Scarborough takeaway boss jailed for boiling water attack on chef – BBC News
‘A kebab shop owner has been jailed for two years for flinging a pan of boiling water over a chef.’
BBC News, 14th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for at least 29 years for south London axe murder – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for at least 29 years for hacking a rival gang member to death with an axe during a fight in a supermarket car park.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Complaints about pension products on the rise following freedoms, says ombudsman – OUT-LAW.com
‘Consumer complaints about self-invested and small self-administered pension products increased by a third last year, in the aftermath of more flexibility around pension savings, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th June 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Finance and Divorce Update, June 2017 – Family Law Week
‘Claire Molyneux of Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during May 2017.’
Family Law Week, 9th June 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Child cruelty – consultation launched on sentencing guideline – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on its proposed guidelines on sentencing child cruelty.’
Sentencing Council, 13th June 2017
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Judge warns of costs sanctions for parties that drowned him in skeletons and bundles – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge has described as “absurd” the conduct of parties in an employment dispute that produced thousands of pages in bundles – but only referred to 100 of them – and skeleton arguments more than seven times the expected length.’
Litigation Futures, 14th June 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
SRA presses ahead with seven-page code of conduct and solicitors practising in unregulated firms – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to press ahead with allowing practising solicitors to deliver unreserved services to the public from unregulated organisations, as part of a radical shake-up of the way it oversees the profession.’
Legal Futures, 13th June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
CPS statement on the fatal shooting of Jermaine Baker – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A CPS spokesperson said: “In December 2016, the CPS received a file from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) relating to the fatal shooting of Jermaine Baker on 11 December 2015.”‘
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th June 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
New research shows paid McKenzie Friends operating mostly outside the courtroom – The Bar Council
‘ New research undertaken by the Universities of Cardiff and Bristol shows that the bulk of work undertaken by paid McKenzie Friends is delivered outside court, with very few seeking actively to represent their litigant in person clients in the court room.’
The Bar council, 12th June 2017
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Sharp v Sharp [2017] EWCA Civ 408 (13 June 2017)
The Secretary of State for the Home Department v Mosira [2017] EWCA Civ 407 (08 June 2017)
Khan v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 424 (08 June 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Markham & Anor v R [2017] EWCA Crim 739 (09 June 2017)
Mirchandani, R (on the prosecution by) v Somaia [2017] EWCA Crim 741 (09 June 2017)
Agera & Anor v R [2017] EWCA Crim 740 (09 June 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Capita Plc & Anor v Darch & Ors [2017] EWHC 1401 (Ch) (12 June 2017)
Makin v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2017] EWHC 1386 (Ch) (12 June 2017)
Lexlaw Ltd v Zuberi [2017] EWHC 1350 (Ch) (09 June 2017)
BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA Antoine & Ors [2017] EWHC 1339 (Ch) (02 June 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
IPM Energy Trading Ltd v Carillion Energy Services Ltd [2017] EWHC 1399 (Comm) (13 June 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
F v L [2017] EWHC 1377 (Fam) (09 June 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Gladwin v Bogescu [2017] EWHC 1287 (QB) (12 June 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Erith Holdings Ltd & Ors v Murphy [2017] EWHC 1364 (TCC) (08 June 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
UK paternity leave less generous than Iran, Congo and Burkina Faso, study finds – The Independent
‘Almost thirty countries, including Iran, Congo and Burkina Faso, offer more favourable benefits for new dads than the UK does, according to new analysis.’
The Independent, 13th June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Inquiry into child sexual abuse ‘not fit for purpose’, claims victims’ group – The Guardian
‘A victims’ group has said it is formally withdrawing from the national inquiry into child sexual abuse, claiming the investigation is “not fit for purpose”.
Survivors of Organised and Institutional Abuse (Soia) said it announced the decision with “deep regret” but felt the inquiry was not serving the needs of victims.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Couple’s brief marriage meant husband should have smaller divorce pay-out in landmark ruling -Daily Telegraph
‘Couples who divorce after only a brief marriage can no longer expect to have their assets split equally by default following an appeal court ruling.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Medway youth jail rated inadequate by Ofsted inspectors – The Guardian
‘A scandal-hit youth jail has been rated inadequate with a quarter of its children saying they had felt unsafe despite its management being taken back into the public sector, inspectors have found.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Two brothers jailed after keeping mother and sister as domestic slaves in Bradford – The Independent
‘Two brothers have been jailed after they kept their mother and sister as slaves.’
The Independent, 13th June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Murder of vulnerable alcoholic Angela Wrightson by teenage girls could not have been prevented, review rules – The Independent
‘Care home staff could not lock doors to prevent a 14-year-old from running away before she and a 13-year-old friend murdered a vulnerable alcoholic in her own home, it has emerged.’
The Independent, 13th june 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for minimum of 19 years for ‘brutal’ killing of pensioner – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for a minimum of 19 years for what was described as the “brutal” and “cruel” killing of a pensioner, who was stripped and beaten in the street on New Year’s Day.’
The Guardian, 12th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rise of the car hire cowboy: Ombudsman sees 73pc increase in driver grievances – Daily Telegraph
‘Car hire purchase deals are now among most complained about policies in Britain, Ombudsman figures show.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
