‘A mother is suing Argos for a £20 million over an allegedly “unsafe baby car seat” she says “put her son’s life at risk.” ‘
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The far-reaching public inquiry into institutional child abuse in the UK must continue swiftly despite the shock resignation of its third chair, victims’ representatives and politicians have said.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A parish council discriminated against a councillor with visual impairment by failing to provide him with reading aids to carry out his duties. That finding has come following six employment tribunal hearings in Bedford and Huntingdon between November 2015 and May 2016 concerning former Brixworth parish councillor Stephen Pointer.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) has welcomed the clarity provided today by a Supreme Court ruling that damages for a UK resident badly injured by an uninsured driver in Greece should be assessed under Greek law.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘In May this year the Public Accounts Committee published a report titled the ‘Efficiency in the Criminal Justice System.’ The conclusions are unsurprising for those with any experience of the system; it is at breaking point. In the current climate it seems the courts will do everything in their power to ensure cases proceed often in spite of significant delay. Due to their nature, historical cases can often be besieged with disclosure problems, and while delay can be due to legitimate and understandable reasons it is also true that historical cases can face unjustifiably delay. The question which must be asked is, when a case suffers from both delay and disclosure issues can a defendant have a fair trial at all?.’
Crimeline, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.crimeline.info
Supreme Court
Moreno v The Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2016] UKSC 52 (3 August 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Jones v Luton Borough Council [2016] EWHC 2036 (Admin) (03 August 2016)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Saga Cruises BDF Ltd & Anor v Fincantieri SPA [2016] EWHC 1875 (Comm) (29 July 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A High Court judge has heavily criticised the parties in a hotly contested personal injury case for their lack of co-operation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been charged with a doping offence by the UK’s anti-doping body. Ukad revealed it suspended Fury on 24 June – the day the Briton announced he was pulling out his his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko because of injury. But Fury appealed and the suspension has now been lifted until a hearing in front of the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) at an as yet undetermined date.’
BBC news, 4th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘it is one of the most ancient surviving commoners’ rights in England, thought to date at least to the Norman conquest if not before. But the custom of allowing sheep to roam freely in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire is set to be criminalised in one village, in the latest manifestation of controversial new antisocial behaviour laws nicknamed the “busybodies’ charter”.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘It is “highly likely” a drop in police stop and search usage has led to a rise in knife crime, a member of the panel which advised the government following the 2011 riots has said.’
BBC News, 4th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People held at Britain’s immigration removal centres can be thrown into solitary confinement against medical advice and held for hours without any explanation, according to new guidance set to be issued to guards by the Home Office.’
The Independent, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A funeral director who stole money donated by grieving families to charities in memory of their loved ones has been handed a suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A father accused of “caging” his 21-year-old British daughter in Saudi Arabia after he caught her kissing a man must help her return to Swansea, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Slow-motion video replays of crimes shown in courtrooms may be distorting the outcomes of trials, according to a US study.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Betting shops, bingo halls and casinos will face new restrictions on installing gaming machines on their premises under new licensing conditions finalised by the British Gambling Commission.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that an employer who negligently contributed 2.3% of the asbestos fibres in the lungs of an asbestosis sufferer should have to pay proportional compensation.’
Litigation Futures, 1st August 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A High Court judge has criticised the conduct of the parties and solicitors on both sides of a personal injury dispute for engaging in the type of “attritional warfare” that has been dying out.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v ZAT & Ors (Syria) [2016] EWCA Civ 810 (02 August 2016)
Barnsley & Ors v Noble (Rev1) [2016] EWCA Civ 799 (02 August 2016)
Rhuppiah v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 803 (02 August 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
PS v Royal Borough of Greenwich & Ors [2016] EWHC 1967 (Admin) (03 August 2016)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hayden v Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust [2016] EWHC 1962 (QB) (02 August 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
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