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
Satisfying judgment from scheme assets following bankruptcy discharge – Pensions Barrister
‘Handed down on 26th July, the latest in a long line of cases in which a judgment creditor has sought to enforce their debt from the pension scheme assets of the debtor is Cohen v O’Leary [2023] EWHC 1939 (Ch), a decision of Louse Hutton KC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court.’
Pensions Barrister, 27th July 2023
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
Kevin Spacey cleared of sexually assaulting four men – The Guardian
‘Kevin Spacey wept and said he was humbled after being cleared of sexual assault in one of the UK’s most high-profile #MeToo trials.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Georgia Harrison’s £200k damages over Stephen Bear sex tape – BBC News
‘Lawyers for a former reality TV personality say she has been granted record damages after her ex-partner shared a private sexual video without her consent.’
BBC News, 26th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal court overturns Manchester rape conviction of man who spent 17 years in jail – The Guardian
‘A man who spent 17 years in prison for rape has had his conviction overturned by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
HMRC barred from proceedings for failing to meet disclosure obligations – OUT-LAW.com
‘The First-tier Tax Tribunal has barred HM Revenue & Customs from taking any further part in proceedings against a taxpayer, Ebuyer (UK) Limited (Ebuyer), because of its failures to comply with directions – an “unless order” – issued by the tribunal.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th July 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
New Judgment: R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others [2023] UKSC 28 – UKSC Blog
‘This appeal concerns a matter of statutory interpretation in the context of litigation funding. Litigation funding involves the agreement of a third party (with no prior connection to the litigation) to finance all or part of the legal costs of certain litigation, in return for a percentage of any damages recovered should the funded litigant be successful. In particular, this appeal concerns whether each of the agreements to provide this funding, known as litigation funding agreements (“LFAs”), constitute a “damages-based agreement” (“DBA”), a term given a specific definition by statute. In order to be lawful and enforceable a DBA has to satisfy certain conditions. The LFAs have been entered into without satisfying those conditions, so the question whether they constitute DBAs is critical for their enforceability.’
UKSC Blog, 26th July 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
