BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Northover v Social Work England [2020] EWHC 3259 (Admin) (30 November 2020)
Reay & Sherlock v Chief Constable of Northumbria Police [2020] EWHC 3246 (Admin) (27 November 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Jersey Choice Ltd v Her Majesty’s Treasury [2020] EWHC 3258 (Ch) (27 November 2020)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Nash v Hertfordshire County Council [2020] EWHC 3247 (QB) (30 November 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
New Judgment: Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (Formerly known as Ace Bermuda Insurance Ltd) [2020] UKSC 48 – UKSC Blog
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed this appeal addressing when an arbitrator should make disclosure of circumstances which may give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality.’
UKSC Blog, 27th November 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
Council wins appeal over award of damages to woman hit by cricket ball in park – Local Government Lawyer
‘The London Borough of Wandsworth has won an appeal over an order requiring it to pay nearly £35,000 in damages and costs to a woman seriously injured by a cricket ball in Battersea park.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th November 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Revenue and Customs v London Clubs Management Ltd [2020] UKSC 49 (27 November 2020)
Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48 (27 November 2020)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
O’Neill v Holland [2020] EWCA Civ 1583 (27 November 2020)
Nikolaeva v London Borough of Redbridge [2020] EWCA Civ 1586 (27 November 2020)
Simpson v Cantor Fitzgerald Europe [2020] EWCA Civ 1601 (27 November 2020)
C (Revocation of Placement Orders) [2020] EWCA Civ 1598 (27 November 2020)
Varma v Atkinson & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 1602 (27 November 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Bond & Anor, R v [2020] EWCA Crim 1596 (27 November 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hood v JD Classics Ltd (In Administration) [2020] EWHC 3232 (Ch) (27 November 2020)
Fine Care Homes Ltd v National Westminster Bank Plc & Anor [2020] EWHC 3233 (Ch) (27 November 2020)
Kirby & Ors v Baker & Metson Ltd [2020] EWHC 3181 (Ch) (27 November 2020)
High Court (Family Division)
Ali v Nazma & Ors [2020] EWHC 3195 (Fam) (27 November 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Tate v Allianz Iard SA [2020] EWHC 3227 (QB) (27 November 2020)
Ameyaw v McGoldrick & Ors [2020] EWHC 3234 (QB) (27 November 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
Landmark inquest to rule if air pollution killed London pupil – The Guardian
‘An inquest is to consider evidence that illegal levels of air pollution caused the death of a nine-year-old girl, in a landmark legal case.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lawyers aren’t a charity’: Family judge awards £60k incurred costs – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The High Court has awarded five-figure costs midway through family litigation and made the point that the lawyers involved should not be expected to wait for payment.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th November 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
New Judgment: Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs v London Clubs Management Ltd [2020] UKSC 49 – UKSC Blog
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed this appeal concerning the correct approach as to determining the value of non-negotiable chips for the purpose of calculating gaming duty.’
UKSC Blog, 27th November 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
What really happened to Edson Da Costa? – The Guardian
‘He was 25, a father and a car mechanic. Five minutes after being stopped by police on 15 June 2017, he was lying unresponsive on the ground. After an inquest and inquiry, family and friends are still fighting for justice’
The Guardian, 29th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Stonehenge tunnel: Legal challenge to ‘destructive’ plans – BBC News
‘A campaign group is planning a legal challenge over the transport secretary’s decision to approve a £1.7bn tunnel near Stonehenge.’
BBC News, 30th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abuse of older people reaches ‘unprecedented level’ during pandemic – Daily Telegraph
‘Abuse of older people is at “unprecedented levels” – with almost 2.7 million victims thought to be affected in the UK, a charity has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government urged to fix ‘disastrous state’ of rape prosecutions – The Guardian
‘An alliance of women’s organisations is calling for radical reforms to address the “disastrous state” of rape investigations and prosecutions, including a ministerial lead, a commission on juries and a ban on the use of sexual history evidence.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Successful insurers’ A1P1 claim concerning benefits reimbursement in asbestos claims – UK Human Rights Blog
‘R (o.t.a of Aviva & Swiss Re) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2020] EWHC 3118 (Admin). At first sight, a rather abstruse dispute, but the 63 page judgment of Henshaw J gives rise to a host of important and difficult human rights points. But his central conclusion is that a statute which was not challengeable at the time of its enactment became so, because of the subsequent evolution of the law, principally common law, to the detriment of insurers.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th November 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
R v Luckett (Michael David) [2020] EWCA Crim 565 – CrimeCast.Law
‘“This was one of a pair of recent cases, which tend to suggest that police officers and those who aspire to be police officers are still held to a higher standard than the public they are sworn to protect. It was a sentencing appeal following a plea of guilty by a former police officer, who had made use of information gathered in the course of investigating a drink driving offence to get in touch with the defendant and subsequently enter into a long-term personal relationship with her. He resigned from the police and pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office. His appeal against the sentence prompted the Court of Appeal to refer to earlier authorities on sentencing for misconduct in a public office by serving police officers and gave the court an opportunity to emphasise the gravity of the offence, whilst at the same time proving that the quality of mercy is not strained …”’
CrimeCast.Law, 26th November 2020
Source: crimecast.law
