‘A former member of the Bank of England has called for the resignation of its chief operating officer after it emerged an audio feed of sensitive information had been leaked to traders.’
BBC News, 19th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A paralysed ex-builder has lost a High Court bid to challenge the law on assisted dying.’
BBC News, 19th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced for an attack on a female couple on a London bus.’
The Independent, 19th December 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Legal campaigners have attacked the government’s announcement of a royal commission on the criminal justice system for “ignoring” the impact of its own budget cuts.’
The Independent, 19th December 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police deployed tasers a record 23,000 times last year in face of increasingly violent suspects, double the number just two years ago, Home Office figures show.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A primary school-aged child has had details of their referral to the government’s controversial anti-radicalisation Prevent programme deleted by the Metropolitan police following court action, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Anna Turley libel trial: Former Labour MP wins £75,000 damages.’
BBC News, 19th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who stabbed her son to death after a mental breakdown brought on by her bullying boyfriend has described him as a “controlling monster”.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘t’s Christmas party season, which for many workers means pulling on their festive jumpers and having a few glasses of warm prosecco with colleagues at the office bash. But the fun can sometimes leave bosses with more than just a headache the following day, when the behaviour of their employees lands them in court.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In a landmark judgment the high court has found that the Home Office’s £1,012 child citizenship fee is unlawful. The fee has been described as “shameless profiteering” by Amnesty International.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The director of a lettings and property management agency who defrauded more than £230,000 from the landlords and tenants that were his clients has received a two-year prison sentence, following an investigation by Southampton City Council’s Trading Standards Service.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th December 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man accused of killing his estranged wife has pleaded guilty to murder part-way through his trial.’
BBC News, 19th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government should not select judges on the basis of their political views as they do in the US, the outgoing president of the supreme court, Lady Hale, has warned.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three men face years behind bars for their parts in the revenge killing of a teenager which was filmed by a doorbell camera.’
BBC News, 19th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has refused to grant Rochdale Council permission to challenge the findings of a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on the way it pays special guardians.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th December 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A decorated Metropolitan police superintendent convicted of possessing a child abuse video has formally asked the court of appeal to strike down her conviction.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former Premier League striker who masturbated in front of a mother and her 16-year-old daughter has been given a 12-month community order.’
BBC News, 18th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Companies Court heard on Wednesday that Bury and their owner, Steve Dale, had settled an outstanding debt with HM Revenue & Customs. The winding-up petition was dismissed by Judge Sally Barber, with the club instructed to pay costs.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
New World Payphones Ltd v Westminster City Council & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 2250 (18 December 2019)
Price v Saundry & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 2261 (18 December 2019)
King v City of London Corporation [2019] EWCA Civ 2266 (18 December 2019)
XW v XH [2019] EWCA Civ 2262 (18 December 2019)
Al-Hasawi v Nottingham Forest Football Club Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 2242 (17 December 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Risby v East Hertfordshire District Council & Ors [2019] EWHC 3474 (Admin) (18 December 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Warner Music UK Ltd & Anor v Tunein Inc [2019] EWHC 3374 (Ch) (18 December 2019)
Thomas & Anor v Bulathwela & Anor [2019] EWHC 3511 (Ch) (18 December 2019)
Djurberg v London Borough of Richmond & Ors [2019] EWHC 3342 (Ch) (18 December 2019)
South Lodge Flats Ltd v Malik [2019] EWHC 3530 (Ch) (18 December 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Athena Brands Ltd v Superdrug Stores Plc [2019] EWHC 3503 (Comm) (18 December 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
AB v East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 3542 (QB) (18 December 2019)
United Kingdom Independence Party Ltd v Braine & Ors [2019] EWHC 3527 (QB) (18 December 2019)
Young v Downey [2019] EWHC 3508 (QB) (18 December 2019)
HML PM Ltd v Canary Riverside Estate Management Ltd & Anor [2019] EWHC 3496 (QB) (17 December 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A jury has expressed its regret at convicting three Extinction Rebellion protesters who glued themselves to a Docklands Light Railway train at Canary Wharf.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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