Speech by Sir Terence Etherton MR: Civil Justice after Jackson – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Sir Terence Etherton MR: Civil Justice after Jackson.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 19th March 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Judge dismisses challenge to removal of foster carer from approved list – Local Government Lawyer
‘Liverpool City Council acted properly when it removed a foster carer from its approved list, a High Court judge has decided.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th March 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal backs decision to put neighbourhood plan to referendum – Local Government Lawyer
‘Leeds City Council did not act unlawfully when it put a neighbourhood plan to a referendum after modifications had been made that partly differed from those recommended by the examiner, the Court of Appeal has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th March 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Insurers and claimant lawyers clash over impact of Civil Liability Bill on motor premiums – Legal Futures
‘Publication of the Civil Liability Bill yesterday met with a polarised response and a commitment from the chief executives of 26 leading insurance companies to pass on the savings to customers – dismissed as empty promises by claimant solicitors.’
Legal Futures, 21st March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Drink driver jailed for killing girl returning from birthday party – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man who drank nine pints of lager and took cocaine before crashing into a group of schoolchildren, killing a 16-year-old girl, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing death by dangerous driving and given a nine year driving ban.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th March 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Speech by Lord Justice McFarlane: Contact: a point of view – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Lord Justice McFarlane: Contact: a point of view.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 20th March 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Speech by Sir Ernest Ryder, Senior President of Tribunals: Assisting Access to Justice – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Sir Ernest Ryder, Senior President of Tribunals: Assisting Access to Justice.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 20th March 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Grenfell inquiry to have most core participants in UK history – The Guardian
‘More than 530 individuals and organisations have been granted core participant status for the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry, which resumes preliminary hearings on Wednesday. The number of accredited parties underlines the breadth of the disaster’s impact and the challenge facing Sir Martin Moore-Bick, the retired appeal court judge chairing the investigation. Three individuals are being allowed to remain anonymous. It is believed to be the largest number accredited to a public inquiry in the UK.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Photobox ad showing boy sitting on dog cleared after complaints – BBC News
‘Adverts for the photo printing site Photobox have been cleared by a watchdog after it received 212 complaints.’
BBC News, 21st March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nurse and midwife misconduct hearings may be held in secret – Daily Telegraph
‘Nurses and midwives will rarely be subject to public misconduct hearings and could avoid any sanctions for errors if they admit blunders early, under controversial new plans.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) wants to replace “cumbersome and adversarial” fitness to practice processes with a system that could mean most cases being heard behind closed doors.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Damning report finds ‘serious failings’ in NHS mental health services – The Guardian
‘Vulnerable mental health patients are suffering serious harm, and in some cases dying, because of “serious failings” in their treatment, the NHS ombudsman has warned. Mistakes such as failing to diagnose or treat patients properly and discharging them from hospital too soon can have “catastrophic consequences”, said Rob Behrens.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Telford pensioner investigated for Nazi war crimes – BBC News
‘A pensioner has become the first person from the UK to be investigated in Germany for his alleged role in the Holocaust in World War Two.’
BBC News, 20th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK drivers to save £35 after new curbs on whiplash claims – The Guardian
‘Car insurance premiums are to fall by £35 a year after the government announced measures to curb the high number of whiplash claims that currently cost UK drivers over £1bn a year. The justice secretary, David Gauke, unveiled plans to introduce the civil liability bill through the House of Lords, which will set out changes to the way that whiplash claims are calculated and paid.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Peter Pickering: ‘Beast of Wombwell’ guilty of 1972 rape – BBC News
‘A convicted child killer dubbed the Beast of Wombwell has been found guilty of raping of a woman just weeks before he raped and killed a schoolgirl.’
BBC News, 20th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Withdrawn But Not Forgotten? – Effect Of A Withdrawn Part 36 Offer – Zenith Chambers
‘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.’
Zenith Chambers, 1st March 2018
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Computer Associates UK Ltd v The Software Incubator Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 518 (19 March 2018)
Ahmed & Ors v Ingram & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 519 (19 March 2018)
Clin v Walter Lilly & Co Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 490 (16 March 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions
Source: www.bailii.org
Tax tribunal rules digital newspapers should be subject to VAT – OUT-LAW.com
‘A UK tax tribunal has ruled that digital versions of daily newspapers should be subject to VAT, unlike printed editions containing the same content.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
