Day: 13 July 2023
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
McCulloch & Ors v Forth Valley Health Board (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 26 (12 July 2023)
Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC [2023] UKSC 25 (12 July 2023)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Santiago v Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2023] EWCA Civ 838 (13 July 2023)
Keith v Benka & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 821 (13 July 2023)
Y & E (1996 Hague Convention: Article 11) [2023] EWCA Civ 817 (12 July 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Shabir v General Medical Council [2023] EWHC 1772 (Admin) (13 July 2023)
Osso v Local Court of Regensburg, Germany [2023] EWHC 1728 (Admin) (12 July 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
NJ v JB [2023] EWHC 1762 (Fam) (12 July 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 1770 (KB) (12 July 2023)
Armstrong Watson LLP v Persons Unknown [2023] EWHC 1761 (KB) (11 July 2023)
High Court (Patents Court)
Price & Ors v Flitcraft Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 1746 (Pat) (13 July 2023)
High Court (Technology & Construction Court)
Topalsson GmbH v Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd [2023] EWHC 1765 (TCC) (12 July 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
City fined £200k after grass cutting and arboriculture staff develop hand arm vibration syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome – Local Government Lawyer
‘Plymouth City Council has been fined £200,000 after its failures led to employees developing hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The omniscient draftsman – the answer to Virgin Media? – Pensions Barrister
‘Paul Newman KC has written an article on the principles of statutory construction, which might be relevant to the interpretation of a term of art used in a statutory instrument – such as “accrued rights” in the contracting-out legislation recently considered by the court in Virgin Media Ltd v NTL Pension Trustees II Ltd.’
Pensions Barrister, 13th July 2023
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
New Judgment: McCulloch and others (Appellants) v Forth Valley Health Board (Respondent) (Scotland) – UKSC Blog
‘This case is concerned with the extent to which a doctor is required, under the duty of care owed to a patient, to inform the patient about alternative possible treatments to the one that is being recommended.’
UKSC Blog, 12th July 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
Migration Bill: Lords reinsert child detention limits – BBC News
‘The House of Lords has rejected an attempt by the government to extend the amount of time children can be detained in its migration bill.’
BBC News, 13th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inquest to examine Ofsted’s role in lead-up to death of headteacher Ruth Perry – The Guardian
‘Ofsted’s role in the events leading up to the death of the Berkshire headteacher Ruth Perry will be examined during an inquest later this year, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal finds recorder was wrong to decide there was no necessity for psychological assessment – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a mother against care and placement orders made in respect of her son, after finding the recorder was wrong to decide that there was “no necessity for a psychological assessment”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
