Craig Wright wins ‘only nominal damages’ of £1 in bitcoin libel case – The Guardian

Posted August 2nd, 2022 in cryptocurrencies, damages, defamation, evidence, news by sally

‘For years Craig Wright has claimed that he is the mythical figure who created bitcoin. But a legal bid by the Australian computer scientist to defend his assertion that he is Satoshi Nakamoto resulted in a pyrrhic victory and a tarnished reputation on Monday.’

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The Guardian, 1st August 2022

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Goring Gap: High Court overturns 475-home development plan – BBC News

Posted August 2nd, 2022 in appeals, housing, local government, news, parks, planning by sally

‘Plans to build 475 houses in Worthing have been overturned by a High Court judge.’

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BBC News, 1st August 2022

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Met Police investigated over two more child strip searches – The Independent

Posted August 2nd, 2022 in children, complaints, London, news, police, stop and search by sally

‘The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched investigations into two referrals involving strip searches of children by Metropolitan Police officers.’

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The Independent, 1st August 2022

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Archie Battersbee: how third parties can further complicate tragic life support cases – The Guardian

‘Government said to be considering inquiry into new ways of handling decisions, as religious groups accused of inflaming tensions.’

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The Guardian, 1st August 2022

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Tommy Robinson fined £900 for contempt of court – The Independent

Posted August 2nd, 2022 in contempt of court, costs, defamation, fines, news by sally

‘Tommy Robinson has been fined £900 for failing to turn up at a High Court hearing to be questioned about his finances.’

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The Independent, 1st August 2022

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Legislate on filtered images and some cosmetic procedures, say MPs – The Independent

Posted August 2nd, 2022 in cosmetic surgery, news, photography, select committees, standards by sally

‘More must be done to help prevent body image dissatisfaction, including putting logos on some filtered images and new training standards for people who provide certain cosmetic procedures, MPs have said.’

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The Independent, 2nd August 2022

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Care firm My Homecare Reading put clients at risk, report finds – BBC News

Posted August 2nd, 2022 in care homes, news, recruitment, reports, standards by sally

‘An inadequate care firm put clients at risk of avoidable harm and failed to obtain required recruitment information for some staff, inspectors found.’

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BBC News, 2nd August 2022

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Chinese seafarers were coerced into leaving UK after war, Home Office admits – The Guardian

Posted August 2nd, 2022 in China, deportation, government departments, news, reports, war by sally

‘Chinese seafarers with British wives and children were “coerced” into boats leaving Liverpool after the second world war in a “racially inflected” secret government programme, the Home Office has admitted.’

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2022

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Six convicted of abusing BBC Newsnight journalist during protest – The Guardian

Posted August 2nd, 2022 in BBC, coronavirus, demonstrations, media, news, public order, threatening behaviour by sally

‘Five men and a woman who verbally abused a BBC journalist at a protest have been convicted of a public order offence, according to police.’

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2022

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Archie Battersbee: Judges reject allowing more time for UN to consider case – BBC News

Posted August 2nd, 2022 in appeals, children, consent, hospitals, medical treatment, news, United Nations by sally

‘A last-minute Court of Appeal hearing has ruled the withdrawal of life support for Archie Battersbee should not be postponed beyond Tuesday.’

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BBC News, 1st August 2022

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 29th, 2022 in law reports by michael

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Corbett v Cornwall Council [2022] EWCA Civ 1069 (27 July 2022)

DJ v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 1057 (29 July 2022)

Executor of HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (Deceased) & Anor v Guardian News and Media [2022] EWCA Civ 1081 (29 July 2022)

Inmarsat Global Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2022] EWCA Civ 1076 (28 July 2022)

Khan v Mehmood (No. 2 Costs) [2022] EWCA Civ 1075 (28 July 2022)

London & South Eastern Railway Ltd & Ors v Gutmann [2022] EWCA Civ 1077 (28 July 2022)

Mueen-Uddin v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 1073 (28 July 2022)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Magson, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 1064 (29 July 2022)

Stewart & Ors, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 1063 (29 July 2022)

High Court (Administrative Court)

London Borough of Brent v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Anor [2022] EWHC 2051 (Admin) (29 July 2022)

Elmeris v The General Prosecutor’s Office, Republic of Latvia [2022] EWHC 2002 (Admin) (29 July 2022)

Burghelea v Bucharest Tribunal Romania [2022] EWHC 2015 (Admin) (29 July 2022)

Devine v Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities [2022] EWHC 2031 (Admin) (29 July 2022)

