Judge refuses Tesco permission to bring judicial review challenges over permissions for new Aldi store – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 30th, 2022 in judicial review, local government, news, planning by sally

‘A High Court judge has refused Tesco permission to bring two judicial review claims over grants of planning permission by Havering Council that will facilitate a new Aldi store in Romford.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th March 2022

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11 years, 10 arrests, at least 62 women: how did Britain’s worst cyberstalker evade justice for so long? – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2022 in harassment, imprisonment, news, sentencing, stalking, victims, women by sally

‘Matthew Hardy so frightened some of his victims that they slept with weapons. Although he was known to the police – and even prosecuted – it was more than a decade before he was jailed.’

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The Guardian, 30th March 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

New Highway Code rules for phone usage come into force – everything you need to know – The Independent

‘Drivers could face a fine for just touching a mobile phone while behind the wheel – and the same goes for passengers in certain circumstances under tough new rules.’

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The Independent, 29th March 2022

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Snapchat drink driver Meirion Roberts jailed for death crash – BBC News

‘A man has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison after killing his friend during a high-speed crash.’

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BBC News, 29th March 2022

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BSB panel rejects complaints over barrister’s Royal baby tweet – Legal Futures

‘A Bar Standards Board (BSB) panel has rejected more than 80 complaints made against a barrister accused of making racist comments on Twitter about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby last year.’

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Legal Futures, 30th March 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Adders and slowworms to gain extra protection under new system in England – The Guardian

‘Adders and slowworms will be among animals given extra protection under plans by the government to “streamline” the process for protecting nature-rich areas.’

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The Guardian, 29th March 2022

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 29th, 2022 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Manetta v De Filippo [2022] EWCA Civ 409 (29 March 2022)

Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd & Anor v Generics (UK) Ltd & Anor (Rev2) [2022] EWCA Civ 370 (29 March 2022)

Greene v Davies [2022] EWCA Civ 414 (29 March 2022)

Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd & Anor v Generics (UK) Ltd & Anor (Rev1) [2022] EWCA Civ 359 (29 March 2022)

Times Travel (UK) Ltd & Anor v Pakistan International Airlines Corporation [2022] EWCA Civ 415 (29 March 2022)

The Financial Conduct Authority v Ferreira [2022] EWCA Civ 397 (25 March 2022)

B (A Child), Re (Adequacy of Reasons) [2022] EWCA Civ 407 (25 March 2022)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Ogunmuyiwa, R (On the Application Of) v Army Board of the Defence Council & Anor (Rev1) [2022] EWHC 717 (Admin) (29 March 2022)

Braithwaite & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v East Suffolk Council [2022] EWHC 691 (Admin) (28 March 2022)

Portal Financial Services LLP, R (On the Application Of) v Financial Ombudsman Service Ltd [2022] EWHC 710 (Admin) (28 March 2022)

Ziembinski v Regional Court of Plock (Poland) [2022] EWHC 693 (Admin) (25 March 2022)

HM, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 695 (Admin) (25 March 2022)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Claimants In the Royal Mail Group Litigation v Royal Mail Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 704 (Ch) (28 March 2022)

Isbilen v Turk & Ors [2022] EWHC 697 (Ch) (25 March 2022)

Tulip Trading Ltd v Bitcoin Association For BSV & Ors [2022] EWHC 667 (Ch) (25 March 2022)

Batt v Boswell [2022] EWHC 649 (Ch) (25 March 2022)

Ineos Upstream Ltd & Ors v Persons Unknown & Ors [2022] EWHC 684 (Ch) (25 March 2022)

E D & F Man Holdings Ltd, Re (Companies Act 2006) [2022] EWHC 687 (Ch) (23 March 2022)

High Court (Commercial Court)

CJ And LK Perks Partnership & Ors v Natwest Markets Plc [2022] EWHC 726 (Comm) (29 March 2022)

Kei v Hua She Asset Management (Shanghai) Company Ltd [2022] EWHC 662 (Comm) (25 March 2022)

Recovery Partners GP Ltd & Anor v Rukhadzev & Ors [2022] EWHC 690 (Comm) (25 March 2022)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Manoukian v Societe Generale de Banque au Liban SAL & Anor [2022] EWHC 669 (QB) (25 March 2022)

Vakharia & Ors v Bukowski & Anor [2022] EWHC 673 (QB) (25 March 2022)

Source: www.bailii.org

GPs attack “bullying” solicitors over Covid exemption letters – Legal Futures

Posted March 29th, 2022 in coronavirus, doctors, news, solicitors, vaccination by sally

‘The British Medical Association (BMA) has accused solicitors of bullying GPs by threatening legal action if the doctor does not provide a Covid vaccination exemption for their client.’

