‘The Home Office has been fined £366,900 for breaching the government’s senior salary pay cap when it appointed the head of a child sex abuse inquiry. It was penalised by the Treasury for failing to get clearance in advance before agreeing to pay Professor Alexis Jay £185,000 a year.’
BBC News, 14th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Frade & Ors v Radford & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 1010 (14 July 2017)
Bridgend County Borough Council v Boland & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 1004 (14 July 2017)
Gourlay, R (on the application of) v The Parole Board [2017] EWCA Civ 1003 (14 July 2017)
Sage v Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 973 (14 July 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ajayi & Anor , R v [2017] EWCA Crim 1011 (13 July 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Interactive Technology Corporation Ltd v Ferster [2017] EWHC 1799 (Ch) (14 July 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Macaulay v Karim & Anor [2017] EWHC 1795 (QB) (14 July 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Personal injury (PI) lawyers may have experienced a powerful sense of deja vu last week when the government announced a review of fees in holiday sickness claims. The same apocalyptic warnings of rampant fraud; the same incessant lobbying from a trade body. And ultimately the same solution – fixed costs – provided by ministers who would rather the whole thing just went away.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
’19 terror-related offences will be added to Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme to keep families and communities safe.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The High Court has quashed an assessment by the London Borough of Lambeth after it failed to re-assess whether a child – after a diagnosis of autism – was in need of assistance.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th July 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The police and not a local authority must pay for the provision of special advocates in a rare example of them being required for a Family Court case, Cobb J has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th July 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Legal Services Board has today launched research into the experiences of consumers in vulnerable circumstances when they use legal service.’
Legal Services Board, 14th July 2017
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
‘The Rt Hon Sir Ian Burnett has been appointed the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2 October 2017.’
Courts and Tribunals Judicairy, 14th July 2017
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘A former senior Metropolitan Police officer has called for stronger measures to be used against criminals who operate on mopeds, even if it results in their deaths.
David Videcette, who investigated organised crime with Scotland Yard, said the “overzealous” enforcement of current guidelines were impeding police from tackling the moped crime wave which has gripped London.’
The Independent, 16th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Victims and survivors will be at the centre of a new government strategy aimed at reducing the number and impact of acid attacks.’
Home Office, 16th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘An inquest jury has found that neglect contributed to the death of a prisoner who killed himself at Liverpool prison last year.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court is to begin hearing the legal challenge of a terminally ill man who wants the right to die. Noel Conway, who is 67 and has motor neurone disease, wants a doctor to be allowed to prescribe a lethal dose when his health deteriorates further.’
BBC News, 17th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police and prosecutors have been accused of betraying British Jews by failing to crack down on anti-Semitic crime. New research suggests suspected hate offences targeting Jewish victims surged for the third consecutive year in 2016, reaching the worst level on record.’
The Independent, 15th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Capital Allowances Act 2001 (Cars Emissions) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Communication Services on Ships) (Exemption) Regulations 2017
The Justices’ Clerks and Assistants (Amendment) Rules 2017
The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017
The Recreational Craft Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Liontrust Investment Partners LLP & Ors v Flanagan [2017] EWCA Civ 985 (13 July 2017)
Matalia v Warwickshire County Council [2017] EWCA Civ 991 (13 July 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Reigate aqnd Banstead Borough Council v Pawlowski [2017] EWHC 1764 (Admin) (13 July 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sky Plc & Ors v Skykick UK Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 1769 (Ch) (13 July 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
UBS Ag, London Branch v Glas Trust Corporation Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 1788 (Comm) (13 July 2017)
W Nagel (a firm) v Pluczenik Diamond Company NV [2017] EWHC 1750 (Comm) (13 July 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
R (Closed Material Procedure : Special Advocates : Funding) [2017] EWHC 1793 (Fam) (13 July 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sheikh v Page & Anor [2017] EWHC 1772 (QB) (13 July 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Supreme Court (Lords Neuberger, Mance, Clarke, Sumption and Hodge) Eli Lilly v Actavis UK Ltd and others [2017] UKSC 48 (12 July 2017)
What the Appeal was about
The pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co (“Lilly”) has developed a drug called pemetrexed which it markets under the brand name Alimta for the treatment of various types of cancer. Used on its own, pemetrexed has unpleasant side effects that can sometimes be fatal but these can be avoided when it is administered as a compound called pemetrexed disodium in combination with vitamin B12.’
NIPC Law, 13th July 2017
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
‘The UK government has published draft new legislation which is designed to transfer existing EU legislation to the UK statute book and give ongoing recognition to EU case law established before the UK leaves the EU.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Interviewed on Radio 4 following the Grenfell Tower fire, MP David Lammy attacked the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, stating: “This is the richest borough in our country treating its citizens in this way. We should call it what it is: It’s corporate manslaughter”. While the investigation into the fire is still ongoing, and criminal liability (if any) for the fire has yet to be established, it’s still always worth taking a look at the offence of corporate manslaughter and its history.’
Rightsinfo, 11th July 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The Council has published an assessment of its burglary sentencing guideline which came into force in January 2012. It follows an initial assessment published in 2016 and details the results of further analysis on the impact of the guideline.’
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