Day: 12 October 2020
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38 (09 October 2020
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Koza Ltd & Anor v Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS [2020] EWCA Civ 1263 (09 October 2020)
Swift v Carpenter & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 1295 (09 October 2020)
AA (Nigeria) v Secretary of State [2020] EWCA Civ 1296 (09 October 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ahmed, R v [2020] EWCA Crim 1299 (06 October 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bartos v District Court of Levice (Slovakia) [2020] EWHC 2692 (Admin) (08 October 2020)
Kicak v District Court In Koszalin, Poland [2020] EWHC 2693 (Admin) (08 October 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Amin v Amin & Ors [2020] EWHC 2675 (Ch) (12 October 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation & Anor v Archos SA & Ors [2020] EWHC 2641 (Pat) (09 October 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Advetec Holdings Ltd v Shaw & Anor [2020] EWHC 2660 (QB) (09 October 2020)
Oliver v Shaikh [2020] EWHC 2658 (QB) (08 October 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
Jermaine Baker: Firearms officer can face proceedings – BBC News
‘An officer who killed a man during a foiled attempt to free two prisoners can face misconduct proceedings, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
BBC News, 10th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tell me why – ‘Minded to’ letters and reasons – Nearly Legal
‘This was a section 204 Housing Act 1996 appeal following Lambeth’s review decision that Ms S had made herself intentionally homeless. This was the trial of a preliminary issue concerning Lambeth’s “minded to” decision letter sent during the course of the review.’
Nearly Legal, 11th October 2020
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Man jailed for trying to arrange baby sexual abuse – BBC News
‘A man who tried to arrange for a baby to be brought to his house to be sexually abused has been jailed.’
BBC News, 10th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met police restraint contributed to death of mentally ill man, jury finds – The Guardian
‘The police’s inappropriate use of restraints on a mentally ill man contributed to his death, an inquest jury has found.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Boy, 15, found not guilty of terror plot – BBC News
‘The youngest person to be tried for a terrorism offence on UK soil has been found not guilty.’
BBC News, 10th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law Society “must show it listens to solicitors” about cost of practising – Legal Futures
‘The Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) need to do more to show that they take on board what solicitors have to say about the cost of practising, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has warned.’
Legal Futures, 12th October 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
More than 500 child victims of ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales last year – The Guardian
‘More than 500 children were victims of so-called ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales last year, according to new data shared with the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Transphobic hate crime reports have quadrupled over the past five years in the UK – BBC News
‘There has been a surge in reports of transphobic hate crimes across the UK. Crime statistics obtained by the BBC show that between the latest year – and the one before – there was an increase of 25%.’
BBC News, 11th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Judgment: Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi A.S. v OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38 – UKSC Blog
‘The central issue on this appeal is how the governing law of an arbitration agreement is to be determined when the law applicable to the contract containing it differs from the law of the “seat” of the arbitration, the place chosen for the arbitration in the arbitration agreement.’
UKSC Blog, 9th October 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
Belly Mujinga: Calls for inquest into alleged ‘virus cough attack’ death – BBC News
‘There are calls for an inquest into the death of transport worker Belly Mujinga – who died after reportedly being coughed and spat on by a passenger who said he had the virus.’
BBC News, 12th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyers claim knife attack at law firm was inspired by Priti Patel’s rhetoric – The Guardian
‘Britain’s top lawyers have written to Priti Patel to express their concern after a knifeman threatened to kill an immigration solicitor last month in an attack colleagues say was directly motivated by comments made by the home secretary.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
