Lord Chief Justice speech: Dinner for Her Majesty’s Judges – CrimeLine
‘Lord Chief Justice speech: Dinner for Her Majesty’s Judges, 9th July.’
CrimeLine, 14th July 2014
Source: www.crimeline.info
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Banking Act 2009 (Exclusion of Investment Firms of a Specified Description) Order 2014
The Banking Act 2009 (Banking Group Companies) Order 2014
The South Sudan (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2014
The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure, Remuneration and Statutory Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Presumption of Death Act 2013 (Commencement and Transitional and Saving Provision) Order 2014
The Taxes (Definition of Charity) (Relevant Territories) (Amendment) Regulations
The Immigration Act 2014 (Specified Anti-fraud Organisation) Order 2014
The Care Quality Commission (Reviews and Performance Assessments) Regulations 2014ion) Order 2014
The Communications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2014
The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014
The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2014
The Donations to Candidates (Anonymous Registration) Regulations 2014
The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Pall Mall Investments (London) Ltd v Gloucester City Council – WLR Daily
‘The owner of a non-domestic hereditament which was unoccupied in consequence of its own failure to carry out necessary maintenance and repair, was not entitled to exemption from unoccupied rates pursuant to regulation 4(c) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) Regulations 2008 unless occupation was prohibited by law either expressly or by necessary implication.’
WLR Daily, 8th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Smithton Ltd v Naggar – WLR Daily
Smithton Ltd v Naggar; [2014] EWCA Civ 939; [2014] WLR (D) 306
‘The Court of Appeal set out points of general practical importance in determining whether a person was a de facto director.’
WLR Dail, 10th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (MM (Lebanon)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Regina (Majid) v Same; Regina (Javed) v Same – WLR Daily
‘When applied to either recognised refugees or British citizens, Appendix FM of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 395), as inserted, which prevented entry clearance being granted to a party to a marriage where the income of the sponsor did meet the minimum threshold, was not a disproportionate interference with the right to respect for family life under article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.’
WLR Daily 11th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Greenwich Millennium Village Ltd v Essex Services Group plc and others – WLR Daily
‘A contractor (the respondent) to which building work had been subcontracted which it had in turn subcontracted to another contractor (the appellant) which undertook to indemnify the respondent against liability for the appellant’s negligence was not prevented by its own negligence from enforcing the indemnity clause.’
WLR Daily, 11th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ilia v Appeal Court In Athens (Greece) & Anor [2014] EWHC 2372 (Admin) (14 July 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Thandi v Sands & Ors [2014] EWHC 2378 (Ch) (14 July 2014)
High Court (Patents Court)
Rovi Solutions Corporation & Anor v Virgin Media Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 2301 (Pat) (14 July 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ofcom resolves BBC Daily Politics swearing case – BBC News
‘BBC Two’s Daily Politics Show has been cleared by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom after a Conservative MP swore during a live edition of the daytime programme.’
BBC News, 14th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hit man jailed for murdering gang boss and shooting accomplice – The Guardian
‘A judge called for an end to a “medieval turf war” on the streets of London as he jailed a hit man for at least 38 years for murdering a gang boss and then shooting his accomplice.’
The Guardian, 14th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ethiopian man takes UK to court over resettlement policy – BBC News
‘A legal battle has been launched by an Ethiopian citizen who claims the UK has helped to fund a “brutal” resettlement programme in his country. The man, who can only be referred to as “O”, won permission to seek a judicial review at London’s High Court. He wants a ruling that the UK acted unlawfully by providing aid to Ethiopia without assessing its human rights record.’
BBC News, 14th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police chiefs end clampdown on whistleblowers to the media – The Guardian
‘Police chiefs have ended a clampdown on whistleblowers to the media with a new code of ethics that puts officers under a “positive obligation” to challenge failings by their colleagues and their bosses.’
The Guardian, 15th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Women bishops vote welcomed by Archbishop of Canterbury – BBC News
‘The Archbishop of Canterbury has welcomed the Church of England’s historic vote to allow women to become bishops.’
BBC News, 15th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Midgley v R [2014] EWCA Crim 1421 (11 July 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Smithton Ltd v Naggar [2014] EWCA Civ 939 (10 July 2014)
Christian v South East London And Kent Bus Company [2014] EWCA Civ 944 (10 July 2014)
Greenwich Millennium Village Ltd v Essex Services Group Plc & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 960 (11 July 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Carewatch Care Services Ltd v Focus Caring Services Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 2313 (Ch) (11 July 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
D (Child) [2014] EWHC 2376 (Fam) (20 June 2014)
BE v DE [2014] EWHC 2318 (Fam) (24 June 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Yates v Revenue and Customs & Anor [2014] EWHC 2311 (QB) (17 July 2014)
Haynes v Kingston Hospital NHS Trust [2014] EWHC 2321 (QB) (11 July 2014)
Kucukkoylu v Ozcan [2014] EWHC 1972 (QB) (30 June 2014)
Halcyon House Ltd v Baines & Ors [2014] EWHC 2216 (QB) (11 July 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
The Governing Body of the Warren Comprehensive School, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Education [2014] EWHC 2252 (Admin) (10 July 2014)
Tesfay, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 2109 (Admin) (10 July 2014)
Blakey v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2014] EWHC 2168 (Admin) (11 July 2014)
Gladman Development Ltd v Wokingham Borough Council [2014] EWHC 2320 (Admin) (11 July 2014)
Jones, R (On the Application Of) v English Heritage [2014] EWHC 2259 (Admin) (09 July 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Glenbrook Capital LP v Hamilton (t/a Hamiltons) [2014] EWHC 2297 (Comm) (11 July 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Lady Butler-Sloss stands down from child-abuse inquiry – The Guardian
‘Lady Butler-Sloss, the retired high court judge, has resigned as chair of the panel that is due to examine the extent to which public institutions failed to investigate allegations of child abuse.
The Guardian, 14th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Data sharing rules must be reformed – Law Commission
‘The law that governs how public bodies share data must be modernised, simplified and clarified, according to the Law Commission. Law reform will help to create a principled and clear legal structure for protecting individual privacy and for the data sharing required by today’s public bodies and the people they serve.’
Law Commission, 11th July 2014
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Changes to the immigration rules will clamp down on visa abuse – Home Office
‘The Home Office places new restrictions on the entrepreneur visa route in response to scams from individuals and organised criminal groups.’
Home Office, 10th July 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Finance and Divorce Update – Family Law Week
‘Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor at Mills & Reeve LLP, reviews the latest developments and judgments relating to marriage, divorce and financial remedies.’
Family Law Week, 11th July 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Recalibrating Mitchell – New Law Journal
‘Dominic Regan provides a guide to the post-Mitchell three-step test.’
New Law Journal, 11th July 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Farmer Michael Wilmot jailed over red diesel fraud in Lincolnshire – BBC News
‘A farmer described as the leader of a gang that organised and ran a “sophisticated” fuel and VAT tax fraud has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
