Ecclesiastical court judgments – February 2018 – Law & Religion UK

‘Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during February 2018.’

Full Story

Law & Religion UK, 3rd March 2018

Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com

Withdrawn But Not Forgotten? – Effect Of A Withdrawn Part 36 Offer – Ballard v Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 370 (QB) – Zenith PI

Posted March 5th, 2018 in appeals, costs, health, news, part 36 offers, personal injuries, rescission by sally

‘In Ballard v Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 370 (QB) Mr Justice Foskett had to consider the issue of what costs consequences, if any, should follow from the claimant’s failure to beat a Part 36 offer which had been withdrawn, the defendant having gone on to make a second, lower, offer.’

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Zenith PI, 1st March 2018

Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com

Duty of care owed by the MOJ to serving prisoners limited to matters arising out of their custody – Zenith PI

Posted March 5th, 2018 in duty of care, health, human rights, medical treatment, negligence, news, prisons by sally

‘Benius Razumas v Ministry of Justice [2018] EWHC 215 (QB): In this case the claimant claimed damages from the MoJ for personal arising from clinical negligence and breach of his rights under ECHR art.3.’

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Zenith PI, 2nd March 2018

Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 5th, 2018 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Air Products Plc v Cockram [2018] EWCA Civ 346 (02 March 2018)

Property Alliance Group Ltd v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [2018] EWCA Civ 355 (02 March 2018)

Neumans LLP v The Solicitors Regulation Authority [2018] EWCA Civ 325 (02 March 2018)

Canal & River Trust v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 342 (02 March 2018)

City Shoes (Wholesale) Ltd & Ors v Revenue And Customs [2018] EWCA Civ 315 (02 March 2018)

High Court (Administrative Court)

QSA & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2018] EWHC 407 (Admin) (02 March 2018)

Knights v The Parole Board of England and Wales [2018] EWHC 411 (Admin) (02 March 2018)

Davenport v The Parole Board of England and Wales [2018] EWHC 410 (Admin) (02 March 2018)

Crematoria Management Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council [2018] EWHC 382 (Admin) (01 March 2018)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Aquinas Education Ltd v Miller & Ors [2018] EWHC 404 (QB) (02 March 2018)

Woodford v AIG Europe Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 358 (QB) (02 March 2018)

Source: www.bailii.org

New disclosure regime “set to cause problems” for professional negligence claims – Litigation Futures

‘Professional negligence claims will become harder to handle under the new approach to disclosure which will be piloted later this year in the Business & Property Courts, particularly for defendants, a barrister has warned.’

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Litigation Futures, 5th March 2018

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Man jailed after taking staff hostage at bowling alley – Crown Prosecution Service

‘A man who held two members of staff at bowling alley hostage at gun point has been jailed for 12 years today.’

Full press release

Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd March 2018

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Watchdog faces court case over ‘lax’ broadband fibre definition – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 5th, 2018 in advertising, internet, news, telecommunications by sally

‘Britain’s advertising watchdog is being taken to the High Court over claims its lax definition of “fibre” broadband means customers are being hoodwinked into buying slow internet packages.’

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Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Vulnerable children forced into homelessness as local authorities routinely ignore child protection laws – The Independent

Posted March 5th, 2018 in children, homelessness, local government, news by sally

‘Vulnerable children are being forced into homelessness because local authorities are routinely flouting child protection laws, lawyers and charities have warned.’

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The Independent, 4th March 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sir Bradley Wiggins & Team Sky ‘crossed ethical line’ – doping in sport report – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2018 in drug abuse, news, reports, select committees, sport by sally

‘Sir Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky “crossed an ethical line” by using drugs allowed under anti-doping rules to enhance performance instead of just for medical need, a report by MPs says.’

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BBC News, 5th March 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Homeowners battle freeholder over £20,000 ‘Grenfell bill’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 5th, 2018 in housing, landlord & tenant, London, news, repairs, service charges, tribunals by sally

‘Residents of a luxury north London apartment block are battling their freeholder over who should pay a multi-million-pound bill to replace dangerous Grenfell-style cladding, and for the wages of fire marshals.’

