Council defeats High Court challenge to establishment of community libraries – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Welsh council has successfully defended a High Court challenge to its decision to establish five community libraries.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th September 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
LSB publishes vision for legislative reform for legal services in England and Wales – Legal Services Board
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) publishes today its vision for legislative reform of the regulatory framework for legal services in England and Wales.’
Legal Services Board, 12th September 2016
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Lawyers aghast at SRA plans to lift cold-calling ban – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Personal injury lawyers have warned that Solicitors Regulation Authority plans to remove a ban on cold calling will only encourage the shadier elements of the profession.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th September 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Finance and Divorce Update September 2016 – Family Law Week
‘Edward Heaton, Principal Associate and Jane Booth, Associate, both of Mills & Reeve LLP, analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during August 2016.’
Family Law Week, 9th September 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Murder law will not be reformed, justice minister tells MPs – The Guardian
‘he government has rejected growing calls for a major overhaul of the law on homicide, including the creation of a US-style offence of first-degree murder, saying it would create a “murder-lite” category for most killings.’
The guardian, 14th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Asylum seeker allowed to remain in Britain after plea by MP is finally facing deportation after being jailed for sex attack – Daily Telegraph
‘An asylum seeker who was allowed to remain in Britain after an MP campaigned for him to stay is finally facing deportation after being jailed for a sex attack.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dance teacher invented a dying nine-year-old and pretended to raise cash to help her complete her bucket list – Daily Telegraph
‘A children’s dance teacher who invented a dying nine-year-old girl and pretended to raise cash to help her complete her bucket list has been spared jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Illegal mobile phone use by motorists is increasing, says RAC – The Guardian
‘Illegal mobile phone use by drivers is rising, according to new research that found 31% of motorists admitted to using a handheld phone behind the wheel compared with 8% in 2014.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vulnerable witnesses to be spared court – BBC News
‘Vulnerable victims and witnesses will be able to give their evidence before a trial starts, as part of planned court reforms in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 15th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smile: High Court judge uses emoji in official ruling – Daily Telegraph
‘It is the kind of document in which one might expect to find daunting legal terminology, interspersed with Latin phrases or even a smattering of Norman French.But one High Court judge has gone to previously unheard-of lengths to make a judgment in a family court case comprehensible even for the children it affects – by replacing dry terminology with a battery of down-to-earth phrases and even a smiley face symbol.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Orgreave: Home Secretary to announce inquiry into police violence against miners – The Independent
‘The Government will announce an inquiry into police conduct at the so-called Battle of Orgreave in 1984, it has been reported.’
The Independent, 15th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman tried to do son out of £10m inheritance by ‘taking advantage’ of husband’s Alzheimer’s, judge rules – Daily Telegraph
‘A farmer’s wife “took advantage” of her husband’s Alzheimer’s in a bid to do their son out of his promised £10 million inheritance, a judge has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs slam ‘national scandal’ of FGM- Britain’s hidden crime – The Independent
‘Britain’s failure to protect girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) has been described as a “national scandal” by a committee of MPs, who said it was “beyond belief” that, 30 years since it became illegal, not a single person has been convicted of the crime. They described it as a “hidden crime” and “preventable” child abuse.’
The Independent, 15th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Army veteran Tasered by police awarded £50,000 compensation – The Guardian
‘An army veteran has been paid £50,000 in compensation by Bedfordshire police after he was Tasered while suffering a flashback triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
TalkTalk ruling shows ICO will back tiered approach to data breach notification, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘A new ruling by the information rights tribunal suggests that businesses in the UK should be prepared to make multiple notifications to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the event of a data breach under new EU data protection laws, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th September 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Courts increasingly willing to ‘show teeth’ against those that fail to comply with disclosure orders, says expert- OUT-LAW.com
‘A new ruling shows that UK courts are increasingly willing to “show their teeth” in cases where people and businesses fail to comply with court orders, a civil fraud and asset recovery specialist has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The International Tax Compliance (Client Notification) Regulations 2016
The Côte d’Ivoire (Asset-Freezing) (Revocation) Regulations 2016
The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016
The Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2016
The Oil and Gas Authority (Fees) Regulations 2016
The Insolvency (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2016
The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2016
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2016
The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016
The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2016
The General Dental Council (Fitness to Practise) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Al-Saadoon & Ors v The Secretary of State for Defence & Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 811 (09 September 2016)
M (Children), Re [2016] EWCA Civ 937 (09 September 2016)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Forbes & Ors, R v [2016] EWCA Crim 1388 (12 September 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Campbell v Campbell [2016] EWHC 2237 (Ch) (13 September 2016)
Wave Lending Ltd v Batra & Anor [2016] EWHC 2238 (Ch) (13 September 2016)
High Court (Family Division)
Case O (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008) [2016] EWHC 2273 (Fam) (13 September 2016)
E (A Child : Medical Treatment) [2016] EWHC 2267 (Fam) (12 September 2016)
X (A Child) and Y (A Child) [2016] EWHC 2271 (Fam) (12 September 2016)
Case L (Human Fertilisation And Embryology Act 2008) [2016] EWHC 2266 (Fam) (12 September 2016)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Gamatronic (UK) Ltd & Anor v Hamilton & Anor [2016] EWHC 2225 (QB) (13 September 2016)
Newmafruit Farms Ltd & Ors v Pither & Ors [2016] EWHC 2205 (QB) (09 September 2016)
O’Hare & Ors v Coutts & Co [2016] EWHC 2224 (QB) (09 September 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
Men sentenced over illegal supply of migrant workers in East Anglia – The Guardian
‘Two brothers who acted as illegal gangmasters in Wisbech have been given two-year prison sentences suspended for two years at Cambridge crown court.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
