‘A woman has been awarded £35,000 in compensation from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after her rape case was dropped over claims that she could have had an episode of a rare sleep condition called sexsomnia.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The critical report into the mental healthcare given to Valdo Calocane – a paranoid schizophrenic who fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham last year – is damning.’
BBC News, 14th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 53-year-old woman who lived a “quiet, sheltered” life has been jailed for 15 months for posting a comment on Facebook which said: “Blow the mosque up with the adults in it.”’
The Guardian, 14th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A property law firm in Manchester has been handed a fine of nearly £22,000 for failures in anti-money laundering (AML) procedures, towards the top end of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) powers.’
Legal Futures, 14th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Having considered the circumstances relating to, and the security granted over, various IP addresses (the “addresses”), the Court held that the security granted over the addresses, was floating charge, rather than fixed charge, security and ordered accordingly.’
Mills & Reeve, 13th August 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘We hear a lot about ‘secret’ family courts because of reporting restrictions and family privacy, but there is more to genuine transparency than holding processes out in the open. To understand how a system is operating we need information based on reliable data across that system.’
Transparency Project, 14th August 2024
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘UK policymakers could consider it “prudent” to defer the implementation of a new fraud compensation scheme to seek to allay the “legitimate concerns” about the scheme that UK payment providers have expressed, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th August 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Violence against women and girls on British railways has risen by more than 50% over two years, according to official figures.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In a lengthy judgment the Court has ordered that former directors of BHS are to pay sums arising in both wrongful trading and in “trading” misfeasance.’
Mills & Reeve, 13th August 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘Financial Remedies – Short Marriage.’
33 Bedford Row, 7th August 2024
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
‘With reference to the disorder sweeping across the country, John Oliver writes about the court’s approach to protests and disorder and where the line between the two sits. John also summarises the court’s approach to sentencing offences committed in the context of widespread disorder. With reference to appeal cases, John explains that public protection, punishment and deterrence will be at the forefront of the sentencing judge’s mind in these cases.’
5SAH, 9th August 2024
Source: www.5sah.co.uk
‘Does a late application for expert evidence in a discipline not addressed by existing directions require relief from sanctions, and with it, the formal application of the Denton test? In this article, Daniel Goldblatt and Katharine Bailey explore the practical implications of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Yesss, with a particular focus on late applications for expert evidence which may jeopardise a trial date.’
3 Hare Court, 8th August 2024
Source: www.3harecourt.com
‘The potential consequences of breaching voluntary requirements agreed with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have been brought into sharp focus with recent enforcement action taken by the regulator, experts in financial regulation have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MEX Group Worldwide Ltd v Ford & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 959 (08 August 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Decisions
Exolum Pipeline System Ltd v Health and Safety Executive [2024] EWCA Crim 947 (09 August 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Clerk v Gas Safe Register [2024] EWHC 2099 (Admin) (09 August 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dunstan v Ball [2024] EWHC 2105 (Ch) (09 August 2024)
Coutts-Lovie v Topaz Finance Ltd (t/a Heliodor Mortgages) [2024] EWHC 2079 (Ch) (09 August 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
KSY Juice Blends UK Ltd v Citrosuco GmbH [2024] EWHC 2098 (Comm) (09 August 2024)
Czech Republic v Diag Human SE & Anor [2024] EWHC 2102 (Comm) (09 August 2024)
Orion Shipping and Trading Ltd v Great Asia Maritime Ltd [2024] EWHC 2075 (Comm) (09 August 2024)
Holmes v Downing & Ors [2024] EWHC 2018 (Comm) (06 August 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
XS1 (A Child) v West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2024] EWHC 1865 (KB) (12 August 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The government has shelved reintroducing the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill until after the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has completed its review of funding next year.’
Legal Futures, 13th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority has imposed one of its biggest fines against a law firm after another case where anti money-laundering measures were not up to scratch.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Law firm employees have succeeded in their employment tribunal claim over unauthorised deductions from their wages after the sole practitioner of the firm unexpectedly died.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A “series of errors and misjudgments” in Valdo Calocane’s mental health care led to him being discharged, despite repeatedly not taking medication and showing signs of aggression, months before he killed three people in Nottingham, a report says.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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