Tailored local support for victims of crime – Ministry of Justice
‘Tailored local support for victims of crime in place from 1 October 2014.’
Ministry of Justice, 1st October 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
New whiplash and PPI claim rules – Ministry of Justice
‘The latest stages of the government’s work on compensation claims take effect today (Wednesday 1 October 2014) with new measures around whiplash and PPI claims.’
Minsitry of Justice, 1st October 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Academy loses High Court passing off action brought against private college – Local Government Lawyer
‘An academy school has lost an action for passing-off taken against a nearby private college.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.localgovernment lawyer.co.uk
Jackson urges action to extend fixed costs regime – Litigation Futures
‘Lord Justice Jackson has urged the government to press ahead with introducing fixed costs in non-personal injury fast-track cases, and for work to begin on fixed costs for matters at the lower end of the multi-track.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Master Gordon-Saker condemns lack of costs training for judges – Litigation Futures
‘Master Gordon-Saker, who replaced Peter Hurst as Senior Costs Judge yesterday, has used his first public speech in the role to launch a strongly-worded attack on the lack of training for judges in costs budgeting.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
DPP publishes final standards for all prosecutors – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Alison Saunders, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has today published the final version of new standards for all CPS prosecutors. This follows a consultation with the public, which demonstrated that draft interim standards published in April 2014 were largely in the right place.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 1st October 2014
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Dhunna v CreditSights Ltd – WLR Daily
Dhunna v CreditSights Ltd: [2014] EWCA Civ 1238; [2014] WLR (D) 404
‘An employee who was working or based abroad at the time of his dismissal did not fall within the territorial jurisdiction of section 94(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, which provided for the right not to be unfairly dismissed, or section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999, which provided for the right to be accompanied at a disciplinary hearing, subject to the exception that he might fall within that jurisdiction if he had much stronger connections both with Great Britain and with British employment law than with any other system of law. In determining that question a comparison of the merits of the local employment law of the employee’s workplace at the time of his dismissal with that of the employment law applicable in Great Britain was not relevant or required.’
WLR Daily, 19th September 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (T) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
‘There was no general discretion under section E-DVILR 1.2(b) of Appendix FM of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 395) to provide public funds and for indefinite leave to remain to foreign nationals living in the United Kingdom who became victims of domestic violence.’
WLR Daily, 22nd July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Marley v Rawlings (No 2) – WLR Daily
Marley v Rawlings (No 2); [2014] UKSC 51; [2014] WLR (D) 402
‘Where a mistake made by a solicitor in the execution of a will required its validity to be determined in litigation, funded in the High Court and the Court of Appeal on a traditional basis and in the Supreme Court under contingency fee agreements, the proper order for costs in the High Court and the Court of Appeal was that the solicitor’s insurers should pay the costs of both the successful claimant and the unsuccessful defendants, thereby short-circuiting the approach that, on a reasonable, but unsuccessful, challenge to the validity of a will, the costs should be borne by the estate.’
WLR Daily, 18th September 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Campbell v Redstone Mortgages Ltd [2014] EWHC 3081 (Ch) (29 September 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Medical compensation ‘outstripping public finances’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Medical defendants have warned that public finances will not be able to cope unless clinical negligence compensation is radically reformed.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Abertillery care home nurses struck off over ‘shocking failings’ – BBC News
‘Two nurses whose care led to “avoidable harm to vulnerable patients” at an Abertillery care home have been struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.’
BBC News, 1st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Martin Goldberg failings ‘an accident waiting to happen’ – BBC News
‘Failings to fully investigate a teacher who took indecent photographs of pupils were “an accident waiting to happen”, an ex-child protection chief has said.’
BBC News, 1st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Terror charges dropped against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg – Daily Telegraph
‘Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg has today walked free from prison after seven terror charges connected to Syria against him were dropped.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK legalises music, film and e-book back-ups – BBC News
‘A law has come into effect that permits UK citizens to make copies of CDs, MP3s, DVDs, Blu-rays and e-books. Consumers are allowed to keep the duplicates on local storage or in the cloud. While it is legal to make back-ups for personal use, it remains an offence to share the data with friends or family.’
BBC News, 1st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Investigation into McCann internet trolls launched by police – Daily Telegraph
‘Internet trolls who aim abuse, including death threats, at the family of missing girl Madeleine McCann could be prosecuted as part of a new police investigation. The Metropolitan Police has been passed an 80-page dossier of hundreds of tweets, Facebook posts and messages on online forums accusing Kate and Gerry McCann of being involved in their daughter’s disappearance in Portugal in 2007, and telling them they should “burn in hell”.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gamekeeper found guilty of poisoning 10 buzzards and a sparrowhawk – The Guardian
‘A gamekeeper found with a bag of nine dead buzzards on a pheasant-shooting estate has been found guilty of intentionally killing a protected species in what is England’s worst recorded case of poisoning birds of prey.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal rejects call by solicitor to quash dismissal of his claim against council – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a solicitor’s call for an Employment Tribunal ruling – in which his claim against a local authority for race and disability discrimination was rejected – to be thrown out as not properly made, it has emerged.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th September 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
When does a righteous campaign shade into harassment? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Merlin Entertainments LPC, Chessington World of Adventures Operations and others v Peter Cave [2014] EWHC 3036 (QB) 25 September 2014. This case explores the extent to which a campaign of criticism, conducted by internet and email, can merit restraint by the civil courts. As the judge says, whatever the aims of the campaign in question, its supporters may, in the course of their activities, annoy, irritate, and upset companies and individuals. But should the courts interfere, before the question whether the campaign is justified has been decided? And to what extent is such a campaign a criminal offence?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th September 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
