‘A woman who called the emergency services 200 times in two years with fake symptoms to get pain medication was “depleting life-saving resources” from the health service, say officials.’
BBC News, 21st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who savagely beat three sisters in a “sustained and vicious” hammer attack as they slept with their young children in a luxury London hotel has been found guilty of attempted murder.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Compensation has been paid to 11 former trainee priests who claim they were sexually abused at St Peter Claver College in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.’
BBC News, 21st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘One in six foreign offenders living in the community have absconded, including 58 dangerous individuals who have been missing since 2010, the National Audit Office has revealed.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who brutally raped a woman at knifepoint, whom he had met on a dating website, has been sentenced to 21 years in jail.’
Full story
The Independent, 21st October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The second head of the government’s child abuse inquiry is facing calls to stand down over her social links to Lord Brittan, who was home secretary when a dossier about alleged Westminster paedophiles went missing from his department.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Foran v R [2014] EWCA Crim 2047 (17 October 2014)
Clark & Anor v R [2014] EWCA Crim 1973 (17 October 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cotton & Anor v Brudenell-Bruce & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1312 (17 October 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Davies v London Borough of Haringey [2014] EWHC 3393 (QB) (17 October 2014)
County Motor Works (Chelmsford) Ltd v PBFW Ltd [2014] EWHC 3392 (QB) (17 October 2014)
Worldspreads Ltd v Foley [2014] EWHC 3382 (QB) (17 October 2014)
Boylin v The Christie NHS Foundation [2014] EWHC 3363 (QB) (17 October 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Redstone Mortgages Ltd v B Legal Ltd [2014] EWHC 3398 (Ch) (17 October 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Lochailort Investments Ltd v Secretary of State [2014] EWHC 3358 (Admin) (16 October 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
DM, Re [2014] EWHC 3119 (Fam) (29 September 2014)
Olaribiro v Shoyemi [2014] EWHC 3365 (Fam) (09 October 2014)
Newman (Number 2) [2014] EWHC 3399 (Fam) (17 October 2014)
Kirklees Council v Re [2014] EWHC 3182 (Fam) (03 October 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Sugar Hut Group & Ors v A J Insurance [2014] EWHC 3352 (Comm) (20 October 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Horne v Magna Design Building Ltd [2014] EWHC 3380 (TCC) (17 October 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Court of Appeal found a significant cognitive deficit, and consequent lack of capacity, notwithstanding recent evidence of minimal cognitive dysfunction, resulting in damages of equivalent to £2.3 million on a full liability basis.’
Zenith PI Blog, 21st October 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Earlier this year Football’s World governing body, FIFA, published its Regulations on Working with Intermediaries. The FIFA Regulations signal a dramatic de-regulation of one of the most controversial and lucrative business activities in football: agency.’
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 21st October 2014
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
‘More than 43,000 exam grades from this summer have been changed after schools challenged the results, up by 15%.’
BBC News, 21st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A landmark British test case has opened the gates for brand owners to compel internet service providers (ISPs) to police trademark infringement at scale, in addition to their already controversial role in copyright enforcement.’
The Guardian, 20th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his identical twin brother in a drunken argument on New Year’s Eve.’
BBC News, 20th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Government sets out new measures to combat female genital mutilation, including confiscating travel documents of girls who may be at risk.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The DPA 1972 is an important, but often misunderstood, piece of legislation within personal injury.’
Zenith PI Blog, 17th October 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Disgraced DJ Dave Lee Travis’s three-month suspended sentence for indecent assault will not be referred to the court of appeal, the attorney general has said.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lenders must be careful to ensure that they do not lose the right to enforce their remaining rights under a security agreement when they choose to enforce only part of it, the Court of Appeal has warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The assessment of loss for the future earning capacity of a person suffering residual disability through injury has always been unsatisfactory. The method for calculating multipliers, multiplicands and understanding the at times unfathomable awards of the head of damages known as Smith v Manchester has been cloaked in mathematical illogicality.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th October 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Internet trolls could face two years in jail under new laws. But how does the British legal system currently police online abuse, asks Tom de Castella.’
Full story
BBC News, 20th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘As currently drafted the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 could treat gay men and gay women differently. Here I look at the reason why and examine the possible solution.’
Zenith PI Blog, 16th October 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
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