‘The family of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn have launched a legal action against the Foreign Office which they said could cost them “upwards of £50,000”.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Planning Board at the Royal Borough of Greenwich has removed a clause from a s106 agreement that was intended to restrict future occupants of a housing development from pursuing claims for nuisance or damages over noise, after receiving legal advice suggesting it was unlawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The five respondents arrived in the United Kingdom illegally and claimed asylum. Each of the respondents was detained for a period of time pending his or her removal from the United Kingdom pursuant to the Immigration Act 1971 of Schedule 2 paragraph 16(2). The respondents challenged the lawfulness of their detention by bringing claims against the Secretary of State for the Home Department.’
UKSC Blog, 27th November 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The murder of Grace Millane in 2018 seized front pages of media outlets worldwide, with article after article fixated on details of her personal history. These details implied that the sexually violent nature of Millane’s death was somehow a product of her own actions, and this treatment is itself part of a much larger media trend in how violence against women is represented.’
Rights Info, 27th November 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘An online-only law school entered the market yesterday to deliver the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), with heavyweight backing from leading academics and lawyers.’
Legal Futures, 28th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Two boys found dead with their father at a house were unlawfully killed, a coroner has concluded.’
BBC News, 27th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court
Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti [2019] UKSC 55 (27 November 2019)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Kahrmann v Harrison-Morgan [2019] EWCA Civ 2094 (27 November 2019)
Barons Finance Ltd v Barons Bridging Finance 1 Ltd & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 2074 (26 November 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Lee v R [2019] EWCA Crim 2052 (26 November 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cozens-Smith v Bellway Homes Ltd [2019] EWHC 3222 (Ch) (26 November 2019)
Shepherd v Cail & Anor [2019] EWHC 3229 (Ch) (26 November 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Birmingham City Council v Afsar & Ors [2019] EWHC 3217 (QB) (26 November 2019)
Choi v Park & Ors [2019] EWHC 3191 (QB) (26 November 2019)
UUU v BBB (Rev 1) [2019] EWHC 3190 (QB) (22 November 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A man who stabbed three people in Manchester’s Victoria train station on New Year’s Eve has been sentenced to life imprisonment in a high-security psychiatric hospital.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office “falsely imprisoned” many asylum seekers who are now entitled to damages for their loss of liberty at the hands of the government, five supreme court judges have ruled.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Litigants in person (LiPs) who “do little to promote their cases until they are absolutely forced to” and do not “understand, let alone research” their obligations can still be regarded as acting reasonably, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 27th November 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Court of Appeal on section 202 Housing Act 1996 reviews of suitability and what facts should be relevant at the time of review.’
Nearly Legal, 26th November 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter because she would not stop crying.’
The Independent, 27th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The appeal concerned the dismissal of Ms Jhuti from her employment by Royal Mail Group Ltd. The key question of law that it raised was whether in a claim for unfair dismissal under Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996, the reason for the dismissal can be other than that given to the employee by the employer’s appointed decision-maker.’
UKSC Blog, 27th November 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A pub has become the first in the UK to lose its gaming licence after it failed to stop children using machines.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two men convicted of animal cruelty offences after being filmed dragging a fox out of a tunnel and releasing it “into the path of a hunt” have been given suspended sentences.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four teenagers who threw bricks at sheep and snapped off their horns have been given community sentences.’
BBC News, 26th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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