BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
NH v General Medical Council [2016] EWHC 2348 (Admin) (28 September 2016)
High Court (Family Division)
FD (Inherent Jurisdiction: Power of Arrest) [2016] EWHC 2358 (Fam) (28 September 2016))
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sussex Police v Secretary of State for Transport & Anor [2016] EWHC 2280 (QB) (28 September 2016)
Middleton & Anor v Person Or Persons Unknown [2016] EWHC 2354 (QB) (28 September 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
MoJ told to comply with jailed drug baron’s kosher food FoI demands – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A man jailed for 25 years for his role in a drug-smuggling plot has scored a victory over the Ministry of Justice, which has been told it failed to carry out ‘reasonable research’ about imports of kosher food into prisons.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th September 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
One-third of family court cases have no representative at all – Law Society’s Gazette
‘More than a third of cases in the family court have no legal representative for either party, new statistics show.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th September 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Archer v Titchener: what would a family court decide? – Family Law Week
‘Jennifer Kotilaine, Pauline Troy, Emma Romer and Eilidh Gardner, all barristers at 42 Bedford Row, consider the family law implications for the Archer family following Helen’s much-publicised acquittal in the criminal court.’
Family law Week, 21st September 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Cyril Smith child abuse case: No further action – BBC News
‘No charges will be brought after a long-running investigation into claims former MP Cyril Smith abused boys.’
BBC News, 29th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police body cameras ‘cut complaints against officers’ – BBC News
‘Police body cameras can dramatically reduce the number of complaints against officers, research suggests.’
BBC News, 29th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MoD censured over soldier’s death on Lydd range – BBC News
‘The Ministry of Defence has been censured over the death of a soldier who was shot in the neck during a training exercise.
Fusilier Dean Griffiths, 21, of First Battalion the Royal Welsh, died at Lydd Range, Kent in September 2011.’
BBC News, 29th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman cut out of father’s £1m will refused slice of fortune as judge tells her lack of job is ‘lifestyle choice’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A daughter cut out of her entrepreneur father’s £1million will because he believed grown-up children should “look after themselves” has been refused a slice of his fortune by a judge. For Danielle Ames, unemployment was “a lifestyle choice” and she was fit and able to work, said Judge David Halpern QC.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
G4S equality helpline contract raises serious concern, high court told – The Guardian
‘Awarding global security firm G4S the contract to run a national discrimination helpline raises “serious and legitimate grounds for concern” and risks undermining the service’s credibility, the high court has been told. A judicial review challenge supported by human rights groups and the Law Centres Network has called on the government to delay transferring operation of the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) to G4S.’
The Guardian, 29th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Top police officer told to step down because he showed ‘unacceptable insensitivity’ to Hillsborough victims – Daily Telegraph
‘South Yorkshire’s most senior police officer was told to step down because he showed unacceptable insensitivity to Hillsborough disaster victims, his police and crime commissioner has said. PCC Alan Billings suspended Chief Constable David Crompton and on Thursday asked him to resign after he delivered a controversial statement following the Hillsborough inquest alluding to “other contributory factors” to blame for the deaths.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Attorney General to defend Brexit legal challenge – Attorney General’s Office
‘The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP, James Eadie QC, Jason Coppel QC, Tom Cross and Christopher Knight have been named as the counsel who will ask the High Court to reject a claim that legal obstacles stand in the way of Government giving effect to the referendum result and triggering Article 50.’
Attorney General’s Office, 28th September 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Gaming Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Al-Qaida (Asset-Freezing) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 4) Order 2016
The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2016
The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2016
The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Immigration (Variation of Leave) Order 2016
The Criminal Justice (Electronic Monitoring) (Responsible Person) Order 2016
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court ban over Pippa Middleton hacked iCloud photos – BBC News
‘The High Court has banned publication of photographs allegedly stolen from Pippa Middleton’s iCloud account.’
BBC news, 28th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager loses appeal over 27-year sentence for Essex knife murders – The Guardian
‘A teenager who stabbed two strangers to death in Essex in 2014 has lost his appeal against a minimum term of 27 years’ detention.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Junior doctors lose high court challenge over Jeremy Hunt’s seven-day contract – The Independent
‘Junior doctors have lost their High Court case against their new staffing contract one week before it is to be imposed on them.’
The Independent, 28th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government forced to release ‘secret arguments’ for triggering Article 50 ahead of anti-Brexit legal challenge – The Independent
‘A legal bid challenging Brexit has secured its first major success ahead of a High Court hearing. A senior judge has ordered the Government to reveal ‘secret’ legal arguments which it says means parliament does not have to be consulted on when to trigger Article 50. The decision has been heralded a major victory as a series of legal challenges trying to block Brexit are beginning.’
The Independent, 28th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Care home company fined £1.6m for letting woman freeze to death – The Guardian
‘A care home that allowed a 91-year-old woman to die of severe hypothermia has been fined £1.6m.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Penniless conman who posed as wealthy tycoon jailed over scam to buy Anthony Eden’s childhood home – Daily Telegraph
‘William Davenport, 60, who claimed to earn almost half a million pounds a year as a computer executive, promised to spend whatever it took to preserve Windlestone Hall near Bishop Auckland in County Durham for future generations. But rather than being a jet-setting business mogul with millions in the bank, Davenport, was in fact a penniless conman, who span an elaborate web of deceit in order to build up a mind boggling property portfolio.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
