‘Fundamental human rights are reported to have diminished in almost two-thirds of the 113 countries surveyed for the 2018 Rule of Law Index, amid concerns over a worldwide surge in authoritarian nationalism and a retreat from international legal obligations.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The solicitor representing the student at the heart of a collapsed rape trial has dismissed a police and prosecution review of the case that resulted in an apology to her client as disingenuous and warned that the police’s determination to obtain convictions overrides their attention to other duties.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Taxpayers suffering from depression are being treated with increasing leniency by HMRC if they file a late tax return.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The four ringleaders jailed for the audacious Hatton Garden raid must pay back more than £6m between them or each serve another seven years in prison, a judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Councils in London have set aside millions of pounds and thousands of tenants may be in line for payouts after a landmark legal ruling over water charges.’
BBC News, 31st January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge has said he is at his wit’s end over the inability to relocate a troubled boy who is “suffering the most appalling racial abuse” at a secure unit in Scotland to a safer setting closer to home.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Melissa Hardee explains why training shouldn’t just be for trainers & trainees.’
New Law Journal, 26th January 2018
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘The issue in the appeal is whether interest is included in the starting point under the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, s 79(2) for the giving of proportionate credit for part payment of a confiscation order.’
UKSC Blog, 24th January 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
‘In a year which has already seen reports on the effects of racial bias in the law and areas of public life from David Lammy and the government’s Race Audit, The Kalisher Trust Theatre Event hopes to provoke debate about the present by turning its dramatic searchlight on a case from the past.’
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Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Wilsons Solicitors Llp & Ors v Roberts (Rev 1) [2018] EWCA Civ 52 (26 January 2018)
Euro Wines (C&C) Ltd v HM Revenue and Customs [2018] EWCA Civ 46 (25 January 2018)
Southern Gas Networks Plc v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 33 (25 January 2018)
Vaines v HM Revenue and Customs [2018] EWCA Civ 45 (25 January 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bal & Ors v Singh & Ors (Costs) [2018] EWHC 119 (Ch) (29 January 2018)
Corbiere Ltd v Ke Xu [2018] EWHC 112 (Ch) (26 January 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Bourne Rail Ltd & Anor v Ashton & Ors [2018] EWHC 73 (QB) (26 January 2018)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Victory House General Partner Ltd v RGB P&C Ltd [2018] EWHC 102 (TCC) (26 January 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A High Court judge has ruled that the life support of 11-month-old Isaiah Haastrup can be withdrawn by doctors, after being told further treatment would be “futile, burdensome and not in his best interests”.’
Rights Info, 29th January 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The House of Lords Constitution Committee today issues its main report on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. This follows the preliminary and interim reports on the Bill that the Committee published last year. The new report is wide-ranging and hard-hitting, the Committee’s view being that the Bill ‘risks fundamentally undermining legal certainty’.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th January 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Campaigners have vowed to challenge in the courts a decision to close two community hospitals in the Forest of Dean.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th January 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK government’s desire to keep planned post-Brexit customs and tax legislation as wide as possible risks creating “unnecessary uncertainty” for businesses, tax experts have warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th January 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘This observation was made by HHJ Gareth Jones in Wrexham Family Court in March 2017, in a judgment Re E [2017] EWFC 101 published in January 2018.’
Transparency Project, 28th January 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘By April 2018, all online pornographic content in the UK will be controlled by mandatory age-verification controls under the Digital Economy Act.’
Rights Info, 29th January 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Luton Borough Council has secured its largest ever fine – £70,000 – for breaches of the law regarding houses in multiple occupation (HMO).’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th January 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘On 8 February, General Synod will consider the Report of the Revision Committee, GS 2064Y, on the draft Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure, GS 2064A. An issue of relevance to ecclesiastical jurisdiction is Clause 7, which will finally resolve an on-going issue of the applicability of decisions of the Provincial Courts.’
Law & Religion UK, 29th January 2018
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘Family analysis: Emily James, barrister at The 36 Group, considers the practical implications of the Court of Appeal judgment in Re B (A Child) (Care Proceedings) [2018] EWCA Civ 20, [2018] All ER (D) 74 (Jan), in which a decision to place a child for adoption, even when there was a viable family placement available, was upheld.’
Family Law, 29th January 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
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