‘Activists who have been carrying out a string of disruptive demonstrations along the M25, causing travel chaos for tens of thousands of people, will be in contempt of court if they breach the terms of an interim injunction won by National Highways today (22 September 2021).’
Home Office, 22nd September 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
Supreme Court
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Davies v Ford & Ors [2021] EWHC 2550 (Ch) (22 September 2021)
Rhino Enterprises Properties Ltd & Anor, Re [2021] EWHC 2533 (Ch) (22 September 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Surkis & Ors v Poroshenko & Anor [2021] EWHC 2512 (Comm) (22 September 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
The London Borough of Hackney v Grant& Ors [2021] EWHC 2548 (QB) (22 September 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Home Office has refused to disclose the legal basis on which it plans to use “pushbacks” in the English Channel to turn small boats around.’
The Independent, 22nd September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Portsmouth GP has been told he could spend time behind bars after he admitted to defrauding a healthcare group out of £1.1m in just two months.’
The Independent, 22nd September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A UK judge has ruled that calling women “birds” is “plainly sexist,” and even using the term jokingly is “foolish” in a landmark discrimination case. The ruling came following a tribunal brought by a Barclays investment banker after her boss repeatedly called women “birds.” ‘
The Independent, 22nd September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A judge has called for the home secretary to “urgently” establish a public inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess, who was poisoned by novichok after the Salisbury attack.’
The Independent, 23rd September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Greater Manchester police have referred themselves to the police watchdog over the death of a 16-year-old boy. Rhamero West was discovered in Old Trafford, Manchester, on 9 September with stab wounds. The student was taken to hospital from the scene in Norton Street but died shortly afterwards.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Airline ads that encourage taking too many flights and carmakers that show SUVs tearing up the countryside are set to fall foul of a crackdown on marketing that encourages environmentally irresponsible behaviour.
The Guardian, 23rd September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A second data breach by the Ministry of Defence, potentially compromising the safety of Afghans who may be eligible to relocate to the UK, has been uncovered by the BBC.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The judgment in Forstater v CDG Europe UKEAT/0105/20/JOJ has forced the courts yet again to grapple with the transgender debate. We have already seen the judiciary face up to the challenging issues of whether children with gender dysphoria can consent to receiving puberty blockers (see recent decision in Bell v Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWCA Civ 1363). In the present case, the issue was whether the Claimant’s belief that biological sex is real, important, immutable, and not to be conflated with gender identity was a “philosophical belief” within the meaning of section 10 of Equality Act 2010 (“EqA”).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st September 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Scrutiny comes in many forms, which can lead to many outcomes. Public scrutiny of Government is one such form, which is an element of democratic governance that aligns with the rule of law. Yet those experiencing and observing the ongoing administration of life in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic might be forgiven for arriving at the conclusion that public scrutiny of Government is an ideal currently evaporating into the ether.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 21st September 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A new bill could prevent millions of people from being able to vote, according to a report published by the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR).’
Each Other, 21st September 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The parents of Harry Dunn have reached a “resolution” in a civil claim for damages with the woman alleged to have killed him, the family’s spokesman has said.’
BBC News, 21st September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Poule Securities Ltd v Howe & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1373 (21 September 2021)
B-M (Children: Findings of Fact) [2021] EWCA Civ 1371 (20 September 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Pharmagona Ltd v Taheri & Anor [2021] EWHC 2537 (Ch) (21 September 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
AAA plc & Ors v Persons Unknown [2021] EWHC 2529 (QB) (20 September 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Priti Patel and Grant Shapps are seeking a court injunction to stop environmental protesters from targeting major motorways after five days of tailbacks and damaging headlines for the government.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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