‘The High Court has rejected an appeal against striking off from a solicitor who “neither thought nor cared about” the rules governing his profession.’
Legal Futures, 31st May 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An accidental chain of tenancies, in which only the very first was left standing. London Borough of Haringey v 1) Hansa Ahmed & 2) Shaheeda Ahmed [2016] EWHC 1257 (Ch). Three tenancy agreements for the same property, apparently at least partly at the same time, and possession proceedings against someone who was not a tenant under either agreement. Just how was this going to work out.’
Nearly Legal, 30th May 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Smajlaj, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2016] EWHC 1240 (Admin). What is the extent of the duty under section 192 Housing Act 1996? This duty, owed to those who are homeless and eligible, not intentionally homeless, but not in priority need, has tended to amount to little more than the Local Authority handing over a leaflet and/or list of letting agents. But this judicial review, unusually, involves a consideration of fulfilment of the duty.’
Nearly Legal, 29th May 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Randall v Randall [2016] EWCA Civ 494 (27 May 2016)
S (A Child) [2016] EWCA Civ 495 (27 May 2016)
Singh v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 492 (27 May 2016)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
AXN v The Queen [2016] EWCA Crim 590 (27 May 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Scott v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2016] EWHC 1256 (Admin) (27 May 2016)
Hill, R (On the Application Of) v Cornwall Council [2016] EWHC 1264 (Admin) (27 May 2016)
High Court (Commercial Court)
AS Latvijas Krajbanka v Antonov [2016] EWHC 1262 (Comm) (27 May 2016)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
R + V Versicherung AG v Robertson And Co SA [2016] EWHC 1243 (QB) (27 May 2016)
HM Solicitor General v Cox & Anor [2016] EWHC 1241 (QB) (27 May 2016)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Cooper & Anor v Thameside Construction Company Ltd [2016] EWHC 1248 (TCC) (27 May 2016)
Lungowe & Ors v Vedanta Resources Plc & Anor [2016] EWHC 975 (TCC) (27 May 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Court of Appeal has granted a divorced husband permission to challenge the validity of his former mother-in-law’s will which left him nothing from her estate.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th May 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Costs protection will apply to first appeals in personal injury proceedings, the High Court has ruled in a judgment intended to clear up an area of confusion.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th May 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A retired Army Major died after falling from a hospital trolley as NHS staff wheeled him for a routine hip X-Ray, a judge had been told.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An inquiry is to be launched into the UK’s 6,000 occupational pension schemes after question marks about the future of the BHS and British Steel schemes.’
BBC News, 30th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former justice secretary Ken Clarke says parole boards should have more power to free criminals jailed because they were a danger to the public. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme it was “absurd” to keep prisoners in jail beyond their original terms.’
BBC News, 30th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who was jailed for falsely retracting a true allegation of rape is to challenge the compensation awarded to her by a tribunal.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Footballer Ched Evans will go on trial to face an allegation of rape later this year.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A driving instructor who left two young sisters paralysed after a road rage crash in Northamptonshire has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 27th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a key case on the liability of councils for foster care abuse, it has emerged.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th may 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Immigration Act 2014 removed rights of appeal to an independent judge against refusal of many immigration decisions, replacing appeals with a system of internal review within the Home Office. It is called Administrative Review. The Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, David Bolt, has just published a report into how well this process is working. He finds “significant room for improvement.”’
Free Movement, 26th May 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘In the first judgment of its kind since the suspension of the Detained Fast Track on 2 July 2015, the High Court struck down the Home Secretary’s refusal and certification of an asylum claim which was made in the structurally unfair and unjust Detained Fast Track (DFT) and ordered the Home Secretary to remake the decision afresh without regard to material obtained in the unfair process. The case is R (on the application of Zafar) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWHC 1217 (Admin).’
Free Movement, 25th May 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘According to the NSPCC’s 2015 report, How safe are our children? over 30,000 cases of child sexual abuse are now recorded annually in the UK. Perhaps this growing number can be attributed, in part, to people being more confident in speaking up and raising concerns, especially in an era of post-Yewtree Operation revelations.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th May 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
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