Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Saunderson & Ors v Sonae Industria (UK) Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 1177 (24 November 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
The Director of Public Prosecutions v Vince & Ors [2016] EWHC 3014 (Admin) (25 November 2016)
Prenga v Court of Florence, Italy [2016] EWHC 3002 (Admin) (25 November 2016)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bathurst & Anor v Bathurst & Ors (Rev 1) [2016] EWHC 3033 (Ch) (25 November 2016)
Wood v Priestley & Anor [2016] EWHC 2986 (Ch) (25 November 2016)
Portman Insurance Plc, Re [2016] EWHC 2994 (Ch) (23 November 2016)
Stodday Land Ltd & Anor v Pye [2016] EWHC 2885 (Ch) (22 November 2016)
High Court (Commercial Court)
A v B [2016] EWHC 3003 (Comm) (25 November 2016)
Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners [2016] EWHC 3010 (Comm) (24 November 2016)
High Court (Patents Court)
Merck Sharp And Dohme Ltd v Shionogi & Co Ltd [2016] EWHC 2989 (Pat) (25 November 2016)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kimathi & Ors v The Foreign & Commonwealth Office [2016] EWHC 3004 (QB) (24 November 2016)
Eaglesham v Ministry of Defence [2016] EWHC 3011 (QB) (24 November 2016)
Kimathi & Ors v The Foreign & Commonwealth Office [2016] EWHC 3005 (QB) (24 November 2016)
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‘A fraudster who conned Premier League football stars including former England manager Sam Allardyce out of thousands of pounds has been jailed for four years.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Further reforms are needed to strengthen the powers of English MPs in Westminster, a new study has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2016
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‘MPs are calling for a parliamentary committee to investigate whether Mr Blair misled parliament and the public.’
The Independent, 27th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More prisoners than ever before are taking their own lives, with 2016 already the worst year ever recorded for suicides in prison, according to new figures released today.’
The Independent, 27th November 2016
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‘Theresa May’s government is facing a fresh legal challenge over whether it should seek to retain membership of the single market after Brexit. Lawyers will argue that June’s referendum asked the public a single question over whether the UK should leave the EU, and did not delve into the more complex issue of economic access.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A pre-inquest hearing today will begin a fresh examination of the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman who accused Sir Ted Heath of satanic child abuse contributed to “a catalogue of fabrication” by making outrageous allegations after hypnosis, a leading criminologist has claimed.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Four police forces say they are now investigating allegations of historical child sex abuse within football.’
BBC news, 25th November 2016
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‘A “wicked and monstrous” serial killer who poisoned four young men with lethal doses of a date rape drug has been given a whole life prison term.’
BBC News, 25th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘East Staffordshire BC v SoS for CLG [2016] EWHC 2973 (Admin) raised an issue about the scope and effect of paragraph [14] of the National Planning Policy Framework (“NPPF”) on the presumption in favour of the grant of planning approval to sustainable developments which are consistent with Local Plans.’
Local Government Law, 23rd November 2016
‘Should planning policies be given reduced weight on account of their age? No, says the Court of Appeal in Gladman Developments Ltd v Daventry District Council (2016) EWCA Civ 1146.’
Local Government Law, 24th November 2016
‘Section 8 notice prescribed form. The Govt has made The Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2016. The Schedule contains a new ‘form 3’ – the prescribed form of Section 8 Notice Seeking Possession. This must be used for s.8 notices served on or after 1 December 2016.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
‘Online marketing activity carried out separately by two rival bathroom retailers respectively infringed trade mark and passing off rights, the High Court in London has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘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
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