Mamadou Sakho: Defender accepts ‘substantial’ damages from Wada – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2020 in damages, defamation, disciplinary procedures, news, sport by tracey

‘Crystal Palace defender Mamadou Sakho has accepted “substantial” damages from the World Anti-Doping Agency over allegations he took banned performance-enhancing drugs.’

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BBC News, 4th November 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sheffield City Council failed boy with special educational needs – BBC News

‘A council has been told to pay a boy with special educational needs £20,000 because it failed to provide a suitable alternative education for him.’

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BBC News, 5th November 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Covid: Watchdog probes racial inequalities in healthcare – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2020 in coronavirus, equality, health, minorities, news by tracey

‘An inquiry is under way into why lower-paid health and social care workers from ethnic minorities are at greater risk from coronavirus.’

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BBC News, 5th November 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Authorities failed to protect Hampshire girl killed by abuser, review finds – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2020 in child abuse, murder, news, police, social services by tracey

‘Police and social workers missed chances to protect a 13-year-old girl who was stabbed to death by a man after she threatened to reveal he had been sexually abusing her for more than a year, an independent review has found.’

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The Guardian, 4th November 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted November 4th, 2020 in legislation by tracey

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations 2020

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Helicopter Flight) Regulations 2020

The Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 4th, 2020 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority [2020] EWCA Civ 1440 (03 November 2020)

GR Property Management Ltd v Safdar & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 1441 (03 November 2020)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Solid Homes Ltd, Re [2020] EWHC 2913 (Ch) (03 November 2020)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Palmeri & Ors v Charles Stanley & Co Ltd [2020] EWHC 2934 (QB) (03 November 2020)

Robinson, Re (Review of Tariff) [2020] EWHC 2925 (QB) (03 November 2020)

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Court of Appeal affirms importance of data in horseracing case – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 4th, 2020 in appeals, data protection, news, sport, third parties, unlawful means conspiracy by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal in London has strengthened the tools available to rights holders when seeking to control and exploit commercially valuable data within sport and set out the pitfalls for third parties who seek to do the same without clear, unambiguous approval from a rights holder.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2020

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Novation, step-in and a potential problem with CIGA 2020 – Practical Law: Construction Blog

Posted November 4th, 2020 in construction industry, contracts, employment, insolvency, news by tracey

‘Where the contractor has become insolvent, what obligations can an employer enforce when stepping-in to a previously novated professional consultant’s appointment in a design and build scenario?’

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Practical Law: Construction Blog, 3rd November 2020

Source: constructionblog.practicallaw.com

Court: “No need for City lawyer” in professional executor tussle – Legal Futures

Posted November 4th, 2020 in budgets, costs, executors, fees, news, probate, wills by tracey

‘The High Court has ruled that there was no need for a more expensive City lawyer to be appointed a professional executor in preference to one from the Home Counties in a straightforward probate.’

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Legal Futures, 4th November 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Insurer fails in aggregation argument over partner’s multi-million pound thefts – Legal Futures

‘The High Court has refused to aggregate as one claim various actions a Yorkshire law firm’s indemnity insurer is facing because of a multi-million pound fraud run by one of its partners.’

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Legal Futures, 4th November 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Law Commission begins project on Corporate Criminal Liability – Law Commission

‘The Government has asked the Law Commission to investigate the laws around corporate criminal liability and provide options to reform them.’

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Law Commission, 3rd November 2020

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Robing room bullying – Counsel

Posted November 4th, 2020 in barristers, bullying, codes of practice, news, professional conduct by tracey

‘Rudeness in the robing room, sledging tactics and the unkindness of strangers when you’re newly called. Rehna Azim talks about bullying at the Bar and what you can do about it.’

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Counsel, November 2020

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

Stephen Lawrence murder: CPS asked to consider new charges against police – The Guardian

‘Prosecutors are to be asked to consider whether to bring new charges in the Stephen Lawrence case against senior police officers in the first botched murder investigation, it has been announced.’

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

High court rejects legal challenge over Dominic Cummings breach – The Guardian

‘The high court has rejected a legal bid to challenge a decision not to investigate Dominic Cummings’s journey from London to Durham at the height of the first coronavirus lockdown. Max Hill, the director of public prosecutions, said any decision to investigate Cummings must be made by the police. He did not have the power to interfere.’

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

TikTok star Emily Canham falls foul of UK ads watchdog – BBC News

Posted November 4th, 2020 in advertising, internet, news, ombudsmen by tracey

‘A social media influencer has become the first person to be reprimanded by the UK’s advertising watchdog over a TikTok post.’

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BBC News, 4th November 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Claire Parry death: PC Timothy Brehmer to have sentence reviewed – BBC News

Posted November 4th, 2020 in appeals, domestic violence, families, homicide, imprisonment, news, police, sentencing by tracey

‘A police officer who strangled a mother-of-two after she exposed their affair will have his 10-and-a-half year sentence for manslaughter reviewed.’

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BBC News, 4th November 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Coronavirus: Priti Patel bans demonstrations during England’s lockdown – The Independent

‘Demonstrations of more than two people are to be banned during the month-long lockdown in England, after ministers removed an exemption that has allowed protests to take place in recent months.’

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The Independent,3rd November 2020

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Prosecution of trafficking victim not an abuse of process – UK Human Rights Blog

‘R v A [2020] EWCA Crim 1408. On 29/10/2020, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against an aggravated burglary conviction brought by a teenage victim of human trafficking.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd November 2020

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Covid-19 and False Imprisonment – UK Constitutional Law Association

‘The Cambridge Private Law Centre last week hosted its annual Freshfields lecture. Lord Sumption addressed us on “Government by decree—Covid-19 and the Constitution”. This lecture has received considerable media attention and already been mentioned on this blog.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 3rd November 2020

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 3rd, 2020 in law reports by tracey

High Court (Administrative Court)

Lambert v Forest of Dean District Council [2020] EWHC 2854 (Admin) (02 November 2020)

Scott v The Government of the Commonwealth of Australia [2020] EWHC 2924 (Admin) (02 November 2020)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Cage Consultants Ltd v Iqbal & Anor (Re Totalbrand Ltd and the Insolvency Act 1986) [2020] EWHC 2917 (Ch) (02 November 2020)

High Court (Commercial Court)

SRS Middle East FZE v Chemie Tech DMCC [2020] EWHC 2904 (Comm) (02 November 2020)

Source: www.bailii.org