BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Fluor v Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co, Ltd [2018] EWHC 1 (TCC) (11 January 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Met officers who wrongly arrested black man put through misconduct hearings – The Guardian
‘Four police officers who wrongly arrested a black man for stealing a bicycle in London when told that the suspect was white have been put through misconduct hearings.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Serious failing’: inquiry to scrutinise Toby Young’s OfS appointment – The Guardian
‘An inquiry has been launched into the “serious failing” of appointing Toby Young to the board of the Office for Students without studying his long history of incendiary comments, the commissioner for public appointments has said.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Child referred to social services every 49 seconds amid rising reports of domestic violence – The Independent
‘A child is referred to social services every 49 seconds in England and Wales, figures show, prompting urgent calls that a lack of funding is leading to “catastrophe” for the next generation of youngsters and their families.’
The Independent, 11th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Facebook pays teen undisclosed damages over naked photograph in first case of its kind – Daily Telegraph
‘Facebook has settled a landmark legal action over a naked photograph of a 14-year-old girl posted on a “shame” page. The social media giant agreed to pay undisclosed damages to the teenager after failing in its attempt to get the action thrown out of court.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man called ‘fat ginger pikey’ by boss loses race discrimination claim – The Independent
‘A salesman who was called “a fat ginger pikey”, a “salad dodger” and a “fat Yoda” has lost his claim for racial harassment.’
The Independent, 12th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
John Worboys victims demand CPS reassess 93 allegations against him – The Guardian
‘Lawyers representing victims of the serial sex attacker John Worboys are demanding prosecutors reassess 93 cases for which he was not previously prosecuted.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell found guilty in pension case – Daily Telegraph
‘The former owner of BHS, Dominic Chappell, was today found guilty of refusing to provide vital documents to the pensions watchdog.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Fines under GDPR wait for businesses that fail to fix known security flaws now, says UK watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
‘Data breaches that arise after new EU data protection laws take effect but which stem from security flaws that were known about prior to then will be enforced under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK’s data protection watchdog has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th January 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Researchers to be free to test anonymisation measures under UK data protection reforms – OUT-LAW.com
‘Planned changes to UK data protection laws will not put security researchers at risk of breaking the law when they test the effectiveness of data anonymization measures, as had been feared.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th January 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Finance and Divorce Update, January 2018 – Family Law Week
‘Sue Brookes, Senior Associate with Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during December 2017.’
Family law Week, 10th January 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Divorce in the era of cryptocurrency: Bitcoin and non-disclosure – Family Law
‘Bitcoin is a form of digital currency developed in 2009. It is created and held electronically in a decentralized system meaning that no one and no government controls it. Bitcoins aren’t printed but are ‘mined’ by both people and businesses using software that solves complex mathematical problems. Prone to volatility, Bitcoin hit the news last month after it reached an all-time high then dropped in value by almost 20% in a time period of only 90 minutes. Despite its erratic nature, the interest and investment in Bitcoin is rapidly growing and with more people holding Bitcoin, it is likely to be a far more common asset in divorce proceedings. Further, the extra privacy given to Bitcoin holders, as opposed to those who hold money in a bank, has led to many discussions on whether it will be the case that non-disclosers in divorce proceedings will increasingly try to hide assets through Bitcoin.’
Family Law, 11th January 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Yusuff v General Medical Council [2018] EWHC 13 (Admin) (10 January 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sargeant v Sargeant & Anor [2018] EWHC 8 (Ch) (09 January 2018)
Saeed & Anor v Ibrahim & Ors [2018] EWHC 3 (Ch) (09 January 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Children to be adopted as ‘kisses and cuddles not enough’ – BBC News
‘Two children have been taken from the care of their mother, who has a learning disability, after a judge said “kisses and cuddles are not enough”.
BBC News, 10th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sadiq Khan to ‘significantly increase’ stop and search in London – The Independent
‘There will be a “significant increase” in targeted stop and searches by police in London as part of efforts to combat rising violent crime, Sadiq Khan has said.’
The Independent, 10th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK court grants £1m bail to man arrested over Sarkozy-Gaddafi inquiry – The Guardian
‘A French businessman wanted for questioning in relation to an inquiry into the alleged illegal financing of Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential election run by the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has been granted £1m bail by the high court in London.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Six patients die amid 400 errors as NHS staff accidentally switch off oxygen supply – Daily Telegraph
‘An NHS investigation has been launched following the deaths of six patients when hospital staff accidentally switched off their oxygen cylinders. A safety alert has been issued after watchdogs uncovered more than 400 incidents in which cylinder controls were wrongly operated – including 24 cases where patients came to “moderate or severe harm”.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed after following and blowing kisses at a 13-year-old girl in a landmark stalking case – The Independent
‘Conviction thought to be the first of its kind as prosecutors did not have to prove harassment happened on multiple occasions.’
The Independent, 10th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
