Research Briefing: The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill 2021-22 – House of Commons Library

Posted January 26th, 2022 in bills, government departments, internet, news, parliament, telecommunications by tracey

‘This briefing explains the background and main provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill 2021-22.’

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House of Commons Library, 24th January 2022

Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted January 26th, 2022 in legislation by tracey

SI 2022/60 – The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Claimant Commitment Exceptions) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/57 – The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/62 – The Carbon Accounting (Provision for 2020) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/59 – The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 26th, 2022 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Akinsanya v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 37 (25 January 2022)

Mulalley & Co. Ltd v Martlet Homes Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 32 (24 January 2022)

High Court (Administrative Court)

TV Harrison CIC, R (On the Application Of) v Leeds School Sports Association [2022] EWHC 130 (Admin) (25 January 2022)

Binder & Ors v Secretary of State for Work And Pensions [2022] EWHC 105 (Admin) (25 January 2022)

Rahim v General Medical Council [2022] EWHC 137 (Admin) (25 January 2022)

Joseph, R (On the Application Of) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] EWHC 131 (Admin) (24 January 2022)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Norsand Consultancy Ltd v Anandanadarajah & Ors [2022] EWHC 89 (Ch) (25 January 2022)

High Court (Family Division)

L, Re (Third Party Disclosure Order: Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service) [2022] EWHC 127 (Fam) (24 January 2022)

Sheffield City Council v M & Ors [2022] EWHC 128 (Fam) (24 January 2022)

High Court (Patents Court)

Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd & Anor v Generics (UK) Ltd (t/a Viatris) & Anor [2022] EWHC 109 (Pat) (24 January 2022)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Benyatov v Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd [2022] EWHC 135 (QB) (25 January 2022)

RXP v East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (Clinical Negligence) [2022] EWHC 133 (QB) (24 January 2022)

Source: www.bailii.org

Terminally ill benefits claimants to be exempt from work search requirements – The Independent

Posted January 25th, 2022 in benefits, disabled persons, news, unemployment by sally

‘Terminally ill benefits claimants in Britain will not have to demonstrate that they are taking measures such as looking for work in order to receive support, the Government has said.’

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The Independent, 24th January 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Court backs CPS decision not to charge alleged killer of drowned boy – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2022 in children, Crown Prosecution Service, evidence, homicide, news, prosecutions by sally

‘The mother of a 13-year-old boy who drowned in a river in Wales has said her son’s alleged killer has got away “scot free” after the high court dismissed a challenge to a decision by prosecutors not to bring charges over his death.’

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The Guardian, 24th January 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Star Hobson murder: Social services review delayed – BBC News

Posted January 25th, 2022 in child abuse, child cruelty, inquiries, murder, news by sally

‘A review into the death of murdered toddler Star Hobson has been delayed.’

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BBC News, 24th January 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Three jailed over killing that led to tit-for-tat shooting – The Independent

Posted January 25th, 2022 in gangs, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘Three men have been jailed for killing a student whose death sparked the tit-for-tat shooting of autistic “gentle giant” Chad Gordon.’

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The Independent, January 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Campaign seeks to recruit 4,000 lay magistrates in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2022 in coronavirus, criminal justice, delay, magistrates, minorities, news, recruitment by sally

‘Adults in England and Wales are being encouraged to apply online via “a revised, streamlined recruitment process” to become a lay magistrate, in an effort to tackle a backlog of criminal cases caused by the pandemic.’

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The Guardian, 24th January 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Louise Smith death: Covid-19 restrictions ‘could have prevented appropriate support’ – BBC News

‘A teenager killed in a “sexually-motivated” murder did not receive appropriate support after reporting being raped, a review has found.’

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BBC News, 25th January 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New rules could prevent thousands of refugees from joining close family in UK – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2022 in bills, families, immigration, news, refugees by sally

‘More than 17,000 refugees, mainly women and children, could be prevented from reuniting with close family members in the UK due to new rules the Home Office plans to introduce, according to analysis by the Refugee Council.’

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The Guardian, 24th January 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

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

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

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

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

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

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

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

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

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

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

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

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

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

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

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

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

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

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk