Streatham Hill knifeman jailed for mother’s attempted murder – BBC News
‘Josephine Conlon, 36, was attacked by Mark Brazant in London on 30 December just days after his release from jail.’
BBC News, 16th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Solicitor who raided client’s estate to pay debts is struck off – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor who used £100,000 from a client’s estate to pay debts to HM Revenue & Customs and an indemnity insurer before closing his firm has been struck off.’
Legal Futures, 16th September 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
FCA Covid-19 test case headed for Supreme Court, lawyers predict – Litigation Futures
‘Lawyers are already predicting a leapfrogged appeal to the Supreme Court after the High Court handed down its ruling in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) business interruption insurance test case.’
Litigation Futures, 15th September 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
More deferred sentences in shake-up of criminal justice in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘Ministers are to encourage courts to make more use of deferred sentences – when judges give offenders a chance to turn themselves around before being punished – as part of a £500m shake-up of criminal justice in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Rahman v Rahman & Ors [2020] EWHC 2392 (Ch) (15 September 2020)
Penta Ultimate Holdings Ltd & Anor v Storrier [2020] EWHC 2400 (Ch) (14 September 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Gaia Pope death: Family wants answers to ‘vital questions’ – BBC News
‘The family of a teenager found dead 11 days after going missing nearly three years ago said “vital questions” about her death remain unanswered.’
BBC News, 16th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A Smarter Approach to Sentencing – Ministry of Justice
‘This White Paper sets out the government’s proposals for important changes to the sentencing and release framework in England and Wales.’
Ministry of Justice, 16th September 2020
Source: www.gov.uk
Teaching assistant found guilty of sending topless pictures to 15-year-old pupil – Daily Telegraph
‘A jury at Aylesbury Crown Court found her guilty of two sex offence charges relating to the topless pictures and a video, but they have not yet reached verdicts on three more serious charges of causing or inciting a child aged under 16 to engage in a sexual act.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crossbows: What are the UK’s laws on weapons after man shot in London? – The Independent
‘The shooting of a man with a crossbow in London has sparked fresh questions over the lack of restrictions on such weapons in the UK.’
The Independent, 15th September 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Serious criminals to serve two-thirds of jail term in justice shake-up – BBC News
‘Sexual and violent offenders will serve at least two-thirds of jail terms, rather than half, as part of changes to the criminal justice system in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 16th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Small firms thrown lifeline in insurance test case ruling – BBC News
‘Judges ruled that the disease clauses in some business interruption policies should have meant they were covered.’
BBC News, 15th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Women lose court of appeal challenge against UK pension change – The Guardian
‘Increasing the age at which women born in the UK in the 1950s are entitled to receive their state pension to 66 is lawful, the court of appeal has ruled. The unanimous judgment is a major setback for campaigners who have argued that the government’s changes will be a “disaster” for those on lower incomes.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Charlie Elphicke: Ex-MP jailed for sex assaults on women – BBC News
‘Ex-Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting two women.’
BBC News, 15th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Fakhry v Pagden & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 1207 (15 September 2020)
G (A Child : Child Abduction) [2020] EWCA Civ 1185 (15 September 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Codere Finance 2 (UK) Ltd, Re Companies Act 2006 [2020] EWHC 2441 (Ch) (13 September 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Care home business in South Wales fined £432k for fire safety failings – Local Government Lawyer
‘A residential care home business in Cardiff has been fined more than £430,000 for serious fire safety failings, following a prosecution brought by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th September 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge refuses to let claimant abandon “unfavourable” joint expert – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge has upheld a decision not to allow a claimant in a noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) case to rely on a different expert because a joint expert produced an unfavourable report.’
Litigation Futures, 15th September
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