Full Story

Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Army captain caught speeding at 130mph in Aston Martin spared driving ban so he can tour Falklands – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 5th, 2018 in armed forces, costs, disqualification, driving licences, news by sally

‘An Army officer who was caught speeding at 130mph in his Aston Martin has been allowed to keep his driving licence so he can tour the Falklands.’

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Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Teenager given life sentence for planned Justin Bieber gig attack – The Guardian

Posted March 5th, 2018 in autism, news, sentencing, terrorism, young offenders by sally

‘A teenager who planned an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on a pop concert a month after the Manchester Arena bombing has been given a life sentence and told he will serve at least 11 years in prison before being considered for parole.’

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The Guardian, 2nd March 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Home Office warned over plans to block immigration data access for EU citizens – The Guardian

Posted March 5th, 2018 in bills, data protection, EC law, immigration, news by sally

‘Plans to deny millions of people the right to access immigration data held on them by the Home Office are illegal and will be challenged in court, the government has been told.’

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The Guardian, 5th March 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Opelo Kgari: Woman brought to UK from Botswana as a child 14 years ago given last-minute reprieve from deportation after being driven to Heathrow – The Independent

Posted March 5th, 2018 in children, demonstrations, deportation, detention, human rights, immigration, news by sally

‘A woman who spoke out to The Independent about Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre just days ago has narrowly avoided deportation following an intervention by MPs.’

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The Independent, 4th March 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Hundreds of foreign criminals including rapists and violent offenders are on the run – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 5th, 2018 in deportation, fugitive offenders, news, violent offenders by sally

‘Hundreds of foreign criminals including rapists and violent offenders are on the run after the Government took too long to deport them, new figures suggest.’

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Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Home Office tells women they will be deported more quickly for hunger striking – The Independent

Posted March 5th, 2018 in demonstrations, deportation, detention, human rights, immigration, news by sally

‘The Home Office has been accused of “shocking and inhumane abuse of process” after it told vulnerable women on hunger strike about conditions at a controversial detention centre they faced “accelerated” deportation if they continued to protest.’

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The Independent, 5th March 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Smash and grab adjudication ‘essentially over’ after TCC judgment – OUT-LAW.com

‘A well-reasoned judgment by Mr Justice Coulson could put an end to the trend of “smash and grab” adjudications, where the payee pursues the other party for the full amount where no valid payment or pay less notice is served.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2018

Source: www.out-law.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 2nd, 2018 in legislation by sally

The Local Land Charges Rules 2018

The Wales Act 2017 (Consequential and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018

The Capital Allowances (Energy-saving Plant and Machinery) Order 2018

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 Transfer Pricing Guidelines Designation Order 2018

The Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Regions) (England) Order 2018

The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents) Regulations 2018

The Recovery of Costs (Remand to Youth Detention Accommodation) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Tonnage Tax (Prescribed and Specified Matters) Regulations 2018

The Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Police Injury Benefit (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018

The Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2018

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 2nd, 2018 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Spire Healthcare Ltd v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc [2018] EWCA Civ 317 (02 March 2018)

Babar v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 329 (01 March 2018)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Davies v R [2018] EWCA Crim 327 (01 March 2018)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Stavrinides & Ors v Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co. Ltd (t/a Laiki Bank UK & Anor [2018] EWHC 313 (Ch) (01 March 2018)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Songa Chemicals AS v Navig8 Chemicals Pool Ltd [2018] EWHC 397 (Comm) (02 March 2018)

Certain Underwriters At Lloyds London v Syrian Arab Republic & Ors [2018] EWHC 385 (Comm) (01 March 2018)

Jiangsu Shagang Group Co Ltd v Loki Owning Company Ltd [2018] EWHC 330 (Comm) (01 March 2018)

Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors v Baglan Abdullayevich Zhunus & Ors [2018] EWHC 369 (Comm) (28 February 2018)

High Court (Family Division)

A v A [2018] EWHC 340 (Fam) (28 February 2018)

Source: www.bailii.org

Lord Lloyd-Jones at the Conseil d’Etat, Paris, France – Supreme Court

Posted March 2nd, 2018 in human rights, international law, speeches by sally

‘General Principles of Law in International Law and Common Law.’

Full speech

Supreme Court, 2nd March 2018

Source: www.supremecourt.uk