BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Leekes Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs [2018] EWCA Civ 1185 (23 May 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Patents Court)
Koninklijke Philips NV v Asustek Computer Incorporation & Ors [2018] EWHC 1224 (Pat) (23 May 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Rashid v Munir & Ors [2018] EWHC 1258 (QB) (22 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Case Comment: Rock Advertising Limited v MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited [2018] UKSC 24 – Supreme Court Blog
‘Mitchell Abbott, trainee in the dispute resolution team at CMS, offers comment on the decision of the Supreme Court in the matter of Rock Advertising Limited v MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited [2018] UKSC 24.’
Supreme Court Blog, 18th May 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
“Victory for product innovation” after High Court rejects group hip replacement implant claim – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court yesterday rejected a group action claiming that a “metal on metal” (MoM) hip replacement implant was defective under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“A rich display of competitive dishonesty”: Judge condemns parties for “festival of mendacity” – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge has described a case as “a festival of mendacity” in which every witness was “attempting to outdo the other in a rich display of competitive dishonesty”.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Consultation to give police greater confidence to pursue suspects – Home Office
‘The Home Office is today launching a consultation to help tackle motorcycle-related crime by providing police officers with better legal protection.’
Home Office, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Domicile – what does it mean and why is it important if you are having a baby through surrogacy? – Family Law
‘A parental order is the UK legal solution for surrogacy; it is a post-birth court order which makes the intended parents the legal parents of their child and permanently extinguishes the status of the surrogate and her spouse. Parents through surrogacy who want to be the legal parents of their child in the UK need one, wherever they live and whether their child is born in the UK or overseas.’
Family Law, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
A Short Note on Habitual Residence: AB v CD [2018] EWHC 1021 (Fam) – Family Law Week
‘Alex Laing of Coram Chambers notes Mr Justice Keehan’s judgment in a ‘helpful template case’ for the determination of disputed habitual residence.’
Family Law Week, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Mother convicted of tricking daughter into forced marriage abroad in legal first – Daily Telegraph
‘A mother has been convicted of tricking her daughter into a forced marriage abroad in a case believed to be a legal first.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office under fire over ‘muddled’ strategy on slavery that fails victims – The Guardian
‘Anti-trafficking campaigners have accused the Home Office of a “muddled and inconsistent” strategy over modern slavery that is failing its victims, following the resignation of Britain’s first anti-slavery commissioner.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Secret evidence leads to downgrade of convictions over Stoke shooting – The Guardian
‘Secret evidence that was not disclosed at trial has led to the overturning of the convictions of five men for conspiracy to murder following a shooting in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Google search reveals names of rape victims – BBC News
‘Google’s auto-complete and related search functions are revealing the identity of rape victims who have been granted anonymity.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call for greater oversight of recommendations of public inquiries – BBC News
‘Ministers must do more to demonstrate they are acting on the recommendations of public inquiries, a new report says. The National Audit Office said it was “not always clear” to the public whether inquiries were having their intended impact as there was no central body for tracking their progress. Of the inquiries it examined which had made recommendations since 2005, it estimated 45% of these were accepted.’
BBC News, 23rd May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brook House: High Court rules immigration detainees abused by G4S staff can seek public inquiry – The Independent
‘The High Court has ruled immigration detainees allegedly abused at the hands of staff at Brook House removal centre are allowed to seek an independent inquiry from the Home Office.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
What is GDPR and how will it affect you? – The Guardian
‘You could be forgiven for thinking that Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a law created to fill your inbox with identikit warnings from every company you have ever interacted with online that “the privacy policy has changed” and pleas to “just click here so we can stay in touch”.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Patients lose hip replacement court case – BBC News
‘Hundreds of patients have lost the first round of a legal battle for compensation at the High Court over allegedly “defective” hip implants.’
BBC News, 21st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Heavy handed, inaccurate threats of legal action – Metropolitan HT harass their tenants – Nearly Legal
‘The Court of Appeal on an instance of tenancy management going bad, very bad indeed. And the landlord losing a claim against them for damages for harassment under Protection from Harassment Act 1997.’
Nearly Legal, 20th May 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Laughing gas’ driver jailed over A41 fatal crash – BBC News
‘A teenager who inhaled laughing gas while driving at high speed before crashing and killing two women has been jailed.’
BBC News, 21st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Navigators Insurance Company Ltd & Ors v Atlasnavios-Navegacao LDA [2018] UKSC 26 (22 May 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 1176 (22 May 2018)
High Court (Patents Court)
Apple Retail UK Ltd & Ors v Qualcomm (UK) Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 1188 (Pat) (22 May 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Lesforis v Tolias [2018] EWHC 1225 (QB) (21 May 2018)
HJ v Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 1227 (QB) (21 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Google sued for ‘clandestine tracking’ of 4.4m UK iPhone users’ browsing data – The Guardian
‘Google is being sued in the high court for as much as £3.2bn for the alleged “clandestine tracking and collation” of personal information from 4.4 million iPhone users in the UK.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
