‘A surveyor facing a professional negligence claim will only be able to argue a margin of error greater than 15% in the most exceptional of circumstances, the High Court has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘R (ClientEarth No.2) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Garnham J, 21 November 2016. A quick follow-up ruling to the judgment of 2 November (here) in which the UK’s air pollution plans under EU and domestic laws were found wanting by the Administrative Court. The pollutant was nitrogen dioxide – a major product of vehicle exhaust fumes.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A social worker and a police officer have successfully crossed what McFarlane LJ called “legal landmines” to secure deletion of criticisms made of them by a judge.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Four health experts who fraudulently billed the NHS for 14,000 hours they did not work have been ordered to pay more than £575,000 or face further time in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 25th November 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) (No. 2) Order 2016
The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2016
The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2016
The Iran (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2016
The North Korea and Iran (United Nations Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2016
The Transfer of Functions (Chequers and Dorneywood Estates) Order 2016
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2016
The Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) (Reserved Functions) Order 2016
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2016
The Intellectual Property Act 2014 (Commencement No. 5 and Saving Provisions) Order 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Claire Molyneux, Senior Associate at Mills & Reeve LLP, considers an interesting review and reiteration by the Court of Appeal of the approach to be taken in relocations of an internal nature.’
Family Law Week, 24th November 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The mother of Ellie Butler, the schoolgirl murdered by her father, has begun proceedings to appeal her convictions over her daughter’s death in a move that her own father has described as “disrespectful”.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Sexting cases involving children should not always be handled with a full-scale criminal investigation, new police advice says. The College of Policing advises officers to respond “in a proportionate way” to children sharing indecent imagery of themselves or their peers.’
BBC News, 24th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An Afghanistan war veteran who contracted Q fever has won a landmark compensation claim against the Ministry of Defence that could pave the way for payouts to others.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Access to justice is in crisis, with cuts to legal aid having created a two-tier system for the wealthy and the less well off, according to a new report. The Bach Commission on access to justice states that poor people are being left without advice or professional support due to cuts which strictly limit the type of cases for which which legal aid can be applied.’
The Independent, 24th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘British Sikhs have been “invisible to the government since 9/11” despite increased levels of discrimination and hate crimes, the Sikh Federation has said as a comprehensive survey of the UK’s fourth largest faith group was published.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2016
source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Children in London are being put at risk because of “serious failings” in the way the Met Police deals with child sexual abuse, inspectors have found.’
BBC News, 25th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It was only a matter of weeks ago that I encouraged readers to look to 2017 for any future changes to the credit hire landscape. Nevertheless, it appears I was too hasty. The case of William Powell v Babu Palani was heard on 5th September 2016 at Birmingham County Court before His Honour Judge McKenna.’
Zenith PI, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council [2016] EWHC 2864 (QB).The right of a claimant to name the people who abused her prevailed over the rights of the perpetrators and others to private and family life.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Today the Sentencing Council is launching guidance for sentencing cases of “drug driving”. The guidance is to assist those sentencing offences of driving, attempting to drive or being in charge of a motor vehicle with a concentration of a specified controlled drug in the body above the specified limit (Section 5A Road Traffic Act 1988).’
Sentencing Council, 17th November 2016
‘A deputy High Court judge has made a security for costs order whose value is contingent on the outcome of a forthcoming costs management hearing.’
Litigation Futures, 24th November 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Claimant personal injury lawyers have been left questioning why the government was prepared to announced in yesterday’s Autumn Statement that it is to ban cold-calling in relation to pensions, but not to stop it in personal injury – and whether Chancellor Philip Hammond let slip that the whiplash reforms are already a done deal.’
Legal Futures, 24th November 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘It is a great pleasure to have been invited to give this year’s Law and Society Lecture. Earlier this year, in another lecture, I addressed the topic of “Judicial Leadership”. My subject on this occasion is the judicial role today, exploring some of its boundaries’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 24th November 2016
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gladman Developments Ltd v Daventry District Council & Anor [2016] EWCA Civ 1146 (23 November 2016)
Iceland Foods Ltd v Berry (Valuation Officer) [2016] EWCA Civ 1150 (23 November 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Rahim v Arch Insurance Co (Europe) Ltd [2016] EWHC 2967 (Comm) (22 November 2016)
Star Polaris LLC v HHIC-Phil Inc [2016] EWHC 2941 (Comm) (17 November 2016)
St Vincent European General Partner Ltd v Robinson & Ors [2016] EWHC 2920 (Comm) (17 November 2016)
High Court (Family Division)
Z (A Child) (Egyptian fostering UK adoption) [2016] EWHC 2963 (Fam) (23 November 2016)
Akester v Fitzgerald [2016] EWHC 2961 (Fam) (21 November 2016)
An NHS Foundation Trust v T [2016] EWHC 2980 (Fam) (18 November 2016)
AD & AM (Fact-Finding: Re-Hearing) [2016] EWHC 2912 (Fam) (16 November 2016)
JS (Disposal of Body), Re [2016] EWHC 2859 (Fam) (10 November 2016)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Barclays Bank Plc v TBS & V Ltd [2016] EWHC 2948 (QB) (18 November 2016)
Srivatsa v Secretary of State for Health & Anor [2016] EWHC 2916 (QB) (18 November 2016)
Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council [2016] EWHC 2864 (QB) (15 November 2016)
Rudall v The Crown Prosecution Service & Anor [2016] EWHC 2884 (QB) (14 November 2016)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Amey LG Ltd v Cumbria County Council [2016] EWHC 2946 (TCC) (18 November 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
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