‘The right to free use of sporting and recreational facilities provided in a country club environment can be an easement, providing that certain conditions are met, the UK’s highest court has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
The Central Counterparties (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Van Benefit and Car and Van Fuel Benefit Order 2018
The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2018
The Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The School and Early Years Finance (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2018
The Armed Forces (Specified Aviation and Marine Functions) Regulations 2018
The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Rhuppiah v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] UKSC 58 (14 November 2018)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Fowler v HM Revenue and Customs [2018] EWCA Civ 2544 (15 November 2018)
Ahmed v Crown Prosecution Service [2018] EWCA Civ 2543 (15 November 2018)
Winter v Hockley Mint Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2480 (15 November 2018)
Faraday Development Ltd v West Berkshire Council & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 2532 (14 November 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hameed v Packe & Anor [2018] EWHC 3061 (Ch) (15 November 2018)
Brent London Borough Council v Davies & Ors [2018] EWHC 3129 (Ch) (15 November 2018)
Amin v London Borough of Redbridge & Anor [2018] EWHC 3100 (Ch) (15 November 2018)
Noble Group Ltd, Re [2018] EWHC 3092 (Ch) (14 November 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Wallett & Ors v Vickers [2018] EWHC 3088 (QB) (14 November 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Lord Briggs at the Denning Society Annual Lecture, Lincoln’s Inn.’
Supreme Court, 8th November 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘A claimant that recovered just 2% of the sum it originally claimed at trial was not the successful party, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 16th November 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A law firm accounts clerk who faced false allegations of sexually harassing a fellow employee has accepted damages of £20,000 after winning his claim of unfair constructive dismissal.’
Legal Futures, 16th November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Early and late sittings will be piloted in civil and family courts, giving people greater access to hearings that can fit around their busy lives.’
Ministry of Justice, 16th November 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘A policeman described as a “committed paedophile” has been convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl.’
BBC News, 15th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Notorious inmate Charles Bronson has been cleared of trying to cause grievous bodily harm a senior prison officer.’
The Independent, 15th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The peerage system is sexist because husbands of baronesses are still referred to as ‘Mr’, according to one of Britain’s leading divorce lawyers. While the wife of a male peer is known as ‘Lady’, husbands of female peers are not awarded courtesy titles. It is an enduring symbol of inequality, according to Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Doctors, nurses and teachers could face criminal charges for failing to report forced marriage cases under plans being considered by the government. Ministers are weighing up the possibility of introducing a mandatory reporting duty to boost efforts to tackle the “hidden crime”. A Home Office consultation paper published this week seeks views on whether such a measure should be introduced, and if so, who it should apply to.’
The Independent, 16th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Virgin Media and EE have been fined a combined £13.3m by the regulator Ofcom for overcharging nearly 500,000 phone and broadband customers who wanted to leave their contracts early.@
The Guardian, 16th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A civil engineer is suing British Airways for damages of up to £10,000 after he sat next to a passenger so “obese” it left him “pinned to the side of the cabin”.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A care home has been convicted and fined for failing to protect two vulnerable adults from a sexually predatory resident.’
BBC News, 15th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A women’s rights campaigner has said she feels “victimised all over again” after the House of Lords voted to block the suspension of a Liberal Democrat peer who was found to have promised to make her a baroness if she agreed to sleep with him.’
The Guardian, 15th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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