‘A law firm with offices in Italy and England has reached the end of the line in challenging a ruling that it was under a duty to warn British and Irish property investors of the risks of investing in a part of Italy associated with organised crime.’
Legal Futures, 9th March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Responding to news this week that the Government’s review of LASPO will be delayed until the end of the year, Chair of the Bar Andrew Walker QC said it is frustrating that the review is moving at such a “glacial pace”.’
The Bar Council, 8th march 2018
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Andrew Powell, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers recent developments relating to surrogacy law, including new guidance, as well as the latest cases concerning administrative errors and the HFEA.’
Family Law Week, 8th March 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice figures, which come amid concern about a surge in knife violence, particularly in London, show that the average custodial sentence handed down has risen by 2.2 months over the past decade to 7.5 months in 2017, with conviction for a knife or weapon offence now more likely to result in some form of custodial sentence.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Regulators have launched a probe into the Co-operative Group that could force it to pay £70m of fines for mistreating its suppliers.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A prisoner who threatened to kill a number of people and have sex with their corpses is appealing against his 45-year sentence on the basis of his “extraordinarily low IQ”.’
BBC News, 8th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man labelled the “M25 rapist” after he carried out a series of sex attacks in south-east England has died behind bars. Antoni Imiela, 63, died at HMP Wakefield on Thursday, the Prison Service said, months after he was told he had been referred for parole.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Restaurant chains Wagamama and TGI Fridays have each been fined an undisclosed amount for failing to pay staff the National Minimum Wage. They were among 43 employers in the hospitality sector on the government’s latest list of firms breaking the law.’
BBC News, 9th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have released photos showing the leaders of far-right extremist group Britain First in custody because of the effect their hate crimes had on the local community.’
The Independent, 8th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who killed three former partners has had his minimum jail term increased to 30 years.’
BBC News, 8th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court
Iceland Foods Ltd v Berry (Valuation Officer) [2018] UKSC 15 (7 March 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Wingate & Anor v The Solicitors Regulation Authority [2018] EWCA Civ 366 (07 March 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Family Division)
AG and AB (Children) [2018] EWHC 381 (Fam) (28 February 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2018
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) and Marine Strategy (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Fulfilment Businesses Regulations 2018
The Loans for Mortgage Interest and Social Fund Maternity Grant (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2018
The Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘The Upper Tribunal’s most recent judgment – IC v Malnick and ACOBA (GIA/447/2017) – is a rare thing these days: a binding decision that makes a meaningful and general (rather than fact-specific) contribution to FOIA jurisprudence. In particular, it tells us (1) how to assess the reasonableness of a qualified person’s opinion for section 36 FOIA purposes, and (2) whether the FTT can remit a case to the ICO for a fresh decision if it allows an appeal.’
Panopticon, 5th March 2018
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘Unless you have been hiding under a rock (or have been on holiday somewhere), you can’t have failed to notice that Coulson J has handed down his last substantive TCC judgment. So much has already been written about Grove v S&T and what it means for the construction industry that there’s barely been room for anything else on my Twitter and LinkedIn feeds. There really is nowhere to hide from all the commentary.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 6th March 2018
‘Two discrete procedural points arise out of Yip J’s decision in Saunders v Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 343 (QB). They restate principles which are of considerable practical significance for those preparing and litigating civil claims.’
Zenith PI, 6th March 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The decision of the Court of Appeal in the cases of Aktas v Adepta [2010] EWCA Civ 1170 sets a demanding test for Defendants seeking to strike out “second” Claim Forms where service of a “first” Claim Form has failed.’
Zenith PI, 5th March 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Climate Justice and the Global Pact, Judicial Colloquium on Climate Change and the Law in Lahore, Pakistan.’
Supreme Court, 26th February 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
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