‘The “unreasonable conduct” test for ordering costs in the small claims court is similar to that for wasted costs, the Court of Appeal has ruled, but said it would not want litigants to be “too easily deterred” by the risk of an adverse costs award.’
Litigation Futures, 18th April 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A new fast-track system to speed up immigration and asylum appeals for those in detention has been drawn up.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th April 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The failures which led to a record fine for Clyde & Co were “particularly glaring” as it was “a large and, previously, reputable firm”, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has declared in approving the sanction.’
Legal Futures, 19th April 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Accelerating appeals for detained asylum seekers risks putting speed before justice, the Law Society has warned, after justice secretary Liz Truss unveiled a new system she says will save taxpayers an estimated £2.7m.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th April 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Supreme Court
McCann v The State Hospitals Board for Scotland (Scotland) [2017] UKSC 31 (11 April 2017)
Revenue and Customs v The Investment Trust Companies [2017] UKSC 29 (11 April 2017)
Lowick Rose LLP v Swynson Ltd & Anor [2017] UKSC 32 (11 April 2017)
Times Newspapers Ltd & Ors v Flood & Ors [2017] UKSC 33 (11 April 2017)
SXH v The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) [2017] UKSC 30 (11 April 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
Case K (No 2), Re Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 [2017] EWHC 783 (Fam) (12 April 2017)
Benmusa (No 2), Re [2017] EWHC 785 (Fam) (12 April 2017)
Chai v Peng & Ors [2017] EWHC 792 (Fam) (06 April 2017)
B v B (Fertility Treatment: Paperwork Error) [2017] EWHC 599 (Fam) (23 March 2017)
High Court (Patents Court)
Varian Medical Systems International AG v Elekta Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 712 (Pat) (06 April 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Pinisetty v Manikonda & Anor [2017] EWHC 838 (QB) (13 April 2017)
RE & Ors v Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 824 (QB) (12 April 2017)
Tradition Financial Services Ltd v Gamberoni & Ors [2017] EWHC 768 (QB) (12 April 2017)
Shaw v Leigh Day (a firm) [2017] EWHC 825 (QB) (11 April 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Leeds Beckett University v Travelers Insurance Company Ltd [2017] EWHC 558 (TCC) (11 April 2017)
Goodlife Foods Ltd v Hall Fire Protection Ltd [2017] EWHC 767 (TCC) (07 April 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Paul Hart, barrister of 15 Winckley Square, discusses a term (and its appropriateness) which has become ubiquitous in social work statements in recent years.’
Family Law Week, 10th April 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘”Irresponsible” car loans will be probed by the City watchdog amid suggestion that drivers could soon be made to pass mortgage-style affordability tests before leasing new motors.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘More than 250 potential suspects and 560 victims have now been identified by officers investigating child sex abuse within football in the UK, police say.’
BBC News, 19th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 80 prisoners in fear of their safety have sought sanctuary in a special unit in a Lancashire jail inspectors say is the most violent they have visited in recent times.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The new commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has promised to “bear down” on large rises in violent crime in London.’
BBC News, 18th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 800 women are suing the NHS and the manufacturers of vaginal mesh implants after suffering serious complications.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A driver who threatened BBC presenter Jeremy Vine has been jailed as police say it should serve as a “warning” to road rage drivers.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman Tom Brake says that she has supported President Assad’s regime and therefore should be stripped of her British citizenship. It is not said she has personally been involved in any war crimes or similar or to have sanctioned such atrocities. Mr Brake seems to consider that holding and expressing a political opinion — an awful one, let us be clear — is sufficient to justify depriving a person of their citizenship.’
Free Movement, 17th April 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘The National Union of Teachers has threatened legal action against the Department for Education over its proposals to expand selective education.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th April 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Coalition agreement introduced five-year parliaments but act allows for early elections if two-thirds of MPs vote in favour.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Legal action to prevent grammar schools expanding by the back door in England is being threatened by a teachers’ union.’
BBC News, 15th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘First, a Southwark rent arrears possession case, demonstrating that the effects of Jones v London Borough of Southwark [2016] EWHC 457 (Ch) (our report) rumble on in Southwark, despite the Council agreeing to repay overcharged water rates for the period 2001-2013 to the tenants. (Our thanks to Serdar Celebi, Cambridge House Law Centre and Tim Baldwin, Garden Court Chambers for the note).’
Nearly Legal, 16th April 2017
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A judge who was sacked for posting abusive comments on news articles about cases he had heard has admitted he was “reckless” but complained that the sanction was “wholly disproportionate and completely unfair”.’
The Guardian, 13th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Violent incidents have soared by 76 per cent in one of the government’s flagship ‘reform prisons’, which were designed to reduce violence and place a greater emphasis on education and rehabilitation.’
The Independent, 17th April 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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