‘A Westminster City Council employee has won a partial victory at an employment tribunal in a case that arose over a disputed pot plant.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th November 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A minor error on a summons issued by a borough council in relation to alleged Housing Act offences did not invalidate it, the Adinistrative Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th November 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two married constables working for Lancashire Police were sentenced last month for stealing police data about car crashes and selling it to claims firms for £363,000.’
Legal Futures, 8th November 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has asked a costs judge to look again at the application of proportionality after ruling the new test was incorrectly applied. In the long-awaited appeal in BNM v MGN, master of the rolls Sir Terence Etherton held that senior costs judge Gordon-Saker had been wrong in principle to subject recoverable base cost and additional liabilities to the new proportionality rule.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th November 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Andrew Powell, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers recent developments relating to surrogacy law as well as the latest cases concerning administrative errors and the HFEA.’
Family Law Week, 7th November 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A football agent has been convicted of killing a highways worker and paralysing another in a fatal crash as he texted players while speeding in bad weather.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Legal aid for prisoners will be restored for three key categories of claims after the Ministry of Justice abruptly abandoned what was expected to become a supreme court battle.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nearly two-thirds of UK business managers would avoid whistleblowing at work for fear of damaging their career prospects, a new report has found.’
The Independent, 8th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed for spitting in a police officer’s mouth and telling him she was HIV positive.’
BBC News, 7th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who helped himself to cocaine that had washed up on a beach has been given a two year suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 7th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK equality watchdog is seeking an injuction against buy-to-let mogul Fergus Wilson after he told his letting agent to ban “coloured” tenants because they left curry smells in his properties.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An assistant headteacher who used his mobile phone to film up schoolgirls’ skirts will not face prosecution after a judge ruled his actions were not illegal.’
The Independent, 7th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 90-year-old driver who killed a couple by reversing into them has been given a two-year suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 7th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman convicted of terror offences for spreading Isis propaganda online has been spared jail by a judge who was moved by the “suffering” of her children.’
The Independent, 7th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who murdered his 18-month-old daughter just two weeks after formally adopting her has been handed a life sentence.’
BBC News, 7th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 1 May 2018 it will be 20 years since the Construction Act 1996 came into force. I think it is fair to say that, despite initial reservations by some about its introduction, most people would agree that, overall, the statutory adjudication and payment provisions have been successful. That said, like any adolescent, its teenage years have been somewhat difficult, which is mainly down to the 2011 amendments (introduced by Part 8 of the LDEDC Act 2009) to both the Act and the Scheme for Construction Contracts 1998.
Therefore, I was delighted to receive an email from a friend a couple of weeks ago letting me know that the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) had published a consultation on the 2011 amendments. The consultation can be accessed here and you have until 19 January 2018 to submit your thoughts.
Not only that, but the government has also published a consultation on the practice of cash retention under construction contracts (with the same January deadline). Although it is a very relevant and worthwhile consultation, it is the consultation on the 2011 amendments that I want to focus on today.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 7th November 2017
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Lewis & Anor, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 1734 (01 November 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
VB Football Assets v Blackpool Football Club & Ors [2017] EWHC 2767 (Ch) (06 November 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Betting operator Gala Interactive, part of Ladbrokes Coral, has agreed to pay £2.3m for breaching rules on social responsibility.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th November 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A default position that all court hearings should be conducted in public, and parties and witnesses named, is under consideration by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) as part of a push to emphasise the importance of open justice, it has emerged.’
Litigation Futures, 7th November 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
© Inner Temple Library 2025