Police dog Finn stabbing: Boy, 16, found guilty – BBC News
‘A teenage boy has been found guilty of stabbing a police dog and wounding his handler during a chase’
BBC News, 11th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court: Simultaneous weather events did not put charterers in breach of ‘safe port’ warranty – OUT-LAW.com
‘The rare simultaneous occurrence of two otherwise common events was an ‘abnormal occurrence’, which did not put the charterers of a ship which ran aground in port in breach of the ‘safe port’ warranty they gave to the owners.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th May 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Nuisance marketing company that made 100m cold calls receives record fine – Legal Futures
‘A company behind 100m nuisance calls has been fined a record £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after more than 1,000 people complained about automated calls.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Cyril Smith abuse inquiry will not require specific findings on MP – The Guardian
‘The child sexual abuse inquiry will investigate whether Cyril Smith targeted boys in Rochdale care homes but will not be required to make “specific findings” against the dead former Liberal MP.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed after raping 13-year-old and punching baby – The Independent
‘A man has been found guilty of having sex with a 13-year-old girl and assaulting a baby by a court in Newcastle.’
The Independent, 12th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supreme Court favours narrow interpretation of ‘relevant policies for supply of housing’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘Only those local planning policies dealing with housing-specific questions, such as numbers and distribution of housing, will be deemed out of date in the absence of a five year supply of deliverable sites for housing in a particular area, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th May 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Fox News must let Ofcom meet harassment victims, lawyer says – The Guardian
‘Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox should waive gagging orders on victims of alleged racial and sexual harassment at Fox News so they can speak to the UK media watchdog, a lawyer representing the victims has said.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court again overturns SDT ruling that cleared solicitor over Axiom fund borrowing – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has overturned a decision by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) to clear a solicitor who borrowed money from the controversial Axiom Legal Financing Fund of charges of misconduct – five months after a ruling that cleared two other solicitors who took an Axiom loan was also reversed.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Mother and daughter in terror plot case ordered to lift veils by magistrate who demands to see their eyes – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman and her daughter charged in connection with what is thought to be Britain’s first all-female alleged terror plot were told to lift their veils in court by a magistrate who asked to see their eyes.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Estranged wife gets £453m in one of biggest UK divorce settlements – The Guardian
‘The former wife of an oil and gas trader has been awarded £453m in one of the largest divorce settlements ever agreed by a UK court. It confirms London’s status as the favoured location to bring divorce claims against super-rich spouses.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme and Strasbourg Courts square off on Art. 6 and housing – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Poshteh v Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea S [2017] UKSC 36, 10 May 2017. For the last 15 years, whether the right of the homeless to suitable council accommodation is an Art.6(1) ECHR civil right has been argued over in the courts. And the question arose again in today’s judgment of the Supreme Court.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th May 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Poshteh v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2017] UKSC 36 (10 May 2017)
Suffolk Coastal District Council v Hopkins Homes Ltd & Anor [2017] UKSC 37 (10 May 2017)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Amirteymour v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 353 (10 May 2017)
Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd (t/a Allen & Hanburys) & Anor v Sandoz Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 335 (10 May 2017)
Orientfield Holdings Ltd v Bird & Bird LLP [2017] EWCA Civ 348 (09 May 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Vrang v Revenue And Customs [2017] EWHC 1055 (Admin) (09 May 2017)
EL, R (On the Application Of) v Essex County Council [2017] EWHC 1041 (Admin) (08 May 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Baturina v Chistyakov [2017] EWHC 1049 (Comm) (10 May 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
B v B (Maintenance Regulation -Stay) [2017] EWHC 1029 (Fam) (09 May 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Council “did not have power to prosecute alleged legal aid fraud”: Court of Appeal – Local Government Lawyer
‘Thurrock Council did not have power to bring prosecution proceedings on behalf of the Legal Aid Agency in relation to an alleged legal aid fraud, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th May 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Supreme Court backs decision of reviewing officer over accommodation offer – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has upheld a reviewing officer’s decision that it was reasonable for a refugee to accept an offer of accommodation which she claimed reminded her of prison in Iran.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
High Court rejects litigation privilege claim in test case – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has rejected a mining company’s claim for litigation privilege in a test case which for the first time involves potential criminal, rather than civil, litigation.’
Litigation Futures, 10th May 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Fixed-cost plans for clinical negligence “will prevent many cases being brought”, CJC warns – Litigation Futures
‘Government plans to impose fixed costs on clinical negligence cases worth up to £25,000 “will prevent many cases being brought”, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has warned.’
Litigation Futures, 11th May 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
CPS statement on election expenses – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Nick Vamos, CPS Head of Special Crime, said: “We have considered files of evidence from 14 police forces in respect of allegations relating to Conservative Party candidates’ expenditure during the 2015 General Election campaign.”‘
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th May 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Supreme Court denies councils’ appeals in housing policy case – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Supreme Court has dismissed appeals by two local authorities in a case that centres on the wording of the government’s 2012 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).’
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th May 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Tainted blood scandal victim’s son to sue amid cover-up allegations – The Independent
‘A family member of a victim of the “biggest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS” plans to launch a landmark legal case amid allegations of a Government cover-up.’
The Independent, 10th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
