‘The High Court has rejected the argument that a part 36 offer to settle a clinical negligence claim for 90% of its value was not a genuine offer because it was made shortly before trial.’
Litigation Futures, 12th February 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘In the case of Legg and others v Burton and others [2017] EWHC 2088 (Ch) the claimants, children of Mrs Clark, successfully established a constructive trust under the doctrine of mutual wills. This had the effect of making invalid the 13 subsequent wills the deceased made between 2004 and 2014, after her husband died. It was held by His Honour Judge Matthews in the Chancery Division of the Bristol District Registry that the wills Mrs Clark made with her husband in mirror terms in 2000 were mutual wills and as such there was a binding agreement with her husband, which she could not go back on after his death.’
Family Law, 9th February 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A man who raped a teenager on two occasions in the early 2000s has been convicted today (9 February) in one of a series of trials connected to allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham. He was sentenced to nine years in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th February 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Avoid the pitfalls of probabilistic reasoning and examine expert evidence with more confidence: Colin McCaul QC introduces new guidance from the Inns of Court College of Advocacy and the Royal Statistical Society.’
Counsel, February 2018
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘A Nazi-sympathiser who threatened to petrol bomb mosques after the Manchester Arena attack and who had an array of medieval weapons at his home has been jailed for eight years.’
The Independent, 10th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Church of England faces two years of revelations about sexual abuse and cover-ups, a bishop has said. The Church will be the focus of hearings at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse next month.’
BBC News, 10th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police wrongly pursued a rape case against a retired fire chief rather than investigate a blackmail claim against the fantasist who made the allegation, the Telegraph can disclose. David Bryant, 67, spent almost three years in jail after being convicted of rape in a miscarriage of justice that further plunges into crisis the police handling of sex abuse cases. Mr Bryant’s conviction was overturned in the Court of Appeal and now a High Court judge has raised serious questions over a police force’s failure to investigate his accuser.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Calls are mounting for the two British fighters captured in Syria to be sent back to the UK to face trial, with a former counter-terrorism regulator describing it as the “proper forum” for justice.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s fraud watchdog has charged Barclays Bank over making a loan to Qatar back in 2008.’
The Independent, 12th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than a dozen police forces have outsourced digital forensic investigative work to unaccredited private laboratories in the past year, at a time when a series of rape cases have been abandoned because of problems with digital evidence.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Changes to England’s planning policy could finally come into effect this summer, more than a year after initial legislation was published, as housebuilders pin difficulties getting more homes built on the complicated system.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Ministers have launched an investigation into claims that foreign aid officials brushed off allegations of child abuse committed by aid workers.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The number of people found guilty of using a mobile phone at the wheel has plummeted, prompting warnings from the RAC that a drop in traffic officers means fewer offenders are being caught.’
The Independent, 11th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Swedish prosecutors attempted to drop extradition proceedings against Julian Assange as early as 2013, according to a confidential exchange of emails with the Crown Prosecution Service seen by the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A curry house chef who threw chilli powder into a customer’s eyes after he complained about “rubbery” chicken, has been found not guilty of assault.’
BBC News, 9th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A serial conman has been jailed for 21 months after pretending his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire.’
BBC News, 9th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tribunals are entitled to take into account additional evidence that was not available to the health and safety inspector when considering an appeal against a prohibition notice, the UK’s highest court has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th February 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A local authority acted within its powers when it set up a limited liability partnership (LLP) to deliver a new housing and community scheme, the High Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th February 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘n 5th February 2018 the Divisional Court gave judgment in Love v USA [2018] EWHC 172 (Admin), holding that the forum bar operated against the extradition of Lauri Love to the United States to face charges of making a series of cyber-attacks on the computer networks of private companies and US Government agencies. This is the first reported case in which the ‘forum bar’ has been applied to block an extradition.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th February 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
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