‘A four-fold increase in the number of fines issued under the “busybody charter” has been described as “utterly alarming”, with councils cracking down on activities such as feeding birds, walking dogs and playing loud bhangra music.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A record number of criminals have had their sentences increased after victims and their families complained that they had been treated too leniently.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Trans activists have welcomed moves from the government to “streamline and de-medicalise the process” of changing legal gender. But some women are worried about the potential impact on their own legal rights.’
BBC News, 31st July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government has given up its two-year-long attempt to ban teachers caught up in the Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham, after those in the remaining cases were told disciplinary action against them has been halted.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A local radio station in Sheffield has been taken off air by Ofcom after it broadcast 25 hours of lectures by an alleged former al-Qaida leader.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A dyslexic former police officer has been jailed for forgery after he was caught out by his bad spelling.’
BBC News, 28th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four men who stole more than £400,000 of designer goods from the mansion of the former England football captain John Terry have been given long jail terms for a series of raids on luxury homes.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Gloucestershire county council has apologised after it unlawfully removed a young child from its mother and placed it in foster care without giving the mother or father any notice of its intention to do so.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Companies working for Crossrail have been fined £1m for three sets of failures, one of which led to the death of a construction worker.’
BBC News, 28th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Plans to require BT to allow competing telecoms companies access to spare telecoms capacity, so that they can deliver rival broadband services to business customers, have been “quashed” by the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The number of white collar crime prosecutions in the UK fell by 12% between 2015 and 2016, despite a 4% increase in the number of reported offences.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘In R(on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51, the Supreme Court gave an important judgment regarding the importance of access of justice. The Supreme Court held that the fees imposed by the Lord Chancellor in employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal cases were unlawful.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th July 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Crawley v Barnsley MBC [2017] 1WLR 2329 may well have surprised both local authorities and those who follow the law reports. It strikes one as very much a decision on its own facts and typical of the numerous cases which these days clutter the Lexis reports. If it does indeed state a matter of principle, it may be thought a singular advance on previous authorities.’
Zenith PI, 26th July 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘On Wednesday the UK Supreme Court ruled court fees for claims before employment tribunals, introduced by the coalition government in 2013, to be illegal. Christina Lienen argues that this judgement is likely to join the ranks of landmark constitutional decisions, given its characterisation of the UK constitution as founded in common law and therefore in the hands of judges rather than politicians.’
UCL Constitution Unit, 28th July 2017
Source: constitution-unit.com
‘The Technology and Construction Court has published a guidance note on procedures for and the management of public procurement cases.’
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Partners Andrew Bristow and Michael Peters have had their jail terms increased after referral by the Attorney General.’
Attorney General's Office, 21st July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Ukegheson v London Borough of Haringey (Rev 1) [2017] EWCA Civ 1140 (27 July 2017)
AM (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 1123 (27 July 2017)
L (Children) [2017] EWCA Civ 1137 (27 July 2017)
The Department for Communities And Local Government v Blackmore [2017] EWCA Civ 1136 (27 July 2017)
Powys County Council v Price & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 1133 (27 July 2017)
Skelton v DBS Homes (Kings Hill) Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1139 (27 July 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bucpapa v Secretrary of State for Justice [2017] EWHC 1895 (Admin) (27 July 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Aspen Underwriting Ltd & Ors v Kairos Shipping Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 1904 (Comm) (27 July 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Arguments over “apparent bias” in judges should be based on the view of a “fair-minded and informed observer” and not the feelings of clients, Lord Justice Burnett has said.’
Litigation Futures, 27th July 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Judge writes to teenager to explain why he can’t live with his father.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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