‘The only relevant question now left for the UK about the Art 50 notification is what needs to be done before it is given. It is politically inevitable that the referendum result will be accepted and the notification given, perhaps in January next year.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th July 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Software suppliers can be forced to pay damages to self-employed intermediaries they contract with to promote their products under UK commercial agents regulations, according to a recent High Court ruling.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Nuclear doom is nearer than most of us believe, experts warn. Britain must set a moral lead by becoming the first of the ‘big five’ powers to reduce its arsenal
The Guardian, 15th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Government proposals for driverless cars could create a worrying principle in the law of negligence, a high-profile motoring solicitor has warned.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A curry house owner has been found guilty of murdering another takeaway worker who was hacked to death after being lured to a quiet street with a fake order nearly 20 years ago.’
The Guardian, 15th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Since July 2013, it has been necessary to pay a fee to bring a claim in the employment tribunal. This change was introduced with the goal of relieving the pressure on the taxpayer of meeting the £83m bill for running the Employment Tribunal Service. It was also envisaged that it would encourage parties to consider faster and earlier ways to settle disputes.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Two people say they owned motorbikes which they kept outside their house – until, it is said, the bikes were mown down by the defendant’s car, a collision which their witness claimed to have seen. The car’s insurers said that the claim was fraudulent and it was all a conspiracy. The judge agreed it was a fraud, whereas the Court of Appeal disagreed – but still disallowed the claim because, the CA said, the owners had not proved their case.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th July 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A mental health trust has launched an investigation after a heavily pregnant patient was allegedly dragged from a seat and pinned to the floor by staff.’
BBC News, 16th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An IT consultant says his life is “ruined” after police forced him to give 24 hours notice before he wishes to have sex, as his identity ban is lifted.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former police constable who worked as a family liaison officer has been jailed for 18 years for raping two vulnerable women.’
The Guardian, 15th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Criminals who have failed to pay the proceeds gained from their crimes should not be released from prison until they have paid up, a new report suggests.’
The Independent, 15th July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who described himself in court as looking like John Travolta has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a teenager 34 years ago.’
BBC News, 15th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Eleven activists who took part in G20 protests seven years ago have received more than £60,000 in damages from the City of London police for false imprisonment, assault and breaches of the Human Rights Act. The case has raised serious questions about who owns personal data collected by police.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An optometrist who failed to spot an eye condition in a boy who later died has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter.’
BBC News, 15th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In R (C, T, M and U) v Southwark LBC (2016) EWCA Civ 707 the claimants challenged the lawfulness of the accommodation and the level of financial support provided by Southwark Council to a family who have no right of recourse to public funds.’
Local Government Law, 13th July 2016
‘The case of Edwards v Kumarasamy has now seen a final decision from the Supreme Court with the Court overturning the decision of the Court of Appeal in two key areas.’
Nearly Legal, 14th July 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘An appeal against the grant of planning permission to a solar farm in Wiltshire “does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance”, and may not be appealed to the Supreme Court.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s decision to quash a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for the unused and vacant Orchard Wharf.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘R (on the application of Public Law Project) v Lord Chancellor [2016] UKSC 39.
Supreme Court bins the Government’s residence test for legal aid as ultra vires: just as the latest non-lawyer assumes the role of Lord Chancellor, the reforms made by the first non-lawyer to assume that role continue to fade away.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th July 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Tenants have won a Court of Appeal case over the use by judges of the “forward looking test” in two cases involving eviction from social housing after cannabis farms were discovered.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th July 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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