Brexit: Electoral Commission reopens probe into Vote Leave – BBC News
‘The Electoral Commission has reopened an investigation into Vote Leave’s EU referendum spending.’
BBC News, 20th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
G4S orders independent review into scandal-hit immigration centre – The Guardian
‘G4S has ordered an independent review into its running of an immigration removal centre, it has been reported, amid allegations of abuse of detainees by staff working there.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sumption deprecates fault-based liability for PI claims and predicts statutory damages – Litigation Futures
‘Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption has outlined his dislike of fault-based liability for personal injury claims but admitted it is unlikely to be replaced by a no-fault system.’
Litigation Futures, 21st November 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Landlady who repeatedly told Irish traveller she would not serve him must pay £1,500 in damages – Daily Telegraph
‘A pub landlady has been ordered to pay an Irish traveller £1,500 in damages after agreeing she was refusing to serve him because of his background, having been asked the question 18 times.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Outsourced’ workers seek better deal in landmark case – BBC News
‘A group of 75 workers, including porters and receptionists, are going to tribunal to gain more rights at work.’
BBC News, 21st November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Youth prisons don’t deter criminals. They enable them – The Guardian
‘Young offender institutions are cruel and counterproductive. Cressida Dick’s call for ‘harsher’ sentencing reveals her ignorance of the evidence.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Insolvency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2017
The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2017
The Dentists Act 1984 (Medical Authorities) Order 2017
The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Tagging requirements in SOPOs are lawful – UK Police Law Blog
‘In R (on the application of Richards) v Chief Constable of Cleveland Police (UKSC 2017/0090) the Supreme Court has refused permission to appeal against the imposition of a tagging requirement in a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (“SOPO”). The undisturbed judgment of the Court of Appeal in R (on the application of Richards) v Teesside Magistrates’ Court [2015] EWCA Civ 7; [2015] 1 WLR 1695 endorses (and perhaps extends) the purpose and effect of imposing qualified restrictions on sex offenders.’
UK Police Law Blog, 19th November 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Article 15 transfer requests – what happens next? (FE v MR and Others) – Family Law
‘Family analysis: Analysing a case where the Family Court submitted a ‘highly unusual’ request under Article 15 of Brussels II bis to the Spanish court for it to transfer jurisdiction to the courts of England and Wales, Chris Stevenson, barrister at Fourteen, questions how such cases will be approached in a post-Brexit world.’
Family Law, 17th November 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
New rule to emphasise that no Business & Property Courts case is “to big to be heard outside London” – Litigation Futures
‘There is to be a new part of the Civil Procedure Rules to deal with the launch of the Business and Property Courts (BPCs) to emphasise that no case is too big to be tried outside London, it has been decided.’
Litigation Futures, 20th November 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Father jailed for at least 33 years for murdering his children – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A father who suffocated his two young children with a cloth soaked in petrol before setting fire to the family home has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 33 years for their murder today (20 November).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th November 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
HM Revenue and Customs v Répertoire Culinaire Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1845 (20 November 2017)
Shittu v The Home Office [2017] EWCA Civ 1748 (17 November 2017)
H (A Child : Surrogacy Breakdown) [2017] EWCA Civ 1798 (17 November 2017)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v FY (Somalia) [2017] EWCA Civ 1853 (17 November 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Mellat v HM Treasury [2017] EWHC 2931 (Admin) (20 November 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2017] EWHC 2906 (Comm) (17 November 2017)
Dana Gas PJSC v Dana Gas Sukuk Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 2928 (Comm) (17 November 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Alsaifi v Trinity Mirror Plc & Board of Directors & Anor [2017] EWHC 2873 (QB) (17 November 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
MoJ reveals massive budget cut as new advice deserts open – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The deeply worrying scale of the budgetary pressures bearing down on the Ministry of Justice is laid bare in new figures which will dampen already faint hopes of public funding reform. In a written parliamentary answer, justice minister Dominic Raab revealed that the MoJ will have suffered a cumulative 40% real terms cut in its budget over the fiscal decade ending in 2020.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th November 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The revised Practice Direction 12J: Child Arrangements & Contact Order: Domestic Violence and Harm – Family Law Week
‘Marie Crawford, barrister of Becket Chambers, explains in detail the changes to Practice Direction 12J.’
Family Law Week, 17th November 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Divorcing parents who poison children against their former partner could lose custody – The Independent
‘Divorcing parents could lose custody or be denied contact with their children if they attempt to poison them against their former partner, under the rules of a new pilot scheme.
The “groundbreaking” initiative, being trialled by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), is designed to tackle the problem officially known as “parental alienation” where one parent turns a child against the other so they do not want to see them.’
The Independent, 19th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police tsar admits Sir Edward Heath inquiry ‘flaws’ – Daily Telegraph
‘The outcome of Wiltshire police’s investigation into Sir Edward Heath is “unsatisfactory”, the force’s own crime commissioner has admitted.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Council bans care home’s £1 bingo competition and accuses OAPs of breaking illegal gambling laws – Daily Telegraph
‘Pensioners at a care home have had their £1 bingo competition banned after a council accused them of breaking the law against illegal gambling dens.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Change law to protect gig economy workers, MPs’ report urges – The Guardian
‘The government is under pressure to change the law to tackle bogus self-employment and protect workers in the gig economy after a report published on Monday by two influential parliamentary committees.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Increase in disgruntled employees stealing confidential customer data – Daily Telegraph
‘The number of High Court cases involving employees stealing confidential data has increased by 25pc in a year, according to new figures.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MI5 and police cleared of any liability over terror attacks in UK – The Guardian
‘Official reviews will clear MI5 and the police of making serious mistakes that allowed terrorists to strike Britain in four attacks this year, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 19th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
