Ruling over ‘Muslim foster case’ girl – BBC News
‘A judge has ruled a Christian girl should live with a family member in a case in which it was claimed she was placed with a Muslim foster family.’
BBC News, 30th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK police broke law in case of British backpackers murdered in Thailand – The Guardian
‘The National Crime Agency in the UK has been forced to admit it acted unlawfully when it gave information to Thai police that helped send two men to death row for murdering two British backpackers.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court grants injunction to allow client access to design data held in BIM model – OUT-LAW.com
‘The High Court has granted an interim injunction requiring a consultant to reinstate its client’s access to design data held in a building information modelling (BIM) system to which it controlled access.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th August 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Licence stripped from holiday sickness firm – Ministry of Justice
‘A firm responsible for pressuring people into making holiday-sickness claims has had it’s licence stripped by the Claims Management Regulator.’
Ministry of Justice, 25th August 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Law Society fails in bid to throw out claim by firm over false ‘Find A Solicitor’ entry – Legal Futures
‘The Law Society has failed in its bid to strike out a negligence claim by a law firm that was the victim of a fraud after the details of another firm it had checked on the society’s online “Find a Solicitor” (FAS) facility turned out to be false.’
Legal Futures, 29th August 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Attempted people smuggler jailed – Home Office
‘A man from London has been jailed for attempting to smuggle an Iraqi national through the Channel Tunnel.’
Home Office, 23rd August 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Teenagers guilty of killing man with stolen marine distress flare – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Two teenagers have today (24 August) been found guilty of manslaughter after they threw a lit marine distress flare into a car where a man was sleeping.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th August 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Man jailed for 22 years for series of sexual attacks in Derby – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man who committed a series of sexual attacks in Derby has been jailed for 22 years today (25 August).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 25th August 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Court of Appeal urges greater sentencing vigilance – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Judges are entitled to expect assistance from advocates when dealing with lengthy sentencing lists, the Court of Appeal has said in a case highlighting challenges with “modern” sentencing legislation.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th August 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Irvine v The General Medical Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1296 (24 August 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Maxwell v R [2017] EWCA Crim 1233 (22 August 2017)
Brooks, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 1276 (15 August 2017)
Abuah, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 1277 (15 August 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Technomed Ltd & Anor v Bluecrest Health Screening Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 2142 (Ch) (24 August 2017)
West End Commercial Ltd v London Trocadero (2015) LLP [2017] EWHC 2175 (Ch) (23 August 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
M v F & SM (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008) [2017] EWHC 2176 (Fam) (23 August 2017)
High Court (Patents Court)
Neptune (Europe) Ltd v Devol Kitchens Ltd [2017] EWHC 2172 (Pat) (25 August 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Woman deceived by police spy refuses to pay Met legal bill – The Guardian
‘An environmental campaigner who was deceived into forming a long-term intimate relationship with a police spy is refusing to pay Scotland Yard a £7,000 legal bill incurred during her quest for the truth.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Connor Sparrowhawk mother attacks ‘barbaric’ treatment by tribunal – The Guardian
‘The mother of a vulnerable teenager who suffered a seizure and drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit has called for an overhaul of medical tribunals, saying she felt “retraumatised” after participating in a two-week hearing into her son’s death.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Palestinian cartoonist’s 1987 murder reinvestigated – BBC News
‘The murder of a Palestinian cartoonist who was shot dead in the street is being reinvestigated 30 years on.’
BBC News, 29th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
DWP spends £39m defending decisions to strip benefits from sick and disabled people – The Independent
‘Freedom of Information requests have exposed how taxpayers’ money has been spent on futile legal battles to prevent vulnerable people receiving help.’
The Independent, 29th August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Britain can only deport foreign terrorists to two countries at a time, report says – Daily Telegraph
‘Britain can only deport foreign terrorists hiding behind human rights laws to two countries at a time because the process is too expensive, a long-awaited review has revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
World-leading package of corporate governance reforms announced to increase boardroom accountability and enhance trust in business – Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
‘Business Secretary Greg Clark has set out the government’s corporate governance reforms to enhance the public’s trust in business.’
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Government attacked over new laws on excessive ‘fat cat’ pay – The Independent
‘Critics rounded on the Government today as it published the full detail of new laws aimed at cracking down on excessive boardroom pay.’
The Independent, 29th August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police missed chances to stop paedophile Ian Watkins, says report – The Guardian
‘Police missed a string of opportunities over a period of four years to stop the rock star Ian Watkins from committing depraved sex attacks on children and babies, a watchdog has concluded.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Taxi laws need updating to tackle child sexual abuse, say councils – The Guardian
‘Taxi laws need urgently updating to combat child sexual exploitation, councils have warned.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Don’t reject legal aid application with ‘tick-box’ letter, judge says – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A family judge has told the Legal Aid Agency not to issue a letter ‘almost akin to a tick-box form’ should it refuse to pay an expert’s fee in a case involving a three-month old boy at the centre of care proceedings.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th August 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