Public Prosecutor’s Office, Court of Appeal of Thessaloniki, Hellenic Republic v Hysa & Ors [2022] EWHC 2050 (Admin) (29 July 2022)

SPM & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 2007 (Admin) (28 July 2022)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Alokaili & Anor v Chohan & Ors [2022] EWHC 2043 (Ch) (29 July 2022)

Isaac v Tan & Anor [2022] EWHC 2023 (Ch) (29 July 2022)

Elias v Mamistvalov & Anor [2022] EWHC 1930 (Ch) (28 July 2022)

Kennedy v Official Receiver [2022] EWHC 1973 (Ch) (28 July 2022)Libyan Investment Authority & Ors v King & Ors [2022] EWHC 1964 (Ch) (27 July 2022)

Pile v Pile [2022] EWHC 2036 (Ch) (26 July 2022)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Canara Bank v MCS International Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 2012 (Comm) (29 July 2022)

Lenkor Energy Trading DMCC v Puri [2022] EWHC 2047 (Comm) (29 July 2022)

Bugsby Property LLC v LGIM Commercial Lending Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 2001 (Comm) (27 July 2022)

High Court (Family Division)

Osborne v Arnold [2022] EWHC 1983 (Fam) (25 July 2022)

K v N [2022] EWHC 1827 (Fam) (13 July 2022)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Watts v North Bristol NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 2048 (QB) (29 July 2022)

McCaul v Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHC Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 1963 (QB) (28 July 2022)

Abdel-Kader & Ors v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea & Ors [2022] EWHC 2006 (QB) (28 July 2022)

High Court (Technology and Construaction Court)

Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Ltd v Broadway Malyan Ltd [2022] EWHC 2022 (TCC) (29 July 2022)

Source: www.bailii.org

Rebekah Vardy loses ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case against Coleen Rooney – The Guardian

Posted July 29th, 2022 in costs, defamation, evidence, media, news, telecommunications by sally

‘Rebekah Vardy has lost her “Wagatha Christie” libel case against Coleen Rooney, in a dramatic self-inflicted legal defeat that leaves her reputation destroyed.’

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The Guardian, 29th July 2022

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Barrister compliance with transparency rules increases sharply – Legal Futures

Posted July 29th, 2022 in barristers, consumer protection, news, statistics by sally

‘The Bar has improved its compliance with the rules on transparency and more consumers are shopping around for potential providers, Bar Standards Board (BSB) research has found.’

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Legal Futures, 29th July 2022

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Archie Battersbee’s parents fail in life support bid at supreme court – The Guardian

‘The parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, who was left in a comatose state after suffering brain damage, have failed to persuade the supreme court to intervene in a life support treatment battle.’

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The Guardian, 28th July 2022

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High Court ruling a warning to lawyers who ‘shoehorn’ claimants into class actions – OUT-LAW.com

‘Lawyers must take note of a court’s refusal to allow multiple claimants with widely differing claims to use a single claim form, a legal expert has warned.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th July 2022

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Unreasonable refusal to engage with ADR – Law Society’s Gazette

‘In Richards & Anor v Speechly Bircham LLP & Anor (Consequential Matters) [2022] EWHC 1512 (Comm) HHJ Russen QC (sitting as a judge of the High Court) considered, inter alia, the most appropriate costs order to be imposed on the unsuccessful defendant law firm for refusing to consider and engage in mediation. He concluded, wrongly in my view, that a failure to mediate did not justify an order for costs on an indemnity basis.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd July 2022

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Union’s head of legal receives apology over picket line arrest – Legal Futures

‘A barrister working as a trade union’s in-house lawyer has received a formal apology and damages of £3,000 from the Metropolitan Police after he was arrested on a picket line.’

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Legal Futures, 28th July 2022

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Court of Appeal outlines approach advocates and judges should take to requests for clarification of judgments – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Court of Appeal has considered the extent to which judges are required to respond to requests for clarifications in judgments.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th July 2022

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Key information about adopting mother not shared before baby’s murder, report finds – The Guardian

‘Information about drinking, debts and mental health that could have prevented a baby boy being placed with an adopting mother who went on to murder him was not shared between agencies, an investigation has concluded.’

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The Guardian, 28th July 2022

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“Trial by internet” – Judges turn to Wikipedia to aid reasoning – Legal Futures

Posted July 29th, 2022 in internet, judges, news by sally

‘Judges are using Wikipedia to research legal issues and allowing it to influence their reasoning, ground-breaking research has discovered.’

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Legal Futures, 28th July 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk