The ‘robot lawyer’ giving free legal advice to refugees – BBC News
‘A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims.’
BBC News, 9th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British supreme court justice makes veiled attack on Donald Trump – The Guardian
‘A senior British supreme court justice has made a veiled attack on Donald Trump’s hostility towards the US judiciary in a speech defending the independence of UK judges mauled by the media over their Brexit judgment.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Church liability: fall from ladder – Law & Religion UK
‘On 3 March 2017, the Court of Appeal (Civil) Division handed down the judgment in Casson v Hudson & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 125 in relation to a claim for damages following a fall from a ladder during the painting of a church hall. The case highlights the potential liabilities faced by incumbents and PCCs in relation to persons undertaking work on premises for which they are responsible.’
Law & Religion UK, 8th March 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Supreme Court rates on redevelopment decision will be welcomed by developers, experts say – OUT-LAW.com
‘Developers will welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to reduce the rateable value of unoccupied office space undergoing substantial redevelopment works, according to property law experts at Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th March 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent ruling a reminder that journalistic defence can defeat data protection breach claims, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘ A ruling by the High Court in London last month highlights the special rules that publishers can rely on under UK data protection law to defeat claims that they have processed personal data unlawfully.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Yet another subject access judgment… – Panopticon
‘So, as the saying goes, you wait months for a subject access judgment, and then three come along at once.’
Panopticon, 6th march 2017
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
KV (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 119 (07 March 2017)
Jones v Canal & River Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 135 (07 March 2017)
Ahmed v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 118 (07 March 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Wright, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 126 (07 March 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ross v Secretary of State for Defence [2017] EWHC 408 (Admin) (06 March 2017)
Maciejewski v District Court In Elbag, Poland [2017] EWHC 426 (Admin) (06 March 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Wilson v Lassman [2017] EWHC 85 (Ch) (07 March 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Legal problem and resolution survey 2014 to 2015 – Ministry of Justice
‘These reports present the findings from the Legal Problem and Resolution Survey 2014 to 2015, a telephone survey of 10,058 adults in England and Wales.’
Ministry of Justice, 3rd march 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Appeal court sends £4m solicitors’ negligence claim to trial – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that gave a national law firm summary judgment in a case alleging that its negligence had caused a company to lose a £4m intellectual property licensing deal with a global engineering giant.’
Legal Futures, 8th March 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: Grand Court of the Cayman Islands guest lecture 2017 – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: Grand Court of the Cayman Islands guest lecture 2017.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 7th march 2017
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Reforms to cross-examination by alleged abusers in the Prisons and Courts Bill – Family Law Week
‘Mark Roscoe, barrister of The 36 Group, outlines the provisions which the Government proposes to insert into section 31 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.’
Family Law Week, 7th March 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Divorce Jurisdiction after Brexit – Family Law Week
‘An EU law working group, comprising 15 international family law experts, considers the basis on which couples should be able to engage the jurisdiction of the UK courts in order to divorce, following the UK’s departure from the European Union.’
Family Law Week, 7th march 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Prolific LiP’s case partly struck out to give her a helping hand – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A High Court judge has thrown out elements of a case brought by a litigant in person, telling her the ruling would help to remedy a lack of legal representation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Torture victims in high court challenge to Home Office over detentions – The Guardian
‘Seven victims of torture who have been locked up in immigration detention are at the high court, challenging as unlawful a government policy that allows some torture survivors to be imprisoned.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother-of-three to be forcibly deported on Jamaica charter flight – after 25 years in the UK – The Independent
‘A mother of three whose youngest son suffers from a serious blood disorder, is to be forcibly deported to Jamaica tomorrow, despite having lived in the UK for more than 25 years.’
The Independent, 7th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brexit: Government suffers second defeat in Lords – BBC News
‘The government has suffered a second Brexit defeat in the House of Lords as peers backed, by 366 votes to 268, calls for a “meaningful” parliamentary vote on the final terms of withdrawal.’
BBC News, 7th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met Police still don’t know where FGM is happening after 32 years without a conviction – The Independent
‘The police inspector in charge of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) investigations in London said the Metropolitan Police still does not know where young women and girls are being cut and disfigured. Inspector Allen Davis’s comments came as the NHS revealed there were nearly 5,500 new FGM cases reported to hospitals, clinics and GPs in 2016.’
The Independent, 8th March 2017
Source: www.indpendent.co.uk
Lawyer who started her career with work experience aged 15 becomes UK’s youngest ever female judge at just 31 – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman who began her career in law as a 15-year-old on work experience has become the country’s youngest ever female judge.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
