Devon rapist who pretended to be ghost jailed for 26 years – BBC News
‘A rapist who manipulated a girl into having sex with him by pretending to be a ghost has been jailed for 26 years.’
BBC News, 19th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: April 2018
Nestlé’s KitKat dealt blow in trademark battle as EU adviser says it is not distinctive enough – Daily Telegraph
‘KitKat faces the loss of EU trade mark protection for its four-fingered chocolate bar, after a senior adviser to the European Court of Justice said the shape was not recognised by customers in enough countries.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Focus on persuading me, not drowning me in paper, Court of Appeal judge urges advocates – Litigation Futures
‘A Court of Appeal judge has urged advocates to focus on persuading the judges in front of them and not drowning the court with “excessively long and complex” skeleton arguments, which he described as a “curse”.’
Litigation Futures, 20th April 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Juror jailed for taking bribe during £7m cocaine dealing trial – Daily Telegraph
‘A juror has been jailed for six years after accepting a bribe during a £7 million cocaine dealing trial, which saw the defendants walk free.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Abrahall & Ors v Nottingham City Council & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 796 (19 April 2018)
Reedbase Ltd & Anor v Fattal & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 840 (19 April 2018)
Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 817 (19 April 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
AL, R (On the Application Of) v XYZ Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 856 (Admin) (19 April 2018)
Fitzgerald v Preston Crown Court & Anor [2018] EWHC 804 (Admin) (18 April 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Ali & Anor v Channel 5 Broadcast Ltd [2018] EWHC 840 (Ch) (19 April 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
A Local Authority v X & Ors [2018] EWHC 874 (Fam) (19 April 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hallett v Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 796 (QB) (19 April 2018)
Health & Case Management Ltd v The Physiotherapy Network Ltd [2018] EWHC 869 (QB) (19 April 2018)
Gujra v Roath & Anor [2018] EWHC 854 (QB) (19 April 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Bedford barber jailed for head-shave ‘punishment’ – BBC News
‘A barber who shaved a 10-year-old boy’s head as a “punishment” has been jailed for eight months.’
BBC News, 19th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Snapchat ban for jailed Burton child groomers – BBC News
‘Four men jailed for child grooming and treating “teenage girls like trophies” have been banned from using Snapchat.’
BBC News, 19th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK makes changes to international tax treaty notifications – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK has announced a number of modifications to the provisional list of “reservations and notifications” related to the entry into force of the multilateral instrument (MLI) on international tax treaty related measures.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th April 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
UK refusal to issue gender-neutral passports unlawful, high court told – The Guardian
‘Issuing gender-neutral passports would not require any change in UK law and the documents would be recognised internationally, the high court has been told.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Can we build AI that doesn’t turn on us? Is it already too late? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘A report from the UK House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence has made a number of recommendations for the UK’s approach to the rise of algorithms. The report ‘AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?’ suggests the creation of a cross-sector AI Code to help mitigate the risks of AI outstripping human intelligence.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th April 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Ethics expert calls on SRA to take tougher approach to NDAs – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) needs to take a tougher approach to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), a leading legal ethics expert has told MPs.’
Legal Futures, 19th April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Morris-Garner & Anor v One Step (Support) Ltd [2018] UKSC 20 (18 April 2018)
Gavin Edmondson Solicitors Ltd v Haven Insurance Company Ltd [2018] UKSC 21 (18 April 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Openwork Ltd v Forte [2018] EWCA Civ 783 (18 April 2018)
C (Children : Fact-Finding) [2018] EWCA Civ 801 (18 April 2018)
HM Customs and Revenue v Raftopoulou [2018] EWCA Civ 818 (18 April 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Proles v Kohli [2018] EWHC 767 (Ch) (17 April 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Lord Ltd v HSBC Bank Plc [2018] EWHC 860 (Comm) (18 April 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust v Evans & Ors [2018] EWHC 818 (Fam) (11 April 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Heeds v Cleveland Police & Anor [2018] EWHC 810 (QB) (18 April 2018)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd v Sarens (UK) Ltd [2018] EWHC 827 (TCC) (18 April 2018)
Colas Ltd & Ors v Transport for London [2018] EWHC 831 (TCC) (18 April 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Court of Protection approves administration of medication by deception – Family Law
‘Private Client analysis: Alex Ruck Keene, barrister, of 39 Essex Chambers, examines the decision of the Court of Protection in Re AB [2016] EWCOP 66 to approve deceiving a person lacking mental capacity in order to administer her medication.’
Family Law, 19th April 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Employment tribunal vindicates law firm’s denial that former employee was disabled – Legal Futures
‘A judge has dismissed a claim by a law firm paralegal that he was the victim of disability discrimination, finding he had “dishonestly” altered a document about his medical condition and that, in any case, he had not told his employer about his supposed post-traumatic stress disorder.’
Legal Futures, 18th April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Redvers Bickley jailed for life for killing housemate Tyler Denton – BBC News
‘A man who killed his housemate and stabbed three members of her family has been sentenced to life in prison.’
BBC News, 18th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rotherham council told to apologise to abuse whistleblower – The Guardian
‘Rotherham council has been ordered to apologise to a whistleblower who helped to expose the town’s grooming scandal after council officials raided her charity without proper explanation – years after she risked imprisonment by revealing how the council, police and social services turned a blind eye to the abuse of at least 1,400 children.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
