‘A city council has won a High Court battle with a governing body in the first case to consider the application of an authority’s intervention powers under s. 60 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd December 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1541; [2013] WLR (D) 463
‘On a true construction of an implied term in a construction contract a party was entitled, following an adjudication in which it had been the loser, but where it maintained that it had made an over-payment, to bring proceedings for repayment; and the applicable limitation period ran from the date of the over-payment.’
WLR Daily, 29th November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Newcastle International Airport Ltd v Eversheds LLP [2013] EWCA Civ 1514; [2013] WLR (D) 462
‘Where solicitors were retained by a company to draft new contracts between the company and its executive directors the solicitors breached their duty of care to the company by simply carrying out instructions given by the directors on behalf of the company.’
WLR Daily, 28th November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
In re B (A Child) (Care Proceedings: Habitual Residence) [2013] EWCA Civ 1434; [2013] WLR (D) 461
‘Where a child was habitually resident in Sweden at the time when the courts of England and Wales were seised of care proceedings relating to the child, the fact that there were no extant proceedings relating to the child in Sweden did not prevent the Swedish courts having jurisdiction under article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003.’
WLR Daily, 13th November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Man admits knowingly breaching an injunction on images or information claiming to be the adults Jon Venables or Robert Thompson.’
Attorney General’s Office, 27th November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘Thomas Dudley, barrister, of 1 Garden Court Chambers provides a detailed guide to “as complicated a financial remedies case as has been dealt with by the courts”.’
Family Law Week, 2nd December 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has clarified the principles to be applied when considering the welfare of children in deportation cases. The following summary is based on the Supreme Court’s Press Summary.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘In R(Alansi) v Newham LBC, Stuart-Smith J held that, although Ms Alansi had a legitimate expectation that she would remain a priority homeseeker on Newham’s housing register, Newham had not acted unreasonably and in abuse of its power by withdrawing its representation. It is a case which demonstrates (again) just how hard it is to shoehorn a genuine grievance into a successful JR challenge, doubly so in the context of a local authority allocation scheme.’
NearlyLegal, 1st December 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A drug dealer who supplied heroin with a street value of £20m over a two-year period has been jailed for 16 years.’
BBC News, 29th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former world champion boxer Herbie Hide has been jailed for 22 months after admitting selling cocaine.’
BBC News, 29th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Britain’s anti-terror law watchdog has said police should no longer be able to detain people at the UK’s borders without any suspicion of wrongdoing, following the detention of David Miranda in August.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A watchdog is investigating South Yorkshire Police’s handling of complaints about a rock star who has admitted child sex offences.’
BBC News, 30th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Essex social services have obtained a court order against a woman that allowed her to be forcibly sedated and for her child to be taken from her womb by caesarean section.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Mairead Philpott has had her 17-year prison sentence for killing her six children in a house fire in Derby upheld by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police in England and Wales are being urged to be more proactive in their efforts to prevent rapes.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A sex offender should be jailed for allegedly defying the orders of a court to stay away from a former girlfriend who has a learning disability, a judge was told yesterday.’
The Independent, 29th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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