‘British women are increasingly being pressured into polygamous relationships or left without child support when relationships break up because UK law does not offer adequate protection to spouses in religious marriages, campaigners have warned.’
The Independent, 25th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Gender equality in the number of judges in England and Wales should be achieved by 2033 at the current rates of progress, according to Lady Hale, the president of the supreme court.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) new rulebook – Standards and Regulations (STaRs) – comes into force today, with experts highlighting several areas of significant change and opportunity for firms.’
Legal Futures, 25th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This week has seen reports in the legal press of a speech in which the President of the Family Division set out an idea for a research project about news reports containing accounts of how family courts have handled domestic abuse claims. See for example : Press attacks on family courts should be assessed – McFarlane by Monidipa Fouzder in The Gazette.’
Transparency Project, 23rd November 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Engaging in controlling and/or coercive behaviour in intimate or familial relationships became a new criminal offence in England and Wales in December 2015. Coercive Control involves a pattern of abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten the victim. Example behaviours included in this legislation are isolation from friends and family, deprivation of basic needs, monitoring behaviour and time, controlling a victim’s life and/or finances, and may include physical violence. The introduction of this offence was welcomed for recognising the cumulative impact of various forms of domestic abuse and for encouraging police and other criminal justice agencies to move beyond an incident-led and physical violence-based understanding of domestic abuse. However, four years on since the legislation was enacted and with no compulsory national level training or support, what has actually changed?’
OUP Blog, 25th November 2019
Source: blog.oup.com
‘The number of unrepresented defendants in crown courts is rising sharply, the head of the Criminal Bar Association has warned, as cuts to legal aid increasingly affect the criminal justice system.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 15 October the Environment Bill was published. The first half of the bill was originally published in December 2018 as the Environmental (Principles and Governance) Bill.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th November 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A review is under way into the Government’s compensation scheme for families of British people murdered outside the UK and the European Union.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Emambux v Innisfree Housing Association Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 2048 (22 November 2019)
Griffith v Gourgey & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 2046 (22 November 2019)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v KF (Nigeria) [2019] EWCA Civ 2051 (22 November 2019)
Leon v Her Majesty’s Attorney General & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 2047 (22 November 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kinsella & Anor v Emasan AG & Anor [2019] EWHC 3196 (Ch) (21 November 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd v Gardner [2019] EWHC 3142 (Comm) (22 November 2019)
Alianca Navegacao E Logistica LTDA v Ameropa SA [2019] EWHC 3152 (Comm) (22 November 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Chandler v O’Connor [2019] EWHC 3181 (QB) (22 November 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A recent ruling highlights the need for businesses accessing data from third parties to make sure that their intended use of that data is covered by the licensing terms on which the data is being made available, an expert in intellectual property law has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st November 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The recent Court of Appeal judgment in Farrar v Rylatt should serve as a warning to practitioners of the uphill struggle that a party faces when attempting to appeal a trial judge’s findings of fact.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 22nd November 2019
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Barton v Gwyn-Jones & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 1999 (21 November 2019)
B (Secure Accommodation Order), Re (Rev 1) [2019] EWCA Civ 2025 (21 November 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Lotus Cars Ltd v Marcassus Sport SARL [2019] EWHC 3128 (Comm) (21 November 2019)
Quinn Infrastructure Services Ltd v Sullivan & Os [2019] EWHC 2863 (Comm) (21 November 2019)
High Court (Family Division)
F v M (Appeal: Finding of Fact) [2019] EWHC 3177 (Fam) (21 November 2019)
High Court (Patents Court)
Excel-Eucan Ltd v Source Vagabond Systems Ltd [2019] EWHC 3175 (Pat) (21 November 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Iraqi Civilians v Ministry of Defence [2019] EWHC 3088 (QB) (21 November 2019)
Rahmatullah & Anor v The Ministry Of Defence & Anor [2019] EWHC 3172 (QB) (21 November 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Natalie Cross summarises important guidance on the approach to be taken to vulnerable witnesses and parties in the Family Courts.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A registered sex offender who raped a 76-year-old woman as she walked her dog has been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st November 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘TThe Home Office has agreed to review its immigration bail guidance, a law firm has said as it was preparing to challenge the government in court next week in a case concerning two asylum-seeking university students.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st November 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Hundreds of families whose babies died or have been left with brain damage after maternity care treatment at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust are now being informed they are part of a major investigation into the largest scandal of its type ever to hit the NHS, following a report by The Independent.’
The Independent, 21st November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An urgent Ministry of Justice (MoJ) investigation has been launched after murderer Ian Simms was granted parole despite his refusal to reveal the whereabouts of the body of his victim Helen McCourt.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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