‘There is a “worrying trend” towards potential government interference in decisions over the grant of legal aid that threaten the independence of the profession, a leading solicitor warned parliamentarians this week.’
Legal Futures, 16th March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The government has said it will bring forward legislation to provide greater protection for some of the most vulnerable people in our society. In a Written Ministerial Statement Health Minister Caroline Dinenage said the government broadly agreed with the Liberty Protection Safeguards model proposed by the Law Commission in 2017 and would legislate “when parliamentary time allows”.’
Law Commission, 15th March 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘Personal injury lawyers have been aware of the government’s plans to reform how personal injury claims are dealt with for some time. Originally, the new proposals were to come into force in October 2018. However, as a result of the General Election in 2017, the Prisons and Courts Bill did not progress.’
Zenith Chambers, 6th March 2018
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘The Government has won a Court of Appeal challenge against a ruling that its controversial benefit cap unlawfully discriminates against lone parents with children under two.
It follows a High Court ruling last year which found that the benefit cap, which limits the income households receive in certain benefits, unlawfully discriminates against single parents with very young children.’
The Independent, 15th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A wealthy property developer has been jailed for 14 months for contempt of court in relation to his divorce settlement.’
The Guardian, 15th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman posing as a widow from Grenfell Tower pretended her “dead” husband had been miraculously found in a cave as part of a £19,000 fraud.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An inquest into the death of a prisoner who took his own life, has found that failings at the facility where he was being held contributed to his death.’
The Independent, 15th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The decision of the Court of Appeal in the cases of Aktas v Adepta and Dixie v British Polythene Industries Limited [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 Chambers, 5th March 2018
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘An 82-year-old grandfather has been jailed for attacking his own son – in a bitter row over their rival flower businesses. Raymond Hill shoved his son Paul, 49, as he took a delivery of flowers and plants at his garden centre. The outburst breached an earlier restraining order given to Hill for harassing his son, who lives next door.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Beggars in the Dorset town of Poole will be issued with fines of £100, its council has said. Despite heavy criticism Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) will be introduced from 16 April in a bid to “tackle anti-social and nuisance behaviours.” ‘
The Independent, 16th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal confirms the restrictive approach to third party rights under FCA Notices adopted by the Supreme Court in Macris v FCA [2017] UKSC 19.’
4 New Square, 6th February 2018
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘Desmond Browne QC moderates a discussion with Alex Marzec and Adam Speker on Interim Injunctions. In Part One they explore how to seek and defend an interim injunction application up to the hearing. In Part Two, they examine what happens at the hearing and beyond.’
5RB, 10th March 2018
Source: www.5rb.com
‘Professionals who worked with a 16-year-old Bristol girl killed in a sexually motivated attack by her stepbrother and his partner treated her as problematic rather than as a vulnerable adolescent with a difficult past, a serious case review has found. Seventeen experts from eight service providers saw Becky Watts in the three-and-a-half years before she was killed by her step-brother, Nathan Matthews, and his partner, Shauna Hoare, but she received a fragmented service and there was a lack of communication.’
The Guardian, 15th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Poppi Worthington’s mother has said she may never learn the “devastating truth” behind her daughter’s death after prosecutors ruled out a review of the case.’
The Guardian, 15th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been jailed for at least 30 years for stabbing to death a woman at an Aldi supermarket.’
BBC News, 15th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Tax Credits and Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018
The Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Consequential Amendment Regulations 2018
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Colombia) Order 2018
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Lesotho) Order 2018
The Relevant Overseas Schemes (Transfer of Sums and Assets) Regulations 2018
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Reilly v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council [2018] UKSC 16 (14 March 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Bubbles & Wine Ltd v Lusha [2018] EWCA Civ 468 (14 March 2018)
Kebbell Developments Ltd v Leeds City Council [2018] EWCA Civ 450 (14 March 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ikram, R v [2018] EWCA Crim 440 (14 March 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Abolarin, R (on the application of) v Liverpool City Council [2018] EWHC 319 (Admin) (14 March 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Burnden Group Holdings Ltd v Hunt [2018] EWHC 463 (Ch) (14 March 2018)
PSJC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky & Ors [2018] EWHC 482 (Ch) (12 March 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The High Court has said that BHS cannot challenge the terms of its own company voluntary arrangement (CVA) as unenforceable contractual penalties. The case provides guidance as to how CVAs operate post termination and the payment of rent as an expense of a company’s administration in priority to other debts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Two recent cases involving breaches of working at height regulations offer a clear reminder to workers of their own duties to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
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