Badger cull legal challenge in Somerset and Gloucestershire fails – BBC News
‘A High Court bid to halt this year’s badger culling, which will take place without independent monitoring, has failed.’
BBC News, 29th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: August 2014
Supreme Court agrees to hear key case on intentional homelessness – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has given an appellant permission to appeal a Court of Appeal ruling over the relevant time for a council to consider whether her homelessness was intentional.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th August 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Modern Slavery Bill: factsheets – Home Office
‘These factsheets set out how the measures in the Modern Slavery Bill will help stamp out modern slavery.’
Home Office, 29th August 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2014
The Children and Families Act 2014 (Transitional and Saving Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014
The Special Educational Needs (Code of Practice) (Appointed Day) Order 2014
The Payments to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Yeo v Times Newspapers Ltd – WLR Daily
Yeo v Times Newspapers Ltd: [2014] EWHC 2853 (QB); [2014] WLR (D) 383
‘Since all factual issues in a libel action were for the eventual substantive tribunal it was inappropriate that the outcome of a preliminary application for trial by jury in such an action should be informed by a decision as to whether the case was about factual allegations or about value judgments.’
WLR Daily, 20th August 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Bailey & Anor v Barclays Bank Plc [2014] EWHC 2882 (QB) (27 August 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Kellie & Anor v Wheatley & Lloyd Architects Ltd [2014] EWHC 2886 (TCC) (27 August 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Deacon Alan Morris jailed for school sex abuse – BBC News
‘A deacon convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys at a Greater Manchester school has been jailed for nine years.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Four guilty of killing Dean Mayley in Greenford mugging – BBC News
‘Four teenagers have been convicted at the Old Bailey of killing a man with a mental age of nine who was stabbed during a mugging in west London.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
RBS failed in mortgage business basics and is lucky the fine was just £14.5m – The Guardian
‘Bank hit with its sixth penalty in four years, showing it is still far from being in proper shape to return to the private sector.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Minibus driver jailed for five years for cyclist’s death – BBC News
‘A minibus driver has been jailed for five years for killing a cyclist, whom he hit while looking at photographs on his mobile phone.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
South Yorkshire Police crime recording criticised in new report – BBC News
‘The police force at the centre of the Rotherham child abuse scandal is still failing to record crimes against children properly, a report has said.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How can we prevent another Rotherham? – The Guardian
‘It’s not about individuals. Abuse scandals on the same scale will happen again unless we root out systemic failings in Britain – Keir Starmer.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New hospital food rules introduced – BBC News
‘Hospitals in England will be expected to provide a higher standard of food under new measures being announced by the health secretary.’
BBC News, 29th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
William Allitt School teacher Christopher Mallinson banned – BBC News
‘A former assistant head teacher who kissed and hugged a pupil has been banned from teaching.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Victims’ right to review – could it affect the criminal justice system? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Several criminals have been found guilty after victims of crime successfully appealed against the CPS’ original decisions not to bring charges. What has been the effect of the introduction of the “right to review scheme”? And could it affect the criminal justice system?’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th August 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Four guilty of killing Dean Mayley in Greenford mugging – BBC News
‘Four teenagers have been convicted at the Old Bailey of killing a man with a mental age of nine who was stabbed during a mugging in west London.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The perils of skiing, reduced bonuses and missed deadlines – Commercial Disputes Blog
‘The High Court has recently revisited how loss of chance damages will be quantified in professional negligence claims.’
Commercial Disputes Blog, 26th August 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
Guardianship of the property and affairs of missing persons – Ministry of Justice
‘When a person goes missing, there is currently no legal mechanism for another person to manage his or her affairs during his or her absence. This can lead to the dissipation of the missing person’s assets (for example, through uncancellable Direct Debits) and the deterioration or loss of assets (for example, through lack of maintenance or failure to meet financial obligations, such as mortgage payments).’
Ministry of Justice, 27th August 2014
Source: www.consult.justice.gov.uk
Regulating a Green and Pleasant Land – Gresham College
‘Regulation, always a knotty issue, becomes especially complex in environmental studies. Professor Roberts examines the ways that regulation both aids and hinders environmental protection efforts in Britain.’
Gresham College, 11th August 2014
Source: www.gresham.ac.uk
First-tier Tribunal holds that there is no taxable supply where there is no obligation on a subsidiary company which was receiving subsidiary services from the Group parent – Commercial Disputes Blog
‘In Norseman Gold plc v HMRC[1] the First-tier Tribunal (Judge Colin Bishopp) (“FTT”) dismissed an appeal by Norseman Gold plc (“Norseman”) against assessments made pursuant to section 73 VATA 1994 to recover input tax which had been claimed by it, on the basis that as Norseman had not imposed a charge for its services to its subsidiary companies, there was no taxable supply, for which the company could recover the VAT incurred.’
Commercial Disputes Blog, 27th August 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
