Arthur Collins guilty over Dalston nightclub acid attack – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of carrying out an acid attack in a packed London club which left 22 people injured.’
BBC News, 13th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police officers should not treat journalists like criminals, Met Police commissioner says – Daily Telegraph
‘Police officers should be more open and transparent with journalists and should not treat them like criminals, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Grenfell Tower fire: Britain’s housing laws ‘inadequate’ and ‘outdated’, finds Shelter report – The Independent
‘Britain’s “inadequate” and “outdated” housing laws are failing to prioritise tenant safety, a damning report commissioned by Shelter has found.’
The Independent, 14th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Teachers’ Pensions Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
The Infrastructure Planning (Compulsory Acquisition) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2017
The Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) (England) Order 2017
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Alteration of Coroner Areas) (No. 2) Order 2017
The Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017 (Commencement) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Inquiries into historical events have a troubled past: will history repeat itself?- UK Human Rights Blog
‘The announcement of a statutory inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal may be a major step towards uncovering the truth for those affected. But an inquiry into historical events has its own unique challenges and potential pitfalls. Before it even commences, can the Government ensure the inquiry retains the confidence of victims, families and the public?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th November 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Tax scheme negligence claims fail as time limits began to run before a tribunal decision on a similar scheme, says Court – OUT-LAW.com
‘Negligence claims against tax advisers who had given assurances about the effectiveness of tax schemes failed because the claims were not brought within the limitation period.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th November 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Treat Insolvency Rules as ‘a complete code’ for payment of statutory interest, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Court of Appeal has determined the extent of creditors’ entitlements to statutory interest on their debts and the correct approach for calculating their entitlement. It has ruled on the entitlement of representative creditors of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE) to the surplus funds and on the calculation of the statutory interest due to them.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th November 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Deicsions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
T (A Child: Adoption or Special Guardianship), Re [2017] EWCA Civ 1797 (10 November 2017)
The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust v De Meza [2017] EWCA Civ 1711 (10 November 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Zumax Nigeria Ltd v First City Monument Bank Plc [2017] EWHC 2804 (Ch) (10 November 2017)
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd & Anor v ResMed Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 2748 (Ch) (10 November 2017)
Edwardian Group Ltd & Anor v Singh & Ors [2017] EWHC 2805 (Ch) (10 November 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Citicorp Trustee Company Ltd & Anor v Al-Sanea & Anor [2017] EWHC 2845 (Comm) (10 November 2017)
ST Shipping And Transport Pte Ltd v Space Shipping Ltd [2017] EWHC 2808 (Comm) (10 November 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Pirtek (UK) Ltd v Jackson [2017] EWHC 2834 (QB) (09 November 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
SDT issues unprecedented rebuke of SRA over Locke Lord case comments – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has made unprecedented public criticism of the Solicitors Regulation Authority over how it presented last week’s decision to fine US law firm Locke Lord a record £500,000.’
Legal Futures, 13th November 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Men jailed over huge £100m tax fraud – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Five men have been jailed today (November 10) for their part in a £100m tax fraud.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th November 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Paedophile avoids jail because of bad back – Daily Telegraph
‘A paedophile who abused three young girls more than 40-years ago has been spared jail after telling a judge he had a bad back.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Violent’ Somali criminal wins £80k payout for being unlawfully detained for 445 days – Daily Telegraph
‘A “prolific and violent offender” has won £78,500 damages from the Home Office for being unlawfully detained.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man seen urinating by Bristol Cenotaph ordered to apologise to war veterans – BBC News
‘A man has been cautioned and ordered to apologise to war veterans after he was seen urinating near a war memorial on Remembrance Sunday.’
BBC News, 12th Novembe 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CCTV to be made compulsory in all animal slaughterhouses, Government announces – The Independent
‘CCTV will be made compulsory in all animal slaughterhouses under new government plans announced today. Michael Gove, the Environment Secretary, said that, from next spring, all abattoirs where live animals are present will be forced to install cameras in an attempt to clamp down on mistreatment.’
The Independent, 12th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Thousands of young people injured after being ‘restrained’ by officers – The Independent
‘Thousands of children and teenagers have been injured while being physically restrained in secure facilities, new figures have shown. Ministers have been urged to rethink heavy-handed techniques for restraining minors after official statistics revealed there have been more than 4,800 cases since 2010 where young people were hurt by being pinned down by officials.’
The Independent, 13th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Close dangerous fire safety loophole, London Fire Brigade says in wake of Grenfell disaster – Daily Telegraph
‘A fire safety loophole means “dangerous decisions” are being made about building design that could lead to more serious blazes, the London Fire Brigade has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Uber loses court appeal against drivers’ rights – BBC News
‘Taxi firm Uber has lost an appeal against a ruling that its drivers should be treated as workers rather than self-employed.’
BBC News, 10th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Independence and public inquiries – why you need it and how you can lose it – UK Human Rights Blog
‘There is a scene in “Yes Minister” in which the beleaguered Jim Hacker is contemplating a public inquiry into the latest failing of his department. He warily suggests to his Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, that perhaps the judge chairing the inquiry could be leant on to come up with a favourable outcome. Sir Humphrey is outraged at this violation of the separation of powers. Surely the Minister wasn’t serious? After all, wouldn’t it be better to appoint a judge who didn’t need to be leant on in the first place?
Jim Duffy’s recent post on the Contaminated Blood Inquiry – and the importance of an inquiry being independent and being seen to be independent – brought this encounter to mind. The ever more frequent calls for a “judge-led inquiry” must be a source of both pride and concern to the judiciary. Pride as “judge-led” is a synonym for a forensic, thorough and above all independent tribunal to assess the matter in question. We will come to the concern later.
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th November 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Liability of police misconduct hearings for discrimination – UK Police Law Blog
‘The Supreme Court has held in P v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2017] UKSC 65, that police misconduct hearings no longer benefit from judicial immunity in respect of discrimination claims. They also held that the Chief Constable is vicariously liable for the discriminatory acts of such panels. However, the decision related to an internal panel under the old regime when a misconduct hearing panel was chaired by an assistant chief constable.’
UK Police Law Blog, 10th November 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
