‘The son of MP Mike Hancock has been found guilty of “losing control” and using “tremendous force” to headbutt and punch a press photographer.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Jake Newsome was jailed last week for posting offensive comments online. His is the latest in a string of cases that have led to prison terms, raising concern that free speech may be under threat from over-zealous prosecutors.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In Ground Rents (Regisport) Ltd v Dowlen [2014] UKUT 144 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) had to – once again – grapple with s.20B, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. The facts are quite straightforward. Imagine, if you will, that there is a modern development of three blocks of flats. It was developed by Countryside Properties (UK) Ltd, who were also the original landlords under all the long leases. Once the leases had been created, the freehold was transferred to the appellant.’
NearlyLegal, 13th June 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Given the paucity of case law, it is notoriously difficult to estimate likely awards of compensation under section 13 of the Data Protection Act 1998 for breaches of that Act. It is also very difficult to assess any trends in compensation awards over time.’
Panopticon, 13th June 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘A family court case which has taken almost 13 years is believed by a judge to be the longest running in history.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘It would be disproportionate and unjust to strike down a Precedent H budget that was signed by a firm’s in-house costs draftsman, rather than by a “senior legal representative”, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 16th June 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Forced marriage is “a tragedy for each and every victim”, home secretary Theresa May said as a new law outlawing the practice came into effect.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A High Court ruling has sided with the taxman over legislation introduced last year which aims to stop wealthy property buyers avoid paying tens of thousands of pounds in stamp duty.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The public is being put at risk by a “political and policy failure” in jails which risks boiling over this summer, the prisons’ inspectorate has warned as the government admitted more inmates would have to share cells to cope with an unexpected rise in numbers.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Khaira and others (Respondents) v. Shergill and others (Appellants) [2014] UKSC 33 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 11th June 2014
‘Employees & cosmetic surgery: Sarah Johnson reports.’
11th June 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor, and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law, both of Mills & Reeve LLP, analyse the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published in May.’
Family Law Week, 12th June 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Harb v Prince Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz [2014] EWHC 1807 (Ch); [2014] WLR (D) 248
‘A former head of state, regardless of how he ceased to hold office, only enjoyed immunity from suit in respect of official acts during his tenure in post. Therefore, where a sovereign ceased to be head of state on his death, the immunity enjoyed by his estate did not extend to matters of a private nature.’
WLR Daily, 9th June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Delaney v Secretary of State for Transport [2014] EWHC 1785 (QB); [2014] WLR (D) 253
‘Clause 6(1)(e)(iii) of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (Compensation of Victims of Uninsured Drivers) Agreement 1999, made between the Motor Insurers’ Bureau and the Secretary of State for Transport and which provided an exclusion from liability for compensation for the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, was incompatible with Council Directive 72/166/EEC, Second Council Directive 84/5/EEC and Third Council Directive 90/232/EEC.’
WLR Daily, 3rd June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Scotland and another v British Credit Trust Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 790; [2014] WLR (D) 252
‘When determining whether negotiations between a debtor and a supplier were “antecedent negotiations” within section 56(1)(c) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, so that the supplier was deemed to have been acting as an agent of the creditor, the court had to inquire whether all the negotiations formed part of one transaction as a matter of fact.’
WLR Daily, 10th June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v Bina [2014] WLR (D) 251
‘There was no limitation by which the offence of assisting unlawful immigration, contrary to section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971, was inapplicable in relation to asylum seekers. Further, section 25(3) of that Act was permissive only, so that a matter of foreign law might be proved by methods such as expert evidence or admission as well as by a government-issued certificate as set out in section 25(3).’
WLR Daily, 11th June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Grace) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] WLR (D) 249
‘The proper test to be applied by the Administrative Court under CPR r 54.12(7) when considering certifying an application for permission to proceed with judicial review as “totally without merit” was whether the claim was bound to fail. There was no requirement that the claim be shown to be abusive or vexatious.’
WLR Daily, 9th June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Kruppa v Benedetti and another [2014] EWHC 1887 (Comm); [2014] WLR (D) 250
‘A governing law and jurisdiction clause in an agreement which provided that “the parties will endeavour to first resolve the matter through Swiss arbitration” but where no resolution was forthcoming that the “courts of England shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction” did not constitute an arbitration agreement within the meaning of section 6(1) of the Arbitration Act 1996.’
WLR Daily, 11th June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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