‘A nurse who claimed she was victimised for wearing a necklace with a Christian cross at work has won a case for unfair dismissal.’
The Guardian, 5th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Protesters have condemned Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill as a “tool to divide” during a demonstration in Westminster.’
The Independent, 6th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who killed his younger brother with a kitchen knife after a drunken row about the way the dog was spoken to has been told he must serve at least 21 years in jail.’
The Guardian, 5th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four people accused of illegally removing a statue of Edward Colston have been cleared of criminal damage.’
BBC News, 6th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Equiom (Isle of Man) Ltd & Ors v Velarde & Ors [2022] EWHC 11 (Ch) (05 January 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Hodgson v Creation Consumer Finance [2021] EWHC 3515 (Comm) (22 December 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
UG v NN [2022] EWHC 8 (Fam) (04 January 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘In R (Morahan) v West London Assistant Coroner [2021] EWHC 1603 (Admin), the Divisional Court provided detailed guidance on the circumstances in which an enhanced investigation under Article 2 ECHR may be required at an inquest.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th January 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Last month HM Courts and Tribunals Service published their own research into user experiences of remote hearings: Evaluation of remote hearings during the COVID 19 pandemic. The report analyses responses to surveys conducted between May and October 2020 with public users of the justice system and in mid-2021 with professionals such as lawyers, judges and court staff.’
Transparency Project, 4th January 2022
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The flight delay compensation industry has suffered a blow after appeal judges rejected a claim over a four-stage flight from the US to India that was delayed when leaving Heathrow.’
Legal Futures, 5th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for more than nine years for killing an aspiring firefighter who was on a night out watching an England game at Euro 2020.’
BBC News, 4th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Voyeurs who record images of breastfeeding women without permission and domestic abusers who escape jail because of time limits on prosecutions are being targeted by proposals put before parliament on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 4th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘2021 wasn’t a year of great upheaval in the Immigration Rules. Major changes such as the overhaul of the Skilled Worker sponsorship system took effect just at the end of 2020, as did the Frontier Worker Permit scheme for EU nationals remaining in employment (but not residence) in the UK. That is not to say that 2021 was quiet; the Graduate route was introduced in the summer, Global Talent has continued to be tweaked and expanded, and the deadline for EU Settlement Scheme applications has come and gone during the year.’
EIN Blog, 4th January 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘A man groomed by paedophile Barry Bennell while on holiday at Butlin’s has secured a five-figure settlement from the company’s previous owners.’
BBC News, 5th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People who take part in hare coursing, an illegal bloodsport, face tougher sentences under plans set out by the government on Tuesday.’
The Independent, 4th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Mail on Sunday will pay the Duchess of Sussex just £1 in damages for invading her privacy by publishing a private letter she had sent to her father.’
The Guardian, 5th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
SI 2021/1471 – The Wine (Amendment) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1469 – The Transfer of Functions (Vaccine Damage Payments) Order 2021
SI 2021/1472 – The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2021
SI 2021/1467 – The Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
HM Attorney General v Crosland [2021] UKSC 58 (20 December 2021)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Soriano v Forensic News LLC & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1952 (21 December 2021)
UD v DN (Schedule 1, Children Act 1989; Capital Provision) [2021] EWCA Civ 1947 (21 December 2021)
Chelluri v Air India Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1953 (21 December 2021)
Bath Rugby Ltd v Greenwood & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1927 (21 December 2021)
Miller v The College of Policing [2021] EWCA Civ 1926 (20 December 2021)
Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd v TM [2021] EWCA Civ 1890 (20 December 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Bani v The Crown [2021] EWCA Crim 1958 (21 December 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Takacs v Regional Court Vesprem (Hungary) [2021] EWHC 3477 (Admin) (21 December 2021)
Ahmedsowida v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 3466 (Admin) (21 December 2021)
Kocsis v District Court of Pecs Hungary [2021] EWHC 3484 (Admin) (21 December 2021)
Earl & Anor v HM Senior Coroner for East Sussex [2021] EWHC 3468 (Admin) (21 December 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright [2021] EWHC 3440 (Ch) (22 December 2021)
Solland & Anor v Watkins & Anor [2021] EWHC 3447 (Ch) (22 December 2021)
Tucker v Purle & Ors [2021] EWHC 3485 (Ch) (21 December 2021)
Mahoney & Ors v Renwick & Ors [2021] EWHC 3441 (Ch) (21 December 2021)
AFM (1932) Ltd & Ors v Belisco Estates Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 3460 (Ch) (21 December 2021)
Doran & Anor v County Rentals Ltd (t/a Hunters) [2021] EWHC 3478 (Ch) (20 December 2021)
Isbilen v Turk & Ors [2021] EWHC 3425 (Ch) (20 December 2021)
Moody v Estate of the Late Norman Jones & Ors [2021] EWHC 3443 (Ch) (20 December 2021)
Court (Commercial Court)
Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors v Zhunus & Ors [2021] EWHC 3462 (Comm) (21 December 2021)
LLC Agronefteprodukt v Ameropa AG [2021] EWHC 3474 (Comm) (21 December 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
LS v PS [2021] EWHC 3508 (Fam) (23 December 2021)
A (A Child), Re [2021] EWHC 3467 (Fam) (20 December 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Pedriks v Grimaux [2021] EWHC 3448 (QB) (21 December 2021)
NAX v MAX & Anor [2021] EWHC 3492 (QB) (21 December 2021)
Tylicki v Gibbons [2021] EWHC 3470 (QB) (21 December 2021)
National Crime Agency v Persico [2021] EWHC 3476 (QB) (21 December 2021)
Kostakopolou v University of Warwick & Ors [2021] EWHC 3454 (QB) (21 December 2021)
Arif v Sanger [2021] EWHC 3475 (QB) (21 December 2021)
UXA v Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 3455 (QB) (21 December 2021)
Riley v Murray [2021] EWHC 3437 (QB) (20 December 2021)
Crossley & Ors v Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft & Ors [2021] EWHC 3444 (QB) (20 December 2021)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Naylor & Ors v Roamquest Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 3507 (TCC) (23 December 2021)
Access for Living v London Borough of Lewisham [2021] EWHC 3498 (TCC) (23 December 2021)
Fairgrove Homes Ltd v Monument Two Ltd [2021] EWHC 3450 (TCC) (21 December 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd v TM (2021) EWCA Civ 1890 – We saw in Taylor v Slough Borough Council (2020) EWHC 3520 (Ch) that in possession claims where a defence of breach of public sector equality duty was raised, the courts would be prepared to accept subsequent compliance (even after the issue of proceedings) as ‘remedying’ the breach. In this second appeal, the Court of Appeal adds some important codicils to that position.’
Nearly Legal, 3rd January 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
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