‘The Home Office has been accused of violating a court order to deport an Afghan man threatened with beheading by the Taliban.’
The Independent, 13th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who has served 11 years in prison for what was a 10-month sentence is to be released, the Parole Board has said. James Ward was sentenced under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP), after he set fire to his bed while in jail for actual bodily harm. The 33-year-old has mental health problems and has regularly self-harmed while serving his indefinite sentence.’
BBC News, 14th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police officer who initially restrained a man whose death sparked violent street protests is being investigated for gross misconduct, the police watchdog has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A road-rage driver has been jailed after being found guilty of deliberately swerving into a group of cyclists – including two children.’
The Independent, 13th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In our post, Balancing mission, aesthetics and heritage of parish churches, we noted that the Church’s consistory courts are frequently required to weigh up the relative merits of proposed building work for repair or modification in terms of their impact on the heritage and aesthetics of the building against its overall mission within the community.’
Law & Religion UK, 13th September 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) must reconsider a case in which it awarded compensation of £25,000 against South Gloucestershire Council over damage caused by an oak made subject to a tree preservation order (TPO), the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th September 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Abingdon man who used fake online profiles to abuse children has his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal.’
Attorney General’s Office, 12th September 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1327 (12 September 2017)
Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1334 (12 September 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
A & Ors v D & Ors [2017] EWHC 2222 (Ch) (12 September 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Montpelier Business Reorganisation Ltd v Jones & Ors [2017] EWHC 2273 (QB) (12 September 2017)
Jones v Chichester Harbour Conservancy & Ors [2017] EWHC 2270 (QB) (12 September 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A Court of Appeal ruling has dealt a blow to hopes that the 2013 Defamation Act would raise the bar to libel actions in England and Wales courts. In Bruno Lachaux v Independent Print Limited and Evening Standard Limited, and Bruno Lachaux v AOL (UK) Limited, the court dismissed an appeal by publishers against a High Court finding that a French national living in Dubai had been caused “serious harm” by the publication of allegations by his former wife.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th September 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The High Court has made yet another attempt to clarify rules around service of claim after a dispute over deadlines in a personal injury case.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th September 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A judge has attacked the Department for Work and Pensions for failing to tackle benefits cheats and said he thinks they should be forced to pay back money sooner.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Four betting firms could face fines over adverts disguised as news articles that “targeted vulnerable people” with claims about a gambler who cleared his debts and paid for his wife’s medical treatment by playing online casino games.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A song labelling gay men as “fairies” and “fags” is not homophobic, a court has ruled.’
The Independent, 12th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Prince Charles’s £1bn Duchy of Cornwall estate is facing a rebellion by residents who claim they are subject to an unfair ban on buying the freeholds to their homes.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four gang members have been jailed for forcing a slavery victim to withdraw evidence, causing a trial to collapse.’
BBC News, 12th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nine members of a traveller family who kept workers in squalid conditions in caravans have been jailed for modern day slavery offences.’
BBC News, 12th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Cotswold art dealer who stole nearly £500,000 worth of artworks, including paintings by the Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, from clients, has been jailed for four years.’
The Independent, 13th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Modification of Part 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2017
The Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax to Museums and Galleries) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2017
The Lobsters and Crawfish (Prohibition of Fishing and Landing) (Amendment) (England) Order 2017
The Wales Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017
The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes and Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (England) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘The media regulator has found that Channel 4 News seriously breached the broadcasting code by naming the wrong man as the Westminster terror attacker, and has heavily criticised the programme for a string of major mistakes in recent years. Ofcom has taken the highly unusual step of forcing Channel 4 News to make an on-air broadcast of the outcome of its investigation.’
The Guardian, 12th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘It isn’t every day that we get to refer to Will Smith’s “wicky wicky wild wild wild west“, on this blog, but Jonathan managed it last year when he discussed Fraser J’s judgment in Beumer Group UK Ltd v Vinci Construction UK Ltd. The parties have been before the court again, this time before O’Farrell J, on a Part 8 declaratory relief application. There is no mention of the wild west this time around. It was all about whether the adjudicator had correctly interpreted the parties’ sub-contract. Not a subject for cowboys!.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 12th September 2017
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