Manager jailed for stealing £46,000 of school dinner money – BBC News
‘A finance manager who stole £46,000 of school dinner money has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council forced to pay £12k to man who lives in tent because he is ‘allergic’ to electricity – Daily Telegraph
‘A council has been ordered to pay £12,000 to a man who lives in a tent because he claims he is allergic to electricity.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Robert Trigg: Killer jailed for 25 years after murder of two former girlfriends – The Independent
‘A man found guilty of killing two former girlfriends, five years apart, following a long campaign for justice by his second victim’s family has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years.’
The Independent, 6th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man found guilty of killing two girlfriends five years apart – The Guardian
‘An unemployed man is facing a life sentence after being convicted of killing two of his former girlfriends five years apart following a long-running campaign for justice by one of his victim’s family.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
- Emojevbe v Secretary of State for Transport [2017] EWCA Civ 934 (07 July 2017)
- Trindade v London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWCA Civ 942 (06 July 2017)
- Coates v The Secretary of State for Communities And Local Government & Anor [2017] EWCA 940 (Civ) (06 July 2017)
- Griffith & Anor v Gourgey & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 926 (05 July 2017)
- De Souza v Vinci Construction (UK) Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 879 (04 July 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
- Mirza v London Borough of Newham [2017] EWCA Crim 924 (05 July 2017)
- Robinson, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 923 (05 July 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
- Lakhani & Anor v Mahmud & Ors [2017] EWHC 1713 (Ch) (05 July 2017)
- Cullen Investments Ltd & Ors v Brown & Ors [2017] EWHC 1586 (Ch) (05 July 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
- Guise v Shah [2017] EWHC 1689 (QB) (06 July 2017)
- Shaw v Medtronic Corevalve LLC & Ors [2017] EWHC 1646 (QB) (05 July 2017)
- Grant v The Secretary of State for Transport [2017] EWHC 1663 (QB) (30 June 2017)
- BCS Corporate Acceptances v Terry [2017] EWHC 1176 (QB) (30 June 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Latest legal challenge to Tory air pollution plans fails – The Guardian
‘The government has won the latest court challenge over the UK’s air pollution crisis.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Brexit faces potential court challenge over ‘technical flaw’ in way Article 50 was triggered – The Independent
‘There could be a “technical flaw” in the way Article 50 was triggered which could make it vulnerable to a challenge in court, the National Assembly for Wales has been told.’
The Independent, 5th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge rejects claim of failure to provide acceptable education for autistic boy – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has rejected a judicial review challenge brought against Wolverhampton City Council over an alleged failure to provide acceptable education for an autistic boy.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th July 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal begins hearing CFA assignment case – Litigation Futures
‘The profession should soon have an answer to the question of when a conditional fee agreement (CFA) can be assigned from one law firm to another as the Court of Appeal is hearing a test case today.’
Litigation Futures, 5th July 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
UK watchdog criticises treatment of deportees on charter flights – The Guardian
‘The enforced removal of some people from Britain on escorted chartered flights falls short of humane treatment, with some leaving the country in waist restraint belts or leg restraints almost as a default, according to an official watchdog.
The Guardian, 5th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Metropolitan police extend controversial spit hood trial across London – The Guardian
‘A trial of the controversial police spit hoods, which came to national attention after one was used on an innocent man during an arrest last year, has been extended across the whole of London, Scotland Yard has said.’
The Guardian, 6th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Hertfordshire CC v Davies – Arden Chambers
‘The High Court has held that the exclusion from security of tenure for service occupiers is not unlawful discrimination contrary to Art.14, European Convention on Human Rights.’
Arden Chambers, 21st June 2017
Source: www.ardenchambers.com
Rule committee warns lawyers they risk “a solution being imposed” on credit hire cases – Litigation Futures
‘The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) has warned lawyers involved in the “highly contentious area” of credit hire litigation that if they fail to agree a new model order for directions, they risk “a solution being imposed”.’
Litigation Futures, 6th July 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Coroner calls for changes to treatment of child refugees after death of teenager – The Guardian
‘A coroner has called for changes to the way Home Office officials in Calais and Dunkirk deal with vulnerable child refugees after a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee fled Isis in Iraq only to be crushed under the wheels of a lorry while trying to seek sanctuary in the UK.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Brexit will prove Britain’s judges are the best in the world, says new Justice Secretary – Daily Telegraph
‘Brexit will see Britain’s top judges prove they are the best in the world, the new Justice Secretary has insisted.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK terror convictions rising, BBC Jihadist database shows – BBC News
‘More than 100 people in the UK have been convicted of terrorism offences related to Syria and Iraq since 2014, research by the BBC has revealed.’
BBC News, 6th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Justice secretary seeks ban on industrial action in prisons – The Guardian
‘A high court bid to impose a permanent ban on industrial action being taken by prison officers has been launched by the justice secretary, David Lidington.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Cherry Picking – Falcon Chambers
‘The principles which apply to the construction and interpretation of “ordinary” contracts, are most famously set out in Investors Compensation Scheme and more recently explored in some other cases. Although Wood v Capita appears to indicate a continued trend in the authorities towards a stricter textual analysis, it remains the case that the context in which a contract was agreed, the “factual matrix”, is an important part of the Court’s armoury in establishing meaning.’
Falcon Chambers, June 2017
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
The Court of Appeal speaks again: Gore v Naheed – Garden Court Chambers
‘In May this year I blogged about the case of Thakkar v Patel [2017] EWCA Civ 117 as an example of a case in which the Court of Appeal was encouraging parties to mediate their dispute or face serious cost consequences [Mediation? “Get on with it” says the Court of Appeal]. In that case the Court found that mediation was “obviously appropriate” and did not occur because of lack of co-operation by the defendant. I commented then that “no two cases are the same”. Now along comes the case of Gore v Naheed [2017] EWCA Civ 369.’
Garden Court Chambers, 26th June 2017
Source: gardencourtmediation.co.uk
Lord chief justice urges enforceability of EU rulings in UK post-Brexit – The Guardian
‘Ministers must work faster to ensure that after Brexit UK and EU court judgments are mutually recognised and enforced, the lord chief justice has urged.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
