Louise Lotz: Debby Foxwell guilty of neighbour murder – BBC News
‘A woman who bludgeoned her neighbour to death with a garden spade has been found guilty of murder.’
BBC News, 20th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Judgment: Micula & Ors v Romania [2020] UKSC 5 – UKSC Blog
‘The appeals arose out of the attempted enforcement of an investment arbitration award in favour of the claimants against Romania in relation to investments made by the claimants in food production in Romania before the country acceded to the EU.’
UKSC Blog, 19th February 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
Trading standards wins landmark prosecution of ticket touts – Local Government Lawyer
‘Yorkshire trading standards officers have helped to secure the first successful prosecution against a company fraudulently reselling event tickets on a large scale.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th February 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
UK court hears bid to access fertility clinic’s records on dead person – The Guardian
‘A legal action over access to a fertility clinic’s private records concerning the storage of a dead person’s “sperm and/or embryos” is being heard by the family court partly in secret.’
The Guardian, 19th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Fatal Accident Act Apportionment – a pragmatic solution to an unusual problem? – 12 King’s Bench Walk
‘The decision of Master Cook in ARN v Ageas Insurance Ltd (27/1/2020), when approving a Fatal Accident Act settlement involving four children, provides a novel and pragmatic solution to a difficult apportionment problem. A single mother was killed in a road traffic accident, leaving four young children. The children were the deceased’s only dependants and their claim was settled for a substantial lump sum.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 13th February 2020
Source: www.12kbw.co.uk
Supreme Court spurns insurers’ appeal over injuries on private land – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Supreme Court has confirmed that insurers can be liable for accidents on private land even where the driver is not covered – but the long-running issue may not be over yet.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th February 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Audit firms face review by watchdog over climate risk exposure – The Guardian
‘The UK’s accounting watchdog has launched a major review into whether companies and their auditors are adequately reflecting the financial risks of the climate crisis in their accounts.’
The Guadian, 20th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Extended pilot of fully video hearings made opt-out – Legal Futures
‘A pilot of fully video hearings in the civil courts is to be extended and turned from opt-in to opt-out, the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) has decided.’
Legal Futures, 21st February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
No-fault evictions: ‘Our lives are falling apart’ – BBC News
‘Section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act allows landlords to evict tenants without a reason once their contract comes to an end, or give them notice of the “intention to evict” two months before it ends. They are often used by landlords who want to sell their properties.’
BBC News, 20th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office to deport vulnerable asylum seekers – The Guardian
‘The Home Office is planning to deport vulnerable asylum seekers and suspected victims of trafficking on a new charter flight on Thursday, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 19th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Peers alarmed at Henry VIII powers in divorce bill – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The House of Lords has urged the government to chop elements of the divorce bill that would enable the lord chancellor to radically alter the reforms without parliamentary scrutiny.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th February 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Ombudsman threatens council with legal action over lack of co-operation – Local Government Lawyer
‘Folkestone and Hythe Council was threatened with a court summons by the Local Government Ombudsman over its handling of a complaint about its treatment of a homeless family.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th February 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The Overlooked – Nearly Legal
‘This is the latest round of what is becoming the most heavily litigated stretch of air space in London, assorted leaseholders of Neo Bankside against the Tate Modern, over the overlooking of their flats (plate glass walls and all) from the viewing platform on the Tate Modern extension.’
Nearly Legal, 19th February 2020
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Katrina O’Hara murder: Coroner recommends phone access changes – BBC News
‘A coroner has called for domestic abuse victims to have access to mobile phones after police seized a woman’s device days before her murder.’
BBC News, 19th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
When are Article 8 rights engaged in the context of an unfair dismissal claim and how should the engagement of such rights be approached by the tribunal? – 3PB
‘The claimant was employed by the respondent from 1994 until November 2014 as a Probation Service Officer (“PSO”). In 2014 there was an incident at the claimant’s home involving the claimant, her then partner, and her daughter, who was then a teenager. It was alleged that the claimant had been violent towards her daughter, something she had always vehemently denied. Social Services became involved and her daughter was placed on the Child Protection Register (“CPR”).’
3PB, 7th February 2020
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
Restraining Presentation or Advertisement of a Creditor’s Winding Up Petition – 33 Bedford Row
‘Widespread knowledge that a company is subject to a creditor’s winding up petition can cause that company serious harm. Where the creditor’s winding up petition is warranted, this harm may just be an unfortunate consequence of a valid legal process being pursued against it. However, where the creditor’s winding up petition is unwarranted, and is eventually dismissed because it is unwarranted, its dismissal will be ‘cold comfort’ to the company where, in the intervening period between presentation and dismissal, the company has suffered irreparable reputational and operational damage.’
33 Bedford Row, 4th February 2020
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
Thomas on Wales – Counsel
‘With radical recommendations for ‘fair, distinct and devolved’ justice, the Thomas Report should be required reading for anyone interested in Wales and the state of its justice system – writes David Hughes.’
Counsel, February 2020
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
