Rapist who fled to Pakistan is jailed for nine years – BBC News
‘A man who fled to Pakistan after raping a teenage girl has been jailed after he was caught trying to return to the UK.’
BBC News, 21st May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Afghanistan blast scientist Lee Peters receives MoD payout – BBC News
‘A scientist who lost three fingers when a suspicious package exploded as he handled it has been compensated by the Ministry of Defence.’
BBC News, 21st May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Confiscation proceedings halted over “fatal error” in indication of guilty pleas – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council’s bid to obtain a confiscation order over planning enforcement breaches has been halted after a ruling that the indication of pleas of guilty on the two defendants’ behalf and in their presence by counsel appearing for them in the magistrates’ court was an incurable error.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th May 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Twelve jailed over high speed road race that killed four young people – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Two men have today (May 19) been jailed for nine years for their part in a high-speed road race which left four people dead.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th May 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Company directors jailed following fatal roof fall – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Three company directors have been jailed today (May 19) following the death of a man who fell while working at a warehouse in Essex.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th May 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Lionel Cohen Lecture by the Lord Chief Justice: The judiciary within the state – governance and cohesion of the judiciary – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Lionel Cohen Lecture by the Lord Chief Justice: The judiciary within the state – governance and cohesion of the judiciary.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 22nd May 2017
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Police failed to engage with public, Met knife campaign chief admits – The Guardian
‘The head of the Metropolitan police’s anti-knife initiative, Operation Sceptre, has admitted past failures in engaging with communities most affected by youth violence, amid criticism of the force’s latest strategy to tackle the problem. But DCS Michael Gallagher said that for the latest phase of its strategy to reduce knife crime – launched after recent police figures showing a rise of 24% in the past year in London – the Met was ready to work with civil society groups to find joint solutions to the problem.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Victims of slavery and human trafficking ‘abandoned’ as soon as they are identified – The Independent
‘Hundreds of slavery victims in the UK are being “abandoned” by the authorities as soon as they are identified, placing them at risk of falling straight back into the hands of traffickers, experts have warned.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
RBS in 11th-hour bid to avert court case brought by thousands of investors – The Guardian
‘Royal Bank of Scotland has made a last-ditch effort to avert a high-profile court case brought by thousands of investors who claim they were misled into buying the bank’s shares in the runup to its taxpayer bailout.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
When can a tribunal be forced to pay the costs of judicially reviewing it? – Free Movement
‘“Not often” is the answer. Only if the tribunal acts in an improper way. Incompetence or unlawfulness is not sufficient.’
Free Movement, 18th May 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Sutton Housing Partnership Ltd v Rydon Maintenance Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 359 (18 May 2017)
Assoun v Assoun [2017] EWCA Civ 370 (18 May 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Owda v Court of Appeals Thessaloniki (Greece) [2017] EWHC 1174 (Admin) (18 May 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kaplan & Ors v Super PCS LLP & Ors [2017] EWHC 1165 (Ch) (18 May 2017)
Jones & Anor v Hamilton [2017] EWHC 1065 (Ch) (17 May 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Ndole Assets Ltd v Designer M&E Services UK Ltd [2017] EWHC 1148 (TCC) (18 May 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Judgment shows value of injunctions during ongoing disputes, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Three oil mining companies have been held in contempt of court by a High Court judge after they breached an injunction preventing certain commercial activities while arbitration was ongoing.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th May 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Court criticises party for ‘completely unrealistic’ view of other side’s costs – OUT-LAW.com
‘A High Court judge has accused costs lawyers of “abuse of the cost budgeting process” following an “unjustifiably low” estimate of the other side’s costs.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th May 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Medical privacy – Panopticon
‘Do clinicians treating a patient with Huntington’s Disease have a duty to disclose the diagnosis to the patient’s daughters? Arguably so, says the Court of Appeal in ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (2017) EWCA Civ 336.’
Panopticon, 17th may 2017
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Will genetically-informed medicine upend medical confidentiality? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust and Others [2017] EWCA Civ 336. In a fascinating twist to the drama of futuristic diagnosis, the Court of Appeal has allowed an argument that doctors treating a Huntington’s patient should have imparted information about his diagnosis to his pregnant daughter to go to trial.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th May 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Not “wrong in law” for judges to change transcripts – Litigation Futures
‘It is not “wrong in law” for judges to amend transcripts of judgments to better explain the reasons behind their decisions, the High Court has held.’
Litigation Futures, 19th May 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
The Jill Poole Memorial Lecture by the Lord Chief Justice: Keeping commercial law up to date – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘The Jill Poole Memorial Lecture by the Lord Chief Justice: Keeping commercial law up to date.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 16th May 2017
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Paedophile Ivor Gifford, 92, guilty of grooming girls – BBC News
‘A 92-year-old man has been found guilty of using a chatroom to incite what he believed were 11 and 12-year-old girls to engage in sexual activity.’
BBC News, 18th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
