‘A severely mentally ill young mother died from a deliberate overdose after the removal of her disability benefits left her destitute, trapped in a months-long state of high anxiety and haunted by suicidal thoughts, an inquest has concluded.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The courts system is failing to collect vital information about the performance of judges and trials during the Covid-19 pandemic, an expert has told Parliament.’
Legal Futures, 28th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘It was lawful and in the best interests of an 80-year-old care home resident with dementia and schizophrenia to be vaccinated against Covid-19 despite the objections of her son, the Vice-President of the Court of Protection has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Jeremy Corbyn has lost a legal fight to force Labour to hand over documents before a possible high court challenge against his suspension from the parliamentary party.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An 88-year-old driver who killed a cyclist by driving over him on a roundabout has been sentenced to a curfew.’
BBC News, 27th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Inquests are not adversarial proceedings. However, the Supreme Court decision in Maughan (lowering the standard of proof for an inquest conclusion of ‘unlawful killing’ to the balance of probabilities) has left practitioners concerned about the ability of the coronial process to protect Interested Persons (“IPs”) from the serious reputational damage such a conclusion will inevitably cause. This article looks at one critical part of the process, namely disclosure.’
Henderson Chambers, 19th January 2021
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘On 28 January 2021 the Supreme Court will hear the appeal in Campaign to Protect Rural England (Kent) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Respondent). The case concerns two issues. First, the extent to which a court can make an adverse costs order in favour of more than one defendant or interested party in a planning case, where permission to apply for statutory or judicial review is refused. Second, how the capping mechanism in the Aarhus Convention costs regime properly applies to cases in which permission is refused.’
UKSC Blog, 27th January 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
‘This article is about Deprivation of Liberty involving children.’
Transparency Project, 27th January 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Calls from legal professionals about anxiety more than doubled in 2020, the chief executive of welfare charity LawCare has said.’
Legal Futures, 28th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A “callous” husband who pretended his wife had been killed in a burglary has been found guilty of her murder.’
BBC News, 27th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A plan to build more than 20,000 homes in rural Oxfordshire, championed by secretary of state for housing Robert Jenrick, is facing a legal challenge from residents who say it is incompatible with the government’s legally binding commitments to tackle the climate emergency.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An Upper Tribunal judge has granted an asylum seeker a declaration that he was 15 at the age he entered into the country and when he was assessed by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, rather than over 18 and more likely 20 as the local authority concluded.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court is to consider whether costs should only be awarded against regulators in unsuccessful cases where there is good reason to make an order, it announced today [27 January].’
Legal Futures, 27th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A knifeman who carried out a “cowardly and terrifying” attack on a visually impaired rail passenger has been jailed.’
BBC News, 27th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Croydon London Borough Council v Kalonga [2021] EWCA Civ 77 (27 January 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Court (Chancery Division)
Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Amazon UK Services Ld & Ors [2021] EWHC 118 (Ch) (27 January 2021)
Williams & Anor v Simm & Ors [2021] EWHC 121 (Ch) (27 January 2021)
Chana v CC Properties (Yorkshire) Ltd [2021] EWHC 127 (Ch) (27 January 2021)
Cranstoun & Anor v Notta [2021] EWHC 133 (Ch) (27 January 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
SDI Retail Services Ltd v The Rangers Football Club Ltd [2021] EWHC 103 (Comm) (27 January 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
Q (A Child) (DOLS: Lack of Secure Placement) [2021] EWHC 123 (Fam) (27 January 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Upon our departure from the EU, the UK extradition landscape has changed – although not as much as one might think.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th January 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced for racially attacking a Singapore student who was told “we don’t want your coronavirus in our country”.’
BBC News, 27th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has denied making major changes to its approach to charging rape, at a landmark legal hearing at the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An experienced solicitor who failed to disclose two counsel’s opinions on a case to an after-the-event (ATE) insurer, one of them assessing chances of success at less than 50%, has been fined £8,000.’
Litigation Futures, 27th January 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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