‘José Mourinho has been fined £25,000 and warned as to his future conduct by the Football Association after claiming a “campaign” was being mounted against Chelsea in the wake of last month’s draw at Southampton, though the manager has avoided a touchline ban for the comments.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A solicitor’s retainer is not rendered “impossible of performance” simply because a claimant loses mental capacity and cannot give instructions personally, the Court of Appeal ruled today.’
Litigation Futures, 27th January 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A claimant’s failure to update his budget in advance of an unplanned preliminary hearing has led a High Court judge to rule that “every assumption” would be made against him in assessing the costs.’
Litigation Futures, 28th January 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Sir Brian Leveson, The President of the Queen’s Bench Division publishes his review into efficiency in criminal proceedings today (Friday) with a wide ranging set of recommendations. He was asked by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas to find ways to make criminal justice more efficient and streamlined.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The Financial Remedies Working Group (“the group”) was established by the President of the Family Division in June 2014. It has been chaired by Nicholas Mostyn J and Stephen Cobb J.
The group produced an interim report on 31 July 2014, making a number of recommendations. This final report should be read in conjunction with that interim report.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 28th January 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘At the end of the investigation into the disappearance and death of Alice Gross, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) submitted a report to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). That report proposed that Arnis Zalkalns was responsible for her abduction and murder.’
Corwn Prosecution Service, 27th January 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
The Hydrocarbon Oil (Marking and Designated Markers) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Transport Levying Bodies (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015
The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) Order 2015
The Gender Recognition Register (Marriage and Civil Partnership) Regulations 2015
The Compensation (Claims Management Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Trading Fund Order 2015
The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2015
The Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Transport Tribunal) Order 2015
The Capital Allowances Act 2001 (Extension of first-year allowances) (Amendment) Order 2015
The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2015
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Walford v Worcestershire County Council [2015] EWCA Civ 22 (27 January 2015)
Mulugeta & Ors v R. [2015] EWCA Crim 6 (27 January 2015)
Hough v Greathall Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 23 (27 January 2015)
BB, PP, W, U & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 9 (23 January 2015)
Powys Teaching Local Health Board v Dusza & Anor [2015] EWCA Civ 15 (22 January 2015)
Fenty & Ors v Arcadia Group Brands Ltd & Anor [2015] EWCA Civ 3 (22 January 2015)
Welch v Waterworth [2015] EWCA Civ 11 (22 January 2015)
Border v Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust [2015] EWCA Civ 8 (21 January 2015)
Kaur v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 13 (20 January 2015)
Hussain v The London Borough of Waltham Forest [2015] EWCA Civ 14 (20 January 2015)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
S v R [2014] EWCA Crim 2648 (20 January 2015)
Dillon v R [2015] EWCA Crim 3 (20 January 2015)
Thorsby & Ors v The Queen [2015] EWCA Crim 1 (20 January 2015)
Chinegwundoh v R [2014] EWCA Crim 2649 (20 January 2015)
Ahmed v The Queen [2014] EWCA Crim 2647 (20 January 2015)
Wells & Ors v R [2015] EWCA Crim 2 (20 January 2015)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A man with a fetish for older women has been jailed for life for the murder of a pensioner in her Cornwall home. Patrick Curran was 27 when he strangled 74-year-old widow Joan Roddam at her home in Delabole, in November 2003.’
BBC News, 27th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for killing a teenage girl in a hit-and-run crash. Jasmyn Chan, 14, died when she was hit by a car on Normanton Hill, Sheffield, on 9 May while crossing the road.’
BBC News, 27th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mr Justice Mann rules that settlements reached in first claims for damages against News of the World publisher barred new actions from former TV personalities.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has found Companies House liable for the demise of Taylor & Sons Ltd, after they mistakenly recorded that it had been wound up.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Granting victims of slavery immunity from prosecution to give evidence about exploitation will be a key tool in tackling organised gangs, according to the officer in charge of coordinating new investigative powers.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘David Beckham’s TV ad for whisky brand Haig Club has been cleared by the UK advertising watchdog, despite complaints that the former footballer’s endorsement promotes drinking among children.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An elderly man suffering from dementia was treated like a “prisoner” after social workers dispatched him to a nursing home against his and his family’s wishes without going through proper legal processes, a formal investigation has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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