Islamist fighter’s wife Amaani Noor guilty of £34 terror donation – BBC News
‘A woman who married an Islamist fighter online has been convicted of funding terrorism.’
BBC News, 12th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for driving stolen car into police officers in Sussex – The Guardian
‘A man who drove a stolen car into two police officers and a member of the public, causing “catastrophic injuries”, has been jailed for four years and eight months.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Reforms to English civil court witness statements to proceed – OUT-LAW.com
‘”Modest” proposals to standardise witness statements and improve compliance with the rules have been endorsed in principle by the Business and Property Courts (BPC); the specialist courts of the High Court of England and Wales.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th December 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
The Construction Act and modular construction projects – Practical Law Construction Blog
‘Since my colleague Eveline Strecker last blogged about modular construction, it has continued to develop in popularity. The more we see of modular, the more it becomes clear that it is a very different beast to “traditional” construction projects, demanding an evolution in procurement routes and contract content.’
Practical Law Construction Blog, 11th December 2019
Faculty Jurisdiction – further amendments, April 2020 – Law & Religion UK
‘On 1 April 2020, The Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019 come into force; these make a number of important changes to the earlier Rules, including: the substitution of a new Part 4 dealing with consultation and advice; revision and expansion of Lists A and B; extension of the Archdeacon’s jurisdiction for temporary minor re-ordering; and various other amendments to improve the operation of the Rules.’
Law & Religion UK, 12th December 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Lancashire CC, R (on the application of) v SSEFRA & Anor [2019] UKSC 58 (11 December 2019)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Lakatamia Shipping Company Ltd v Morimoto [2019] EWCA Civ 2203 (11 December 2019)
Tiplady v City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council [2019] EWCA Civ 2180 (11 December 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
McCarthy v R. [2019] EWCA Crim 2202 (11 December 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Arowojolu v General Medical Council [2019] EWHC 3155 (Admin) (11 December 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Boyle v Burke & Anor [2019] EWHC 3364 (Ch) (10 December 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Manek & Ors v IIFL Wealth (UK) Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 3361 (Comm) (11 December 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kirkegaard v Smith [2019] EWHC 3393 (QB) (11 December 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Supreme Court allows appeals by land-owning public bodies in dispute over statutory incompatibility and village green registration – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has by a 3-2 majority allowed appeals by Lancashire County Council and NHS Property Services over whether statutory incompatibility defeats an application to register land as a town or village green where the land is held by the public authority for statutory purposes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Circuit judge wins online harassment injunction – Legal Futures
‘A circuit judge has won an injunction against a disgruntled litigant in person who created a website to attack him and his family, and had thrown out as vexatious an attempt to counter-claim.’
Legal Futures, 12th December 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Three teens jailed for robbery via the use of Grindr – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Three teenagers have been jailed for numerous robberies and assault of men who had been enticed via one of the largest social media dating apps, Grindr.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th December 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Judge sues MoJ claiming racial discrimination – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A district judge is suing the Ministry of Justice and two supervising judges for unconscious bias, harassment, victimisation, micro-aggression and discrimination after a complaint was made against him by an appellant in one of his cases.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th December 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Guidelines for judges to divert newborns from care proceedings – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Newborns could be diverted from care proceedings if more time is given to pre-birth assessments where there are safeguarding concerns, according to a review published today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th December 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Advert offering ‘life insurance to die for’ banned for trivialising suicide – Daily Telegraph
‘A Facebook advert for a company that sells “life insurance to die for” has been banned for trivialising suicide among young men.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paedophile who preyed on girl, 13, spared jail after backlogs delayed his case – Daily Telegraph
‘A paedophile who admitted having sex with a 13-year-old girl has been spared jail after backlogs meant his case took over two years to come before the courts.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office unlawfully delaying support for modern slavery victims, High Court rules – The Independent
‘The Home Office has been unlawfully forcing trafficked people to wait for months and sometimes years before granting them leave to remain in the UK, the High Court has ruled.’
The Independent, 11th December 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Red Funnel ferry captain cleared over Solent boat crash – BBC News
‘The captain of a car ferry that crashed with a pleasure boat has been cleared of committing two maritime offences.’
BBC News, 11th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Modern slave’, 19, convicted of murder of Jaden Moodie, 14 – The Guardian
‘A teenager who had been classed as a “modern slave” has been convicted of murdering a child as part of a drugs feud.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
VAT recoverable on shareholder employee tax avoidance scheme says tribunal – OUT-LAW.com
‘Advice on incentivising employees in a tax efficient manner has a direct and immediate link to the purposes of the business and so VAT input tax should be recoverable, even if the employees are directors and shareholders, the UK’s First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th December 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by council over bid to include cost of supervising driver conduct in fees for taxi and PHV vehicle licences – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a council’s appeal over whether it acted unlawfully when it resolved to fix the fees for vehicle licences for taxis and private hire vehicles at an amount which included recovery of all or part of the cost of supervising the conduct of drivers licensed to drive such vehicles.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
