Concern over mental health detentions by police in Wales – BBC News
“Calls have been made for a reduction in the number of people taken into police custody with mental health problems.”
BBC News, 15th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: November 2013
Man detained under Mental Health Act by Surrey police dies in hospital – The Guardian
“IPCC investigates Surrey force after man, 33, arrested in Stanwell on suspicion of drugs-related offence, dies.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher Zahid Akram jailed for child photo blackmail – BBC News
“A science teacher who blackmailed girls into sending him sexually explicit photos of themselves has been jailed for six years.”
BBC news, 14th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Minister faces legal challenge over Prince Philip Hospital shake-up – BBC News
“Health Minister Mark Drakeford faces a legal challenge over his decision to give the go-ahead to change the way urgent care is delivered at Llanelli’s Prince Philip Hospital.”
BBC News, 14th November 2013
Source: www.bc.co.uk
Lesbian couple ‘refused IVF’ take legal action – Daily Telegraph
“A lesbian couple who claim they were turned down for fertility treatment because of their sexuality are taking legal action against the NHS.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bar operator ordered to pay £72k in costs after losing appeal on restrictions – Local Government Lawyer
“A bar operator has been ordered to pay a local authority £72,000 in legal costs after it lost an appeal over restrictions imposed on its opening hours.”
Local Government Lawyer, 14th November 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Law Society rejects fixed recoverable costs for mesothelioma claims – Litigation Futures
“The Law Society has come out strongly against the introduction of fixed recoverable costs (FRCs) for mesothelioma claims and argued that while a dedicated pre-action protocol (PAP) could be a good idea, the one proposed by the Association of British Insurers and adopted by the government is not.”
Litigation Futures, 14th November 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Consultation on out of court disposals – Attorney General’s Office
“This consultation paper outlines the existing out of court disposals (OOCDs) landscape and provides an opportunity for the public and practitioners to share their thoughts and experiences of OOCDs and their use, and consider how they might be reformed.”
Attorney General’s Office, 14th November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Justice Committee calls for “more meaningful” penalties for companies convicted of financial crime – OUT-LAW.com
“Fines handed to companies convicted of fraud or other financial crimes should be calculated as a percentage of turnover, rather than with reference to the amount of financial harm caused, a committee of MPs has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th November 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Cost protection plans for defamation and privacy cases would lead to mountain of satellite litigation, warns expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government’s proposed new costs protections framework for those making defamation and privacy claims would lead to a ‘mountain of satellite litigation’, an expert has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th November 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Get your excuses for your excuses in early – NearlyLegal
“Poorsalehy v Wandsworth LBC (2013) QBD 07/11/2013. A cautionary tale, albeit one that was rather hard on Mr Poorsalehy. Mr P had applied to Wandsworth as homeless. His application was rejected by s.184 decision and the s.202 upheld the decision.”
NearlyLegal, 13th November 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
Sleepwalking into error – NearlyLegal
“I’ve posted before about the vexed issue of s.81, Housing Act 1996 and default judgments. Well, we now have another (minor) comment on the issue from Lord Justice Kitchin in Faizi v Greenside Properties Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1382.”
NearlyLegal, 13th November 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Tax Treatment of Financing Costs and Income (Excluded Schemes) Regulations 2013
The Foreign Marriage (Amendment) Order 2013
The Air Navigation (Single European Sky) (Penalties) (Amendment) Order 2013
The Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) (Amendment) Order 2013
The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013
The European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
W H Newson Holding Ltd and others v IMI plc and others – WLR Daily
W H Newson Holding Ltd and others v IMI plc and others [2013] EWCA Civ 1377: [2013] WLR (D) 432
“On its true interpretation, section 47A of the Competition Act 1998, which permitted a claimant to bring a follow-on claim to recover damages based on a finding of an infringement of competition law by the Commission of the European Union, permitted a claimant to bring a conspiracy claim provided that all the ingredients of the cause of action could be established by infringement findings in the Commission’s decision.”
WLR Daily, 12th November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
McDonald v Department for Communities and Local Government and another – WLR Daily
“A person who in the course of his employment visited the premises of another employer where a process was carried on giving off dust or fumes likely to be injurious through inhalation was not a person employed, within the meaning of section 47(1) of the Factories Act 1937, in connection with the process carried on in those premises so as to come within the protection afforded by the section.”
WLR Daily, 6th November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Snelling and another v Burstow Parish Council – WLR Daily
Snelling and another v Burstow Parish Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1411: [2013] WLR (D) 433
“A parish council was entitled to use its power under either section 32 of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 or section 27 of the Commons Act 1876 to sell land containing garden allotments which had come under its management by virtue of section 33 of the 1908 Act. Where the land had been acquired but not purchased for use as allotments, section 8 of the Allotments Act 1925 did not apply and the consent of the Secretary of State was not required for the sale.”
WLR Daily, 12th November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
B (A Child) [2013] EWCA Civ 1434 (13 November 2013)
Crystal Palace FC Ltd & Anor v Kavanagh & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1410 (13 November 2013)
CSC Computer Sciences Ltd v McAlinden & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1435 (13 November 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Stocker, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 1993 (13 November 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
Shield v Shield [2013] EWHC 3525 (Fam) (01 November 2013)
Brown v Davies [2013] EWHC 3523 (Fam) (30 October 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
GSMA Ltd v Europa Technologies Ltd [2013] EWHC 3451 (TCC) (12 November 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Protester cleared of threatening behaviour for calling Hove MP ‘a coward’ – The Independent
“A Judge has ruled that a protester who called Conservative MP Mike Weatherley ‘a coward’ was not guilty of breaking the law.”
The Independent, 13th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Unpalatable’ John McCririck loses his age discrimination case against Channel 4 – Daily Telegraph
“Horse racing pundit John McCririck loses his age discrimination case against Channel 4 after tribunal rules he was ‘unpalatable to a wider potential audience. ‘ ”
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
