UKIP ordered to pay Labour MPs £175,000 in damages – BBC News
‘UKIP has been ordered to pay £175,000 in legal costs over a defamation case brought by three South Yorkshire Labour MPs.’
BBC News, 19th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Saunders v Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 343 (QB) – Zenith Chambers
‘Burdens of proof, res ipsa loquitur and experts’ joint statements: Saunders v Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 343 (QB).’
Zenith Chambers, 6th March 2018
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Can climate litigation save the world? – The Guardian
‘Courts are a new front line of climate action with cases against governments and oil firms spiralling, and while victories have so far been rare the pressure for change is growing’
The Guardian, 20th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
SRA warning over sexual misconduct NDAs “put solicitors in difficult position” – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s warning about using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases of sexual harassment puts solicitors in a difficult position and may even discourage reporting, it has been claimed.’
Legal Futures, 19th March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Cook, R v [2018] EWCA Crim 530 (14 March 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz [2018] EWHC 508 (Ch) (16 March 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
Hart v Hart [2018] EWHC 549 (Fam) (15 March 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Pook v Rossall School [2018] EWHC 522 (QB) (16 March 2018)
Marcura Equities FZE & Anor v Nisomar Ventures Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 523 (QB) (16 March 2018)
Siddiqui v University of Oxford [2018] EWHC 536 (QB) (16 March 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Solicitor struck off after ‘heinous’ attempt to cover up litigation error – Litigation Futures
‘A solicitor whose corporate client had a summary judgment entered against them because he failed to attend a court hearing, has been struck off after making a false statement denying he knew about it in advance.’
Litigation Futures, 19th March 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Who is it that doesn’t like Mondays? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Music nerds may remember with fondness the great copyright wrangle involving Procol Harum and Bach. The focus of that dispute was the organ line in the 1967 hit Whiter Shade of Pale, and Blackburne J’s judgment is imperative reading for anyone interested in the law’s dominion over music, ideas or intellectual property in general. Go to the end of this post for a reminder of that entertaining litigation and its outcome.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th March 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Big win for NHS Resolution in test cases on pre-LASPO funding switches – Litigation Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has found for NHS Resolution (NHSR) in three test cases over the reasonableness of solicitors switching clients from legal aid to conditional fee agreements (CFAs) ahead of the introduction of LASPO.’
Litigation Futures, 16th March 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Serial killer Stephen Port: Report into Met’s handling of case ‘will be damning’ – BBC News
‘Families of serial killer Stephen Port’s victims have been told a report into the Met Police’s initial response to the four deaths “will be damning”, according to solicitors.’
BBC News, 19th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist caught after urinating in plant pot 30 years later – BBC News
‘A rapist who evaded capture for more than 30 years until he urinated in a neighbour’s plant pot – leading to a DNA match – has been jailed.’
BBC News, 16th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call for stricter rules on doorstep loans – BBC News
‘People who borrow money from doorstep lenders should get the same protection as those with payday loans, a charity has argued.’
BBC News, 19th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gambling regulator says FOBT stakes could be set higher than £2 – The Guardian
‘The UK’s gambling regulator has given the government the all-clear to defy calls to cut the stakes on the roulette-style games offered on controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) to £2.’
The Guardian, 19th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Parsons Green attack: Iraqi teenager convicted over Tube bomb – BBC News
‘A teenager who showed warning signs to authorities that he could carry out a terrorist attack has been found guilty of 2017’s Parsons Green Tube bombing.’
BBC News, 16th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The ‘MV Renos’ [2018] EWCA Civ 230 – 4 New Square
‘In the ‘MV Renos’ the Court of Appeal had to determine whether the Respondents (“Owners”) had lost the right to abandon the vessel and claim that it was a constructive total loss (“CTL”).’
4 New Square, 21st February 2018
Source: www.insurancelaw.london
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2018
The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 2018
The Waste Enforcement (England and Wales) Regulations 2018
The National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2018
The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2018
The Railways (Penalty Fares) Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Nesbit Law Group LLP v Acasta European Insurance Company Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 268 – 4 New Square
‘In Nesbit Law Group LLP the Court of Appeal had to determine the proper construction of an exclusion clause in a series of Fidelity Guarantee Indemnity policies and whether the insurer should be permitted to amend its defence (the application having been made weeks before the hearing of the appeal) to allege various breaches of a loan agreement by insured which breaches were necessary for the insured to be caught by the exclusion clause.’
4 New Square, 23rd February 2018
Source: www.insurancelaw.london
