Joe Perry gets three-month suspended ban over betting rule breaches – BBC News
‘Joe Perry has been given a three-month ban – suspended until May 2018 – for breaching rules on betting on matches.’
BBC News, 26th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dorset village brothel uncovered by police after woman helping to run it rings 999 when client collapses – Daily Telegraph
‘A brothel run from a Dorset village was uncovered by police after a client collapsed, leading a woman who helped run the premises to ring 999.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Businessman guilty of mixing horsemeat with beef – BBC News
‘A businessman has been found guilty of being part of a £200,000 conspiracy to pass off horsemeat as beef, much of which went on to enter the food chain.’
BBC News, 26th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FCA to extend regulatory regime to 47,000 firms – The Guardian
‘A regulatory regime intended to crack down on the behaviour of bank bosses is to be extended to 47,000 firms including dentists, gyms and tool hire companies that offer credit to customers.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
More than one prisoner a week is released from jail by mistake, figures reveal – Daily Telegraph
‘Dozens of prisoners have been released by mistake as violence in jails surged to a new high, official figures reveal.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Family court delay risking lives, says charity – BBC News
‘Domestic violence campaigners say they are very concerned plans to protect children from violent parents during custody battles have been delayed. Changes to family court guidelines were announced in January, but still have not been signed off by the government.’
BBC News, 27th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Ombudsman ordered Lloyds to repay us £47,500 – and then changed its mind’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A couple who were told by the Financial Ombudsman they would be repaid more than £47,000 stolen in a conveyancing scam have now been told, more than a year later, that they will not be getting their money back.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Why UK law still caters to the norms of public disgust towards homosexuality – The Independent
‘We tend to assume that law is objective and disembodied, but the story of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK shows that it is in fact, like the people who create it, an emotional creature: animated by visceral human feelings – and as far as sexuality is concerned, the chief emotion at work is often disgust.’
The Independent, 26th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Female physics teacher, 28, banned after drunken sex with pupil in plane toilet – Daily Telegraph
‘A physics teacher who had sex with a pupil in the loos on a plane was only caught after a second pupil tried to blackmail her, a tribunal heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Technical consultation to simplify sentencing launched – Law Commission
‘A new consultation which looks to tidy up sentencing law has been launched by the Law Commission. Currently, the law of sentencing procedure is contained in many different Acts of Parliament, dating as far back as the 14th century. It is often not clear how the Acts apply and many use outdated and inaccessible language. So in plans published today – which do not affect current maximum or minimum sentences for criminal offences, nor replace the work of the Sentencing Council – the Law Commission offers a technical fix to modernise the law, bring greater transparency and improve efficiency.’
Law Commission, 27th July 2017
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson struck off by tribunal – BBC News
‘Disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson who carried out unnecessary cancer operations has been struck off.’
BBC News, 25th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence killer gets legal aid for compensation claim – Daily Telegraph
‘One of the killers of Stephen Lawrence has been granted legal aid in a battle to get compensation from the Government after he was allegedly beaten up in prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
- SAW (SW) 2010 Ltd & Anor v Wilson & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1001 (25 July 2017)
- N-S (Children), Re [2017] EWCA Civ 1121 (25 July 2017)
- Knights v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] EWCA Civ 1053 (25 July 2017)
- The Secretary of State for the Home Department v GD (Ghana) (Rev 1) [2017] EWCA Civ 1126 (25 July 2017)
- Christiana Properties Ltd v Annauth [2017] EWCA Civ 1070 (24 July 2017)
- CGL Group Ltd & Ors v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc & National Westminster Bank Plc & Ors (Rev. 1) [2017] EWCA Civ 1073 (24 July 2017)
- Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1054 (21 July 2017)
- Kupeli & Ors v Atlasjet Havacilik Anonim Sirketi [2017] EWCA Civ 1037 (21 July 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
- Grosvenor Chemicals Ltd & Ors v UPL Europe Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 1893 (Ch) (26 July 2017)
- 44 Wellfit Street Ltd v GMR Services Ltd [2017] EWHC 1841 (Ch) (25 July 2017)
- Ravenscroft v Canal And River Trust [2017] EWHC 1874 (Ch) (24 July 2017)
- Changtel Solutions UK Ltd v Tsai [2017] EWHC 1860 (Ch) (21 July 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
- Jabang v Wadman & Ors [2017] EWHC 1894 (QB) (24 July 2017)
- Newson-Smith v Al Zawawi [2017] EWHC 1876 (QB) (21 July 2017)
- Marsh v Ministry of Justice [2017] EWHC 1040 (QB) (21 July 2017)
- Belhaj & Anor v Straw & Ors [2017] EWHC 1861 (QB) (21 July 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
- Christopher Linnett Ltd v Harding (t/a M J Harding Contractors) [2017] EWHC 1781 (TCC) (25 July 2017)
- Adva Optical Networking Ltd & Anor v Optron Holding Ltd [2017] EWHC 1813 (TCC) (21 July 2017)
- Perinatal Institute v Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership [2017] EWHC 1867 (TCC) (21 July 2017)
- Sysmex (UK) Ltd v Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 1824 (TCC) (21 July 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Mike Ashley wins high court battle over ‘£15m pub deal’ – The Guardian
‘Newcastle United owner and Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has won a high court battle with investment banker Jeffrey Blue over a £15m deal allegedly made in a London pub.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Personal injury: Untraced drivers and rights – Law Society’s Gazette
‘In Howe v Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2017] EWCA obligation 932, Mr Howe was driving a lorry in France on 30 March 2007 when a wheel detached from a lorry in front of him. The resulting accident left him paraplegic. Neither the other vehicle nor its driver was ever traced. He submitted a claim to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau and its French equivalent, but after a time he was told by the French that his claim was out of time. Consequently, he issued proceedings against the British MIB directly, seeking to enforce his rights under regulation 13 of the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Information Centre and Compensation Body) Regulations 2003 (the regulations). That claim was struck out because it was out of time. The MIB now sought to recover its costs of defending the proceedings.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
UK to require drones and their operators to be registered – OUT-LAW.com
‘All drones weighing at least 250g, as well as the people operating them, will need to be registered under new regulatory proposals outlined by the UK government.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Bombastic’ pensioners could lose their home after £200,000 legal battle over shared gas meter – Daily Telegraph
‘In elderly couple described as “troublemaking” and “bombastic” face giving up their home after losing a £200,000 legal fight to prevent neighbours accessing a shared utilities meter.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK litigation ‘cost effective’, LCJ declares – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Litigation costs are more favourable in the UK than elsewhere, the lord chief justice has said, outlining an optimistic view of the UK’s legal reputation post Brexit.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court of Appeal overturns ruling in favour of claimant that accepted part 36 offer late – Litigation Futures
‘Uncertainty regarding a claimant’s prognosis is part of the usual risk of personal injury litigation and not enough to justify disapplying the usual consequences of accepting a part 36 offer out of time, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 26th July 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
I’m an LGBT rights lawyer, and these are some of the strangest cases I’ve had to fight in court – The Independent
‘If you are a same sex married couple you cannot get divorced on the grounds of adultery, because ‘adultery’ in UK law still takes a biblical definition meaning a man and a woman. One of my clients couldn’t divorce her husband because he’d been cheating with a man, so it didn’t count as ‘adultery’. Another ran into serious problems with surrogacy.’
The Independent, 25th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
