‘The government has said this month that it broadly agrees with the Liberty Protection Safeguards model proposed by the Law Commission to replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘No-fault divorce should be introduced to help women who are “trapped in a loveless marriage”, Britain’s top family judge has suggested.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An essay-writing company has had its adverts banned after they were deemed to be misleading to students.’
BBC News, 21st March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A circuit judge was wrong to have a private conversation with one party’s counsel during the trial, but his actions did not amount of apparent bias, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd March 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire will open with individual portraits of and tributes to the 71 victims of the blaze, it has been revealed.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The whiplash reforms could cost claimant lawyers £80m in lost fees a year, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said yesterday as it unveiled its final impact assessment (IA) of the changes contained in the Civil Liability Bill.’
Legal Futures, 22nd March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A gang of students from the University of Manchester who funded a luxury lifestyle by selling more than £800,000 worth of drugs on the dark web have been jailed for up to 15 years.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘National law firm Laytons has been fined £20,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for using its client account as a banking facility for a European network of law firms, a foreign client and a tax practitioners’ group.’
Legal Futures, 22nd March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘My report shows that too many people in the UK aren’t being treated with the dignity and respect they should expect when in crisis.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Campaigners have walked out of a public inquiry into undercover policing, demanding that the chairman stand down or appoint a full panel.’
BBC News, 21st March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fear of intrusive investigations and total loss of privacy make sexual assault victims less likely to make a complaint.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The Secretary of State for Work And Pensions v Carmichael & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 548 (20 March 2018)
Kaur & Ors v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 411 (20 March 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ali, R v [2018] EWCA Crim 547 (20 March 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Faichney & Anor v Aquila Advisory Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 565 (Ch) (20 March 2018)
Toone & Anor v Robbins & Anor [2018] EWHC 569 (Ch) (20 March 2018)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Is consummation necessary to render a marriage valid? “Yes”, assumed non-specialist ignoramuses (like me): “No”, says the President of the Family Division.
In X (A Child: foreign surrogacy) [2018] EWFC 15, Sir James Munby P had been asked to make a parental order in accordance with s.54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, which requires that the applicants “must be … husband and wife”.’
Law & Religion UK, 19th March 2018
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘The High Court’s ruling that an insurance policy holder cannot be forced to disclose documents covered by litigation privilege is open to appeal because of apparent inconsistencies in the ruling’s approach to privilege.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Two recent judgments illustrate the difficulties that oral contracts can cause in adjudication enforcement proceedings. The first was Jefford J’s judgment in Hart v Ideal and the second (although actually the first in time) was Fraser J’s judgment in Dacy v IDM (which had also been before Jefford J a couple of years earlier).’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 20th march 2018
‘In the judgment today in Dryden and others (Appellants) v Johnson Matthey Plc (Respondent) [2018] UKSC 18 the Supreme Court held, unanimously, that exposure to platinum salts that led the claimants to develop platinum salt sensitisation did give rise to a cause of action.’
Zenith PI, 21st March 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Justice Secretary David Gauke today (20 March 2018) unveiled the Civil Liability Bill, offering hope of lower insurance premiums to millions of motorists.’
Ministry of Justice, 20th March 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Speech by Sir Terence Etherton MR: Civil Justice after Jackson.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 19th March 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘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
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