European court rejects appeal in Isaiah Haastrup life support case – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2018 in appeals, birth, children, consent, human rights, medical treatment, news by sally

‘An 11th-hour appeal to European court judges by the father of the profoundly brain-damaged baby Isaiah Haastrup to try to prevent doctors from withdrawing his son’s life-sustaining treatment has failed.’

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The Guardian, 6th March 2018

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Advertising watchdog cracks down on ticket resale websites – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2018 in advertising, electronic commerce, fees, internet, news by sally

‘The Advertising Standards Authority has taken action against four large secondary ticketing sites over the misleading presentation of pricing information on their websites.’

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The Guardian, 7th March 2018

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Fraudsters jailed for £37m copycat web scam – BBC News

Posted March 7th, 2018 in fraud, internet, news, passports, sentencing, visas by sally

‘A group of fraudsters who conned UK consumers out of £37m by selling passports and driving licences through copycat websites have been sentenced to more than 35 years in jail.’

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BBC News, 6th March 2018

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Noisy neighbours must pay banker £100,000 in compensation because their floors had no carpet, judge rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 7th, 2018 in compensation, contracts, injunctions, news, noise, nuisance by sally

‘The noisy neighbours of a banker must pay her £100,000 in compensation because their floors had no carpet, a judge has ruled.’

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Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2018

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Smart device security guidelines ‘need more teeth’ – BBC News

Posted March 7th, 2018 in consumer protection, data protection, internet, news by sally

‘The UK government has announced guidelines to make internet-connected devices safer to use following a spate of security breaches.’

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BBC News, 7th March 2018

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Domestic abuse still under-reported in England, says Women’s Aid – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2018 in domestic violence, news, statistics by sally

‘Domestic abuse is still underreported in England despite a recent rise in offences recorded by police, according to a report by Women’s Aid.’

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The Guardian, 7th March 2018

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 7th, 2018 in legislation by sally

The Finance (No. 2) Act 2017, Part 3 (Appointed Days) Regulations 2018

The Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) (Amendment) Order 2018

The Responsibilities and Standing Rules, and Care and Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018

The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2018

The Section 318C Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Fulfilment Businesses (Approval Scheme) Regulations 2018

The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018

The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) and Marine Strategy (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 6th, 2018 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

AB, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 383 (06 March 2018)

The Secretary of State for the Home Department v OP (Jamaica) [2018] EWCA Civ 316 (06 March 2018)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Stody Estate Ltd v Secretary of State for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs [2018] EWHC 378 (Admin) (06 March 2018)

High Court (Chancery Division)

ACLBDD Holdings Ltd & Ors v Staechelin & Ors (Costs) [2018] EWHC 428 (Ch) (06 March 2018)

High Court (Commercial Court)

GPF GP SARL v The Republic of Poland (Rev 1) [2018] EWHC 409 (Comm) (02 March 2018)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Clarkson Plc v Person Or Persons Unknown [2018] EWHC 417 (QB) (06 March 2018)

Source: www.bailii.org

Couple who faked holiday sickness ‘rumbled’ on Facebook – The Guardian

Posted March 6th, 2018 in community service, costs, fraud, holidays, news, suspended sentences by sally

‘A man and a woman who fraudulently claimed they fell ill while on holiday in Turkey, but were “rumbled” by images they posted on social media, have been given suspended jail sentences.’

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The Guardian, 5th March 2018

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Jackson’s farewell: My reforms were worth the abuse but costs are still too high – Litigation Futures

Posted March 6th, 2018 in costs, judges, news, reports, retirement by sally

‘Many of the causes of excessive costs have been eliminated but litigation is still too expensive, Sir Rupert Jackson has claimed on the eve of his retirement from the Court of Appeal.’

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Litigation Futures, 6th March 2018

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Information Commissioner upholds MoJ refusal to disclose Leigh Day emails – Legal Futures

Posted March 6th, 2018 in costs, data protection, disclosure, documents, electronic mail, law firms, news by sally

‘Disclosing documents relating to disciplinary proceedings against Leigh Day for its handling of Iraq war claims would involve a manual search of 5,000 documents and cost over £10,000, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has argued.’

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Legal Futures, 6th March 2018

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Leonne Weeks murder: Jailed Shea Heeley ‘liked killing’ – BBC News

Posted March 6th, 2018 in mental health, murder, news, sentencing, violent offenders by sally

‘A 19-year-old man “obsessed with murder and killing” has been jailed for stabbing a 16-year-old girl to death in a “brutally violent” attack.’

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BBC News, 5th March 2018

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Staff without security clearance monitor offenders – BBC News

Posted March 6th, 2018 in bail, contracting out, employment, news, prisons, probation, release on licence by sally

‘Staff without security clearance are being allowed to monitor high-risk offenders living in approved premises – commonly known as bail hostels or probation hostels – the BBC has learnt.’

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BBC News, 5th March 2018

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Accountants to challenge government decision on rights to handle legal work – Legal Futures

Posted March 6th, 2018 in accountants, legal services, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

‘The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has launched judicial review proceedings against the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) over the decision to deny its members the right to conduct litigation, advocacy and legal instruments work, Legal Futures can reveal.’

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Legal Futures, 6th March 2018

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140-year-old law preventing river fishing during spring likely to be scrapped following Government review – Daily Telegraph

‘140-year-old law that prevents river fishing for three months a year could be scrapped following a Government review.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2018

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Voter ID trials ‘risk disenfranchising vulnerable people’ – The Guardian

‘A group of more than 40 charities, campaign groups and academics have written to the government to warn that plans to trial compulsory voter ID at the local elections in May risk disenfranchising large numbers of vulnerable people.’

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The Guardian, 6th March 2018

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Prison violence and gangs targeted by justice secretary – BBC News

Posted March 6th, 2018 in drug abuse, gangs, news, prisons, violence by sally

‘Measures to clamp down on violence and the smuggling of drugs, phones and weapons in prisons are to be unveiled by Justice Secretary David Gauke.’

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BBC News, 6th March 2018

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Worboys and Ullah: Do UK Courts have to follow Strasbourg to the letter? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 5th, 2018 in appeals, duty of care, human rights, judgments, news, Supreme Court, treaties by sally

‘Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD and Anor [2018] UKSC 11. I focus on one point of disagreement between the judges, which is whether a court, before holding that the state owes an investigative duty for the actions of private parties, would require the clearest statement in consistent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd March 2018

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Ecclesiastical court judgments – February 2018 – Law & Religion UK

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

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Law & Religion UK, 3rd March 2018

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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

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