olarewaju [2018] EWCA Civ 557 (21 March 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Stromberg v R [2018] EWCA Crim 561 (22 March 2018)
Criminal Practice Directions 2015 (Amendment No. 6) [2018] EWCA Crim 516 (21 March 2018)
El Gazzaz v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 532 (21 March 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Szwarc v Regional Court In Gliwice (Poland) [2018] EWHC 589 (Admin) (22 March 2018)
KS & Ors v London Borough of Haringey [2018] EWHC 587 (Admin) (21 March 2018)
Cash v Court of First Instance, Strasbourg, France [2018] EWHC 579 (Admin) (21 March 2018)
The Director of Public Prosecutions v Sugden [2018] EWHC 544 (Admin) (20 March 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Montreux Capital Management (UK) Ltd & Ors v Godden & Ors [2018] EWHC 495 (Ch) (21 March 2018)
Ali v Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust & Anor [2018] EWHC 591 (Ch) (21 March 2018)
LRH Services Ltd v Trew & Ors [2018] EWHC 600 (Ch) (21 March 2018)
Barons Finance Ltd v Barons Bridging Finance 1 Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 496 (Ch) (21 March 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
A v R & Anor [2018] EWHC 521 (Fam) (21 March 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Herbert v HH Law Ltd [2018] EWHC 580 (QB) (21 March 2018)
Kimathi & Ors v Foreign and Commonwealth Office [2018] EWHC 605 (QB) (20 March 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Family analysis: A father’s appeal out of time was allowed and a step-parent adoption order set aside as a result of deception by the applicants. Nasstassia Hylton, barrister at 1 Garden Court Chambers, considers the decision in Re J (Adoption: Appeal) [2018] EWFC 8 and looks at the serious consequences of giving false information to the courts.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 22nd March 2018
Source: blogs.lexisnexis.co.uk
‘The employer under a standard form construction contract is not under an absolute obligation to obtain planning permission or conservation consent before the works can go ahead, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Company directors were said to be responsible for assets despite their use of corporate vehicles, the Supreme Court has ruled (12-page / 157KB PDF). The ruling means that a six year limitation period stopping liquidators taking legal action against the directors does not apply. This case will impact future misfeasance actions. Director and officer indemnity insurers should take note of this decision as it confirms that the English courts are unwilling to accept the six-year limitation defence for actions against directors following the disposal of company assets in breach of fiduciary duty for economic gain.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘On 13 March 2018, a new practice direction was issued by the President concerning Case Management and Mediation of International Child Abduction Proceedings.
A practice direction tells anyone involved in judicial proceedings how to manage the case and interpret the Court rules. The practice guidance has been issued by the President to ensure all applications are appropriately case managed – whether commenced by a without notice application or on notice. The guidance deals with a number of aspects of child abduction proceedings, but practitioners should take note in particular of the changes made in relation to without notice applications and mediation.’
Family Law, 21st March 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Bloom v Bloom [2018] Lexis Citation 16 concerned the applicant wife’s application that judgments in the financial remedy proceedings, where the respondent husband had been found to have defrauded her parents, should be published un-anonymised. The application was granted.’
Family Law, 22nd March 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Three men have today been found guilty of sexually abusing young female members of the Salvation Army in Blackpool in the 1970s and 1980s.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd March 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Speech by Sir James Munby: Changing families – family law yesterday, today and tomorrow – a view from south of the Border.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 21st March 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘David Bedingfield, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, discusses what lessons can be learned from the Court of Appeal’s judgment in R (Children) [2018] EWCA Civ 198.’
Family Law Week, 16th March 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Michal Horton and Alex Laing, both of Coram Chambers, report on the latest developments in a case that has attracted widespread attention in the press.’
Family Law Week, 22nd March 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Case is second FGM prosecution brought to court in UK, both of which have resulted in acquittals.’
The Guardian, 22nd March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An ex-Army sergeant major who carried out a “terrifying” sex attack on a 14-year-old girl has avoided prison.’
The Independent, 22nd March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Scotland Yard has admitted Special Branch officers passed information to a controversial network that blacklisted construction workers. It follows a six-year battle to find out if the Metropolitan Police supplied the intelligence on trade unionists.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The pilot of an aircraft which crashed and killed 11 people has been charged with 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘No-fault divorce should be introduced to help women who are “trapped in a loveless marriage”, Britain’s top family judge has suggested.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A company subcontracted by the Home Office to run housing for asylum seekers is continuing to force residents to share bedrooms despite the local council banning the practice.
Newcastle City Council banned forced bedroom sharing, which sees unrelated asylum-seeking adults forced to share bedrooms with one another, in March 2017 following widespread public outcry.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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