Supreme Court
Edwards v Hugh James Ford Simey Solicitors [2019] UKSC 54 (20 November 2019)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The Secretary of State for the Home Department v E3 & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 2020 (21 November 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Despite there being a variety of reasons why someone may choose to represent themselves in the family courts – this decision isn’t an anomaly. Now only 20% of family court cases have both parties represented. It’s a trend we’ve seen grow in recent years.’
Family Law, 19th November 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘More than 20 drug dealers have successfully been prosecuted as a result of a police investigation which followed complaints about drug dealing from local residents in Tower Hamlets and Hackney.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 18th November 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Two Northumberland men who subjected a captive man to a night of physical and mental torture have been sentenced to a total of 34 years at Newcastle Crown Court today (20 Nov).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th November 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A High Court judge has ruled that a marriage between a woman and a trans man was void because both parties were legally female during the ceremony.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Brexiteer who is running against Anna Soubry in the general election has been convicted of harassing the Change UK leader. Amy Dalla Mura was banned from entering the Broxtowe constituency at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.’
The Independent, 20th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A police officer accused of dumping documents identifying paedophiles and their victims near a public skip is to face a misconduct hearing.’
The Independent, 21st November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An animal welfare charity has called for people who illegally hunt foxes to be given prison sentences – after two men were fined a “pitiful” £350.’
BBC News, 21st November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A transplant patient died after a surgeon failed to disclose he had spilt stomach contents on organs which went on to be used in NHS operations.’
BBC News, 21st November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Cardiff resident who lost a High Court challenge over police deployment of automated facial recognition technology has been given permission to take his case to the Court of Appeal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th November 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Byron James, Partner and Head of Expatriate Law in Dubai, explains the challenges presented to family lawyers by the effective method of anonymous international money transfer system used around the world.; why and what family practitioners should know about it.’
Family Law Week, 20th November 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A couple who threatened to take a school to the High Court over its religious assemblies have won their fight for alternative activities for their children.’
BBC News, 20th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police carried out widespread abuses of power during Extinction Rebellion’s two weeks of protests in October, according to investigators who have collated dozens of reports from protesters.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Doctors who saw but did not report babies and mothers receiving poor care during the NHS’s worst maternity scandal could be suspended or struck off, the General Medical Council has warned. The medical profession’s regulator has asked NHS bosses for details of any doctor they believe may have ignored their professional duty to raise the alarm about threats to patient safety at the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS hospital trust (SaTH).’
The Guardian, 20th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The way police record “non-crime hate incidents” against transgender people has “a chilling effect” on freedom of expression, the High Court has heard.he way police record “non-crime hate incidents” against transgender people has “a chilling effect” on freedom of expression, the High Court has heard.’
BBC News, 20th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mr Wood was a paramedic called to attend Patient A, a highly vulnerable patient who suffered from a split personality disorder. Within 10-15 minutes of leaving the patient, Mr Wood began to text her. Over the course of the following month he continued to contact her. Some of those messages were sexually explicit and others attempted to arrange a meeting with the patient for sex. He also asked her to keep the messages a secret.’
2 Hare Court, 1st November 2019
Source: www.2harecourt.com
‘The Secretary of State has withdrawn her appeal against the decision of the Administrative court in R(ota K, a child by her litigation friend) v SSHD [2018] EWHC 1834 (Admin).’
Garden Court Chambers, 6th November 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘On 30 October 2019 the High Court ordered that seven family members be entitled to see 16 West Yorkshire police offers and a custody nurse give evidence at the inquest into the death of Andrew Hall, quashing the coroner’s ruling on anonymity.’
Garden Court Chambers, 8th November 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
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