‘A former Crufts winner has been banned from keeping dogs for life after more than 30 animals were found living in “disgraceful” conditions at her home.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘As Panopticon devotees will know, the early months of 2017 brought a flurry of judgments about subject access requests – most importantly, in the Dawson-Damer and Ittihadieh/Deer cases. The principles from those judgments have now been incorporated into a revised ICO Code of Practice on subject access requests, published last week. The revised Code is important not only because it reflects up-to-date caselaw, but also because it tells us how the ICO expects to see subject access requests dealt with in practice.’
Panopticon, 20th June 2017
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘UK holidaymakers who make bogus food poisoning claims could go to prison, warns travel trade organisation Abta.’
BBC News, 21st June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Government-backed inspectors should be able to investigate companies and entire industries to prevent unscrupulous companies falsely labelling workers as self-employed, according to a leading legal body.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘David Lidington MP today [19 June] told the most senior legal figures in England and Wales that he will be ‘resolute and unflinching’ as lord chancellor in upholding the rule of law and defending the independence of the judiciary.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th June 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘As Nicholas Cusworth QC, sitting as a deputy High Court judge, stated in JB v MB [2015] EWHC 1846 (Fam), where addressing post-separation accrual, he was dealing with a ‘lawless science’ and therefore the outcome he reached ‘may be arbitrary to a degree’.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th June 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In applying for judgment to be set aside on the basis of fraud, a party must establish that the evidence of fraud was not available at the time of the trial and could not have been discovered with reasonable diligence.’
Zenith PI Blog, 19th June 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘If you ever spy your wife or husband in discussion with Ayesha Vardag you might need to panic.’
BBC News, 19th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Local Government Association has issued guidance on the issues local areas should consider where they are contemplating introducing a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO).’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th June 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘They can’t manage the stairs, so they can’t exercise, or go to classes. They’re afraid to shower in case they fall. The ones with dementia don’t even know where they are. Is this any way to deal with elderly offenders? By Amelia Hill’
The Guardian, 20th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who conned a business out of more than £14,000 after claiming to have terminal cancer has been ordered to pay back £1.’
BBC News, 20th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The European Union is considering banning the implementation of so-called “backdoors” that allow the reading of encrypted messaging, a move that would place it in conflict with the UK government’s desire to have access to all secure communications.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Section 125 of the Education Reform Act 1988 provides that any institution conducted by a higher education corporation shall be conducted in accordance with Articles of Government. The Articles must make provision with respect to specified matters. They may make provision with respect to other matters. These other matters include procedures for the appointment, promotion, suspension and dismissal of staff.’
Education Blog, 19th June 2017
Source: education11kbw.com
‘Two people have been found guilty of murdering a vulnerable man who was tortured for months and forced to eat his own testicle.’
BBC News, 19th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Doctors have been told to continue providing life-support treatment to a terminally ill baby at the centre of a high-profile legal battle for another three weeks – to give judges at the European court of human rights time to analyse the case.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Civil Procedure Rule Committee may need to address a hole in the exception from qualified one-way costs-shifting (QOCS) that meant defendants in a personal injury claim could not seek their costs because service of the claim had been set aside, rather than struck out, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 19th June 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The number of suspected far-right extremists referred to the Government’s key anti-terror programme soared by 30 per cent in the past year, The Independent has learnt.’
The Independent, 19th June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The London Borough of Islington has secured a £3,000-plus costs order in its favour after a judge found that landlords had “behaved unreasonably in bringing an appeal which they never intended to pursue properly and never did pursue properly”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th June 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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