The Priory hospital ordered to improved after inadequate rating – BBC News
‘One of the country’s best known private health clinics has been rated “inadequate” for safety by inspectors.’
BBC News, 14th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Commercial Court)
Deutsche Bank AG v Vik & Anor [2017] EWHC 459 (Comm) (13 March 2017)
Ruby Roz Agricol LLP v The Republic of Kazakhstan [2017] EWHC 439 (Comm) (08 March 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
J v U; U v J (No.2) (Domicile) [2017] EWHC 449 (Fam) (08 March 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hourani v Thomson & Ors [2017] EWHC 432 (QB) (10 March 2017)
Monroe v Hopkins [2017] EWHC 433 (QB) (10 March 2017)
Maylin v Dacorum Sports Trust (t/a XC Sportspace) [2017] EWHC 378 (QB) (09 March 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Car Giant Ltd & Anor v London Borough of Hammersmith [2017] EWHC 464 (TCC) (10 March 2017)
Symbion Power LLC v Venco Imtiaz Construction Company [2017] EWHC 348 (TCC) (10 March 2017)
Oldcorn & Anor v Southern Water Services Ltd [2017] EWHC 460 (TCC) (09 March 2017)
NHS data loss scandal has prompted five inquiries, ministers say – The Guardian
‘The NHS’s loss of more than half a million pieces of confidential medical correspondence is so serious that it has triggered five separate investigations, ministers have admitted.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Infrastructure Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2017
The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Income Tax (Relevant Maximum for Calculating Trade Profits on the Cash Basis) Order 2017
The Investment Allowance and Cluster Area Allowance (Investment Expenditure) Regulations 2017
The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2017
The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017
The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2017
The Infrastructure Planning Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2017
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
The Taxes (Interest Rate) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Social Security (Social Care Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions Designation and Consequential Amendment Order 2017
The Social Fund (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Police body-worn video leads to domestic abuse conviction – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Police body-worn video evidence has been used to prosecute a man who assaulted a woman and a boy.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th March 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Business and Property Courts – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘From June of this year, the specialist civil courts are to be known as the “Business and Property Courts of England and Wales”.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 13th March 2017
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Family Law Week’s Budget Briefing: March 2017 – Family Law Week
‘Suzanne Cobourne of Creaseys Chartered Accountants and tax advisers explains the Budget changes of most relevance to family lawyers.’
Family Law Week, 8th March 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
First date from hell: Woman’s admirer leaves her unconscious as he flees police after crashing BMW – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman’s first date ended with her being seriously injured when her admirer crashed his car into a tree while showing off to her before fleeing police.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs win right to challenge Victorian law criminalising abortion – The Guardian
‘MPs have won the right to introduce a bill to parliament which would decriminalise abortion for the first time by repealing a law that dates back to Victorian times.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bailiff industry still problematic, say charities – The Guardian
‘Bailiffs are continuing to intimidate vulnerable people in financial difficulty, despite a government crackdown on the issue, a group of charities has warned.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Theresa May warned that Brexit is ‘heading back to the courts’ after she refuses to give MPs a ‘meaningful vote’ – The Independent
‘Theresa May has been warned that Brexit is heading back to the courts after she refused to give MPs a “meaningful vote” on any final deal.’
The Independent, 13th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brexit bill: Parliament clears way for talks with EU – BBC News
‘Parliament has passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the European Union.’
BBC News, 14th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inquiry finds peers claiming £300 a day for no work – but it is axed to avoid ‘press storm’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A probe into peers who enjoy House of Lords perks without doing any work was dropped to avoid a “press storm”, a former lord speaker has admitted.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prisoners left in ‘squalid’ cells, damning report reveals – The Independent
‘Prisoners were left exposed to the elements in “squalid” cells with windows missing glass, a highly critical report has revealed.’
The Independent March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
- Balk v Otkritie International Investment Management Ltd & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 134 (10 March 2017)
- ZZ v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 133 (09 March 2017)
- Ali, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 138 (09 March 2017)
- Otuo v Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Britain [2017] EWCA Civ 136 (09 March 2017)
- Hughmans (A Firm) v Dunhill [2017] EWCA Civ 97 (08 March 2017)
- Ahmed v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 118 (07 March 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
- Mirtorabi v Nursing And Midwifery Council [2017] EWHC 476 (Admin) (13 March 2017)
- Din v Director of Public Prosecutions of the Augsburg, Germany [2017] EWHC 475 (Admin) (13 March 2017)
- MR, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 469 (Admin) (10 March 2017)
- Wylde & Ors v Waverley Borough Council [2017] EWHC 466 (Admin) (09 March 2017)
- Brown v London Borough of Ealing & Queens Park Rangers Holding Ltd [2017] EWHC 467 (Admin) (09 March 2017)
- Nottingham City Council, R (on the application of) v Bus Lane Adjudicator & Ors [2017] EWHC 430 (Admin) (09 March 2017)
- East Hertfordshire District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2017] EWHC 465 (Admin) (09 March 2017)
- Fisher, R (on the application of) v The Chief Constable of Northumbria & Anor [2017] EWHC 455 (Admin) (08 March 2017)
- London School of Science and Technology, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 423 (Admin) (08 March 2017)
- Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) & Ors, R (on the application of) v Darrington Quarries Ltd [2017] EWHC 442 (Admin) (07 March 2017)
- Maciejewski v District Court In Elbag, Poland [2017] EWHC 426 (Admin) (06 March 2017)
- Ross v Secretary of State for Defence [2017] EWHC 408 (Admin) (06 March 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
- Martin v Williams [2017] EWHC 491 (Ch) (13 March 2017)
- Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC & Anor v WPMC Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 456 (Ch) (10 March 2017)
- Apple Inc v Arcadia Trading Ltd [2017] EWHC 440 (Ch) (10 March 2017)
- RBS Rights Issue Litigation [2017] EWHC 463 (Ch) (09 March 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
People with dementia ‘failed’ by deprivation of liberty law – BBC News
‘People with dementia and learning difficulties are being detained in care without checks due to a ‘failing’ law, the Law Commission has said.’
BBC News, 13th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Munby: ‘judges should not have to justify themselves’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The most senior family judge has stepped into the controversy over press attacks on the judiciary, telling solicitors that judges should not have to justify their rulings – while conjuring a dystopian vision of judges being hauled on to Newsnight to defend themselves.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judge rules campaigners did not have standing to bring procurement challenge – Local Government Lawyer
‘Waverley Borough Council has persuaded a High Court judge that a group of councillors and local residents did not have standing to bring a judicial review claim that a contract with a developer had been varied in breach of procurement law.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Daniel Morgan: how a 30-year-old murder still haunts Britain’s powerful – The Guardian
‘Private eye’s unsolved death dogs Murdoch bid for Sky and the Met’s reputation, and fuels demands for another Leveson inquiry.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Civil procedure: discontinuing an arbitration claim – Law Society’s Gazette
‘What happens if a party to arbitral proceedings decides to commence an arbitration claim in the High Court (CPR part 62) but subsequently files and serves a notice of discontinuance? Will the claim be automatically discontinued with the usual cost consequences? And what approach will the court take if the other side decides to apply to have the notice set aside? These issues were considered in National Iranian Oil Company v (1) Crescent Petroleum Company International Ltd (2) Crescent Gas Corporation Lid [2016] EWHC 1900 (Comm).’
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
