‘The House of Lords has once again voted to establish a fresh Leveson-style public inquiry into the conduct of the media, overturning a decision made by MPs last week and setting up another showdown with the government.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan contend they were unlawfully refused an opportunity to register a Civil Partnership at Chelsea Town Hall on the grounds that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 reserves that status strictly for same sex couples. This exclusion started to appear somewhat anomalous when the government opened marriage up to same sex couples by way of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013. The effect of this is that same sex couples in England and Wales (and Scotland – but not Northern Ireland) had a choice of marriage and civil partnership but different sex couples only had the former option.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘When, in the performance of their roles, do public authorities owe a private law duty of care to those harmed by their actions, and thus face common law tort liability if they discharge their state functions carelessly? The latest case on duties for public authorities, Robinson v. Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, indicates that the private duties owed in tort by public entities are the same as any other party under the common law. Robinson involved a positive act by police which harmed an innocent bystander; the UKSC was unanimous that the police owed a private duty of care to the victim. The leading opinion by Lord Reed was unequivocal that public authorities face the same test for common law duty of care as any other entity, rather than enduring higher, enjoying more lenient, standards. While Lord Reed’s analysis offers a compelling synthesis of legal precedent, the alternative approach advanced by Lord Hughes and Lord Mance raises questions regarding the durability of Lord Reed’s reasoning.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th May 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hart v Hart [2018] EWCA Civ 1053 (11 May 2018)
PW v Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 1067 (11 May 2018)
Versteegh v Versteegh [2018] EWCA Civ 1050 (10 May 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Kricka v County Court In Varazdin, Croatia [2018] EWHC 1129 (Admin) (11 May 2018)
Lovett v Health And Care Professions Council [2018] EWHC 1024 (Admin) (10 May 2018)
KI, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Brent [2018] EWHC 1068 (Admin) (10 May 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dobson v Griffey [2018] EWHC 1117 (Ch) (10 May 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Agile Holdings Corporation v Essar Shipping Ltd [2018] EWHC 1055 (Comm) (11 May 2018)
Stati & Ors v The Republic of Kazakhstan [2018] EWHC 1130 (Comm) (11 May 2018)
Uttam Galva Steels Led v Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd [2018] EWHC 1098 (Comm) (10 May 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ahmad v Wood & Anor [2018] EWHC 996 (QB) (11 May 2018)
Faisal & Anor v Younis (t/a Safa Superstore) & Anor [2018] EWHC 1111 (QB) (10 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Unlockd, an app developer, sought an interim injunction to prevent Google withdrawing its services. Roth J found that the balance of convenience was in the applicants’ favour. Their claim raised a serious issue to be tried and any action by Google to withdraw their platform would severely damage the applicants’ business. An interim injunction was granted.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The number of qualified accountants’ reports due to rule breaches has fallen by two-thirds since the rules were changed in 2015, but the amount then being investigated for possible rule breaches has tripled, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A prosecution undertaken by Ealing Council has seen supermarket chain Tesco fined £1.6m fine for health and safety failures at one of its Tesco Metro stores.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A company boss who failed to safely operate a yacht on which four sailors were killed has been given a suspended prison sentence.’
BBC News, 11th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government stood firm on its proposed whiplash reforms yesterday despite criticism from peers, on the first day of the Civil Liability Bill’s committee stage in the House of Lords.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A BMW driver accused of trying to kill a moped rider by driving at him has been convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by a cyclist to impose a duty of care on central or local government to prevent roadside vegetation from impairing visibility for road users, saying there would “potentially serious and costly consequences” in doing so “for very little practical gain”.’
Litigation Futures, 9th May 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘More than half of UK police forces are handing over victims of crime to the Home Office for immigration enforcement, new figures show.’
BBC News, 14th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Coroners across the country are to be formally instructed to take into account the religious requirements of families when deciding whether to prioritise the burial of their dead, in the wake of a High Court ruling.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government is to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to European rough sleepers who were illegally detained and deported.’
BBC News, 13th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A confidential report drawn up for the former equalities minister Justine Greening proposed extending civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples and building “a consensus for legislation”, according to internal policy documents seen by the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The family of a 21-year-old woman who died in an exceptionally busy A&E ward after taking diet pills are launching a legal challenge to overturn a coroner’s conclusion that she intended to kill herself.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘New cybersecurity laws impacting organisations across central sectors of the economy have taken effect around Europe.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
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