Paul Moore jailed for Leicester hate crime car attack – BBC News
‘A man who hit a Somali woman with his car before going back to run her over as she lay helpless has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.’
27th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The costs of dangerous cladding – leaseholders position – Nearly Legal
‘First Tier Tribunal LON/00AH/LSC/2017/0435 – Firstport Property Services Ltd v various leaseholders of Citiscape. We previously saw the Salford decision on the costs of a ‘waking watch’ in a tower with ‘Grenfell’ style cladding, but this was the first, keenly awaited, decision on the liability of leaseholders of an affected building (here in Croydon) to pay for the costs of removal and replacement of such cladding under their leases.’
Nerarly Legal, 26th March 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Witness “was not a reliable historian” – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘I like reading Fraser J’s judgments. Where else would you get phrases such as “banter in a public house during consumption of a gallon of ale (or lager)” and “quite apart from any illumination of the wisdom (or otherwise) of discussing (still less agreeing) incentive payments of such extraordinary size at an evening of drinking in the Horse & Groom”, nestled in among legal analysis? (He was talking about Blue v Ashley, which I’m sure was an interesting informal business meeting!).’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 27th March 2018
Clerical abuse of spiritual power and authority: Penalty – Law & Religion UK
‘Our post on 12 March 2018 reported the announcement by the Diocese of Oxford that a two-year penalty had been imposed on the Revd Timothy Davis, following the recent penalty hearing, Decision of the CDM Tribunal, 8 December 2017, (“the Abingdon case”). The Determination of the penalty has now been published formally by the CofE and in this post we examine aspects of “clerical abuse of spiritual power and authority”, raised in this decision and in the evidence given to the IICSA hearing on the Anglican Church.’
Law & Religion UK, 26th March 2018
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Sensitisation to allergy is physical injury – Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Dryden and Others v Johnson Matthey [2018] UKSC 18. We are all made of stuff, and that stuff is not inert because it’s organic matter. Changes at the molecular level happen all the time, through cell death and replenishment, growth and the constant attrition caused by cosmic radiation on our DNA. Other changes are wrought by the environment or other organisms. Some changes are beneficial, even life saving, such as the removal of an appendix or the insertion of a pacemaker. The production of antibodies by vaccination have eradicated many diseases. Most of the time the body manages this itself. Every time certain cells in the blood encounter a foreign invader, they recruit the immune system to come up with a focussed weapon. This is an antibody, which lies dormant until the threat (the antigen) arises again. Antibodies are good things to have around until they’re provoked by enemies akin to the ones that created them, whereupon the body produces an allergic reaction to get rid of the toxin/allergen.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd March 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Personal Injury and the tort of deceit – Zenith PI
‘UK Insurance Ltd –v- Gentry [2018] EWHC 372B. In this High Court action a road traffic insurer recovered damages in the tort of deceit against the Defendant following a staged accident.’
Zenith PI, 27th March 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Tonnage Tax (Exception of Financial Year 2018) Order 2018
The Passport (Fees) Regulations 2018
The Hinkley Point C (Nuclear Generating Station) (Amendment) Order 2018
The Short-term Holding Facility Rules 2018
The Nuclear Security (Secretary of State Security Directions) Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Brown v London Borough of Ealing Council & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 556 (23 March 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Wheat v Alphabet Inc / Google LLC & Anor [2018] EWHC 550 (Ch) (26 March 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Seatrade Group NV v Hakan Agro DMCC, Re The Aconcagua Bay [2018] EWHC 654 (Comm) (26 March 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Barley v Muir [2018] EWHC 619 (QB) (26 March 2018)
XXX v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 646 (QB) (26 March 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
No call for evidence in AG’s disclosure review – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The day before MPs begin hearing evidence on challenges around the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases, the Attorney General’s Office has announced it will not be issuing a call for evidence to inform its wider review.’
Law Society's Gazette, 26th March 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Arson and criminal damage – consultation launched on sentencing guideline – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council has published proposed new guidelines covering arson and criminal damage offences. The guidelines, for courts in England and Wales, will help ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing for these offences.’
Sentencing Council, 27th march 2018
MPs demand action over Jehovah’s Witness abuse allegations – The Guardian
‘MPs are demanding government action after more than 100 people contacted the Guardian with allegations of child sexual abuse and other mistreatment in Jehovah’s Witness communities in the UK.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Steven Gane jailed after ‘driving his partner to suicide’ – BBC News
‘A man who physically and mentally abused his girlfriend before she took her own life has been jailed for controlling and coercive behaviour.’
BBC News, 26th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FCA crackdown on dodgy pensions advice after thousands of people hit by scandal – The Independent
‘The City watchdog has announced measures to deal with an “erupting pensions mis-selling scandal”, but MPs say the plans do not go far enough to protect people’s savings.’
The Independent, 26th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regulator Ofgem temporarily bans energy company Iresa from taking on new customers – The Independent
‘Energy company Iresa has been temporarily banned by the industry regulator from taking on new customers or increasing existing customers’ direct debits for up to three months until it resolves a series of service issues.’
The Independent, 27th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Richard Frost: 117mph double death crash driver jailed – BBC News
‘A motorist who hit speeds of 117mph before killing two pedestrians when he drove along the verge on the wrong side of the road has been jailed.’
BBC News, 26th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Scale of child abuse survey ‘needed every 10 years’ – BBC News
‘Thousands of children should be surveyed to build a true picture of sexual exploitation, experts have said. The government says it does not know how many girls have been groomed in the wake of questions about sexual exploitation in Telford. But the Centre of Expertise for Child Sexual Abuse is designing a survey of children to run every 10 years to assess the scale of the problem.’
BBC News, 27th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ban non-disclosure agreements on workplace sexual harassment, says EHRC – Daily Telegraph
‘Non-disclosure agreements about sexual harassment in the workplace should be banned, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hospital locksmith defrauded NHS out of £600k by hiring his own firm to supply goods at marked-up prices – Daily Telegraph
‘The chief locksmith at a major hospital trust defrauded it out of nearly £600,000 by hiring his own supply firm and charging a 1,200 per cent mark-up on goods, a court heard.
Andrew Taylor, who was the main locksmith for Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London, was found guilty of fraud by abuse of position at Inner London Crown Court and jailed for six years.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
