‘Hundreds of complaints about alleged double voting in the 2017 UK general election resulted in only one conviction, according to police data.’
BBC News, 2nd March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who bludgeoned her husband to death with a hammer has won the latest round in an attempt to appeal against her conviction for murder. Georgina Challen attacked 61-year-old Richard Challen in August 2010 as he ate lunch at the kitchen table in their former home in Claygate, Surrey. In June 2011 a jury at Guildford crown court took 11 hours to find Challen, known as Sally, guilty of murdering the former car dealer. She was jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years, which was later reduced on appeal by four years. On Thursday, three court of appeal judges allowed Challen leave to appeal against the conviction.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Theresa May has published a previously secret direction relating to MI5’s use of agents who participate in crime. The Prime Minister confirmed that the area of the Security Service’s work was kept under review by a watchdog.’
The Independent, 1st March
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A gentleman thief who carried out over 100 burglaries mostly on his bicycle before leaving homes “neat” and “tidy” has been jailed for over five years.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Unreleased files about the Battle of Orgreave from five police forces, including a contemporaneous report by a chief constable on the policing of the miner’s strike, have been uncovered by the Commons home affairs committee.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The culture secretary, Matt Hancock, confirmed on Thursday that the government would drop plans for the second phase of the Leveson inquiry into press standards launched in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has granted a legal challenge against a NHS-Home Office deal to hand over patient data to immigration officials. The challenge, put forward by Migrants Rights Net (MRN), a UK charity advocating for the rights of migrants, will now go to a full hearing.’
The Independent, 2nd March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Government faces paying thousands in compensation to child migrants who were sexually abused during an overseas settlement policy. Britain’s child migration programmes saw thousands, many in care or from poor backgrounds, sent to countries including Australia and New Zealand, partly to save money on care costs. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found that successive UK governments, which played a “central role” in the policy, “failed to ensure that there were in place sufficient measures to protect children from sexual abuse”.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Soldiers convicted of sex attacks and violent offences are being released without any supervision because of a loophole in the law, a report has found. HM Inspectorate of Prisons said the public were not being protected by processes at the UK’s only military detention centre, which operates independently of the normal probation system.’
The Independent, 1st March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy (Enforcement) Regulations 2018
The Public Regulated Service (Galileo) Regulations 2018
The London Government (London Fire Commissioner and Policing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2018
The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2018
he Portability of Online Content Services Regulations 2018
The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018
The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2018
The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2018
The Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018
The Motorcycles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018
The Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Electricity (Connection Offer Expenses) Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Steel & Anor v NRAM Ltd (formerly NRAM Plc) (Scotland) [2018] UKSC 13 (28 February 2018)
Burnden Holdings (UK) Ltd v Fielding & Anor [2018] UKSC 14 (28 February 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
United First Partners Research v Carreras [2018] EWCA Civ 323 (28 February 2018)
G (A Child) [2018] EWCA Civ 305 (28 February 2018)
Kerman v Akhmedova [2018] EWCA Civ 307 (27 February 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Georgiev & Ors v Bulgarian Judicial Authorities [2018] EWHC 359 (Admin) (28 February 2018)
Paramaguru v London Borough of Ealing [2018] EWHC 373 (Admin) (27 February 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Yukos International UK BV & Ors v Merinson [2018] EWHC 335 (Comm) (27 February 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ballard v Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 370 (QB) (28 February 2018)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Grove Developments Ltd v S&T (UK) Ltd [2018] EWHC 123 (TCC) (27 February 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Lettings agents and landlords have been warned that they may be breaking the law if they refuse on a blanket basis to consider potential tenants simply because they are on benefits.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st March 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In his latest blog on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, Paul Craig criticises the recommendation of the House of Lords Constitution Committee (“HLCC”), at paras 70 and 93, that all retained direct EU law (defined by the HLCC to encompass all the law continued under clauses 3 and 4 of the Withdrawal Bill) should be given the status of domestic primary legislation passed immediately before exit day. He suggests, instead, a hierarchy in which some law continued in force under clause 3 should be “deemed to be a statutory instrument”. This formulation is intended, it seems, to do more than its usual job (which is confined to attracting the provisions of the Statutory Instruments 1946, which are largely irrelevant for present purposes). It appears to be intended, instead, to give the law in question the status of subordinate legislation made under legislative powers delegated to the executive. But what practical effects is it designed to produce?’
Constitutional Law Association, 28th February 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Parties in defamation cases seeking hearings of preliminary issues can expect more active case management by courts, including requirements to set out their anticipated legal costs, a media law expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘In February 2016, the then Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, and the Judicial Executive Board issued a consultation entitled “Reforming the courts’ approach to McKenzie Friends”. It followed an internal report by a judicial working group and sought responses to a number of proposals in relation to McKenzie Friends, including changing their name to ‘court supporter’, replacing existing practice guidance with rules of court, introducing a Code of Conduct for them, and imposing a bar on recovery of fees.’
Transparency Project, 27th February 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A bank that relied on inaccurate information supplied by its borrower’s solicitor should not have won a negligence claim against her, because it failed to carry out its own checks, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 1st March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Adults convicted of possessing a knife or acid for use as an offensive weapon in public are likely to face longer prison terms when new sentencing guidelines for judges in England and Wales are introduced.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Family Drug and Alcohol Court ( FDAC) is to expand in London after a partnership of nine boroughs, led by Merton Council, commissioned the service from the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th February 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A paralegal who was subjected to a “long accumulation of abuse” by the senior partner of a London law firm was the victim of harassment on the grounds of age and sex, an employment tribunal has found.’
Legal Futures, 1st March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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