Deadline for UK drone registration approaches – BBC News
‘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
Landmarks in law: the Brexit court ruling that thwarted Boris Johnson – The Guardian
‘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
Harvey Proctor: Former Tory MP wins £500k payout from police over Westminster child abuse probe – The Independent
‘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
Devon anthrax hoaxer jailed for targeting female MPs – BBC News
‘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
Former model must lose £2.2m inheritance from Swiss banker boyfriend, court rules – Daily Telegraph
‘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
Hillsborough: David Duckenfield found not guilty of manslaughter – The Guardian
‘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
Supreme Court delivers Judgment in Thomas Arthur Watkins (Respondent) v Hugh James Ford Simey Solicitors (Appellant) [2019] UKSC 54 on appeal from [2018] EWCA Civ 1299 – Parklane Plowden Chambers
‘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
Christopher Bevan: Anti-HRA Rhetoric and the Conservative Party 2019 Manifesto: Are the Proposals for a British Bill of Rights and Repeal of the Human Rights Act “Dead in the Water”? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The ECHR was incorporated into UK domestic law through the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA), which came into effect in October 2000 and has been hailed as a “constitutional statute” enjoying limited protection from implied repeal which this status brings (see Thoburn v Sunderland City Council). It has been further referred to as a “higher order” provision under which the long established doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty has yielded its station to the constitutional morality of the rule of law. It is arguable that the HRA has provided substantial positive protections to citizens as judgments finding violation against the UK have decreased in trend from 6.8% of Strasbourg judgments in 2001 to 0.2% in 2017.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 28th November 2019
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Striking the Right Balance – Contact for Infants in Care – Pallant Chambers
‘Removing a child from the care of their birth parents is a drastic measure that can be very traumatic, perhaps even more so when the child is a new-born baby. This was acknowledged by Munby J (as he then was) in Re K [2008] EWHC 540 (Fam) where he held that “it was a very drastic thing indeed to interfere with a young mother’s contact with her new-born baby and his contact with her, particularly at a time when ‘threshold’ (s 31 (2) of the 1989 Children Act) is yet to be established.”’
Pallant Chambers, 26th November 2019
Source: www.pallantchambers.co.uk
Charges dropped against more than 100 Extinction Rebellion protesters – The Guardian
‘More than 100 Extinction Rebellion protesters have had charges against them dropped after the ban forbidding protest in London last month was ruled unlawful.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Amy Rumble discusses the Court of Appeal’s recent interpretation of the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims – Parklane Plowden Chambers
‘The Judgment in Wickes Building Supplies Ltd v William Gerarde Blair [2019] EWCA CIV 1934 focused on the procedure to be followed if a claimant seeks to rely on evidence served out of time when following the stage 3 procedure.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 21st November 2019
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
A ‘Law Check’ of Conservative Party HQ’s Fake Twitter ‘Fact Check’ – Church Court Chambers
‘For even the most dyed in the wool Conservative voter, Conservative Central Headquarters’ decision to rename their twitter account as factcheckUK during Monday night’s leadership debates would have appeared unedifying. This conduct, which has the clear potential to mislead the public, goes beyond party lines and drifts into tactics that no one would properly describe as fair or opaque. Indeed, it is tactic one would expect to be utilised by one of the worlds autocratic regimes rather than by a major party in a democracy like the United Kingdom.’
Church Court Chambers, November 2019
Source: churchcourtchambers.co.uk
Tribunal rejects SRA’s disciplinary “ambush”- Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has rejected four allegations of multiple rule breaches against a solicitor because they were so badly drafted.’
Legal Futures, 28th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Mia Gregson murder: Couple jailed over toddler’s death – BBC News
‘A man who killed his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter because she was crying has been jailed for life for her murder.’
BBC News, 27th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Just for Kids Law launches online resource for challenges to school exclusions – Local Government Lawyer
‘A children’s legal rights charity has launched an information hub to help professionals and community organisations challenge unfair school exclusions in England.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
EAT rails against ‘endless delays’ of interim orders – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Claimants alleging mistreatment at work should be able to present their case without a succession of preliminary hearings, an employment appeal tribunal has said.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th November 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Pending Winding Up Petition and Company entering Administration – 33 Bedford Row
‘Where a winding up petition is pending against a company, the company is able to enter into administration under Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (‘Schedule B1’), either through the court making an administration order in respect to the company, or through an appointment under paragraph 14 to Schedule B1 (where no provisional liquidator has been appointed and no administrative receiver is in office). When the company does enter administration, the pending winding up petition is affected.’
33 Bedford Row, 4th November 2019
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
Arbitration is “way forward” for construction disputes – Litigation Futures
‘Arbitration is the best available process for resolving disputes arising from international construction projects and should be augmented but not replaced by technology, according to the findings of one of the largest surveys of the sector ever undertaken.’
Litigation Futures, 28th November 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Homelessness and Offending Rates – An Inextricable Link – Pump Court Chambers
‘The Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA) 2017 came into effect on 3rd April 2018 and places new legal duties on local authorities so that everyone who is homeless, or at risk of homelessness, should have access to meaningful help, irrespective of their priority need status, as long as they are eligible for assistance. The Act amends part VII of the Housing Act 1996 and is arguably the biggest change in homelessness legislation since the Housing
(Homelessness Persons) Act 1977.’
Pump Court Chambers, 12th November 2019
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
‘I still suffer trauma’: Home Office’s unlawful detentions – case study – The Guardian
‘Mohamed, an asylum seeker from Sudan, tells how he has been imprisoned many times since arriving in Britain in 2012.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
