UK data protection laws to be overhauled – BBC News
‘Britons could obtain more control over what happens to personal information under proposals outlined by the government.’
BBC News, 7th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Increase in female magistrates could mask decline in diversity – The Guardian
‘A majority of magistrates are women but the sustained increase in their numbers may be concealing a reduction of social diversity on the bench, the national chair of the Magistrates Association has suggested.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
- Lehman Brothers Europe Ltd, Re [2017] EWHC 2031 (Ch) (03 August 2017)
- LB Holdings Intermediate 2 Ltd, Re [2017] EWHC 2032 (Ch) (03 August 2017)
- Ball & Ors v Ball & Ors [2017] EWHC 1750 (Ch) (02 August 2017)
- Ghadami v Bloomfield & Ors [2017] EWHC 2020 (Ch) (02 August 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
- X (A Child) (No 3) [2017] EWHC 2036 (Fam) (03 August 2017)
- ER (A Child) Re (No 2) [2017] EWHC 2033 (Fam) (01 August 2017)
- AM v DF [2017] EWHC 2034 (Fam) (01 August 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Supreme Court rules on contractor’s liability for design – OUT-LAW.com
‘A warranty provided by construction company MT Hojgaard (MTH) that the underlying works would have a service life of 20 years took precedence over conflicting terms in the contract, including adherence to industry standards, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
The sale of ‘grey goods’ can attract criminal penalties under trade mark law, rules UK Supreme Court – OUT-LAW.com
‘Criminal penalties can be imposed on businesses that engage in the sale of so-called ‘grey goods’, the UK Supreme Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Extremists on campus – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The High Court has thrown out a number of challenges to the government’s efforts to prevent extremism on university platforms.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th August 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Court of Appeal: claimants cannot “blow hot and cold” with QOCS – Litigation Futures
‘Claimants cannot “blow hot and cold” with qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) by terminating one conditional fee agreement (CFA) and signing a new one just to get the benefit of costs protection, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Senior judge attacks “ill-informed comments” about flexible court hours pilots – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Judge in Charge of Reform has expressed regret at “the extent of the widely-broadcast misunderstandings and ill-informed comments from a range of sources” on the Flexible Operating Hours Pilots.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
High Court substitutes nine-month suspension after overturning solicitor’s strike-off – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has imposed a nine-month suspension on a senior solicitor after he successfully appealed his striking-off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Legal Futures, 4th August 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Pre-Action Correspondence – Not Just a Box to be ticked or a Hoop to be jumped through – NIPC Law
‘Until the Civil Procedure Rules (“CPR”) came into force in 1999 solicitors specializing in intellectual property law heralded litigation with an ultimatum called a letter before action. Written in haughty if not insulting terms and accompanied by a humiliating form of undertakings, they were intended to shock the recipient into submission. They rarely achieved the desired result. As often as not they were simply ignored. Occasionally, they were answered by a defiant response. As a result, a lot of actions were launched that could easily have been settled without recourse to litigation.’
NIPC Law, 2nd August 2017
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
Subletting and defamation – a novel approach – Nearly Legal
‘There is a queue of significant and serious cases waiting to be written up. For time and personal reasons, this may not happen for a while. Instead, here is an insignificant case of no wider importance, but possibly some entertainment value.’
Nearly Legal, 3rd August 2017
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Man jailed after wife of 10 years discovered he had been raping her in her sleep – The Independent
‘A man has been jailed for nine years after his wife of 10 years found videos on his phone showing him raping her as she slept.’
The Independent, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mother and boyfriend of five-month boy with ‘catastrophic brain injury’ found guilty of his death – Daily Telegraph
‘A mum-of-nine and her boyfriend have been convicted of causing the death of her baby boy who suffered a “catastrophic” brain injury.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judges increase breast surgeon’s sentence for needless operations – The Guardian
‘Ian Paterson, the surgeon who performed unnecessary breast operations and made healthy patients believe they had cancer, has had his sentence increased to 20 years by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three Musketeer’ jihadis get life sentences for UK terror plot – BBC News
‘Three would-be jihadists who dubbed themselves the Three Musketeers have been jailed for life for plotting an attack on a police or military target.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ten years on from Baby P’s death, social workers are still scapegoats – The Guardian
‘Social services were blamed for missing abuse while police and NHS failings were brushed under the carpet. Here’s what has happened since.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Sun to pay ‘substantial damages’ to ex EastEnders boss – BBC News
‘The Sun newspaper is to pay “substantial damages” to former EastEnders boss Sean O’Connor, after wrongly accusing him of bullying.’
BBC News, 4th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Voyeuristic clergyman spared jail as judge says he was ‘well-regarded’ by those he helped – Daily Telegraph
‘A “well-regarded” clergyman who filmed men using a public toilet in a shopping centre has been sentenced to a suspended four-month jail term.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Guildford pub bombings: ‘May be grounds to resume’ inquests – BBC News
‘Lawyers involved in the reopened Birmingham pub bombings inquest are considering requesting the same to happen over IRA blasts in Guildford.’
BBC News, 4th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge warns of ‘blood on our hands’ if suicidal girl is forced out of secure care – The Guardian
‘The nation will have “blood on its hands” if an NHS hospital bed cannot be found within days for a teenage girl who is at acute risk of taking her own life, according to the UK’s most senior family judge.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
