‘In Welsh v Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust [2018] EWHC 2491 QB, Mrs Justice Yip DBE considered whether it was reasonable to depart from the usual rule in r.44.2 that the winner recovers their costs in full. This is a useful example of how a Court approached the principle of costs when the overall winning party was unsuccessful on a particular issue.’
Zenith PI, 8th October 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The High Court has dismissed a challenge to a decision by Thames Valley Police that, regarding the conduct of Oxfordshire County Council, there was insufficient evidence to meet the Crown Prosecution Service’s threshold so as to justify criminal proceedings against anyone.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have noted the UK Government’s decision not to introduce legislation to implement our 2013 joint Report on Level Crossings. Instead, administrative changes are proposed that are very much in the spirit of our recommendations.’
law Commission, 8th October 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘This report examines the UK construction industry’s response to the Modern Slavery Act.’
Home Office, 9th October 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Family procedural law is not as clear as it might be over when “a person who is not a party to the proceedings” (a non-party) can be compelled to produce documents and other information into family proceedings (eg the police, tax authorities, a doctor or accountant etc).’
Family Law, 9th October 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A network of prosecutors dedicated to tackling hate crime has helped the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) improve the experience of disabled victims, an inspection report has found.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th October 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Speech by Sir Ernest Ryder, Senior President of Tribunals: Experts under the Judicial Microscope.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 8th October 2018
source: www.judiciary.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd v Nautical Challenge Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2173 (05 October 2018)
GDF Suez Teesside Led v Revenue And Customs [2018] EWCA Civ 2075 (05 October 2018)
TW Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 2172 (05 October 2018)
B (A Child) [2018] EWCA Civ 2127 (04 October 2018)
T (A Child) [2018] EWCA Civ 2136 (04 October 2018)
Reiner & Anor v Triplark Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2151 (04 October 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
T (A Child) [2018] EWCA Civ 2136 (04 October 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ulaszonek v Polish Judicial Authority [2018] EWHC 2618 (Admin) (08 October 2018)
AE, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Brent [2018] EWHC 2574 (Admin) (05 October 2018)
Forbes v Wokingham Borough Council [2018] EWHC 2530 (Admin) (04 October 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
London Borough of Hounslow v Devere & Ors (Costs) [2018] EWHC 2613 (Ch) (08 October 2018)
WH Holding Ltd & Anor v E20 Stadium LLP [2018] EWHC 2578 (Ch) (05 October 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Dalamd Ltd v Butterworth Spengler Commercial Ltd [2018] EWHC 2558 (Comm) (05 October 2018)
Midtown Acquisitions LP v Essar Global Fund Ltd [2018] EWHC 2545 (Comm) (04 October 2018)
BB Energy (Gulf) DMCC v Al Amoudi & Ors [2018] EWHC 2595 (Comm) (04 October 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Lloyd v Google LLC [2018] EWHC 2599 (QB) (08 October 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The UK’s fertility regulator has launched an investigation into claims that at least four British doctors are helping couples to choose the sex of their babies.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A number of financial services firms that have failed to transparently declare what they charge their customers are being investigated by the industry watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).’
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former London Underground worker who has lived in the capital for almost his entire life has been wrongly threatened with removal by the Home Office for the second time within a year.”
The Independent, 8th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The crisis-struck HMP Exeter prison, one of only four to have been subjected to special emergency action, is “very violent” and has overt drug use that is not regarded as exceptional by staff, according to inspectors.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A convicted British paedophile is being sued for damages by five young people who claim they were sexually exploited by him overseas, in what is thought to be the first case of its kind.’
BBC News, 9th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who sent an intimate photo to her ex-boyfriend who then murdered the man pictured in the image in a fit of jealousy has been jailed for four months.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Boy, 6, awarded record £37m in NHS compensation after “catastrophic” brain damage.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Heathrow Airport has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for “serious” data protection failings. It comes after a staff member lost a USB stick last October containing “sensitive personal data”, which was later found by a member of the public.’
BBC News, 8th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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