‘Peter Doughty unpacks the decision in Michael Cowie and Others v Scottish Fire and Rescue Service [2022] EAT 121, which involved a Special Leave scheme set up during the pandemic.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Claimants in two unconnected cases recently won their appeals over the striking out of their claims in negligence brought against the local authorities arising out of the exercise of their statutory functions under the Children Act 1989. Sarah Erwin-Jones and Louse Fisher consider the implications of this decision.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man in prison for a campaign of harassment against a woman will spend more time inside after he was found with weapons and mobile phones.’
BBC News, 15th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two brothers have been jailed after a man was killed and another injured in a “violent attack fuelled by alcohol” in an East Yorkshire coastal pub.’
BBC News, 15th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Motorists have been urged to be familiar with new driving laws that have been rolled out this month, including stricter rules against the use of mobile phones.’
The Independent, 16th September 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Christian campaign group is taking legal action against a Cambridge University college after an event booking was rejected.’
BBC News, 15th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Mailley [2022] EWHC 2328 (QB) (14 September 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Once a trade mark application has successfully passed the examination of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO), it is published in the Trade Marks Journal. The application is then open for others to oppose its registration. This brief summary explains the procedures for opposing trade mark applications in the UK and for defending an opposition. The proceedings are the same for national UK filings as well as for international registrations designated to the UK.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘For many property practitioners, whose work comes within the orbit of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996), the High Court’s decision in Power and another v Shah earlier this year only confirmed what they already believed: if a building owner has not served a party wall notice before embarking on their works, an adjoining owner cannot invoke the dispute resolution process under section 10 of the PWA 1996 to seek redress and compensation.
But what does that mean in practical terms for the adjoining owner, and is either party better off as a result?’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 14th September 2022
‘A London borough has won on two limited points out of four grounds on which it appealed in a case over whether landlords were “fit and proper”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A Court of Protection judge has approved a trial period where a 92-year-old woman (AC) is care for in her home, in a case where the council argued that she should remain in a care home.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former client who threatened his solicitors with legal action over deductions from his damages has been told he cannot pursue the case.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th September 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A self-styled YouTube prankster who collided with England cricketer Jonny Bairstow after invading the pitch at the Oval has been found guilty of aggravated trespass.’
BBC News, 14th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of one count of rape on the direction of the judge at his trial.’
BBC News, 13th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A (A Child : Withdrawal of Treatment: Legal Representation) [2022] EWCA Civ 1221 (09 September 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Marinescu & Ors v Judecatoria Neamt, Romania & Anor [2022] EWHC 2317 (Admin) (12 September 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Korchevtsev v Severa & Ors [2022] EWHC 2324 (Ch) (13 September 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
‘The death of a monarch – and the accession of a new sovereign – involves the Cabinet, the Privy Council, Parliament, Buckingham Palace and the Church of England. This paper outlines the historical precedents for the events that will follow the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.’
House of Commons Library , 9th September 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
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