Maids Moreton: Ben Field jailed for author’s murder – BBC News
‘A churchwarden who murdered an author to inherit his estate has been jailed for a minimum of 36 years.’
BBC News, 18th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 18 October 2019
Dad who raped daughters given 40-year term at Swansea Crown Court – BBC News
‘A man who fathered at least six children with his own daughter has been handed a 40-year extended life sentence.’
BBC News, 18th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
C (A Child) (Schedule 2, Paragraph 19, Children Act 1989) [2019] EWCA Civ 1714 (17 October 2019)
Gray v Mulberry Company (Design) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 1720 (17 October 2019)
Knibbs & Ors v Revenue And Customs [2019] EWCA Civ 1719 (17 October 2019)
O (Committal: Legal Representation) [2019] EWCA Civ 1721 (17 October 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
R v S [2019] EWCA Crim 1728 (17 October 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Solicitors Regulation Authority v Siaw [2019] EWHC 2737 (Admin) (18 October 2019)
Wells, R (On the Application Of) v Parole Board [2019] EWHC 2710 (Admin) (17 October 2019)
Pegram v Director of Public Prosecutions [2019] EWHC 2673 (Admin) (17 October 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
UTB LLC v Sheffield United Ltd [2019] EWHC 2744 (Ch) (17 October 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Leidos Inc v The Hellenic Republic [2019] EWHC 2738 (Comm) (17 October 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Post-Legislative Memorandum: The Defamation Act 2013 – Ministry of Justice
‘This post-legislative memorandum contains information on the operation of the Defamation Act 2013 for consideration by the Justice Select Committee.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th October 2019
Source: www.gov.uk
Law Commissions looks to future with self-driving vehicles – Law Commission
‘Law Commissions publish proposals on the regulation of highly automated vehicles that operate without a driver (or “user-in-charge”).’
Law Commission, 16th October 2019
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Does the legal definition of a ‘mother’ suit modern society? – Family Law
‘We recently saw the High Court decide that a transgender man who gave birth with the help of fertility treatment cannot be legally registered as the father (or parent) of his child. The case has also provided the first legal definition of a mother.’
Family Law, 16th October 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Law Society speech by Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Geoffrey Vos: Civil Procedure Rules – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘The Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Geoffrey Vos, spoke at the Law Society’s annual Civil Litigation conference on 9 October 2019 about 20 years of the Civil Procedure Rules – and whether the original reforms went too far, or not far enough.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 15th October 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Law, Procedure and Language – Civil Justice and Cymru – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Law, Procedure and Language – Civil Justice and Cymru.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 16th October 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Government revokes Brexit regulation after judicial review threat – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government has pledged to not use Henry VIII powers to make Brexit legislation after a public law charity threatened legal action.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th October 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Push for tougher line on witness statements – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Initial proposals for the reform of witness statements are due to be considered by the senior judiciary in November, a High Court judge said this week. Mr Justice Baker, a member of the Witness Evidence Working Group, told delegates at the Law Society’s Commercial Litigation Conference on Tuesday that the group has now completed its report, which is due to be considered by judges at a “higher pay grade” next month.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th October 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Children: Private Law Update (Autumn 2019) – Family Law Week
‘Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important judgments in private law children cases.’
Family Law Week, 13th October 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Home Office overturns NHS eye doctor’s visa refusal – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has overturned its ban on an NHS eye doctor returning to Britain after the Guardian highlighted his case. Dr Chan, 38, who does not want to reveal his first name or exact Asian country of origin, was initially refused a new visa after he made a small error in his application, but he was told on Thursday that he would be allowed to re-enter the country.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Equalities watchdog ‘calls time’ on discrimination gagging orders – Daily Telegraph
‘Non-disclosure agreements must not prevent employees bringing discrimination cases against their employer, new guidance from the equalities watchdog says.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK couple ‘had 11-year-old son stabbed to death to claim £150,000 insurance payout’ – The Independent
‘A couple are facing attempts to extradite them to India over claims they arranged the murder of their 11-year-old adopted son so they could claim a life insurance payout.’
The Independent, 17th October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Suzanne Brown killing: Essex Police cleared of wrongdoing – BBC News
‘A police force that took nearly three hours to respond to a 999 call in the case of a man who stabbed his partner 173 times has been cleared of wrongdoing by the watchdog.’
BBC News, 17th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police prosecute man for throwing paint over a carpet aged 12, 10 years after the offence was committed – Daily Telegraph
‘Police prosecuted a man for throwing paint over a carpet, 10 years after the offence which he committed aged 12.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Watchdog endorses police use of tactical force against moped thieves as legitimate – Daily Telegraph
‘Police watchdogs have endorsed the tactic of knocking moped thieves off their motorbikes as a “legitimate use of force” for officers with specialist training.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Drayton Manor to be prosecuted over Evha Jannath’s death – BBC News
‘The operator of a theme park where an 11-year-old girl died after falling from a water ride is to be prosecuted under health and safety laws. Evha Jannath, from Leicester, was on a school trip in 2017 when she fell from Splash Canyon at Drayton Manor. Staffordshire-based Drayton Manor Park Ltd will face a charge under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act.’
BBC News, 17th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
