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
Court of Appeal on illegal eviction – quantum and heads of claim – Nearly Legal
‘Mrs S was the wife of Mr S, married in 2011. (Mrs S had leave to remain in the UK but no recourse to public funds, just to explain some odd bits along the way). In June 2014, Mr S took an assured shorthold tenancy of a flat from Mr K, the landlord for a 12 month term. The rent was paid from Mr S’ housing benefit.’
Nearly Legal, 18th May 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Can the Grenfell Inquiry can be a truly modern public inquiry? – The Guardian
‘The wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle and the start of the first phase of hearings in the Grenfell Inquiry occurred within hours of each other but could not have been more different in terms of how they were received by the British public.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Leveson 2: government to be taken to court over cancelled inquiry – The Guardian
‘Press regulation campaigners have been given the go-ahead to take the government to court over its decision to cancel the second part of the Leveson inquiry into the activities of the media.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Attorney general defies call to give £400m windfall to UK charities – The Guardian
‘The attorney general has applied to the high court to free up at least £400m from a fund that has effectively been frozen, in order to reduce the UK’s massive national debt.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Moped crime: New rules to protect police pursuit drivers – BBC News
‘Police drivers will have more legal protection if they are involved in a crash, in a bid to tackle criminals on mopeds, as part of Home Office plans.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chief Coroner publishes new guidance following Mary Hassell JR – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Chief Coroner has issued guidance following the judgment of the Divisional Court in R (Adath Yisroel Burial Society) v Senior Coroner for Inner North London [2018] EWHC 969 (Admin) (“the AYBS Case”).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Right to see Parole Board decisions comes into force – The Guardian
‘Members of the public will be able to request summaries of Parole Board decisions on whether prisoners are safe to release under a law change prompted by the handling of the case of serial sex attacker John Worboys.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Courts Service to use lessons of online divorce pilot to develop digital family law service – Legal Futures
‘The Courts Service has laid out how it will develop its new online divorce facility, starting with enabling lawyers to submit petitions on behalf of clients.’
Legal Futures, 21st May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
