Landlords win legal battle over Game – Daily Telegraph
‘Court of Appeal ruling gives high street landlords more protection in administrations’
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
British Telecommunications Plc v Luck & Ors [2014] EWHC 290 (QB) (17 February 2014)
Krause v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2014] EWHC 293 (QB) (19 February 2014)
Brownlie v Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated [2014] EWHC 273 (QB) (19 February 2014)
Donkers & Anor v Storm Aviation Ltd [2014] EWHC 241 (QB) (20 February 2014)
Leigh v London Ambulance Service NHS Trust [2014] EWHC 286 (QB) (20 February 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Dunham & Anor v and Government of the United States [2014] EWHC 334 (Admin) (19 February 2014)
Dusza & Anor v Powys Teaching Local Health Board [2014] EWHC 339 (Admin) (21 February 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Savash v CIS General Insurance Ltd [2014] EWHC 375 (TCC) (20 February 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Decision to block Prince Charles’s letters challenged – BBC News
‘A move by the government to block the release of letters from Prince of Wales to ministers are being challenged in the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 24th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dave Lee Travis faces retrial over sexual assault allegations – The Guardian
‘The former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis said he was living a nightmare after being told he will face a retrial over allegations he sexually assaulted two women.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reforming judicial review: cutting pointless delay or preventing legitimate challenge? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘For law students who slept their way through their first Latin 101 lessons in ‘ultra vires’, public law and judicial review may have seemed very detached from the realities of everyday life; less relevant to the man on the Clapham Omnibus than the rigours of a good criminal defence or protection from eviction offered by landlord and tenant law.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th February 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Stephen Worton jailed for £58,000 benefits fraud – BBC News
‘A benefits cheat filmed riding an elephant in India, walking unaided and getting into a van while claiming he was too ill to work has been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New evidence delays coroner’s ruling on death of soldier who said she was raped – The Guardian
‘A coroner’s ruling into the death of a soldier who said she had been raped and bullied has been unexpectedly delayed after lawyers for the military revealed they had uncovered new documents, including a reference to a diary and mobile phones the woman’s family say were never passed to them.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kristy Robinson wins £2,350 damages over wrongful arrest – BBC News
‘A victim of domestic violence has been awarded £2,350 from Gwent Police after she was arrested when she phoned for help.’
BBC News, 24th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fighting corporate crime – DPAs hit the UK – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘“White-collar crime is a crime like any other and should be prosecuted and punished as such”.
“Corrupt companies cannot buy their way out of trouble”
Statements like these have been the impetus behind “credible deterrence”, and the growth of high-profile investigations into the alleged criminal actions of corporate bodies.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 24th February 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Judge calls for tougher sentences for dangerous dog owners after attack on toddler – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge has called for tougher sentences for people who keep fighting dogs as he said the current law prevented him from handing a more severe punishment to a man whose pit bull terrier savaged a toddler in the street.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Women prisoners ‘coerced into sex with staff’ – BBC News
‘Female prisoners in England and Wales have been coerced into having sex with staff in return for favours such as alcohol and cigarettes, a report says.’
BBC News, 25th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Revealed: How the CPS betrays victims of crime – numbers of witness protection staff falls by 57% in just three years – The Independent
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has cut the number of staff it employs to look after witnesses – some of whom are victims of crime – by more than half in just three years, an investigation has revealed.’
The Independent, 24th February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bridge is a game not a sport, tribunal rules – Daily Telegraph
‘The English Bridge Union loses legal challenge against HM Revenue and Customs aimed at reclaiming VAT on competition entry fees.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal puts law firm in the dock after being duped in mortgage fraud – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling which excused from liability a law firm which was duped into releasing £150,000 of mortgage funds.’
Legal Futures, 25th February 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Pop stars’ daughter who glued herself to anti-fracking protester found guilty – The Guardian
‘The daughter of musicians Ray Davies and Chrissie Hynde has been found guilty after supergluing herself to a fellow anti-fracking protester outside the main gate of an exploratory oil drilling site.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former head teacher spanked wife with plimsoll as punishment for affair – Daily Telegraph
‘Graham Jones spanked his wife and created pie charts to show how much pain she had caused him.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pension Liberation Fraud: The New Kid On The Block – Six Pump Court
‘Having a pension fund itself would make most people happy, but liberating one makes it sound even more enticing and for some poor people, too enticing by half as they fall victim to the new fraud which is in vogue at the moment, pension liberation.’
Six Pump Court, 20th February 2014
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
The Mis-Selling of Interest Rate Swaps – A Discussion – No. 5 Chambers
‘As many will be aware, the recent RBS swaps cases have thrown up interesting issues, including the proper characterization of legal duties owed by banks and other regulated firms, standard form limitation/exclusion terms, and Limitation Act problems. These issues are further complicated by the LIBOR manipulation points raised in Graisely Properties v Barclays.’
No. 5 Chambers, 24th February 2014
Source: www.no5.com
Bingham Centre Review into Streamlining Judicial Review Published – Blackstone Chambers
‘Last October the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law established a Review to consider and report on possible ways of improving judicial review procedures in the Administrative Court, to save and protect public funds, in a manner consistent with the rule of law.’
Blackstone Chambers, 19th February 2014
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
