Man jailed for spraying ammonia in taxi driver’s face in Newcastle – The Guardian
‘A man who sprayed ammonia in a taxi driver’s face has been jailed for more than four years.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Immigration Act 2014 (Current Accounts) (Freezing Orders: Code of Practice) Regulations 2017
The Immigration Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2017
The Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017
The Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) (No. 2) Order 2017
The Energy Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
- Doherty v The Nursing and Midwifery Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1344 (19 September 2017)
- The Secretary of State for the Home Department v KE (Nigeria) [2017] EWCA Civ 1382 (19 September 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
- Konecny v District Court Czech Republic [2017] EWHC 2360 (Admin) (27 September 2017)
- FK v Stuttgart State Prosecutor’s Office, Germany [2017] EWHC 2160 (Admin) (19 September 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
- Signature of St Albans (Property) Guernsey Ltd v Wragg & Ors (restrictive covenants in relation to land) [2017] EWHC 2352 (Ch) (27 September 2017)
- New Media Distribution Company Sezc Ltd v Kagalovsky [2017] EWHC 2334 (Ch) (26 September 2017)
- Vucicevic & Anor v Aleksic & Ors [2017] EWHC 2335 (Ch) (20 September 2017)
- Higgins & Ors v ERC Accountants & Business Advisers Ltd [2017] EWHC 2190 (Ch) (18 September 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
- Mark Lewis Law Ltd & Anor v Taylor Hampton Solicitors Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 2359 (QB) (22 September 2017)
- XX v Whittington Hospital NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 2318 (QB) (18 September 2017)
- Martin v Posener & Anor [2017] EWHC 2320 (QB) (13 September 2017)
- Jones v Chichester Harbour Conservancy & Ors [2017] EWHC 2270 (QB) (12 September 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Domestic Abuse – revised guidance issued – what does it say?- Transparency Project
‘Children at risk of psychogical or physical abuse must not have contact with parent, judges told (sic)
This was the headline in The Times that arose from the publication by the President of the Family Division of a revised Practice Direction 12J (PD12J). PD12J is the part of the family court rules that sets out how the court should deal with allegations of domestic abuse.’
Transparency Project, 24th September 2017
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Council agrees to review 500+ benefit applications after tribunal appeal delays – Local Government Lawyer
‘A city council has agreed to review more than 500 benefit applications after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found delays in its appeals process.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th September 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Oliver Butler: The Data Protection Bill and Public Authority Powers to Process Personal Data: Resurrecting Clause 152 of the Coroners and Justice Bill 2009? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The Data Protection Bill currently before Parliament substantially resurrects the controversial clause 152 of the Coroners and Justice Bill 2009. Careful scrutiny of this provision is needed and it must not be lost in the legislative morass as the UK grapples with data protection reform.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 28th September 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
London Trading Standards issue £370k fines to letting agents in three months – Local Government Lawyer
‘Trading Standards departments in London have issued fines amounting to around £370,000 to lettings agents in the last three months alone, it has emerged.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th September 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court comes down hard on fake certificate sellers – Technology Law Update
‘Students hoping to secure places in higher education or with employers will want to put their best foot forward with a sheaf of hard-won qualifications. But fake certificates sold online are an increasing problem. Now the body representing the main UK examination boards, the Joint Council for Qualifications or JCQ, has won an important court victory against the fraudsters, sending a strong message to others making money from this illicit trade.’
Technology Law Update, 27th September 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Law Society lashes SRA over “new Wild West” of legal regulation – Legal Futures
‘The Law Society has hit out at the latest raft of reforms proposed yesterday by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and particularly the idea of granting ‘freelance’ solicitors the ability to deliver reserved legal services without being either a registered sole practitioner or part of a law firm.’
Legal Futures, 28th September 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Child abduction returns trumped by asylum claims – Family Law
‘What happens when a parent, who has abducted a child to this country and would be ordered to return the child immediately under the 1980 Hague Convention, claims asylum for themself and the child? Which takes precedence? The English High Court has just dealt with this issue.’
Family Law, 25th September 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Calls for public inquiry as £37m compensation agreed for victims of rogue surgeon Ian Paterson – Daily Telegraph
‘Victims of rogue cancer surgeon Ian Paterson yesterday called for a public inquiry into the regulation of private doctors as a High Court judge approved a £37 million compensation package for hundreds of people who suffered at his hands.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Clacton woman Marie Dent, 44, posed as teen to groom boy, 15 – BBC News
‘A 44-year-old woman who posed as a teenage girl to groom a boy for sex, has been jailed for three years.’
BBC News, 26th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man found with guns and knives at Dover jailed for five years – The Guardian
‘A man has been sentenced to five years in prison after a cache of weapons, including pistols, a bow and arrow, machete and knuckle-duster, was found hidden in his van.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ryanair law breach leaves UK regulator CAA ‘furious’ – BBC News
‘Ryanair has been threatened with legal action for “persistently misleading” passengers about their rights following thousands of flight cancellations.’
BBC News, 28th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Strike law reforms mean unions pursuing ‘winter of discontent’ risk consequences, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Changes to industrial relations law mean trade unions are facing a very different legal landscape from the “winter of discontent” 40 years ago, despite recent threats of illegal strike action over public sector pay.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Javier Garcia Oliva: Why the Constitutional Treatment of Religion in Great Britain Matters in Religious Disputes – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Two high profile cases concerning the approach of public authorities towards religion and identity, where the care and future of looked after children were concerned, have featured this summer.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 26th September 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Disability benefits cheat who spent holidays quad biking and scuba diving sentenced – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A woman who claimed £65,000 in disability benefit over 21 years but spent holidays scuba diving and riding quad bikes has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years today (25 September).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 25th September 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
