Tafida Raqeeb: Parents’ bid to get daughter treated goes to High Court – BBC News
‘A family’s fight to take their ill daughter to Italy for treatment will be heard at the High Court in September.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 23 July 2019
Report calls for better regulation of criminal defence work – Legal Futures
‘An “effective system” is needed for monitoring the quality of criminal defence lawyers, a report by charity Transform Justice has found.’
Legal Futures, 23rd July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Protester who harassed Anna Soubry handed suspended sentence – The Guardian
‘Self-styled yellow vest protester James Goddard has been handed a suspended prison sentence and banned from an area around parliament for hurling abuse at the remain-supporting MP Anna Soubry. The pro-Brexit campaigner, 30, was filmed calling the former Conservative a Nazi and a traitor outside the Houses of Parliament in December and January.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Squirrel-eating men at Soho vegan food stall fined – BBC News
‘Two men who ate dead squirrels outside a vegan food stall in protest against veganism have been convicted of public order offences and fined.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CA threatens costs penalty for non-compliant authority bundles – Litigation Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has warned parties that they can expect to be denied recovery of the costs of preparing non-compliant bundles of authorities.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Council defeats judicial review challenge over changes to school transport and SEN transport policies – Local Government Lawyer
‘Leicestershire County Council has defeated a High Court challenge brought by a 17-year-old, severely disabled girl over proposed changes to its school transport policies.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v MM (Scotland) [2019] UKSC 34 (18 July 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Zivancevic v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2019] EWHC 1950 (Admin) (22 July 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Oraki v Hall [2019] EWHC 1515 (Ch) (19 July 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Odyssey Aviation Ltd v GFG 737 Ltd [2019] EWHC 1927 (Comm) (19 July 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
The Chief Constable of Avon And Somerset Constabulary v Gray [2019] EWHC 1954 (QB) (22 July 2019)
Yavuz v Tesco Stores Ltd & Anor [2019] EWHC 1971 (QB) (22 July 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Oral arguments should follow skeleton’s ‘road-map’, judge warns – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge has complained about a “growing trend” of advocates departing significantly from the case they set out in their skeleton argument, after making one who did so make further written submissions.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Motorcyclists fail in Court of Appeal action over making of road traffic regulation order – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by a motorcyclists’ group over a road traffic regulation order (TRO) made by Hampshire County Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Specialist jails aimed at stopping radicalisation are underused, say staff – The Guardian
‘Jails-within-jails designed to prevent extremists from radicalising vulnerable prisoners are undersubscribed, staff at the specialist units have told officials.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rape cases dropped’ over police phone search demands – BBC News
‘Rape and sexual assault complainants say police have stopped investigating their cases after they refused to reveal up to seven years of phone data.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jurors use internet chat rooms to get tips on how to avoid serving, senior judge warns – Daily Telegraph
‘Potential jurors are using internet chat rooms to find “tips and techniques” on how to avoid their public duty, a senior judge has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs urge caution over speed of online court development – Legal Futures
‘MPs have urged the government to learn the lessons of previous major IT projects and move cautiously with the development on online courts.’
Legal Futures, 19th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Employment tribunals: ‘I sued my boss and won’ – BBC News
‘In the early stages of a difficult second pregnancy, Charlotte Loubser had been sick, nauseous and found herself unable get out of bed.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child covert intelligence lawful, says the High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In rejecting the claim of Just for Kids Law, Mr Justice Supperstone affirmed that the legal framework for deploying juvenile covert human intelligence sources (JCHIS) was lawful and adequately safeguarded the child’s welfare.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd July 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Banned ‘your wife is hot’ air conditioning ad appears on billboard – BBC News
‘An advert that was ruled inappropriate and banned from a city’s buses has appeared on a billboard.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Surge in youth prison violence sparks call to close institutions – The Guardian
‘Assaults in youth prisons in England and Wales have risen by almost two-thirds over the last five years, a Guardian analysis has found.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
