Ava Mae Collard: Parents jailed for causing baby girl’s death – BBC News
‘A mum and dad who caused the death of their five-month-old baby girl have been jailed.’
BBC News, 27th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Borough council not vicariously liable for abuse suffered by claimant, High Court rules – Local Government Lawyer
‘Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is not vicariously liable for sexual abuse inflicted on claimant DJ by an uncle who was a de facto foster parent, the High Court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Killer of Met police officer Sgt Matt Ratana given whole-life sentence – The Guardian
‘A man has been sentenced to a whole-life order, meaning he will spend the rest of his life in prison, for the murder of Sgt Matt Ratana, whom he shot with a gun he smuggled into a custody centre while handcuffed.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Great grandmother had legs amputated after she was dragged under bus when driver refused to let her on – The Independent
‘An 83 year-old woman lost both her legs when she was dragged under a bus when the driver refused to let her on.’
The Independent, 28th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cryptocurrency: Four members of £5m drugs gang jailed – BBC News
‘A drugs gang have been jailed for a multimillion pound operation which laundered profits in cryptocurrency.’
BBC News, 27th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Croydon tram operator and TfL fined £14m over deadly 2016 crash – The Guardian
‘Transport for London and the operator of the Croydon tram have been fined a total of £14m for safety failings leading up to the 2016 crash in which seven people died.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ramarni Crosby: Teenagers jailed for killing 16-year-old in Gloucester – BBC News
‘Four teenagers convicted of stabbing a 16-year-old boy to death in Gloucester have been jailed.’
BBC News, 27th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Views sought on criminal appeals process – Law Commission
‘On Thursday 27 July, the Law Commission of England and Wales is publishing a paper asking for views on whether and how the law governing appeals for criminal cases should be reformed.’
Law Commission, 26th July 2023
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Prince Harry’s lawsuit against Sun publisher can go to trial, judge rules – The Guardian
‘The Duke of Sussex’s damages claim over allegations of unlawful information gathering against the publisher of the Sun will go to trial, a high court judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hodge v Folkestone and Hythe District Council [2023] EWCA Civ 896 (27 July 2023)
El Diwany v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2023] EWCA Civ 888 (26 July 2023)
Crane Bank Ltd & Ors v DFCU Bank Ltd & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 886 (26 July 2023)
C (Child: Ability to Instruct Solicitor) [2023] EWCA Civ 889 (26 July 2023)
WAS (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 894 (26 July 2023)
Olsten (UK) Holdings Ltd v Adecco Group European Works Council [2023] EWCA Civ 883 (26 July 2023)
Wright v McCormack [2023] EWCA Civ 892 (26 July 2023)
FXF v English Karate Federation Ltd & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 891 (26 July 2023)
Eastpoint Block A RTM Company Ltd v Otubaga [2023] EWCA Civ 879 (25 July 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Metastasio v General Medical Council [2023] EWHC 1918 (Admin) (26 July 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
VE Vegas Investors IV LLC v Evelyn Partners LLP & Ors [2023] EWHC 1786 (Ch) (27 July 2023)
Duke of Sussex v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2023] EWHC 1944 (Ch) (27 July 2023)
Cohen & Ors v O’Leary & Ors (Re Insolvency Act 1986) [2023] EWHC 1939 (Ch) (26 July 2023)
Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 1894 (Ch) (25 July 2023)
Wright & Anor v Coinbase Global, Inc & Ors [2023] EWHC 1893 (Ch) (25 July 2023)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Adams v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2023] EWHC 1940 (KB) (27 July 2023)
AB/X v Ministry of Justice [2023] EWHC 1920 (KB) (26 July 2023)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
USAF Nominee No. 18 Ltd & Ors v Watkin Jones & Son Ltd [2023] EWHC 1880 (TCC) (26 July 2023)
Home Group Ltd v MPS Housing Ltd [2023] EWHC 1946 (TCC) (25 July 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
Guide to Judicial Conduct – Revised July 2023 – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘This Guide is intended to assist judges, tribunal members, coroners and magistrates, in relation to their conduct.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 27th July 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Judge wrong to let 14-year-old boy instruct solicitor – Legal Futures
‘A family court judge was wrong to order that a 14-year-old boy be allowed to instruct his own solicitor in care proceedings, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 27th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Home Office ordered to change rules that restrict help for trafficking victims – The Guardian
‘A high court judge has ordered the home secretary to change a key part of a trafficking policy introduced just months ago.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Covid, the Cabinet and a tussle over disclosure: R (Cabinet Office) v The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In a decision that may come as little surprise to those working in the fields of inquiries and public law, the Divisional Court consisting of Dingemans LJ and Garnham J dismissed the Cabinet Office’s application for judicial review of a notice issued by Baroness Hallett, the Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (“the Inquiry”) requesting the production of WhatsApp messages.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th July 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Shockwaves’ as Supreme Court rules litigation funding deals unenforceable – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Litigation funders will have to redraft the terms of their agreements following a widely awaited ruling by the Supreme Court this morning. In PACCAR Inc & Ors v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors, four out of five justices ruled that such agreements fall within the statutory definition of damages-based agreements (DBAs). As they had been entered in to without satisfying conditions for DBAs, they were therefore unenforceable.’
Law Society's Gazette, 26th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Contempt threat against climate activist may undermine trial by jury, lawyers say – The Guardian
‘Leading lawyers have accused the government of undermining trial by jury after a climate activist was told she faces contempt proceedings over holding a sign outside court.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Aberdare’s Priory Hospital firms fined £400k after workers assaulted – BBC News
‘Companies running a mental health unit have been fined more than £400,000 after staff suffered bite attacks from inpatients.’
BBC News, 26th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Litigation funding agreements are DBAs, Supreme Court rules – Legal Futures
‘Agreements with third-party litigation funders are damages-based agreements (DBAs), the Supreme Court said today in a ruling likely to invalidate almost all existing arrangements.’
Legal Futures, 26th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Landlord L&Q told to pay out to tenants after finding of severe mismanagement – The Guardian
‘One of Britain’s biggest social landlords has been ordered to pay tenants more than £140,000 in compensation as a special investigation by the housing ombudsman revealed it was “dismissive” of tenants and found “severe maladministration” including in tackling disrepair and antisocial behaviour.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Family Division judge issues ruling on naming of magistrates and legal adviser – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has ruled that magistrates and a legal adviser involved in decisions on the care of a murdered child, Finley Boden, can be named by the media.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
