‘Expert witnesses who “fall short of the mark” face a “much more and properly robust” response from the courts, a recently retired Court of Appeal judge has warned.’
Litigation Futures, 11th November 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Law schools are not taking advantage of the “enormous regulatory freedom” they have and instead are largely all offering the same kind of law degree, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 11th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The family of a 17-year-old girl brutally murdered by a fellow sixth-former the day after she ended their relationship have said the killer should never be released from prison.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Bailey & Ors v Glaxosmithkline (UK) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 1924 (08 November 2019)
Jet 2 Holidays Ltd v Hughes & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 1858 (08 November 2019)
Farrar & Anor v Rylatt & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 1864 (08 November 2019)
Lal v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 1925 (08 November 2019)
High Court (Family Division)
Potanin v Potanina [2019] EWHC 2956 (Fam) (08 November 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Dorman & Ors v Clinton Devon Farms Partnership [2019] EWHC 2988 (QB) (07 November 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘An armed mugger who tried to rob Arsenal footballers Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Almost half of rape victims are dropping out of investigations, as a growing proportion do not want to pursue a prosecution even when a suspect has been identified, according to a Cabinet Office report leaked to the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 10th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Locke, R. (On the Application of) v Revenue And Customs [2019] EWCA Civ 1909 (07 November 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
F, R (On the Application Of) v Manchester City Council [2019] EWHC 2998 (Admin) (07 November 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
77m Ltd v Ordnance Survey Ltd [2019] EWHC 3007 (Ch) (08 November 2019)
Burnden Holdings (UK) Ltd & Anor v Fielding & Anor [2019] EWHC 2995 (Ch) (07 November 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
TY (Preliminaries To Intercountry Adoption) [2019] EWHC 2979 (Fam) (07 November 2019)
H (Children: Relocation), Re [2019] EWHC 2881 (Fam) (30 October 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Baker v Hemming [2019] EWHC 2950 (QB) (05 November 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gambling Related Harm (GRH APPG) said current legislation has its limitations and that new laws should be introduced and “focus on prevention of harm and retrospective concerns” and further “assess the kind of industry we would like to have in the future”.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th November 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘John Roberts reports on a successful result obtained by a local authority in the Special Educational Needs Tribunal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘As the general election kicks off, James Goudie QC highlights a 2017 High Court ruling on the status of “purdah” and the business that can and cannot be conducted while it applies.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government has pledged to set up a statutory compensation scheme for people making personal injury claims against failed holiday company Thomas Cook after it emerged the firm mainly self-insured them.’
Litigation Futures, 7th November 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘I act as a Deputy for many clients, young and old, with different needs, requests and expectations. I manage their money and need to make best interest decisions daily. When a client lacks capacity to make a particular decision then it’s my job to help support them in making that decision. If they can’t make a particular financial decision then I become the “decision maker”.’
Family Law, 8th November 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A man caught with a loaded revolver has been convicted after a prosecution by the CPS.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th November 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A former footballer who masterminded a “highly organised” county lines drugs operation, exploiting teenagers to deal heroin and crack cocaine, has been jailed for 10 years.’
The Independent, 7th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Hundreds of police officers and staff have illicitly accessed police databases for their own ends including checking the criminal records of partners. Freedom of Information requests show 237 officers and staff have been disciplined for accessing the highly-sensitive police national computer or other IT systems in the past two years.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Decisions on asylum applications are taking “substantially” longer than they were five years ago, data suggests. In 2014, 80% of applicants received an initial decision within six months, compared with around 25% now, according to the Migration Observatory.’
BBC News, 8th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Bosses at Royal Mail are seeking an injunction to block a planned strike by postal workers, claiming there are “potential irregularities in the ballot” making the vote unlawful.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A teenager who violently raped a 10-year-old girl as she walked home from school has been jailed.’
The Independent, 7th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A police constable has been charged with murdering Dalian Atkinson in a clash during which a stun gun and other force was used on the former footballer.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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