‘The UK’s first ‘opt-out’ class action claim has been withdrawn on the basis that its costs would outweigh the potential damages available.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A taxi firm did not break the law when an automated booking system allocated a customer enquiry in one local authority area to a cab owned by the same firm but licensed by a neighbouring council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th June 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Farmers have hit out at a ruling by the advertising watchdog that organic dairy farming is not “good for the land”.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Football Association has issued lifetime bans to England fans for the first time after two supporters’ club members made Nazi gestures in Germany.’
BBC News, 6th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Theresa May has declared she is prepared to rip up human rights laws to impose new restrictions on terror suspects, as she sought to gain control over the security agenda just 36 hours before the polls open.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Where the Secretary of State makes an error of law in a decision which is then appealed to the tribunal, does the tribunal have to allow that appeal on the basis that the decision contains an error of law? Not unless the decision as a whole is unlawful, finds the Court of Appeal in Singh (India) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 362 (24 May 2017).’
Free Movement 5th June 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘R (Bashir) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 397. The British Sovereign Base Areas (“SBAs”) are small British-run areas on the Cyprus islands that survived the former colony’s independence. The Home Office has taken the position for a number of years that the Refugee Convention does not apply there. The Court of Appeal has unanimously held that in doing so, then-Home Secretary Theresa May acted unlawfully in denying refugees from the SBAs access to the UK.’
Free Movement, 6th June 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘HMRC has stepped up its criminal investigations into corporates, without waiting for the new corporate offence of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion to become effective Large companies should refresh their raids and critical incident procedures in case HMRC officers appear without warning.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The revised guidelines on sentencing children and young people and reduction in sentence for a guilty plea have come into effect today (1 June 2017).’
Sentencing Council, 1st June 2017
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘A local authority has settled a claim brought by a woman who is registered as blind over alleged breaches of her right to vote at local and general elections in 2015, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th June 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The first attempt to bring an opt-out class action has failed after a decision of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) that meant the claim would not be worth enough money to proceed.’
Litigation Futures, 5th June 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Law Society has issued its first slavery and human trafficking statement, in compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, emphasising its commitment to ensuring that “such practices have no place within its supply chain or other activities”.’
Legal Futures, 6th June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has served notice on solicitors to ensure they meet litigation deadlines by serving a default judgment against a party that failed to explain delays.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th June 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A heroin addict will spend at least 18 years in prison for murdering his partner’s two-year-old son in a fit of temper when he was left alone with the child for a few minutes.’
The Guardian, 5th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who hid his dead girlfriend’s body in an airing cupboard for more than a year has been jailed.’
BBC News, 5th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A father who has admitted that he owned the dog which mauled his 20-day-old baby to death, is facing jail. Ryan Young, 32, initially denied owning the terrier-type dog but changed his plea at Newcastle Crown Court.’
The Independent, 5th June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Newby Foods Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Food Standards Agency [2017] EWCA Civ 400 (25 May 2017)
Hancock & Anor v Revenue & Customs [2017] EWCA Civ 198 (25 May 2017)
Persimmon Homes Ltd v Ove Arup & Partners Ltd & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 373 (25 May 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Martin, R, v [2017] EWCA Crim 648 (25 May 2017)
Morfitt, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 669 (25 May 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
General Medical Council v Jagjivan & Anor [2017] EWHC 1247 (Admin) (26 May 2017)
Heathrow Airport Ltd v Office of Rail And Road [2017] EWHC 1290 (Admin) (26 May 2017)
RM v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 1262 (Admin) (26 May 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
The Co-Operative Bank Plc v Desmond Victor John Phillips [2017] EWHC 1320 (Ch) (02 June 2017)
Capita Plc & Anor v Darch & Ors [2017] EWHC 1248 (Ch) (26 May 2017)
Richard v British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) & Anor [2017] EWHC 1291 (Ch) (26 May 2017)
Egon Zehnder Ltd v Tillman [2017] EWHC 1278 (Ch) (23 May 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Dalecroft Properties Ltd v Underwriters Subscribing To Certificate Number… [2017] EWHC 1263 (Comm) (26 May 2017)
Latin American Investments Ltd v Maroil Trading Inc & Anor [2017] EWHC 1254 (Comm) (26 May 2017)
Watson & Ors v watchfinder.co.uk Ltd [2017] EWHC 1275 (Comm) (25 May 2017)
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch v CIMB Bank Berhad [2017] EWHC 1264 (Comm) (25 May 2017)
Ahmed & Anor v Ali Khalifa [2017] EWHC 1198 (Comm) (23 May 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
A and O (Children : Scotland), Re [2017] EWHC 1293 (Fam) (26 May 2017)
High Court (Patents Court)
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd v UCB Pharma SA [2017] EWHC 1216 (Pat) (26 May 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Stewart & Anor v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2017] EWHC 1307 (QB) (30 May 2017)
Velarde v Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 1250 (QB) (26 May 2017)
JR v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 1245 (QB) (25 May 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Redbourn Group Ltd v Fairgate Development Ltd [2017] EWHC 1223 (TCC) (Hearing 19 May 2017)
‘Where the Secretary of State makes an error of law in a decision which is then appealed to the tribunal, does the tribunal have to allow that appeal on the basis that the decision contains an error of law? Not unless the decision as a whole is unlawful, finds the Court of Appeal in Singh (India) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 362 (24 May 2017).’
Free Movement, 5th June 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
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