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Month: December 2016
Police and council pay damages to children kept in care too long – BBC News
‘Two children who were kept in care for too long have been awarded damages from a police force and council.’
BBC News, 21st December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EU’s highest court delivers blow to UK snooper’s charter – The Guardian
‘“General and indiscriminate retention” of emails and electronic communications by governments is illegal, the EU’s highest court has ruled, in a judgment that could trigger challenges against the UK’s new Investigatory Powers Act – the so-called snooper’s charter.’
The Guardian, 21st December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016
The Sporting Testimonial Payments (Excluded Relevant Step) Regulations 2016
The Armed Forces Act 2011 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2016
The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) Order 2016
The Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Excluded Sites) Amendment Regulations 2016
The Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Non-Financial Reporting) Regulations 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Applications to appeal patent rulings should no longer be given easy passage – Litigation Futures
‘The principle outlined in the White Book that the Court of Appeal should more readily grant permission to appeal in patent cases no longer holds good, it ruled last week.’
litigation Futures, 20th December 2016
Source: www.litgationfutures.com
MoJ plan to impose fixed-term contracts on judges “could be unlawful” – Legal Futures
‘Plans by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to impose fixed-term contracts on fee- paid judges could be unlawful, the Bar Council has warned.’
Legal Futures, 21st December 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Bar Chairman: Government must protect UK legal services’ strength in Brexit process – The Bar council
‘Bar Council responds to new report from TheCityUK on value of legal services.’
The impact of Brexit on the UK-based legal services sector
The Bar Council, 20th December 2016
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Committee aims for smaller House of Lords – BBC News
‘A cross-party group of peers has been set up to come up with ways to reduce the size of the House of Lords.’
BBC News, 20th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GP and health boss get suspended sentences for £153k fraud – BBC News
‘A GP and a senior health manager who fraudulently invoiced the NHS for £153,600 have been sentenced.’
BBC News, 20th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gangmasters agree to pay more than £1m to settle modern slavery claim – The Guardian
‘A Kent-based gangmaster couple have agreed to a landmark settlement worth more than £1m in compensation and legal costs for a group of migrants who were trafficked to work on farms producing eggs for high street brands.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2016
Source; www.guardian.co.uk
Couple who sacked housekeeper who let boyfriend stay at £10m mansion and drove Porsche when they were away ordered to pay him £8,000 – Daily Telegraph
‘A housekeeper who drove his millionaire bosses’ Porsche and had his boyfriend to stay at their home was unfairly sacked because his employers did not follow the correct procedures, a tribunal has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Role of Law Officers on Devolution and Bills – Attorney General’s Office
‘The Solicitor General spoke to Public Law Wales on the role of the Law Officers on Devolution and Bills.’
Attorney General’s Office, 20th December 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
New terms and conditions for judges will hinder diversity – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Government proposals to increase the diversity of the judiciary and improve career prospects could be counter-productive, the Law Society warned today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th December 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Foreign Adoptions: how and in what circumstances should they be afforded recognition? – Family Law Week
‘Michael Jones of Deans Court Chambers examines recent important decisions concerning the recognition of adoption orders made abroad.’
Family Law Week, 16th December 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Human cannonball stunt death boss gets community service – BBC News
‘The organiser of a daredevil stunt show in which a “human cannonball” died has been given a 12-month community order and his firm fined £100,000.’
BBC News, 20th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Turn off life support for police officer, judge rules – The Guardian
‘Doctors should stop providing life support treatment to a police officer who was left in a minimally conscious state after a road accident, a judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Vyas & Anor v Goraya, (t/a Taj Construction Roofing) [2016] EWCA Civ 1304 (20 December 2016)
Totel Ltd v Revenue And Customs [2016] EWCA Civ 1310 (20 December 2016)
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority v Hutton & Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 1305 (20 December 2016)
Simpson v Simpson [2016] EWCA Civ 1306 (20 December 2016)
Yegiazaryan v Vitaly Ivonovich Smagin [2016] EWCA Civ 1290 (19 December 2016)
L (A Child) [2016] EWCA Civ 1297 (16 December 2016)
Rollerteam Ltd & Anor v Riley & Anor [2016] EWCA Civ 1291 (16 December 2016)
Teva UK Ltd v Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG [2016] EWCA Civ 1296 (16 December 2016)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Da Silva, R v [2016] EWCA Crim 1939 (16 December 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Lyndon-Stanford v Mid Suffolk District Council [2016] EWHC 3284 (Admin) (19 December 2016)
G v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWHC 3232 (Admin) (16 December 2016)
Zmyslowski v Regional Court In Lublin, Poland [2016] EWHC 3271 (Admin) (16 December 2016)
Kazaniecki v Regional Court In Torun, Poland & Anor [2016] EWHC 3210 (Admin) (16 December 2016)
High Court (Chancery Division)
A & B v Persons Unknown [2016] EWHC 3295 (Ch) (19 December 2016)
Owen & Anor v Watson & Ors [2016] EWHC 3259 (Ch) (16 December 2016)
Harrison & Anor v Brading [2016] EWHC 3267 (Ch) (16 December 2016)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Spire Healthcare Ltd v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc [2016] EWHC 3278 (Comm) (19 December 2016)
Tchenguiz & Ors v Grant Thornton UK LLP & Ors [2016] EWHC 3727 (Comm) (16 December 2016)
Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc [2016] EWHC 3222 (Comm) (16 December 2016)
High Court (Family Division)
GD & BD (Children) [2016] EWHC 3312 (Fam) (20 December 2016)
AB v FC [2016] EWHC 3285 (Fam) (19 December 2016)
Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Roberts v The Attorney General & Anor [2016] EWHC 3219 (QB) (20 December 2016
Welds v Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust & Anor [2016] EWHC 3325 (QB) (20 December 2016)
Hayden v Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust [2016] EWHC 3276 (QB) (19 December 2016)
EH v Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWHC 3275 (QB) (19 December 2016)
Younes v Chrysanthou & Anor [2016] EWHC 3269 (QB) (16 December 2016)
Smith v Tesco Plc & Ors [2016] EWHC 3252 (QB) (16 December 2016)
Autonomy, Inc (aka HP Autonomy) & Anor v Hussain [2016] EWHC 3268 (QB) (16 December 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-prudential Measures) Order 2016
The Bank Recovery and Resolution Order 2016
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2016
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2016
The Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2016
The Copyright (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Finance Act 2016, Section 162(1) and Schedule 20 (Appointed Day) Regulations 2016
The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (Indexation of Annual Chargeable Amounts) (No. 2) Order 2016
The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2016
The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2016
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
John ‘Goldfinger’ Palmer was ‘unlawfully killed’ – BBC News
‘Notorious criminal John “Goldfinger” Palmer was shot six times in a “contract-style” killing, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 20th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
