Ayodeji Azeez death: Robber jailed for life over ambush murder – BBC News
‘A robber who murdered a man who was lured into an ambush by a teenage girl has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 6th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Self-generated abuse images fueling record number of paedophile sites uncovered by UK watchdog – Daily Telegraph
‘Young girls filming themselves on mobile phones has fuelled the record number of child abuse websites discovered and taken down by a UK watchdog last year.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
VAT ruling on Times digital edition could save News UK millions – The Guardian
‘Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group could be set for a substantial financial windfall after successfully arguing that the Times’ digital edition is effectively a print newspaper because its website is rarely updated.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Profession needs “healthier” approach to alcohol – Legal Futures
‘The profession needs to create a healthier culture around alcohol, including never asking people at events why they are not drinking, the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has urged.’
Legal Futures, 6th January 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
After tribunal’s ethical veganism ruling, what is a protected belief? – The Guardian
‘The right to philosophical and religious beliefs – or to no belief – is in effect a similar category of protection to that afforded to sex, race, disability or age under the Equalities Act 2010, according to Sarah Chilton, a partner at the law firm CM Murray.’
The Guardian, 3rd January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tougher sentences needed to deter fly-tipping, says Local Government Association – Local Government Lawyer
‘Councils have called for the introduction of tougher sentences for fly-tipping, after the latest figures showed it costs them £58m a year to clear up.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th January 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Behbehani v Behbehani [2019] EWCA Civ 2301 (20 December 2019)
C (A Child) (Special Guardianship Order) [2019] EWCA Civ 2281 (20 December 2019)
D (A Child) (Fact-Finding Appeal), Re [2019] EWCA Civ 2302 (20 December 2019)
J (Children), Re [2019] EWCA Civ 2300 (20 December 2019)
Auden McKenzie (Pharma Division) Ltd v Patel [2019] EWCA Civ 2291 (20 December 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
PS v R. [2019] EWCA Crim 2286 (20 December 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Clarke & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Holliday [2019] EWHC 3596 (Admin) (24 December 2019)
Sunman v Environment Agency [2019] EWHC 3564 (Admin) (20 December 2019)
Flynn v London Borough of Southwark [2019] EWHC 3575 (Admin) (20 December 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
The Republic of Korea v Dayyani & Ors [2019] EWHC 3580 (Comm) (20 December 2019)
High Court (Family Division)
TT v CDS [2019] EWHC 3572 (Fam) (20 December 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Elphicke v Times Newspapers Ltd [2019] EWHC 3563 (QB) (20 December 2019)
Joseph v Deloitte NSE LLP [2019] EWHC 3583 (QB) (20 December 2019)
Uwen v General Medical Council [2019] EWHC 3483 (Admin) (20 December 2019)
Byczak v Polish Judicial Authority [2019] EWHC 3485 (Admin) (20 December 2019)
Collyer v Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 3577 (QB) (20 December 2019)
Ramsden v HM Revenue and Customs [2019] EWHC 3566 (QB) (20 December 2019)
Turley v UNITE the Union & Anor [2019] EWHC 3547 (QB) (19 December 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Alstom Transport UK Ltd v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd [2019] EWHC 3585 (TCC) (20 December 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Home Office faces legal cases over Zimbabwean asylum seekers – The Guardian
‘The Home Office faces a series of legal challenges over its decision to allow Zimbabwean government officials to interview people from the country who are seeking asylum in the UK.’
The Guardian, 5th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Manchester rapes: How Reynhard Sinaga found his victims – BBC News
‘Reynhard Sinaga is thought to be the UK’s most prolific rapist ever. For several years, until he was caught in 2017, he preyed on young men enjoying a night out.’
BBC News, 6th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reynhard Sinaga: Britain’s ‘most prolific rapist’ jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man convicted of 159 sex offences and said to be Britain’s most prolific rapist can be identified for the first time after the end of his latest trial.’
BBC News, 6th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Grenfell victims face eight-year wait for justice over inferno that killed 72 – Daily Telegraph
‘The families of Grenfell victims could be forced to wait at least eight years after the tragedy to discover if anybody will ever be charged over 72 deaths.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tafida Raqeeb: Costs Judgment – Transparency Project
‘In 2019, we reported on the tragic case of Tafida Raqeeb. Raqeeb v Barts Health NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 2531 (Admin) and [2019] EWHC 2530 (Fam)). As a brief reminder, Tafida Raqeeb, now aged 5, experienced a catastrophic brain injury in February 2019. The treating hospital believed that it was in her best interests for treatment to be withdrawn. Tafida’s parents disagreed and wished for life-sustaining treatment to continue. They sought alternative options and wanted to take Tafida to Italy for treatment. The Hospital Trust applied to the family court for permission to withdraw treatment. Tafida’s parents also sought judicial review of the Trust’s decision, arguing that the refusal by the Trust to allow Tafida’s parents to transfer her to Italy was an infringement of her EU rights. Mr Justice MacDonald decided that the decision of the Trust was unlawful but declined to grant relief to Tafida. In the proceedings under the Children Act 1989, the application of the NHS Trust, for an order that treatment be withdrawn, was dismissed.’
Transparency Project, 3rd January 2020
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
UK could forfeit security council seat over Chagos Islands dispute – The Guardian
‘The UK could lose its permanent seat on the UN security council unless it resolves the future of the Chagos Islands, the archipelago in the Indian Ocean whose largest island, Diego Garcia, is a US military base.’
The Guardian, 5th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ethical veganism is a protected belief, rules Employment Tribunal – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In what multiple commentators have hailed as a landmark legal case, Norwich Employment Tribunal found that the Claimant’s “ethical veganism” is a philosophical belief and therefore a protected characteristic for the purposes of section 10 of the Equality Act 2010 (“s.10”) following a preliminary hearing on 2nd and 3rd January 2020.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th January 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
London borough fails in Planning Court challenge to ministerial approval for works on HS2 ecological mitigation site – Local Government Lawyer
‘The London Borough of Hillingdon has lost a judicial review challenge over a decision by government ministers to allow High Speed Two’s appeal over the council’s refusal to grant approval for proposed works for the creation of an ecological mitigation area.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd January 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Blind sex offender cannot take guide dog to prison – BBC News
‘A man who sexually abused a 10-year-old girl has been jailed for seven years.’
BBC News, 2nd January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
On not being entitled to make decisions, let alone wrong ones – Nearly Legal
‘An Upper Tribunal appeal decision where just about everything that could have been wrong about the first instance First Tier Tribunal decision was.’
Nearly Legal, 5th January 2020
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
