‘In Ballard v Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 370 (QB) Mr Justice Foskett had to consider the issue of what costs consequences, if any, should follow from the claimant’s failure to beat a Part 36 offer which had been withdrawn, the defendant having gone on to make a second, lower, offer.’
Zenith Chambers, 1st March 2018
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Computer Associates UK Ltd v The Software Incubator Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 518 (19 March 2018)
Ahmed & Ors v Ingram & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 519 (19 March 2018)
Clin v Walter Lilly & Co Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 490 (16 March 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A UK tax tribunal has ruled that digital versions of daily newspapers should be subject to VAT, unlike printed editions containing the same content.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘In this case the claimant claimed damages from the MoJ for personal arising from clinical negligence and breach of his rights under ECHR art.3.’
Zenith Chambers, 2nd March 2018
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘In Tonicstar v Allianz the Court of Appeal overturned the decision of Teare J at first instance and, in turn, the decision of Morison J in X Company v Y Company (17 July 2000) as to the meaning of a common form of insurance arbitration agreement.’
4 New Square, 14th March 2018
Source: www.insurancelaw.london
‘Mother tells of academy that seemed to care more about its behaviour policy than her son’s education’
The Guardian, 20th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court judge has disapplied qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) for part of a failed claim by a solicitor that Oxford University was to blame for a worse-than-expected degree that he said has affected his career to date.’
Litigation Futures, 20th March 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The proportion of applications to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal by litigants in person (LiPs) has gone up by 50% in the last 10 years, the Master of the Rolls has said.’
Legal Futures, 20th March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘New legislation significantly curtails accommodation provision for those seeking release from immigration detention. The likely result is more and more people being held in immigration detention.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th March 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A decision not to bring charges against a police officer who fatally shot a man during a botched attempt to free a prisoner has been upheld.’
BBC News, 19th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In Spire Healthcare, the Court of Appeal (Sir Geoffrey Vos and Simon LJ) heard an appeal to determine whether the policy of combined liability insurance aggregated the limits of cover. Graham Eklund QC of 4 New Square successfully represented Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance plc. The Court’s decision is considered by Ben Smiley of 4 New Square.’
4 New Square, 9th March 2018
Source: www.insurancelaw.london
‘Until the two-day judicial review hearing, very little was known about John Worboys’ 10 years’ in custody – and the reasons why the Parole Board granted his release.’
BBC News, 19th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Some of the poorest families in England and Wales are being denied legal aid because they cannot afford the financial contributions they are required to make, according to the Law Society.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Draft EU Withdrawal Agreement is the Brexit political agreement turned into a legal document. Prof. Catherine Barnard of the University of Cambridge gives Boni Sones her own analysis of the text and asks ‘What now for Theresa May?”
Law Pod UK, 15th March 2018
Source: audioboom.com
‘On 21 February 2018 judgment was given in the case of Barton -v- Wright Hassall LLP [2018] UKSC 12.’
Zenith Chambers, 26th February 2018
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘Justice Secretary David Gauke today finally published the Civil Liability Bill, which the government said “offered hope” of lower insurance premiums to millions of motorists by reducing the “unacceptably high number of whiplash claims”.’
Legal Futures, 20th March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘UKIP has been ordered to pay £175,000 in legal costs over a defamation case brought by three South Yorkshire Labour MPs.’
BBC News, 19th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Burdens of proof, res ipsa loquitur and experts’ joint statements: Saunders v Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 343 (QB).’
Zenith Chambers, 6th March 2018
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘Courts are a new front line of climate action with cases against governments and oil firms spiralling, and while victories have so far been rare the pressure for change is growing’
The Guardian, 20th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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