Free speech and e-media – Counsel
‘Google, Facebook, Twitter and other intermediaries increasingly face a broadly united front of protest. Is it time to regulate? asks Richard Spearman QC.’
Counsel, June 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Recovering costs – helpful hints (private law) – Local Government Lawyer
‘James E. Petts sets out some key considerations for local authorities looking to recover their costs.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th June 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
FHDRAs: what should and shouldn’t happen – Family Law Week
‘Marie Crawford, barrister of Becket Chambers, considers the orders a court might make at first hearing and dispute resolution appointment.’
Family Law Week, 9th June 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Calling time – Counsel
‘The law on limitation directions – a useful tool for junior litigators attempting to restore companies to the register – has finally been anchored down by the courts. Ben Harding reports on the practical effect.’
Counsel, June 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Rules on the portability of online content finalised – OUT-LAW.com
‘Online content service providers will be obliged to ensure that consumers in the EU can access the material they subscribe to when they are “temporarily present” in another EU country, under new rules approved by EU law makers.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th June 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Judge hits out at border controls after alleged mastermind of Britain’s biggest ever banking fraud flees despite no passport – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge has hit out at UK border controls after a tycoon suspected of masterminding Britain’s biggest ever banking fraud was able to flee to Pakistan despite having no passport and whilst wearing an electronic tag.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Michelle Spencer jailed for murdering partner as they kissed – BBC News
‘A mother of two who stabbed her partner to death in “a flash of temper” as they kissed and cuddled has been jailed for at least 13 years.’
BBC News, 8th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Heart surgeon spared jail for molesting women after judge says it may be in public interest for him to operate again – Daily Telegraph
‘A world-renowned heart surgeon has been spared jail for molesting two women after a judge said it may be in the public interest for him to operate again.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Campaigners win permission for Court of Appeal challenge to fracking decision – Local Government Lawyer
‘Campaigners have this week been granted permission to appeal a Planning Court ruling allowing fracking at a site in Lancashire.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th June 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Soldier Sam Dallow jailed after paedophile hunter ‘sting’ – BBC News
‘A soldier who admitted grooming a child after sending explicit messages over the internet from his Army barracks, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
- Baker Tilly UK Audit LLP & Ors v Financial Reporting Council & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 406 (07 June 2017)
- Croke v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 423 (06 June 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
I have prosecuted terrorists – and know human rights laws make us safer by Keir Starmer – The Guardian
‘The prime minister’s kneejerk proposal to rip up laws to fight the growing terrorist threat is a dangerous distraction.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court to hear judicial review challenge over neighbourhood plan and quarry – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court will next week (14-15 June) hear a judicial review challenge over a decision in a neighbourhood plan to allocate a quarry site for heavy industry and housing.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th June 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Digital legacies need legal protection say lawyers – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Solicitors and legal academics have called for new powers enabling people to decide what happens to their digital legacy when they die, including by making a provision for online data to be included in wills.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th June 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Range of factors behind fall in number of defamation cases, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘A change in the law that makes it more challenging to prove defamation in England and Wales is just one reason why the number of defamation cases brought in the UK fell last year, according to a media law expert.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Is it illegal to take a selfie while voting in a polling station? – The Guardian
‘The rules around photography at elections were not drawn up with social media in mind, so it’s best to keep that phone in your pocket while you vote.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
