BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Surrey County Council v S [2014] EWCA Civ 601 (15 May 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
SPA v TAS [2014] EWHC 1512 (QB) (14 May 2014)
Finglands Coachways Ltd v O’Hare [2014] EWHC 1513 (QB) (14 May 2014)
AB v Regional Court In Poznan, Poland [2014] EWHC 1560 (QB) (15 May 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gabb v Earthly Energy Ltd [2014] EWHC 1576 (Ch) (02 May 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Family Court Decisions (High Court Judges)
L v C (Applications by non-biological mother) [2014] EWFC 1 (02 May 2014)
Solovyev v Solovyeva [2014] EWFC 1546 (15 May 2014)
High Court (Patents Court)
Actavis UK Ltd & Ors v Eli Lilly & Company [2014] EWHC 1511 (Pat) (15 May 2014)
Rovi Solutions Corporation & Anor v Virgin Media Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 1559 (Pat) (15 May 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Unsted Park ‘self-harm blades’ head teacher cleared – BBC News
‘A former head teacher who gave a girl at a special school equipment for self-harming has been cleared of unacceptable professional misconduct.’
BBC News, 16th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Here comes the judge – the maverick aiming to tame Britain’s raucous press – The Guardian
‘Lawyers and fellow judges have queued up to sing the praises of Sir Alan Moses, inaugural chair of the new press regulator.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Killing of Blair Peach – London Review of Books
‘‘As a campaign meeting, it must have been one of the biggest yet, a hundred National Front supporters, three and a half thousand police and thousands of Asian demonstrators.’ This was the way News at Ten began its report of the clashes in Southall on 23 April 1979, midway through the general election campaign that would end with the victory of Margaret Thatcher. The report contained footage of police officers arresting middle-aged men in turbans, women sitting down in the road and demonstrators with their heads swaddled in bandages. The final images showed around twenty NF supporters, all men, giving Nazi salutes as they went into Southall Town Hall.’
London Review of Books, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
High Court issues proportionality ruling – Litigation Futures
‘A costs judge is entitled to consider if individual items of costs claimed are proportionate and necessary even if the costs of the litigation overall appear proportionate, the High Court has decided in the first ruling on the issue.’
Litigation Futures, 16th May 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Eastenders in Supreme Court: A1P1 filling in the gaps – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Not Albert Square, but it could be. The Crown Prosecution Service suspect two individuals of a massive duty/VAT fraud in their cash and carry businesses. The CPS go to the Crown Court (in the absence of the individuals) and get an order to appoint a receiver (i.e. a paid manager) to run the affairs of companies (Eastenders) in which the individuals are involved, as well as a restraint order against the individuals. Both receivership and restraint orders are set aside some months later by the Court of Appeal, on the basis that the HMRC investigator’s statements were largely “broad and unsupported assertions”. Problem: by then the receiver had run up £772,547 in fees.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th May 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Are international students deterred by the UK’s immigration policy? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘The Government has been called upon to rethink immigration policy and remove non-EU students from net migration figures in a report published by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. The Committee looked specifically at the number of international students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and whether the UK’s immigration policy has any impact on these numbers. It concludes the Government is simultaneously committed to reducing net migration and attracting increasing numbers of international students, a contradiction which could be removed by excluding students from net migration figures.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 15th May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Burglars face tougher punishments if children are in raided house – Daily Telegraph
‘Damian Green, the justice minister, says courts should take account of new statements by children and young people setting out how burglary affects them.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Marlon King jailed for 18 months for dangerous driving – BBC News
‘An ex-Premier League footballer who caused a pile-up while eating ice cream at the wheel has been jailed for 18 months for dangerous driving.’
BBC News, 15th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
General Medical Council calls for law change after two surgeons escape ban following pregnant woman’s death – Daily Telegraph
‘The seriousness of the incident and subsequent “tragic death” of the mother-of-three warranted the suspension of both doctors’ licence to practise, says head of GMC.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hertfordshire placenta smoothies firm ban over ‘health risk’ – BBC News
‘A company cannot process raw placentas for new mothers to eat, after a judge ruled it posed a “health risk”.’
BBC News, 16th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alarm as sexual conviction rate falls six points despite drive for improvements – The Guardian
‘The conviction rate for sex offences has fallen sharply in England and Wales despite drives by the police and prosecutors to put more rape and other sexual assault cases before the courts.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daniel Morgan’s family paid £50k over police failings – BBC News
‘The family of a private investigator found murdered outside a London pub is to be paid £50,000 for highlighting the failings of the Met Police.’
BBC News, 15th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014
Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
