‘A group of bankers who ran an “utterly corrupt scheme” that left hundreds of small business owners “cheated, defeated and penniless” have been sentenced to almost 50 years in jail.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘RBS’s solicitors have expressed disappointment that the Supreme Court will not now consider the issue of who is a client for the purposes of legal advice privilege, after its client dropped a planned appeal against the present “unhelpful and unworkable” position.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘New guidance on price promotions has been issued by the UK Chartered Trading Standards Institute to replace the previous Pricing Practices Guide by BIS (now merged into the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy). The guidance applies to all consumer sales of goods, services and digital content, and includes online transactions as well as those in retail premises. Enforcers are likely to allow traders until April 2017 to bring their practices into line with the guidance.’
Technology Law Update, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘The judges on the front line of low-value personal injury (PI) litigation have added a powerful voice of opposition to the government’s proposed reforms, saying the civil justice system could become “unworkable” as a result.’
Legal Futures, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Our prisons appear to be in a state of permanent crisis but what little we on the outside know about what goes inside our chaotic and violent jails owes little to journalists. Media has been effectively banned by the Government from going into prisons.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 31st January 2017
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘David Davis failed to placate Conservative rebels concerned about the status of European Union migrants and other Brexit details, despite publishing a 77-page white paper setting out the government’s plans for leaving the EU.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The number of children being investigated by police for sexual offences has almost doubled in the last four years.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘When Sir Ivan Rogers stepped down in January as the UK’s top official in Brussels, he urged his colleagues to “continue to challenge ill-founded arguments and muddled thinking” and not to be afraid “to speak the truth to those in power.” The implication was clear. The government’s Brexit preparations displayed all these failings but the politicians responsible did not like having this pointed out.’
OUP Blog, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.blog.oup.com
‘A cocaine addict who strangled a foster mother and then tried to cause an explosion to hide evidence has been jailed for a minimum of 33 years.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A human rights lawyer who brought abuse claims against UK troops after the Iraq War has been struck off for misconduct.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government’s Brexit strategy faces a fresh legal challenge in the high court on Friday when campaigners argue that parliament must separately legislate to remove the UK from the European Economic Area (EEA) and the single market.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2017
The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2017
The Combined Authorities (Mayors) (Filling of Vacancies) Order 2017
The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Enterprise Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017
The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017
The Bank of England and Financial Services (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2017
The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017
The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2017
The Export Control (North Korea Sanctions and Iran, Ivory Coast and Syria Amendment) Order 2017
The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (Amendment) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Al-Rawas v Hassan Khan & Co (a firm) & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 42 (01 February 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
R (oao TL) v Surrey Police [2017] EWHC 129 (Admin) (31 January 2017)
Nowocien v District Court In Poznan, Poland [2017] EWHC 115 (Admin) (31 January 2017)
Taylor v Honiton Town Council & Anor [2017] EWHC 101 (Admin) (30 January 2017)
Akerman v London Borough of Richmond [2017] EWHC 84 (Admin) (27 January 2017)
Wallace v Secretary of State for Education [2017] EWHC 109 (Admin) (27 January 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Lord Chancellor v Edward Hayes LLP & Anor [2017] EWHC 138 (QB) (01 February 2017)
Muller v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 128 (QB) (01 February 2017)
MacInnes v Gross [2017] EWHC 46 (QB) (27 January 2017)
Suresh v Samad & Ors [2017] EWHC 76 (QB) (27 January 2017)
Secker v Fairhill Property Services Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 69 (QB) (27 January 2017)
Mehmetemin v Farrell [2017] EWHC 103 (QB) (27 January 2017)
McGuinn v Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 88 (QB) (26 January 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Mailbox (Birmingham) Ltd v Galliford Try Construction Ltd [2017] EWHC 67 (TCC) (01 February 2017)
McGee Group Ltd v Galliford Try Building Ltd [2017] EWHC 87 (TCC) (26 January 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Applications for pre-action disclosure (PAD) in cases that leave the personal injury portals are still subject to fixed costs, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 1st February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘More than nine out of 10 victims and witnesses are now satisfied with the support provided to them at court by the CPS, following the implementation of a ground-breaking initiative. Since April 2016, the CPS has been rolling out a new nationwide programme in which prosecution staff or advocates provide essential information to witnesses at court in order to assist them in giving their evidence. This rollout was completed across all courts last Autumn.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Jacqueline Renton, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, reviews the latest key decisions in international children law.’
Family Law Week, 1st February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The City watchdog has unveiled plans to overhaul the way it carries out enforcement investigations to make it easier for firms and individuals to dispute probes, sparking speculation the regulator could now become swamped in even lengthier cases.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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