‘he Home Secretary has offered his backing to police who ram moped thieves from their scooters saying it is “exactly what we need”.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Home Office has made no attempt to inform people deported to Commonwealth countries that the Windrush taskforce exists, prompting concerns that people who were wrongly removed do not know they can have their cases looked into.’
The Independent, 28th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A gay rugby player who is facing deportation to Kenya, where he says he will be persecuted because of his sexuality, has been granted bail allowing him to leave the immigration centre where he was being held.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Asylum seekers who need NHS care have been left in “considerable fear” because of the government’s “hostile environment” policies, according to the human rights watchdog.
In a highly critical report the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says people have gone without medical help since ministers forced the NHS in England to impose upfront charges to access care last year.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former postman who was wrongly convicted of attempted rape is suing West Mercia police after it emerged that the force had failed to detect another man’s DNA on the victim’s clothing.’
The Independent, 28th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Almost 90% of local authorities failed to use new powers to fine rogue landlords last year, in the latest finding to suggest tenants are being failed by a lax enforcement regime.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A hospital trust at the centre of a maternity care scandal has been criticised by health inspectors in a new report.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Three online casino companies have been fined and one has been prevented from operating in the UK following a crackdown by the industry regulator. The Gambling Commission has fined three firms almost £14m for not having “effective safeguards” to prevent money laundering and harm to customers from gambling.’
BBC News, 29th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK funeral market could be the subject of the competition watchdog’s next investigation, after the regulator said it had “serious concerns” with the sector due to “unjustified” price hikes of more than 66 per cent over the last 10 years.’
The Independent, 29th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A dairy farmer’s workshy son who “hated the herd” and “made cows nervous” will be thrown out of his home after losing a High Court claim to inherit his parents’ £1million farm.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A landscape gardener who bit a police officer has become the first person to be jailed under new laws to protect emergency workers.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Earlier this year, Fraser J gave a significant judgment in which he: confirmed the circumstances in which fraud could be a successful ground to resist the enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision; developed a new circumstance, or principle, in which a stay of execution of an adjudicator’s decision may be granted. This post focuses on, and analyses in further detail, Fraser J’s so-called “principle (g)”.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 28th November 2018
The Environmental Protection (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018
The Space Industry Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2018
The State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order 2018
The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2018
The State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order 2018
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 9) Regulations 2018
The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The National Citizen Service Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2018
The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Broadband) Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Conway, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2018] UKSC B1 (27 November 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Global Corporate Ltd v Hale [2018] EWCA Civ 2618 (27 November 2018)
Slade (t/a Richard Slade And Company) v Boodia & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 2667 (27 November 2018)
Moore v Moore & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 2669 (27 November 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Sait v The General Medical Council (GMC) [2018] EWHC 3160 (Admin) (27 November 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Paull v Paull [2018] EWHC 2520 (Ch) (26 November 2018)
London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Shinners & Ors [2018] EWHC 3200 (Ch) (23 November 2018)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Burges & Anor v Lejonvarn [2018] EWHC 3166 (TCC) (26 November 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Should the Law Lords have left the House of Lords?’
Supreme Court, 14th November 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘Four people who manufactured and sold an unlicensed drug to patients suffering from conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV and autism have been sentenced today (27 November).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 27th November 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Regulators have vowed to take action against any solicitor found to have neglected their wider obligations simply to keep a client happy.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th November 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed a challenge from a law firm whose former clients wanted a full assessment of more than £200,000 in billed costs. Lord Justice Newey overturned a High Court ruling which had held that a statute bill served by a law firm should contain details of disbursements.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th November 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A singer who toured with Little Mix has been jailed after she killed a cyclist in a road crash when she failed to stop at a roundabout.’
The Independent, 27th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government has ordered a review of building safety advice amid concerns that scores of tall buildings fitted with combustible cladding and insulation may have been missed by a testing programme following the Grenfell Tower fire.
The Guardian, 27th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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