Trafficking victims entitled to back payments after court ruling – The Guardian

‘Thousands of trafficking victims who had government support payments removed in the midst of the pandemic are entitled to back payments that could run into millions of pounds, following a high court ruling that found the policy to be unlawful.’

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The Guardian, 17th December 2021

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted December 17th, 2021 in law reports by michael

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Illumina Cambridge Ltd v Latvia MGI Tech SIA & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1924 (17 December 2021)

Afzal, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1909 (17 December 2021)

Wray v General Osteopathic Council [2021] EWCA Civ 1940 (17 December 2021)

Primekings Holding Ltd & Ors v King & Ors (Re Kings Solutions Group Ltd) [2021] EWCA Civ 1943 (17 December 2021)

Manchester City Council v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2021] EWCA Civ 1920 (16 December 2021)

Austin v Haynes [2021] EWCA Civ 1919 (15 December 2021)

High Court (Administrative Court)

White Waltham Airfield Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Royal Borough Of Windsor And Maidenhead [2021] EWHC 3408 (Admin) (17 December 2021)

JB, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 3417 (Admin) (17 December 2021)

Vanriel & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 3415 (Admin) (16 December 2021)

The Police Superintendents’ Association, R (On the Application Of) v HM Treasury [2021] EWHC 3389 (Admin) (15 December 2021)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Liddiment & Anor v Hull [2021] EWHC 3418 (Ch) (17 December 2021)

Hinkel v Simmons & Simmons LLP [2021] EWHC 3416 (Ch) (17 December 2021)

Easygroup Ltd v Beauty Perfectionists Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 3385 (Ch) (17 December 2021)

Magan v Wilton Management Ltd [2021] EWHC 3393 (Ch) (17 December 2021)

Winros Partnership v Global Energy Horizons Coporation [2021] EWHC 3410 (Ch) (16 December 2021)

High Court (Patents Court)

Interdigital Technology Corporation & Ors v Lenovo Group Ltd & Ors[2021] EWHC 3401 (Pat) (16 December 2021)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Freeman v Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 3378 (QB) (17 December 2021)

Khalifeh v Blom Bank SAL [2021] EWHC 3399 (QB) (17 December 2021)

Deller v King & Anor [2021] EWHC 3398 (QB) (17 December 2021)

National Highways Ltd v Buse & Ors [2021] EWHC 3404 (QB) (15 December 2021)

Source: www.bailii.org

Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted December 17th, 2021 in legislation by michael

SI 2021/1458 – The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021

SI 2021/1455 – The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2021

SI 2021/1454 – The Approved Country Lists (Animals and Animal Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1453 – The Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1452 – The Human Medicines (Amendment) (Supply to Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1451 – The Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2021

SI 2021/1450 – The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Disbarred barrister loses bid to practise pending appeal – Law Society Gazette

‘A barrister who was disbarred after she was convicted for council tax fraud and found to have lied to an appellate court has lost a bid to continue practising pending an appeal.’

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Law Society Gazette, 17th December 2021

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Colston’s firm enslaved the most Africans, David Olusoga tells Bristol court – The Guardian

‘Edward Colston was “chief executive officer” of a company responsible for enslaving more Africans than any other in British history, the historian David Olusoga has told a court, as defendants argued they acted “lawfully” in toppling his statue.’

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The Guardian, 16th December 2021

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First things first – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 17th, 2021 in competition, damages, local government, news, public procurement, telecommunications by michael

‘Hot on the heels of Draeger Safety v London Fire Commissioner the High Court (Mr Justice Kerr) has again declined to lift the automatic suspension in a procurement dispute because an expedited trial was possible. As well as evidencing the court’s increased willingness to do so, the judgment in Vodafone Limited v (1) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs; and (2) The British Council [2021] EWHC 2793 (TCC) contains some interesting observations on trials of preliminary issues in procurement disputes.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Reform or revolution? – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 17th, 2021 in courts, local government, news, practice directions, trials, witnesses by michael

‘How is Practice Direction 57AC bedding down? Marion Smith QC, Joe-han Ho, Ruth Keating and Philippe Kuhn look at its impact.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

UK fishing licences for bottom-trawling could be unlawful, says Oceana – The Guardian

Posted December 17th, 2021 in environmental protection, government departments, licensing, news by michael

‘The British government’s granting of fishing licences to more than 1,000 UK and EU vessels for 2022, which will permit bottom-trawling and dredging in marine protected areas, could be unlawful unless conditions to safeguard ocean habitats are imposed, the conservation group Oceana says.’

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The Guardian, 17th December 2021

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Judge calls for ban on drunken Royal Naval parties after jailing sailor for raping colleague – The Independent

Posted December 17th, 2021 in alcohol abuse, armed forces, imprisonment, judges, news, rape, sexual offences, victims by michael

‘A judge has said there should be a ban placed on parties involving “excessive drinking” in the Royal Navy after a sailor was jailed for raping a female colleague following a party at a hotel. ‘

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The Independent, 16th December 2021

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Van drivers in UK will need new operating licences to enter EU from May – The Guardian

Posted December 17th, 2021 in brexit, EC law, licensing, news, transport by michael

‘Van drivers will be required to get new international operating licences if they want to travel back and forth to the EU from May next year, the government has announced.’

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The Guardian, 16th December 2021

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Lady Hallett to chair spring public inquiry into Covid pandemic – The Guardian

Posted December 16th, 2021 in coronavirus, inquiries, judges, news by sally

‘Lady Hallett, a former senior appeal court judge, has been appointed to chair the public inquiry into the Covid pandemic.’

