Rude judges bully lawyers in court, QC complains – Daily Telegraph
‘Rude judges are “bullying” lawyers in courtrooms, a top QC has complained.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Springer v University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 436 (15 March 2018)
Lloyds Bank Plc v McBains Cooper Consulting Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 452 (15 March 2018)
Dunhill v W Brook & Co. (A Firm) [2018] EWCA Civ 505 (15 March 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Belhaj & Ors v Director of Public Prosecutions & Ors [2018] EWHC 514 (Admin) (15 March 2018)
Belhaj & Anor v Director of Public Prosecutions & Ors [2018] EWHC 513 (Admin) (15 March 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
Hart v Hart [2018] EWHC B000 (Fam) (15 March 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ballard v Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 527 (QB) (15 March 2018)
DDM v Al-Zahra (PVT) Hospital & Ors [2018] EWHC 526 (QB) (15 March 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Head teacher fails in Supreme Court challenge to dismissal over failure to disclose – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal brought by a head teacher who was sacked after she failed to disclose her friendship with a convicted sex offender to a local authority.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th March 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Trading standards team at Royal Borough secures its longest-ever sentence – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Trading Standards team at the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead has secured its longest-ever sentence after a rogue builder was jailed for six years.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th March 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Parliament warned of ‘threat to profession’s independence’ over legal aid funding decisions – Legal Futures
‘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
Government commits to protect people with dementia and learning difficulties – Law Commission
‘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/
Uncertainty Around The Proposed Personal Injury Reforms Continues… – Zenith Chambers
‘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
Government wins High Court appeal against ruling benefit cap unlawfully discriminates – The Independent
‘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
Millionaire jailed for contempt of court over divorce deal – The Guardian
‘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
Jailed Grenfell Tower fraudster claimed missing husband was miraculously discovered in a cave – Daily Telegraph
‘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
