‘Speech by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division: “If only we had known then what we know now” ‘
Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 29th November 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘On a spring afternoon in 1989, a crush developed at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans attending the club’s FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.’
BBC News, 29th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into allegations that the security services were complicit in the torture and abduction of terror suspects after 9/11 is to be subjected to a full scale legal challenge.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 22 November, the Church of England issued the following Press Release which announces the appointment of safeguarding consultant Jane Humphreys as the independent reviewer into its handling of the allegations relating to the late Revd Trevor Devamanikkam.’
Law & Religion UK, 23rd November 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘Recent decisions considering time bars and notification provisions have generated considerable commentary and discussion over the last few months. One of these is Boskalis Offshore Marine Contractive BV v Atlantic Marine and Aviation LLP (the “Atlantic Tonjer”) which concerned notification provisions in a payment clause and the timely challenge of disputed invoices before they were due for payment.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 26th November 2019
High Court (Administrative Court)
AC v A Swedish Judicial Authority [2019] EWHC 3213 (Admin) (28 November 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Solicitors Regulation Authority v Robinson [2019] EWHC 3223 (Ch) (28 November 2019)
Causer & Anor v All Star Leisure (Group) Ltd [2019] EWHC 3231 (Ch) (28 November 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A man who committed arson after his ex-girlfriend broke up with him has been spared jail after his lawyer argued the attack was an “acute stress reaction” to the end of the relationship.’
The Independent, 28th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Cabinet Office has defied a court order to release a secret government report on the UK’s fracking industry. Officials were expected to hand over the report on Monday, days before Britain’s first general election leaders’ debate on the climate crisis, after the information tribunal ruled it was in the public interest to disclose its findings in full.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Shia Muslim has been jailed for three years and nine months for vandalism attacks on five mosques in Birmingham.’
BBC News, 28th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Atransgender paedophile has sued the NHS for refusing her reassignment surgery after she transitioned from male to female while in prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A senior Met Police officer is facing an inquiry over his contact with another officer prior to her conviction for possession of an indecent image.’
BBC News, 29th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘UK drone pilots must register their details with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) by the end of 29 November or face a fine of £1,000.’
BBC News, 29th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘By declaring the prorogation of parliament to be unlawful, the Supreme Court made a decision with huge legal consequences.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former MP Harvey Proctor is to receive £500,000 in compensation from Scotland Yard over its disastrous investigation into false claims of a VIP paedophile ring.’
The Independent, 29th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A hoaxer with a “hatred of women” has been jailed for five years for sending packages of white powder to female MPs, a Euro MP and local councillors.’
BBC News, 28th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Aformer model must lose the £2.2m inheritance from her Swiss banker boyfriend, the Court of Appeal has ruled, and instead give it back to his children.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The former South Yorkshire police chief superintendent David Duckenfield has been found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter more than 30 years after he commanded the police at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, at which 96 people died.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court has delivered another significant Judgment arising from the handling of the VWF litigation against British Coal.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 20th November 2019
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
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