Airlines face court threat over customer services – BBC News
‘Three airlines are facing legal action over complaints about how they handle passengers hit by flight disruptions.’
BBC News, 21st March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Home Office to blacklist extremists to protect public sector – The Guardian
‘The Home Office is drawing up a blacklist of extremist individuals and organisations with whom the government and public sector should not engage, Theresa May has revealed.’
The Guardian, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The true statistics behind judicial review’s success rates – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Avid readers of the legal press may have spotted the eye-catching statistic that in 2014 a meagre 1% of claims for judicial review were successful.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Canadian domestic abuse victim Sandra Sidey can stay in UK – BBC News
‘A Canadian woman who was told she could not stay in Britain after ending her relationship with a violent partner has won indefinite leave to remain.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Avoiding the Accidental Settlement – No. 5 Chambers
‘The question of whether two Parties have entered in to a binding settlement compromising a case is often just as (if not more) acrimonious matter as the substantive case. In particular as the devil is often in the detail of any settlement, the intention is often that even where settlement is agreed in principle, one party does not wish to be bound to the settlement until all the terms are agreed and embodied in a signed document. If this is the intention then it is important that the same is made well known to the other negotiating party, in order to avoid the pitfall of finding oneself having inadvertently entering in to a binding settlement, prior to concluding those subsequent negotiations.’
No. 5 Chambers, 13th January 2015
Source: www.no5.com
Police bail time limit announced by home secretary – BBC News
‘Time limits on police bail in England and Wales have been announced by Home Secretary Theresa May.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New powers for relatives of missing people – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A new law will allow relatives of missing people to take charge of their family member’s property and financial affairs, such as suspending direct debit payments for mobile phone and utility bills, and making mortgage payments, the Ministry of Justice announced today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Catastrophic failure’ allowed convicted killer to murder on day release – The Guardian
‘A convicted killer was allowed out on day release, leaving him free to murder a good samaritan in a decision described as a “catastrophic failure” by the chief inspector of prisons.’
The Guardian, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Maurice McCullough, 75, posed as 16-year-old to groom girl for sex – BBC News
‘A 75-year-old man who posed as a 16-year-old boy on social media to groom a young girl into have sex with him has been jailed for 10 years.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court finds Tier 1 Entrepreneur landline requirement irrational – Free Movement
‘The High Court has found part of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur rules to be irrational in the case of R (on the application of Sabir & Ors) & Anor v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 264 (Admin). Despite succeeding on part of the challenge, though, the case ultimately failed because there were other parts of the rules that the claimant has also been refused under and which the claimant failed to convince the judge were unlawful.’
Free Movement, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Revisiting divorce settlements – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The case of Stephen and Ellen Debruin, recently the subject of an application for leave to appeal by Mr Debruin, reopens the argument about whether the current wide discretion of judges in our divorce laws results in consistent and fair results.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Tom Hickman and Maurice Sunkin: Success in Judicial Review: The Current Position – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Avid readers of the legal press may have spotted the eye-catching statistic that in 2014 a meagre 1% of claims for judicial review were successful.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 20th March 2015
Source: www.constitutionallaw.org
No convictions over 500 black and Asian deaths in custody – The Guardian
‘More than 500 black and ethnic minority individuals have died in suspicious circumstances while in state detention over the past 24 years, but not a single official has been successfully prosecuted, a report examining institutional racism has revealed.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A Point of View: Do parliament’s select committees wield too much power? – BBC News
‘Parliamentary select committees have seen their profile grow over the past few years, but are they the right way of holding power to account, asks Tom Shakespeare.’
BBC News, 22nd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court: Judges should do “broad justice” when attributing costs between cases – Litigation Futures
‘Judges should be content to do “broad justice” when making costs orders to avoid “complicated attempts” to attribute them between a number of cases, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Alex Peguero Sosa death: Lee Dent jailed for murder – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for murdering a teenage footballer by stabbing him in the neck with a broken bottle.’
BBC News, 20th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Car crash Euro-damages against government upheld by CA – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Court of Appeal has recently upheld the decision of Jay J here that a drug-dealer was entitled to compensation against the Government for injuries in a car accident, even though at the time he and the negligent driver both had drugs on them.’
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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd March 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Smoothie court case leaves nasty taste in the mouth for placenta fans – The Independent
‘Swindon Borough Council argue ‘the processes involved in the production of placenta for human consumption present a number of potentially serious health risks”
The Independent, 20th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fresh grounds and evidence before the CAT – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘On the face of it, BT was the main winner in this week’s ruling from the Competition Appeal Tribunal: see British Telecommunications plc v Office of Communications [2015] CAT 6. However, the decision, which makes interesting comments on the rights of parties to adduce new grounds and evidence on an appeal, raises important notes of caution to all parties which may wish to appeal or intervene in future cases.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 20th March 2015
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
Theresa May drops rules on ordering universities to ban extremist speakers – The Guardian
‘The home secretary, Theresa May, has been forced to drop new statutory rules under which ministers could order universities and colleges to ban external extremist speakers.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
