Mum Danielle Morris who faked DNA paternity test jailed – BBC News
‘A woman who faked a paternity test to fool an ex-partner into believing he was her baby’s father has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
European court to decide whether to hear more evidence on ill baby – The Guardian
‘The European court of human rights is due to decide on Tuesday whether it will hear legal arguments from the family of a severely ill baby who want him to be sent to the US for treatment.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Southwark LBC v Akhtar Upper Tribunal [2017] UKUT 150 (LC) – Tanfield Chambers
‘The Upper Tribunal reversed decisions from the First Tier Tribunal in respect of the validity of estimated service demands, the requirements to prove the service of a notice under section 20B in light of the incorporation of section 196 of the Law of Property Act 1925 in the lease, and whether a tenant had waived the Landlord’s non-compliance with service charge mechanism of the lease by conduct.’
Tanfield Chambers, 1st June 2017
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
All or nothing? – Tanfield Chambers
‘A “share of the freehold” is a phrase that appears countless times in
sales particulars up and down the country. But in the words Frank Sinatra used in his first commercial recording back in 1932, these words may mean “all or nothing at all.”’
Tanfield Chambers, 1st June 2017
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
Oliver v Sheffield City Council [2017] EWCA Civ. 225 – Tanfield Chambers
‘A local authority was required to give credit to leaseholders for funds received from third-parties when recovering a contribution to the cost of major works.’
Tanfield Chambers, 1st June 2017
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
An unsatisfactory situation – Tanfield Chambers
‘Since the Supreme Court turned the law of dispensation from the consultation requirements upside down in Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson [2013] UKSC 14; [2013] 2 EGLR 45, the Upper Tribunal has been troubled with very few cases involving the requirements to consult leaseholders on major works. However, the decision in Lessees of Foundling Court and O’Donnell Court v Camden London Borough Council and others [2016] UKUT 366 (LC); [2016] EGLR 59 has rewritten preconceptions as to who needs to be consulted and caused landlords some new headaches.’
Tanfield Chambers, 12th June 2017
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
Limitation and the threshold for article 3/8 investigative claims – UK Police Law Blog
‘Lavender J in MLIA & CLEL v Chief Constable of Hampshire [2017] EWHC 292 (QB) has offered helpful guidance on the application of the limitation defence for human rights claims, in a case which failed to meet the threshold for engaging the investigative duty under Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention.’
UK Police Law Blog, 11th June 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Leicester mum jailed for gun and drugs in kitchen cupboard – BBC News
‘A mother who kept a gun and drugs in her kitchen cupboard has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 9th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tier 2: is it Brexit ready? – Free Movement
‘Everything about the UK work permit system is designed to disincentivise employers importing migrant labour from outside of the EU.’
Free Movement, 12th June 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘Excessive pricing’ and pharmaceuticals – Law Society’s Gazette
‘After years of limited focus on ‘excessive pricing’, in December 2016 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) took one decision finding that such an abuse of dominance had occurred, and issued a statement of objections in another case. Does this reflect a broad policy shift, or a reaction to specific cases of perceived opportunistic behaviour?’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th June 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BBC radio husband and wife presenters jailed for assaulting under-age boys – Daily Telegraph
‘Two former BBC radio presenters have been handed five-year jail sentences for indecently assaulting under-age boys and outraging public decency by having sex in woodland.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal to hear legal challenge against Lancashire fracking plans – OUT-LAW.com
‘Campaigners in Lancashire in England have won the right to continue their legal challenge against planned ‘fracking’ operations on farm land between the towns of Blackpool and Preston.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th June 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Leigh Day exonerated after longest and most expensive disciplinary tribunal prosecution ever – Legal Futures
‘The longest and most expensive case brought in the history of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has ended with high-profile claimant lawyer Martyn Day, two of his colleagues and his firm Leigh Day fully exonerated.’
Legal Futures, 9th June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Doctors must continue to treat terminally ill baby, court rules – The Guardian
‘Doctors in London must continue to treat a terminally ill baby at the centre of a life-support legal battle until midnight on Tuesday, judges at the European court of human rights have said.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Father wins discrimination case against employer for failing to give him full paternity leave – Daily Telegraph
‘A father has successfully sued his employer for failing to give him full paternity leave rights, in a case thought to be the first of its kind.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK Supreme Court to sit in Edinburgh for the first time – BBC News
‘The UK’s highest court will temporarily move from its London home to Edinburgh this week.’
BBC News, 12th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Changes to the Seizure Provisions Under the Criminal Finance Act 2017 – Drystone Chambers
‘On the 27th April 2017 the Criminal Finance Act (‘CFA 2017’) received Royal Assent. The Criminal Finance Act 2017 ushers in wide-ranging reforms to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA 2002’). This article is part of a series of short comment pieces highlighting some of the main changes the CFA 2017 makes. It also covers issues related to Barnaby’s previous piece which set out some of the changes the Criminal Finance Bill enacted.’
Drystone Chambers, 30th May 2017
Source: drystone.com
Interim Injunctions in Sport Litigation – Blackstone Chambers
‘This paper is the second in a series to be published on the Sports Law Bulletin following presentations made at Blackstone Chambers’ Integrity in Sport – the Battleground seminar on 30th March 2017.’
Blackstone Chambers, 31st May 2017
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
R (C) v Islington LBC – Arden Chambers
‘The Administrative Court has held that priority within a housing allocation scheme providing that existing social housing tenants are to be preferred over other applicants, such as the homeless and women fleeing domestic violence, for certain local lettings of eg new and refurbished accommodation was justified and accordingly had not been unlawfully discriminatory for the purposes of art.14 and ss.19, 29 Equality Act 2010; the introduction of the local lettings policies had complied with s.149 Equality Act 2010 and s.11 Children Act 2004; but the operation of a system of direct offers, used particularly to allocate accommodation to homeless applicants, had not been sufficiently set out in the scheme and was accordingly unlawful.’
Arden Chambers, 31st May 2017
Source: www.ardenchambers.com
