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
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Patents Court)
Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Sandoz GmbH & Anor (Rev 1) [2016] EWHC 3317 (Pat) (21 December 2016)
Illumina, Inc (“Illumina”) & Ors v Illumina, Inc & Ors [2016] EWHC 3345 (Pat) (16 December 2016)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Barkhuysen v Hamilton [2016] EWHC 3371 (QB) (23 December 2016)
Barron & Ors v Collins [2016] EWHC 3350 (QB) (22 December 2016)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Arroyo & Ors v Equion Energia Ltd [2016] EWHC 3348 (TCC) (21 December 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
Whiplash reforms treat victims ‘like an inconvenience’ – APIL – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Claimant lawyers have mounted an all-out attack on the government’s plans to overhaul the personal injury sector as the deadline approaches for responses to a consultation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lord Sumption and the Limits of the Law: Is the Human Rights Project Undemocratic and Elitist? – Family Law Week
‘David Bedingfield, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers the arguments in a debate of vital importance to family lawyers.’
Family Law Week, 4th January 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Former soldier sentenced under Terrorism Act after attempting to travel to Syria to fight Isis – The Independent
‘A former soldier has been sentenced under the Terrorism Act after he attempted to travel to Syria to fight Isis.’
The Independent, 4th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government names new chief to lead crackdown on worker exploitation – The Guardian
‘The government has moved to crack down on unscrupulous employers by appointing a new boss to lead the collection of government bodies tasked with stamping out exploitation in the workplace. Prof Sir David Metcalf, a founding member of the Low Pay Commission and former chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee, was named on Thursday as the first director of Labour Market Enforcement.’
The Guardian, 5th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
All prisoners should be allowed to wear their own clothes because transgender inmates can, inspectors say – Daily Telegraph
‘Prisoners should be allowed to wear their own clothes in jail because transgender inmates are allowed to wear dresses and make-up, inspectors have said.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
