Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Muir, R (On the Application Of) v Smart Pre-Schools Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1035 (09 May 2018)
Botleigh Grange Hotel Ltd v Revenue And Customs [2018] EWCA Civ 1032 (09 May 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Henderson v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis (Costs) [2018] EWHC 1092 (Admin) (09 May 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Tish & Ors v Olley & Ors [2018] EWHC 1069 (Ch) (09 May 2018)
Bank St Petersburg PJSC & Anor v Arkhangelsky & Ors [2018] EWHC 1077 (Ch) (09 May 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
KMG International NV v Chen & Anor [2018] EWHC 1078 (Comm) (09 May 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Harrap v Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust [2018] EWHC 1063 (QB) (09 May 2018)
Kimathi & Ors v The Foreign And Commonwealth Office [2018] EWHC 1070 (QB) (09 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Two fairground workers have been found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of a seven-year-old girl who died after a bouncy castle blew away with her inside it.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Fewer people are being charged with racially and religiously aggravated hate crimes in England and Wales, despite a two-fold increase in reports.’
BBC News, 9th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Appeal judges have refused to create a duty of care with “potentially serious and costly consequences for very little practical gain” in a case over whether overgrown vegetation contributed to a road accident.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former undercover police officer who has become a whistleblower has joined a boycott of a public inquiry into the covert infiltration of political groups, saying it was concealing the state’s misconduct.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Over the bank holiday weekend, a spate of shootings across England hit the headlines. They add to a picture of rising gun crime, after more than a decade of big decreases.’
BBC News, 10th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The wrongly convicted are abandoned by the state. This week, the supreme court has a chance to change that.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who attacked his four children with a hammer and drove them into a wall at 92mph has had his sentence increased from 14 to 24 years by appeal court judges.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) should investigate whether there are regulatory barriers to law firms that become alternative business structures (ABSs) providing other professional services such as accountancy and surveying, rather than vice versa, a report it commissioned has recommended.’
Legal Futures, 10th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A 15-year-old who stabbed two other girls during a fight publicised on Snapchat has been jailed.’
BBC News, 9th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A family have begun judicial review proceedings to replace a “combative and sarcastic” coroner they say is blocking a full inquest into how their autistic daughter died while in the care of an NHS-funded private care home.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A termination payment made to an employee for “injury to feelings” following age discrimination related to his dismissal is not taxable, the Court of Appeal has said in a ruling which overturns a decision by the Upper Tribunal.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Two men were found to be shadow directors of an insolvent property development company and so did owe the company fiduciary duties but their behaviour did not breach those duties, the High Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘R (The National Council for Civil Liberties (Liberty)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2018] EWHC 975 (Admin) (27 April 2018). In the first phase of Liberty’s landmark challenge to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (“IPA”), Singh LJ and Holgate J sitting as a Divisional Court have granted a declaration that in the area of criminal justice, Part 4 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is, in part, incompatible with EU law. Other parts of Liberty’s challenge to the IPA will be considered at a later date.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Today, the Sentencing Council has published proposed new guidelines covering public order offences sentenced in England and Wales. In simple terms, these offences involve the use of or threat of violence by individuals or groups of people towards others usually in a public place. They span a wide range of offending from low-level disorderly behaviour, which comprise some of the highest volume offences seen by courts, to larger scale disorder such as football violence and up to major riots.’
Sentencing Council, 9th May 2018
‘HMCTS response from CEO Susan Acland-Hood to National Audit Office report on court reform programme.’
Ministry of Justice, 9th May 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Spending watchdogs have warned courts chiefs of a real danger that they will fail to complete their digital courts revolution in time and on budget. In a comprehensive progress report published today, the National Audit Office says HM Courts & Tribunals Services faces a “daunting challenge” in meeting target for technological and cultural change.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th May 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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