Day: 3 May 2018

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

McCool, R v (Northern Ireland) [2018] UKSC 23 (2 May 2018)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

The Secretary of State for the Home Department v MA (Somalia) [2018] EWCA Civ 994 (02 May 2018)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Watkins, R (On the Application Of) v Newcastle Upon Tyne County Court [2018] EWHC 1029 (Admin) (02 May 2018)

High Court (Commercial Court)

SCM Financial Overseas Ltd v Raga Establishment Ltd [2018] EWHC 1008 (Comm) (03 May 2018)

Gulf Air BSC (C) v One Inflight Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 1019 (Comm) (03 May 2018)

Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2018] EWHC 963 (Comm) (02 May 2018)

High Court (Family Division)

X (A Child) (No 6) V [2018] EWHC 1005 (Fam) (02 May 2018)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Clark v Farley & Anor [2018] EWHC 1007 (QB) (02 May 2018)

Source: www.bailii.org

MoJ “considering wider impact” of employment tribunal fees ruling as it ramps up refund efforts – Litigation Futures

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in courts, employment tribunals, fees, judgments, news, repayment by tracey

‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is taking legal advice on the wider implications of last year’s Supreme Court ruling that the introduction of employment tribunal fees was unlawful, it has emerged.’

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Litigation Futures, 3rd May 2018

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Senior presiding judge issues guidance on bar boycott – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in barristers, criminal justice, industrial action, judges, news by tracey

‘Judges have been issued with guidance on how to proceed with cases affected by the criminal bar’s legal aid action – including guidance should the action escalate.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 2nd May 2018

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Computer hacker who stole customers’ data from hundreds of top companies facing jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in computer crime, conspiracy, drug offences, fraud, news by tracey

‘A computer hacker who stole customers’ data from more than 100 companies worldwide before selling the information to criminals on the dark web is facing years in jail.’

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd May 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

MoJ postpones plans to reduce female prison population – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in criminal justice, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons, women by tracey

‘A multimillion pound government strategy to reduce the number of women being jailed for non-violent offences has been postponed, the Guardian can disclose. Plans to set up community prisons for women and to launch a scheme that would provide support for female offenders were supposed to be announced this month. The Ministry of Justice has delayed finalisation of the strategy, which is now going to be rewritten.’

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Windrush scandal: Tories vote to block release of secret documents as they launch review – The Independent

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in citizenship, disclosure, documents, government departments, immigration, news by tracey

‘The Conservatives have blocked attempts to force the government to release internal documents relating to the Windrush scandal. The House of Commons voted down the proposal after the Tories ordered their MPs to oppose it. Labour had tried to use an archaic parliamentary procedure to force the government to hand over the files, which they said would reveal how much ministers knew about the problems facing Windrush generation immigrants.’

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The Independent, 2nd May 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Diane Abbott: Sentence over racially abusive letter – BBC News

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in community service, malicious communications, news, racism, sentencing by tracey

‘A pensioner who sent a racially abusive letter to MP Diane Abbott has been given a 12-month community order.’

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BBC News, 2nd May 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Notorious Manchester criminal sexually groomed young boys – BBC News

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A criminal who used his notoriety to groom young boys for sex has been jailed for a further 11 years.’

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BBC news, 2nd May 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Universities which ‘no-platform’ controversial speakers will face Government intervention – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in freedom of expression, news, universities by tracey

‘Universities which “no-platform” controversial speakers will face a Government intervention for the first time in 30 years, the higher education minister will say today.’

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Brook House: Use of force against immigration detainees more than doubles in a year, watchdog finds – The Independent

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in detention, immigration, news, reports, self-harm by tracey

‘Use of force against people in one of the UK’s largest immigration detention centres has soared by more than 160 per cent in two years, a watchdog report has revealed.’

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The Independent, 2nd May 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Important public interest matters to be aired in Paradise Papers trial, says judge – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in BBC, disclosure, documents, law firms, media, news, public interest by tracey

‘Important matters of public interest are likely to be aired in a trial that has been brought against the Guardian and the BBC for their reporting of the Paradise Papers investigation, a senior judge has said.’

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Speech by Lord Justice Gross: Courts and Arbitration – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in arbitration, civil justice, courts, judges, speeches by tracey

‘Speech by Lord Justice Gross: Courts and Arbitration .’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 2nd May 2018