Mother jailed for hiding baby’s death in 2005 – BBC News
‘A mother has been jailed for 21 months for covering up the death of her baby son for more than a decade.’
BBC News, 17th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 17 March 2017
Tennis coach father John De’Viana cleared of cruelty – BBC News
‘A tennis coach father who was accused of abusing his daughters in a bid to make them champions of Wimbledon has been cleared of mistreating them.’
BBC News, 17th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Robert Thomas and Joe Tomlinson: A Design Problem for Judicial Review: What We Know and What We Need to Know about Immigration Judicial Reviews – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Immigration and asylum claimants often use judicial review to challenge immigration refusal decisions made by the Home Office. Immigration-related cases have, for a long time now, presented serious difficulties to the efficient management of the judicial review system in the UK.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th March 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog
Discretionary Housing Payments and long term awards – Nearly Legal
‘R (on the application of Halvai) v Hammersmith and Fulham LBC (2017) QBD (Admin) (Sara Cockerill QC) 09/03/2017. This was a judicial review of H&F’s refusal of Discretionary Housing Payments to Ms H. Ms H has severe autism and learning and behavioural difficulties. She requires one-to-one care, suffered from extreme anxiety and so had vital and complex accommodation needs, including a very quiet environment.’
Nearly Legal, 14th March 2017
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
CREDIT HIRE IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AGAIN – MCBRIDE –v- UK INSURANCE LIMITED; CLAYTON –v- EUI LIMITED [2017] EWCA Civ 144 – Zenith PI Blog
‘As Flax LJ neatly states at the beginning of his leading unanimous Judgment, “These two appeals are the latest round in the long-running battle between the motor insurance market and the credit hire companies”. Both appeals concerned the question of the correct approach to the assessment of damages in respect of a pecunious claimant.’
Zenith PI Blog, 16th March 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
NA (Libya) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 143 (16 March 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hamer, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 192 (16 March 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Clarke v General Optical Council [2017] EWHC 521 (Admin) (16 March 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Thefaut v Johnston [2017] EWHC 497 (QB) (14 March 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Celtic Bioenergy Ltd v Knowles Ltd [2017] EWHC 472 (TCC) (16 March 2017)
Hutton Construction Lted v Wilson Properties (London) Ltd [2017] EWHC 517 (TCC) (16 March 2017)
Brophy v Vodafone Ltd [2017] EWHC B9 (TCC) (15 March 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (Consequential Amendments and Savings) Rules 2017
The Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2017
The Corporation Tax Act 2010 (Part 8C) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
The Business Impact Target (Relevant Regulators) Regulations 2017
The Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2017
The Social Security (Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme) Regulations 2017
The Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 2017
The Pension Protection Fund (Modification) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Oil and Gas Authority (Levy) Regulations 2017
The Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Areas etc.) Regulations 2017
The Road Traffic Offenders (Additional Offences) Order 2017
The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2017
The Harbour Directions (Designation of Harbour Authorities) Order 2017
The Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) Order 2017
The Capital Gains Tax (Annual Exempt Amount) Order 2017
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations 2017
The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017
The Wales Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2017
The Universal Credit (Reduction of the Earnings Taper Rate) Amendment Regulations 2017
The Enterprise Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2017
The Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Church of England Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Terry Bridger spared jail after 40-hour Pagham police stand-off – BBC News
‘A terminally-ill pensioner who threatened to shoot at police during a 40-hour stand-off has been spared jail after a judge heard he has a year to live.
BBC News, 16th March
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Litigant in person network goes live to co-ordinate support for access to justice – Litigation Futures
‘The Litigant in Person Network – an online platform which aims to connect a wide range of people with a common goal of improving access to justice – has gone live this week.’
Litigation Futures, 16th March 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: City of London Solicitors’ Company – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: City of London Solicitors’ Company.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 16th March 2017
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Attorney general defends article 50 litigation costs – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The attorney general has defended the government’s decision to take the fight over how article 50 is triggered to the highest UK court, assuring MPs that the cost of the appeal will be published “in due course”.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
New watchdog to oversee profession’s anti-money laundering regime – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Treasury is to open a new front in the fight against money laundering by creating a watchdog that will tackle potential weaknesses in the supervision of lawyers and other professionals.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Civil Partnerships and Marriage: Labels or a state of mind? – Family Law Week
‘David Bedingfield, barrister, 4 Paper Buildings, traces the development of the law relating to marriage and civil partnership up to and including the Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in Steinfeld & Keidan.’
Family Law Week, 16th March 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Finance and Divorce Update March 2017 – Family Law Week
‘Frances Bailey, Principal Associate and Naomi Shelton, Associate with Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during February 2017.’
Family Law Week, 16th March 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Migrant teachers and nurses face overseas crime checks – BBC News
‘Teachers, nurses and social workers from outside the European Union are set to face criminal record checks before being allowed to work in the UK.’
BBC News, 16th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Asthmatic chess champion Michael Uriely ‘could have been saved’ – BBC News
‘A nine-year-old chess champion who died of an asthma attack could probably have been saved if he had not been sent home from hospital, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 16th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cocaine smuggling Bianca skipper found guilty – BBC News
‘The skipper of a fishing boat has been convicted of one of Britain’s biggest-ever cocaine smuggling operations.’
BBC News, 16th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coroner to write to Blenheim Palace over safety of ‘grace and favour’ cottages after gamekeeper and wife die in fire – Daily Telegraph
‘A coroner is to write to Blenheim Palace over the safety of a “grace and favour” cottage after a head game-keeper and his wife died in a fire.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Adam Johnson refused leave to appeal against child abuse conviction – The Guardian
‘Adam Johnson, the former England footballer, has lost a challenge against his conviction for sexual activity with a besotted 15-year-old fan.’
The Guardian, 16th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
