Black cab rapist John Worboys given two life sentences – BBC News
‘Black cab rapist John Worboys has been handed two life sentences with a minimum term of six years for attacking four more women.’
BBC News, 17th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family’s legal fight against hospital over brain injury baby – BBC News
‘The father of a brain-damaged baby boy has urged a hospital not to “rush” a decision to end his life support.’
BBC News, 17th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
K (Children) [2019] EWCA Civ 2264 (17 December 2019)
Al-Hasawi v Nottingham Forest Football Club Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 2242 (17 December 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Abdurahman v R [2019] EWCA Crim 2239 (17 December 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Pilarczyk v Regional Court In Poznan, Poland & Ors [2019] EWHC 3486 (Admin) (17 December 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Punjab National Bank (International) Ltd v Srinivasan & Ors [2019] EWHC 3495 (Ch) (17 December 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Bates & Ors v the Post Office Ltd (No 6: Horizon Issues) [2019] EWHC 3408 (QB) (16 December 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Amey LG Ltd v Aggregate Industries UK Ltd [2019] EWHC 3488 (TCC) (17 December 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Guildford pub bomb inquest family ‘never going to get justice’ – BBC News
‘A woman who lost her soldier sister in the Guildford pub bombings has said her family are “never going to get justice” even though the inquest has resumed.’
BBC News, 18th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Calls to reform bail terms after lawyer stabbed to death – The Guardian
‘The case of a teenager jailed for life after stabbing a lawyer to death has raised fresh alarm about the practice of releasing violent suspects without strict bail conditions.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Mortgage prisoners’ sue over ‘unfair’ rates – BBC News
‘Mortgage borrowers “unfairly trapped” on high interest rates when their lenders were nationalised are launching legal action against the companies they say are responsible.’
BBC News, 18th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ABI drops discount rate judicial review threat – Litigation Futures
‘The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has decided not to launch judicial review proceedings over the previous government’s decision to raise the discount rate, but only to -0.25%.’
Litigation Futures, 17th December 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Jailed solicitor must repay £3m or face more prison time – Legal Futures
‘A jailed solicitor involved in the UK’s biggest ever tax fraud must repay £3m of his ill-gotten gains or face a further nine years in prison, a judge at the Old Bailey has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 18th December 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Advertising watchdog bans e-cigarette promotion on Instagram – The Guardian
‘British American Tobacco (BAT) and three other e-cigarette firms have been banned by the UK advertising watchdog from promoting their vaping products on public Instagram pages in a ruling described as “a huge step forward” by health campaigners.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Murder victim Andre Aderemi’s mum ‘outraged’ at killer’s Snapchat video – BBC News
‘A convicted murderer will be “disciplined” after posting a Snapchat video of himself in prison appearing to “mock” the family of the person he stabbed to death.’
BBC News, 18th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three generations of Windrush family struggling to prove they are British – The Guardian
‘Three generations of one Windrush-descended family are struggling to prove that they are British in a protracted fight for documentation which has left a London-born woman facing homelessness with her two-year-old son.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Alan Shearer gets payout over ‘bad advice’ pension – BBC News
‘Ex-England footballer and BBC pundit Alan Shearer has won £100,000 in a court fight with a financial advisor.’
BBC News, 13th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Is lawfulness of occupation relevant to the residential occupier test? – Practical Law Construction Blog
‘We don’t see the section 106 residential occupier exemption appearing in the law reports all that often, possibly because the law surrounding its meaning is fairly well settled, particularly since Coulson J’s 2013 judgment in Westfields Construction Ltd v Lewis. Therefore, I was rather intrigued by the judgment in Howsons Ltd v Redfearn and another. It dates from the summer but is an interesting read because the judge, HHJ Nigel Bird, appears to have extended the section 106 residential occupier test to cover the question of lawfulness of occupation.’
Practical Law Construction Blog, 17th December 2019
Case Preview: XX v Whittington Hospital NHS Trust – UKSC Blog
‘Will Lady Hale change her mind, 17 years on? On 16 and 17 December 2019 a panel presided over by Lady Hale will decide whether or not the Court of Appeal were correct last year in not following an earlier judgment of Lady Hale in a 2002 case concerning recovery of damages for the costs of surrogacy.’
UKSC Blog, 16th December 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
Housing benefits, human rights and possession claims – Local Government Lawyer
‘Public sector and private sector landlords need to know about a recent housing benefit ruling from the Supreme Court, write Karl Anders and Deborah Brown.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
High Court quashes decision by council to refuse to accept second homelessness application over failure to consider new medical evidence – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Deputy High Court judge has quashed a decision by a borough council to refuse a claimant’s second homelessness application, after it failed to take into account new medical evidence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th December 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Miller & Ors v Ministry of Justice [2019] UKSC 60 (16 December 2019)
Patel v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] UKSC 59 (16 December 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Clements, R v [2019] EWCA Crim 2253 (12 December 2019)
Wooff, R v [2019] EWCA Crim 2249 (12 December 2019)
Montaut, R v [2019] EWCA Crim 2252 (12 December 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bate & Anor v Affinity Water Ltd [2019] EWHC 3425 (Ch) (16 December 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Perkier Foods Ltd v Halo Foods Ltd [2019] EWHC 3462 (QB) (16 December 2019)
PME v The Scout Association [2019] EWHC 3421 (QB) (12 December 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
ISG Construction Ltd v English Architectural Glazing Ltd [2019] EWHC 3482 (TCC) (16 December 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Supreme Court allows appeal over part-time judges’ pensions – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Four judges with “portfolio” careers in full-time and part-time roles and without formal contracts of employment have been backed by the Supreme Court in their campaign for equal pensions treatment. Giving judgment today in Miller and others v Ministry of Justice, Lord Carnwath ruled that ‘the common sense of the matter’ as well as case law holds that part-timers should not suffer less favourable treatment.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th December 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Coroner criticises NHS after death of patient with broken neck who was shunted between hospitals three times – The Independent
‘The death of Jean Waghorn, who died after contracting pneumonia in hospital, sparked criticism from a coroner who said the NHS trust had ignored earlier warnings over moving patients between hospitals. Senior coroner Veronica Deeley had issued two official alerts to Brighton and Sussex Hospitals Trust last year after the deaths of frail elderly patients who were wrongly shuttled between hospitals.’
The Independent, 16th December 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Freeman tribunal adjourned and may not finish until October next year – The Guardian
‘The occasionally dramatic if sprawling medical tribunal of the former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman, which was due to be done and dusted last March, may not finish now until October 2020 after being adjourned yet again.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
