March 2016 update

Case law

  • PJ and MM appeal dates. Listing news: "Lord Justice Moor-Bick has directed that [C3/2016/0561 Re MM] be expedited into the court list and be heard with C3/2015/4104 Re: PJ with a combined time estimate of 2 days. It has now been imposed into the list floating over the 8th and 9th June 2016." (Email from Civil Appeals Office, 17/3/16). See MM v WL Clinic [2016] UKUT 37 (AAC)
  • Conditional discharge and DOL. On 9/3/16 the Court of Appeal granted permission in MM v WL Clinic because "[T]he appeal raises important points of principle which ought to be considered by this court and on which there is a real prospect of success" and directed that the hearing of the appeal be expedited. See MM v WL Clinic [2016] UKUT 37 (AAC). The Court of Appeal decision form was provided by Donald Tiong of Bison Solicitors. If anyone has information about a case which is suitable for publication then please do send it in.

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