BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Corran v Butters & Ors [2017] EWHC 2294 (Ch) (14 September 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Thousands of IPP prisoners are trapped in a shameful limbo. They must be freed – The Guardian
‘The plight of James Ward shows the injustice of a bungled scheme. Seven years after its abolition 3,000 remain behind bars with no release date in sight.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
FCA refuses to publish leaked RBS report into disgraced unit that squeezed small businesses – The Independent
‘Britain’s financial watchdog has refused to publish a leaked report into the scandal at Royal Bank of Scotland’s controversial restructuring unit, despite demands for its release by an influential committee of MPs.’
The Independent, 15th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Samim Bigzad: High Court judge orders Home Office to bring deported Afghan asylum seeker back to UK – The Independent
‘A High Court judge has ordered the Home Office to bring an asylum seeker who was deported to Afghanistan back to the UK, saying the Government may have acted in contempt of court.’
The Independent, 14th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for sexually-motivated murder of 18-year-old student – Daily Telegraph
‘A man has been jailed for a minimum of 31 years for the sexually motivated murder of a teenage student. Mark Buckley, 52, attacked 18-year-old Ellen Higginbottom, before taking her laptop and mobile phone and then leaving her for dead near a wheat field close to Orrell Water Park in Wigan, Greater Manchester.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Grenfell Tower inquiry chairman refuses to let residents who survived fire help assess evidence – The Independent
‘The chairman of an inquiry into the deadly fire at Grenfell Tower has refused calls to allow a survivor of the disaster to be part of a team assessing evidence.’
The Independent, 14th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sean Caffrey sentenced for stealing US military data – BBC News
‘A computer hacker who admitted stealing hundreds of user accounts from a US military communications system has been given a suspended prison sentence.’
BBC News, 14th Spetember 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leicester City fan fined for chanting homophobic hate at Brighton supporters – The Independent
‘A football fan has been fined after admitting chanting homophobic abuse at rival supporters during a Premier League match.’
The Independent, 14th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Trial by social media’ to be examined as Attorney General says justice must join the ‘modern world’ – Daily Telegraph
‘The justice system must “catch up with the modern world”, the Attorney General has said, as he signalled that contempt of court laws could change to cope with the social media age.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Impact of Social Media on the Administration of Justice – Official Publications
‘This call for evidence is aimed at those most closely involved in the investigative and trial process to inform an assessment of whether the use of social media is having an adverse impact on the administration of justice in relation to the fairness of criminal trials, the right to anonymity and the integrity of judicial orders in criminal proceedings.’
Official Publications, 15th September 2017
G4S faces investigation over running of immigration detention centre where detainees were abused – The Independent
‘G4S faces an investigation over allegations it has been overcharging the Home Office to run a scandal-hit immigration detention centre where migrants have been abused and humiliated.’
The Independent, 15th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Eddie Redmayne stalker given four-month suspended sentence – BBC News
‘A woman has been handed a four-month suspended jail sentence after admitting stalking actor Eddie Redmayne.’
BBC News, 14th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Care Quality Commission (Reviews and Performance Assessments) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2017
The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Global Corporate Ltd v Hale [2017] EWHC 2277 (Ch) (13 September 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Charities need right rules to run effectively – report – Law Commission
‘Changes to the law could help charities run more effectively, according to the Law Commission. In a new report – Technical Issues in Charity Law – published today, the Commission says that problems in charity law prevent or delay legitimate charitable activities, discourage people from volunteering, and force charities to obtain professional advice that should not be necessary.’
Law Commission, 14th September 2017
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
Watchdog warns over police database of millions of facial images – The Guardian
‘An official watchdog has issued a fresh warning over the police’s use of more than 20m facial images on their searchable databases, more than five years after the courts ruled that the inclusion of images of innocent people was unlawful.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
The President of the Family Division has issued a circular dealing with domestic abuse and containing a new PD12J, which comes into force on 2 October 2017 – Family Law
‘The President of the Family Division has issued a circular dealing with domestic abuse and containing a new PD12J, which comes into force on 2 October 2017.’
Family Law, 14th September 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Court of Appeal clarifies ‘serious harm’ test under defamation laws – OUT-LAW.com
‘A new ruling by the Court of Appeal has confirmed that it will not be as challenging for people to bring defamation claims before the courts in England and Wales under new defamation laws as many media organisations may have hoped, a specialist in media litigation has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Insurers have ‘duty to speak’ in claims management, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
‘Insurers have a positive obligation to make their position plain with insureds in the course of managing claims, the Court of Appeal has ruled. This “duty to speak” arises from good faith obligations in normal commercial contracts and not because of the more onerous utmost good faith obligations in insurance contracts. Those additional obligations, however, may “enlarge the circumstances in which a duty to speak arises”.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
