‘Whilst the caselaw suggests that a defence of ‘reasonable practicability’ in an employers liability claim will often be difficult for a Defendant to make out, a recent High Court decision is a reminder that such a defence can succeed in appropriate circumstances.’
Zenith PI Blog, 6th November 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘A quota system should be introduced to address the under-representation of women and ethnic minority judges, a major independent report commissioned by the Labour Party has recommended.’
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Litigation Futures, 6th November 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Mrs Justice Pauffley suggested the man and his ex-partner should talk about the ‘distress, unhappiness, mistrust and bitterness’ rather than sniping at each other.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Fireworks here from Collins J in making sure that Bank Mellat got some disclosure of information in its fight to discharge a financial restriction order against it.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th November 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Manchester County Court’s designated District Judges for Cancer Asbestos and Terminal Illness (“CAT”) cases apply from the outset the Mesothelioma Claims Practice Direction to all asbestos-related claims, irrespective of whether they involve mesothelioma: and this appeal judgment supports this practice.’
Zenith PI Blog, 5th November 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘A UK court has ruled that pay TV broadcaster BSkyB must make its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels available on rival BT’s YouView service.’
BBC News, 5th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has backed a law firm’s arguments that, following a breach of trust, it should have to pay in damages only the amount which the lender involved would have lost if the breach had not occurred.’
Legal Futures, 6th November 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The newspaper advert, which offered a date with a Page 3 model as a prize, has been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The UK risks becoming a “safe haven” for foreign criminals if it votes to opt out of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) system, senior judges have said.’
BBC News, 6th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Universities, research bodies and other organisations that want to benefit from “an eligible copyright exception” but are prevented from doing so because the works they wish to copy are subject to technological protection measures (TPMs) can now raise a complaint with the UK government.’
Full story
OUT-LAW.com, 5th November 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A secret file which is said to contain the names of paedophiles with links to the British establishment and which is rumoured to be locked away in archives at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, could be made public as part of the Government’s child abuse inquiry.’
The Independent, 5th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman has been banned from owning animals for life after her dog mauled her pregnant friend, tearing off part of her lip and almost killing her.’
BBC News, 5th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brian Philip Telchadder (Appellant) v Wickland Holdings Limited (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 57 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 5th November 2014
Supreme Court, 5th November 2014
AIB Group (UK) Plc (Appellant) v Mark Redler & Co Solicitors (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 58 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 5th November 2014
‘I last discussed this litigation in Success Fees and ATE Premiums in the Patents County Court: Henderson v All Around the World Recordings Ltd 4 May 2013. I set out the basic facts in my case note:
“This was an action for infringement of a performer’s rights which Judge Birss QC (as he then was) decided in Henderson v All Around the World Recordings Ltd and Another [2013] EWPCC 7 (13 Feb 2013)……. She had not been entirely successful and the costs of an unsuccessful copyright claim and half the costs of an application were awarded against her but she had succeeded overall.”‘
NIPC Law, 5th November 2014
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
The Care and Support (Direct Payments) Regulations 2014
The Care and Support (Deferred Payment) Regulations 2014
The REACH Enforcement (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Judicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2014
The Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax to Museums and Galleries) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Care and Support (Personal Budget: Exclusion of Costs) Regulations 2014
The Drug Driving (Specified Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014
The Finance Act 2014, Section 32 (Film Tax Relief) (Appointed Day) Order 2014
The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘The death of a schoolboy 24 years ago from a treatable condition is to be reinvestigated by the Crown Prosecution Service.’
BBC News, 4th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court (Administrative Court)
Fletcher & Ors v Governor of HMP Whatton & Anor [2014] EWHC 3586 (Admin) (03 November 2014)
Moussaoui v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 3596 (Admin) (03 November 2014)
Eze (Ezeugo) & Anor v Health and Safety Executive [2014] EWHC 3474 (Admin) (31 October 2014)
Jasinarachchi v General Medical Council [2014] EWHC 3570 (Admin) (31 October 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
G (A Minor) [2014] EWHC 3541 (Fam) (24 October 2014)
Chai v Peng [2014] EWHC 3518 (Fam) (17 October 2014)
London Borough of Lambeth v JO & Ors [2014] EWHC 3597 (Fam) (31 October 2014)
Family Court Decisions (High Court Judges)
D (A Child) [2014] EWFC 39 (31 October 2014)
London Borough of Islington v R [2014] EWFC 41 (Fam) (29 October 2014)
A And B (Children: Brussels II Revised: Article 15) V [2014] EWFC 40 (23 October 2014)
H (A Child – Breach of Convention Rights – Damages) [2014] EWFC 38 (29 October 2014)
V (Children – Identification of Perpetrator) [2014] EWFC B145 (28 October 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt by the Badger Trust to quash Defra’s unwillingness to retain an Independent Expert Panel on future badger culls. The arguments mirrored those before the judge (summarised in my previous post here), and were dismissed for pretty much the same reasons.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th November 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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