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The Guardian, 15th December 2021

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Covid: Family of woman lose appeal against end-of-life ruling – BBC News

Posted December 16th, 2021 in appeals, coronavirus, families, medical treatment, news by sally

‘Relatives of a woman left brain-damaged and paralysed after contracting Covid-19 have lost an appeal against a ruling that she should be allowed to die.’

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BBC News, 15th December 2021

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Katie Price drink-driving crash: Star given suspended jail term – BBC News

‘A judge told TV personality Katie Price she was lucky to avoid prison at her sentencing for a drink-driving crash.’

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BBC News, 15th December 2021

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Man jailed after being filmed beating own pet Labrador with mallet – The Independent

Posted December 16th, 2021 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing, video recordings by sally

‘A man has been jailed for 26 weeks after he was filmed beating his golden Labrador with a mallet in his backyard.’

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The Independent, 15th December 2021

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Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted December 16th, 2021 in legislation by tracey

SI 2021/1449 – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1440 – The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021

SI 2021/1436 – The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1427 – The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1450 – The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1446 – The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 5) Order 2021

SI 2021/1437 – The Civil Aviation (Customs and Excise Airports) Order 2021

SI 2021/1429 – The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1426 – The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment to Schedule 3) (England) Order 2021

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted December 16th, 2021 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

Elan-Cane, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 56 (15 December 2021)

McQuillan, McGuigan and McKenna, Re Application for Judicial Review [2021] UKSC 55 (15 December 2021)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Splitt Chartering APS & Ors v Saga Shipholding Norway AS & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1880 (15 December 2021)

Austin v Haynes [2021] EWCA Civ 1919 (15 December 2021)

CDE v NOP [2021] EWCA Civ 1908 (14 December 2021)

High Court (Administrative Court)

London Borough of Hillingdon, R (On the Application Of) v Mayor of London [2021] EWHC 3387 (Admin) (15 December 2021)

The Police Superintendents’ Association, R (On the Application Of) v HM Treasury [2021] EWHC 3389 (Admin) (15 December 2021)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Webster v Penley & Anor [2021] EWHC 3386 (Ch) (15 December 2021)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Sodzawiczny v McNally [2021] EWHC 3384 (Comm) (15 December 2021)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Mahmood v The Big Bus Company [2021] EWHC 3395 (QB) (15 December 2021)

National Highways Ltd v Buse & Ors [2021] EWHC 3404 (QB) (15 December 2021)

Source: www.bailii.org

Vicarious liability for sexual abuse again: Hugh Kennedy – Law & Religion UK

Posted December 16th, 2021 in clergy, news, Scotland, sexual offences, teachers, trusts, vicarious liability by sally

‘In Hugh Kennedy against (First) The Right Reverend Paul Bonnici, (Second) The Right Reverend James Warren Cuthbert Madden and (Third) Denis Alexander [2021] ScotCS CSOH 106, the pursuer brought an action for personal injury as a consequence of alleged sexual and physical abuse which, he averred, he had suffered while he was a boarder in the mid-1970s at Fort Augustus Boarding School. The school, which was run by a Benedictine community, had closed nearly 30 years ago, the trust associated with the community’s Abbey had been wound up some ten years ago and the then trustees may have been discharged. The trustees at the material time were all dead. The pursuer averred that, nevertheless, the then trustees had held indemnity insurance in respect of his claim and he sued the two surviving trustees for the purposes of meeting his claim from the trust estate comprised of the (presumed) right of indemnity under that insurance [1]. He claimed that the third defender, Denis Alexander, a monk and teacher at the school, had been his principal abuser and that he had also been abused by two lay teachers, both now dead [2]. In July 2021, Alexander had been convicted inter alia of lewd and libidinous conduct against the pursuer [4] and sentenced to four years and five months imprisonment.’

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Law & Religion UK, 14th December 2021

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David Fuller jailed for murder of two women and abuse of over 100 corpses – The Guardian

Posted December 16th, 2021 in guilty pleas, hospitals, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who murdered two women then used a hospital job to prey like a “vulture” on more than 100 dead women in a mortuary, whose bodies he sexually assaulted, has been told by a judge he will die in jail.’

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The Guardian, 15th December 2021

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Kenneth A. Armstrong: From the Shadow of Hierarchy to the Shadow of Competition – Common Frameworks and the Disciplining of Divergence – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted December 16th, 2021 in agreements, brexit, EC law, international relations, markets, news by sally

‘This time last year, the controversial United Kingdom Internal Market Bill was ping-ponging between the Commons and Lords. A key point of contention concerned the relationship between the ‘market access’ principles now enshrined in the Act – the mutual recognition and non-discrimination principles – and future exercises of devolved rule-making. Should post-Brexit internal regulatory divergence be legally disciplined by a strong version of the mutual recognition principle or insulated from such forces? As I explained in a contribution to this blog a year ago, a partial answer can be found in Sections 10(2) and 18(3) of the Act which allows the Secretary of State, by regulations, to amend Schedule 1 (goods) and Schedule 2 (services) to exclude the outcome of a ‘common framework agreement’ from the scope of application of the market access principles. The aim of this new post is to consider how this power is likely to work in light of a written ministerial statement made on 9 December 2021 setting out the mechanism for its implementation.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 15th December 2021

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Sentence increased for ex-boyfriend who threw acid in junior doctor’s face – The Independent

Posted December 16th, 2021 in appeals, grievous bodily harm, guilty pleas, news, sentencing by sally

‘A jealous ex-boyfriend who left a junior doctor with devastating injuries after hurling sulphuric acid in her face has had his jail sentence increased.’

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The Independent, 15th December 2021

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