Nurse Cerys Price guilty of death by dangerous driving – BBC News
‘A nurse who crashed her car after taking prescription painkillers has been found guilty of death by dangerous driving.’
BBC News, 18th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New advertising rule “not a complete ban”, says SRA – Legal Futures
‘The new rule that prohibits solicitors from making unsolicited approaches to members of the public is not a blanket ban on all advertising, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has clarified.’
Legal Futures, 19th December 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Four guilty of abusing vulnerable young girl in Telford sex case – The Guardian
‘Four men have been convicted of sexually abusing a vulnerable young girl who described in court how she had been traded among men from the age of 13.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ayoub Majdouline jailed for murder of 14-year-old Jaden Moodie – The Guardian
‘A teenager has been sentenced to life imprisonment for being part of a gang who hunted down and stabbed 14-year-old Jaden Moodie in in an attack linked to a drug feud.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Racism ‘prevalent’ in the armed forces, ombudsman warns – BBC News
‘”Racism is prevalent” within the armed forces, the independent ombudsman overseeing complaints has warned.’
BBC News, 19th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge rules against charity worker who lost job over transgender tweets – The Guardian
‘A researcher who lost her job at a charity after tweeting that transgender women cannot change their biological sex has lost a test case because her opinions were deemed to be “absolutist”.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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