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Legal Futures, 29th March 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

UK’s draft refugee and police laws are ‘human rights vandalism’, says Amnesty – The Guardian

Posted March 29th, 2022 in bills, human rights, news, police, refugees by sally

‘The government’s attack on fundamental rights and protections enshrined in UK law is an “act of human rights vandalism” that would curtail the ability of people to hold the state to account, Amnesty International has claimed.’

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The Guardian, 29th March 2022

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Supreme Court agrees to hear case where town council sold land subject to statutory trust without complying with statutory requirements – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 29th, 2022 in appeals, local government, news, planning, sale of land, trusts by sally

‘The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in a dispute over what happens when a local authority disposes of land subject to a statutory trust for public recreational purposes without complying with the relevant statutory requirements.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th March 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Dog walker jailed after spaniels died in the boot of her car during heatwave – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 29th, 2022 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

‘A professional dog walker has been jailed for four and half months after her client’s pets died in the back of a car during a heatwave.’

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Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2022

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Batley man jailed for son’s murder 21 years after attack – BBC News

Posted March 29th, 2022 in child abuse, domestic violence, grievous bodily harm, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who suffocated his two-year-old son, leaving him with severe disabilities, has been jailed for his murder 21 years after the attack.’

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BBC News, 28th March 2022

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UK High Court rules blanket seizure of asylum seekers’ phones breached Article 8 ECHR – EIN Blog

‘On 25 March 2022, the UK High Court ruled that the Home Office acted unlawfully and breached human rights and data protection laws by operating a secret, blanket policy of seizing, retaining and extracting data from the mobile phones of asylum seekers arriving by small boat to UK shores between April and November 2020.’

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EIN Blog, 25th March 2022

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Fixed term secure tenancies and forfeiture – Nearly Legal

‘Croydon London Borough Council v Kalonga (2022) UKSC 7. In which the Supreme Court considered the position on termination of “flexible tenancies” – fixed term secure tenancies – during the fixed term. We saw the Court of Appeal judgment dismissing Croydon’s appeal of the dismissal of its possession claim. Croydon then appealed to the Supreme Court.’

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Nearly Legal, 27th March 2022

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

Court of Appeal issues reminder that funding arrangements need to comply with strict rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 28th, 2022 in appeals, assignment, champerty, damages, law firms, news, solicitors by tracey

‘The English and Welsh Court of Appeal has handed down a judgment which should act as a reminder for law firms that any innovative funding arrangements must comply with statutory rules or risk being declared void.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th March 2022

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Barrister sanctioned for “offensive” Muslim tweet wins appeal – Legal Futures

‘A Bar Standards Board (BSB) panel applied too low a threshold in sanctioning a barrister for a tweet about Muslims that it said would cause offence, a tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 28th March 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Overseas pensions and divorce – Family Law

‘Pensions can make up a significant proportion of family assets and should be fully taken into account when financial matters are dealt with during a divorce. Where a couple with UK pensions divorce in England, the court can make various orders to deal them. Most commonly, a pension sharing order is made hiving off a portion of one party’s pension and giving it to the other. However, where there are pension assets overseas or a divorce overseas and pension assets in the UK, the situation is more complex. There are two angles that need to be considered:
Can an overseas pension be shared in a divorce in England & Wales; and Can a UK pension be shared in an overseas divorce.’

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Family Law, 28th March 2022

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Dismissal was part of firm’s fair redundancy process, judge rules – Law Society’s Gazette

‘A former law firm employee was dismissed because of redundancy measures made necessary during lockdown, an employment tribunal has found.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 25th March 2022

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Greater Manchester: Bus firm appeals against public control ruling – BBC News

Posted March 28th, 2022 in appeals, consultations, judicial review, local government, news, transport by tracey

‘A bus operator that lost a legal battle to stop Greater Manchester’s bus network returning to public control is appealing against the ruling.’

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BBC News, 27th March 2022

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Child Q: Black professionals urge education secretary to take action following strip-search – The Independent

‘The education secretary must take immediate action to tackle institutional racism within the education sector following the “dehumanising” strip-search of a black child in London, a collective of black professionals has demanded.’

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The Independent, 26th March 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk