‘A landlord who built an outbuilding and converted it into six small flats without planning permission has been ordered to pay more than £280,000.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th November 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Part of an allocation scheme adopted by a London council was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In Jakimaviciute, R (On the Application Of) v Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council [2014] EWCA Civ 1438 the claimant challenged the legality of Hammersmith & Fulham’s scheme, which was adopted with effect from April 2013.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th November 2014
Source: www.localgovernment lawyer.co.uk
‘The government is set to give claimants and their solicitors a random selection of medical experts to choose from as part of the next stage of whiplash reform, it has emerged.’
Litigation Futures, 12th November 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The High Court has ruled that a law firm cannot escape responsibility for handling complaints relating to a sole practice with which it merged.’
Legal Futures, 12th November 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that a TV medical negligence advert for Merseyside personal injury specialists Michael W Halsall Solicitors was “likely to cause undue distress to pregnant viewers”.’
Legal Futures, 12th November 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In April 2014 the Home Secretary commissioned a review of the National Referral Mechanism to establish whether it provides an effective and efficient means of supporting and identifying potential victims of human trafficking and whether it can, or should, cover all victims of Modern Slavery. The final report of the review of the National Referral Mechanism has now been published.’
Home Office, 12th November 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
PricewaterhouseCoopers v Saad Investments Co Ltd: [2014] UKPC 35; [2014] WLR (D) 475
‘A court would not normally entertain submissions from strangers to a winding up to the effect that a winding up order should not have been made, but general rule should not be elevated into an immutable principle, applicable in every case irrespective of its facts.’
WLR Daily, 10th November 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Singularis Holdings Ltd v PricewaterhouseCoopers: [2014] UKPC 36; [2014] WLR (D) 476
‘There was a power at common law to assist a foreign court of insolvency jurisdiction by ordering the production of information in oral or documentary form which was necessary for the administration of a foreign winding up. However, that power was not exercisable where an equivalent order could not have been made by the court in which the foreign liquidation was proceeding.’
WLR Daily, 20th November 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lie v Mohile [2014] EWHC 3709 (Ch) (11 November 2014)
Williams v Seals & Ors [2014] EWHC 3708 (Ch) (11 November 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Cruz City 1 Mauritius Holdings v Unitech Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 3704 (Comm) (11 November 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
SB v MB (Costs) [2014] EWHC 3721 (Fam) (10 November 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org.
‘Lance Dodgson, barrister of Bank House Chambers, considers the changes concerning post-adoption contact made by the Children and Families Act 2014 and asks what effect they will have in practice.’
Family Law Week, 11th November 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A talented young powerboater who suffered catastrophic head injuries when two boats collided during a race has been awarded £5.5 million High Court damages.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A thief who avoided prison by lying to court about being pregnant, later showing suspicious probation staff photos of a child she claimed was her baby, has been jailed for five months for perverting the course of justice.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The pair of underage girls groomed for sex by a 50-year-old paedophile, Peter Mitchell, could not attend his sentencing at Derby crown court on Tuesday for one simple reason: they did not exist. The satisfaction of justice was instead enjoyed by a middle-aged married couple who have become the latest in a wave of vigilante “hunters” who are so frustrated at police inaction to stop online grooming of children that they are taking the law into their own hands.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The European Court of Justice has issued a historic ruling against Romanian woman living in Germany that could set a major precedent blocking so-called “benefits tourism” across the continent.’
The Independent, 11th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Private conversations between MPs and prisoners from their constituencies may have been recorded and monitored in jails, Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary has announced. The minister issued an apology to the House of Commons after disclosing that communications by at least 32 current MPs were thought to be involved.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman’s refusal to move a pushchair with a sleeping baby from a bay on a bus used by wheelchair passengers – causing a disabled man to have to leave the vehicle – is at the centre of a test-case legal battle in the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Metropolitan Police officer who punched a suspected shoplifter before pinning her to the ground has been dismissed from the force.’
BBC News, 11th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A specific criminal offence should be created to deal with cases of domestic violence, the Law Commission has suggested in a consultation launched on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Notorious police killer Harry Roberts has been released from prison. Roberts, now 78, was jailed for life for murdering three unarmed officers in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, in 1966.’
BBC News, 12th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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