Contested heritage – A review of the Church of England guidance – Law & Religion UK

‘In a guest post, Trevor Cooper, of the Historic Religious Buildings Alliance, looks at the issues surrounding “contested heritage”.’

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Law & Religion UK, 21st January 2022

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RROs, company directors and reasonable excuses – Nearly Legal

Posted January 24th, 2022 in housing, landlord & tenant, news, rent, tribunals by tracey

‘A couple of Upper Tribunal appeal decisions on rent repayment order cases.’

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Nearly Legal, 23rd January 2022

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Option agreements: court’s role not to ‘rewrite bad bargain’, says English judge – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 24th, 2022 in construction industry, contracts, drafting, news, planning by tracey

‘It is not the role of the courts to “re-write a bad bargain” between commercial parties, an English judge has said, in a dispute over the wording of an option agreement.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 21st January 2022

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Supreme Court invited to consider secondary victim claims – UK Human Rights Blog

‘Paul & Ors v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2022] EWCA Civ 12 (13 January 2022). The Court of Appeal dismissed a set of claims for psychiatric injury on the basis of prior binding authority, but indicated that the issue is suitable for consideration by the Supreme Court.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 20th January 2022

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Financial Remedy Update, January 2022 – Family Law Week

Posted January 24th, 2022 in appeals, children, divorce, families, family courts, interception, news, telecommunications by tracey

‘Stephanie Hawthorn and Abigail Pearse, associates, and Rob Jackson, trainee solicitor, at Mills & Reeve LLP consider the most important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during December 2021.’

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Family Law Week, 19th January 2022

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BAILII: Recent decisions

Posted January 24th, 2022 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Kireeva v Bedzhamov [2022] EWCA Civ 35 (21 January 2022)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Patel [2022] EWCA Civ 36 (21 January 2022)

Ali v Dinc & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 34 (21 January 2022)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Boyce, R (On the Application Of) v HM Senior Coroner for Teesside and Hartlepool [2022] EWHC 107 (Admin) (21 January 2022)

Guise v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2022] EWHC 124 (Admin) (21 January 2022)

TP & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2022] EWHC 123 (Admin) (21 January 2022)

Kanwal, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 110 (Admin) (20 January 2022)

High Court (Chancery Division)

HM Attorney General v Zedra Fiduciary Services (UK) Ltd [2022] EWHC 102 (Ch) (21 January 2022)

Umbrella Care Ltd v Nisa & Ors [2022] EWHC 86 (Ch) (21 January 2022)

Dal v Bicknell & Anor [2022] EWHC 120 (Ch) (21 January 2022)

Goodrich & Ors v AB & Ors [2022] EWHC 81 (Ch) (21 January 2022)

Combe International LLC & Anor v Dr August Wolff GmbH & Co. Kg Arzneimittel & Anor [2022] EWHC 125 (Ch) (20 January 2022)

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy And Industrial Strategy v Lord & Ors [2022] EWHC 21 (Ch) (19 January 2022)

Charles Stanley Group Plc, Re [2022] EWHC 103 (Ch) (19 January 2022)

High Court (Family Division)

B-B, Re (Domestic Abuse: Fact-Finding) (Rev1) [2022] EWHC 108 (Fam) (20 January 2022)

Griffiths v Griffiths (Guidance on Contact Costs) [2022] EWHC 113 (Fam) (20 January 2022)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

AB v Worcestershire County Council & Anor [2022] EWHC 115 (QB) (20 January 2022)

Dalchow v St George’s University NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 100 (QB) (20 January 2022)

Palmer v Mantas & Anor [2022] EWHC 90 (QB) (20 January 2022)

Source: www.bailii.org

Planning enforcement orders and mixed use – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 24th, 2022 in enforcement, housing, local government, news, planning by tracey

‘The High Court has handed down judgment in a “significant” planning case considering the scope of a planning enforcement order where there is a mixed use, writes Leon Glenister.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st January 2022

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Bucking the Trend on Specific Performance Buckinghamshire Council v FCC Buckinghamshire Limited – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 24th, 2022 in contracts, local government, news, third parties, waste by tracey

‘Clare Mendelle and James Hughes highlight the wide definition of Third-Party Income and the measures the courts are prepared to take to enforce the terms of longstanding contracts, by analysing the Buckinghamshire Council v FCC Buckinghamshire Limited case.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st January 2022

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Judge married to Tory grandee refuses to recuse herself in ex-MP case – Legal Futures

Posted January 24th, 2022 in families, judges, news, parliament, rape, recusal, sexual offences by tracey

‘A High Court judge married to a senior Conservative politician refused to recuse herself from dealing with a contact dispute that involved a disgraced ex-Tory MP, it has emerged.’

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Legal Futures, 24th January 2022

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Recent case highlights need for law reform in forced/predatory marriage – Family Law

Posted January 24th, 2022 in elderly, families, family courts, forced marriages, marriage, mental health, news by tracey

‘Predatory or forced marriages faced by individuals (usually elderly) whose mental capacity is in doubt or who are vulnerable to undue influence remain an open wound for many families.’

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Family Law, 12th January 2022

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CPS to review guidance on using drill music as evidence – BBC News

‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is updating its guidance on the use of drill music as evidence in criminal trials.’

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BBC News, 22nd January 2022

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Far-right extremists and jihadists must be punished equally, solicitor-general says as neo-Nazi cases rise – The Independent

Posted January 24th, 2022 in Islam, news, proscribed organisations, sentencing, suspended sentences, terrorism by tracey

‘Far-right extremists and jihadists must be punished equally, the solicitor-general has said following a rise in terror cases involving neo-Nazis.’

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The Independent, 23rd January 2022

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MPs criticise UK gambling regulator for trying to reduce addiction – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2022 in gambling, lobbying, news, ombudsmen, parliament, regulations by tracey

‘A committee of MPs has produced a report criticising the gambling industry regulator for trying to reduce addiction and urging ministers to take it into special measures.’

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The Guardian, 23rd January 2022

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Dispute with priest threatens to mire Oxford college in scandal – Financial Times

Posted January 24th, 2022 in Christianity, compensation, employment, harassment, news, sexual offences, universities by tracey

‘The head of one of Oxford university’s grandest colleges has indicated that he will agree to step down after a long-running dispute in a deal that includes a £1.5m pay-off and the settlement of a sexual harassment claim against him.’

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Financial Times, 21st January 2022

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New Highway Code rules change who has priority at roundabouts – The Independent

Posted January 24th, 2022 in codes of practice, news, roads by tracey

‘Three new updates will be implemented from next week.’

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The Independent, 24th January 2022

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UK taxpayers to pay former Post Office workers up to £1bn compensation – The Guardian

‘UK taxpayers could have to pay as much as £1bn in compensation to former Post Office workers wrongly convicted of theft due to the defective Horizon IT system.’

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The Guardian, 23rd January 2022

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Court of appeal to hear challenge over media ban from Prince Philip’s will court case – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2022 in appeals, media, news, reporting restrictions, royal family, wills by tracey

‘A legal challenge over a decision to ban media organisations from a court case about the Duke of Edinburgh’s will is to be heard by the court of appeal.’

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The Guardian, 24th January 2022

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Liverpool bomber papers raise fresh questions for Home Office – BBC News

Posted January 24th, 2022 in appeals, asylum, explosives, government departments, immigration, news, terrorism by tracey

‘New details have emerged about the Liverpool bomber Emad Al Swealmeen’s failed asylum attempts – and the false information he used to make his cases.’

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BBC News, 24th January 2022

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