NHS director Peter Lewis jailed over corrupt hospital contract – BBC News
‘An NHS director who received £80,000 in corrupt payments for awarding a hospital IT contract has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Terminally ill man who fears becoming ‘entombed’ in his body asks judges to let him die in the first case of its kind in three years – Daily Telegraph
‘A terminally ill man who fears becoming “entombed” in his body has asked judges to let him die in the first case of its kind in three years.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Theresa May vows to correct ‘burning injustices’ – BBC News
‘Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to introduce wide-ranging social reforms to correct what she calls the “burning injustices” in modern society.’
BBC News, 8th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Black judge claims he was discriminated against by disciplinary panel – The Guardian
‘A disciplinary panel has recommended that a prominent black judge should receive both an apology and “formal advice” – a dressing down – after its members found he committed misconduct in a speech he made referring to a fellow judge and that the matter had not been handled well.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Future loss of earnings (Ogden vs Smith v Manchester approach), loss of congenial employment, material contribution test: A review of the decision in Kennedy v London Ambulance Service NHS Trust [2016] EWHC 3145 (QB) – Zenith PI Blog
‘This was a case of carbon monoxide poisoning. Liability was admitted; the matter was listed for an assessment of damages hearing. The interesting part of the decision is yet another example of the need not to focus too rigidly on the Ogden tables (multiplier/multiplicand) approach. It also provides a useful review of the case law concerning the material contribution test.’
Zenith PI Blog, 6th January 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bullard v Bullard & Anor [2017] EWHC 3 (Ch) (05 January 2017)
Pennington v De Wan [2017] EWHC 4 (Ch) (05 January 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
City heads to Supreme Court over council tax position where tenant moves out – Local Government Lawyer
‘Leeds City Council is to seek permission from the Supreme Court to appeal a key ruling over whether landlords are responsible for paying council tax on a property when a tenant has moved out before the tenancy agreement has formally ended.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th January 2017
source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Waitress blackmailed policeman after editing video to make it sound like he threatened to rape her – Daily Telegraph
‘A waitress who edited a video to make it sound as though a police officer she met on a dating website was threatening to rape her has been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph. 5th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police apologise to dead woman’s kin after failure to respond to 999 call – The Guardian
‘Police chiefs have issued an apology and paid compensation of more than £20,000 to the family of a woman who was a victim of domestic violence and died following a violent attack.’
The Guardian, 5th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stalkers facing longer jail terms for torment caused to victims – BBC News
‘The maximum sentence for stalking available to courts in England and Wales is to rise from five years to 10.’
BBC News, 6th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who admitted downloading baby rape video is spared jail – The Independent
‘Judge says public will be safer if Daniel Taylor attends treatment programme.’
The Independent, 5th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Forensic science standards ‘at significant risk’ – BBC News
‘The quality of forensic science work in England and Wales is putting the integrity of the criminal justice system at risk, an expert has warned. Forensic Science Regulator Gillian Tully said some police forces were not committed to meeting the required standards, and there was a significant risk of DNA contamination.’
BBC News, 6th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Beautician jailed for paying stranger £300 to take her speeding points after she revealed ploy on Facebook – Daily Telegraph
‘A beautician was jailed after she paid a stranger to take her speeding points and revealed the ploy on Facebook.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Works and quiet enjoyment – Nearly Legal
‘Timothy Taylor Ltd v Mayfair House Corporation & Anor [2016] EWHC 1075 (Ch). It is a commercial property case, but has interesting elements on the way in which building works may be reasonably carried out.’
Nearly Legal, 4th January 2017
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Judge lambasts council and police for flaws in investigation and care case – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has strongly criticised a council and a police force for serious breaches of the Human Rights Act, after two children were retained in care despite their mother not being charged with an offence following her arrest.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
SRA ordered to disclose report into law firm investigation – Legal Futures
‘The Law Society’s freedom of information adjudicator has ordered the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to disclose an investigator’s report, saying the regulator had overlooked “the public interest in transparency as a good in itself”.’
Legal Futures, 5th January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
