BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Adesokan v Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 22 (24 January 2017)
Bezeliansky v Bezelianskaya [2016] EWCA Civ 76 (24 January 2017)
Williams v Surrey Heath Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 23 (24 January 2017)
Pickering & Ors v Davy [2017] EWCA Civ 30 (24 January 2017)
Saleh v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2017] EWCA Civ 18 (23 January 2017)
Wobben Properties GmbH v Siemens Public Ltd Company & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 5 (19 January 2017)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Akbar [2017] EWCA Civ 16 (19 January 2017)
Pickard v Marshall & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 17 (19 January 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Gor v R [2017] EWCA Crim 3 (20 January 2017)
Ordu v R [2017] EWCA Crim 4 (20 January 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Abbas v General Medical Council [2017] EWHC 51 (Admin) (20 January 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Thomas & Anor v Frogmore Real Estate Partners GP1 Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 25 (Ch) (17 January 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Micula & Ors v Romania & Anor [2017] EWHC 31 (Comm) (20 January 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
N (Hague Convention: Habitual Residence), Re [2017] EWHC 63 (Fam) (24 January 2017)
K (Human Fertilisation And Embryology Act 2008) [2017] EWHC 50 (Fam) (19 January 2017)
P & Ors (Human Fertilisation And Embryology Act 2008) [2017] EWHC 49 (Fam) (19 January 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Seery v Leathes Prior (a firm) [2017] EWHC 80 (QB) (24 January 2017)
Holyoake v Candy & Anor [2017] EWHC 52 (QB) (24 January 2017)
Hourani v Thomson & Ors [2017] EWHC 56 (QB) (20 January 2017)
AP v Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council [2017] EWHC 65 (QB) (20 January 2017)
Sandhu v HM Revenue and Customs [2017] EWHC 60 (QB) (20 January 2017)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company & Ors v Sage & Anor [2017] EWHC 66 (QB) (20 January 2017)
National Crime Agency v Khan & Ors [2017] EWHC 27 (QB) (20 January 2017)
Shaw v Medtronic Corevalve LLC & Ors [2017] EWHC 54 (QB) (20 January 2017)
Richards v Devenish & Anor [2017] EWHC 37 (QB) (19 January 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Oldcorn & Anor v Southern Water Services Ltd [2017] EWHC 62 (TCC) (23 January 2017)
South Coast Construction Ltd v Iverson Road Ltd [2017] EWHC 61 (TCC) (19 January 2017)
Lloyds Bank Plc v McBains Cooper [2017] EWHC 30 (TCC) (18 January 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
New sentencing guidelines for magistrates’ courts published – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council has published revised guidelines for offences in the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines.
The guidelines apply to all offenders aged 18 and older who are sentenced on or after 24 April 2017, regardless of the date of the offence.’
Sentencing Council, 24th January 2017
Legal services at forefront of Global Britain – Ministry of Justice
‘A bold and bright future awaits the UK’s world-leading legal services as we prepare to leave the EU, Lord Chancellor Elizabeth Truss declared today.’
Ministry of Justice, 19th January 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Government takes action on county line drug gangs – Home Office
‘The Home Secretary announces plans to crack down on ‘deal-lines’ used by county line drugs gangs.’
Home Office, 22nd January 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Review of Practice Direction 12J FPR 2010 – Child Arrangement and Contact Orders: Domestic Violence and Harm – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Report to the President of the Family Division by The Hon. Mr. Justice Cobb.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 20th January 2017
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
MoJ: employment tribunal fees review ‘imminent’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government’s long-awaited review into employment tribunal fees is “imminent”, MPs have been assured. However, the Ministry of Justice’s response to questions in the House of Commons today suggests the controversial fees will not be scrapped.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The Law Commission Report: Enforcement of Family Financial Orders – Enforcement or Variation? – Family Law Week
‘Joseph Rainer, barrister, Queen Elizabeth Building, analyses the implications of the Law Commission’s report Enforcement of Family Financial Orders.’
Family Law Week, 19th January 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
G4S filmed asylum seekers in their own homes without consent – The Guardian
‘Information commissioner raises concern and campaigners threaten legal action over security firm’s use of body-worn cameras.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Office sex dentistry lecturer struck off by General Dental Council – BBC News
‘A dentistry lecturer who had sex in his office has been struck off the General Dental Council register.’
BBC News, 24th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Patient who spent two years in hospital evicted under court order – The Guardian
‘A patient who was evicted from a hospital under a court order after spending more than two years in a bed has insisted that he did not want to stay there. Adriano Guedes was removed from the James Paget hospital in Gorleston, Norfolk, which said the 63-year-old was occupying the bed “unnecessarily” and was fit to be discharged.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mistreatment of women MPs revealed – BBC News
‘An overwhelming majority of women MPs have received online and verbal abuse from the public and a third have considered quitting as a result, a BBC Radio 5 live survey suggests.’
BBC News, 24th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Neighbour from hell’ who waged racist campaign against foreign family spared jail as he served in Army – Daily Telegraph
‘A veteran who “emotionally and mentally tortured” his Colombian neighbours has been spared jail despite a campaign of racist hatred because he served in the Army.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sexist workplace dress codes ‘force women to dye hair blonde and wear revealing clothes’ – The Independent
‘Women are still being forced to wear high heels, make-up and revealing clothes by some employers, a parliamentary report has found.’
The Independent, 25th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Worst speeding drivers to face harsher fines starting from 150pc of weekly income – Daily Telegraph
‘rivers responsible for the most serious speeding offences are set to face harsher penalties under new sentencing guidelines for magistrates.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Costs information provided for mediation is “pure fact” and can be used on assessment – Litigation Futures
‘Costs information that was provided for the purposes of a confidential mediation could later be used in the assessment of costs, Master Haworth in the Senior Courts Costs Office has decided.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd January 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Munby: video-links in family courts ‘a disgrace’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The president of the Family Division has berated the state of equipment in family courts, including his own court in London’s Royal Courts of Justice.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The supreme court Brexit judgment isn’t a victory for me, but for our constitution – The Guardian
‘An overriding principle of British law is that parliament is sovereign – and we should be grateful to the judges, in the face of huge pressure, for upholding it.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court to hear term-time holiday case next week – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court will next week hold an expedited hearing in the high-profile unauthorised school absence case involving the Isle of Wight Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
UK fraud hits record £1.1bn as cybercrime soars – The Guardian
‘The value of fraud committed in the UK last year topped £1bn for the first time since 2011, prompting a warning about increasing cyber crime and the risk of more large-scale scams as the economy comes under pressure.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
