Newcastle care home whistleblowers alert CQC to failings – BBC News
‘A care home has been placed in special measures after whistleblowers alerted the care watchdog to serious failings.’
BBC News, 24th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 24 March 2023
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Aziz v B & S Partnership Ltd & Ors (Re Companies Act 2006) [2023] EWHC 648 (Ch) (23 March 2023)
Molavi v Gilbert & Ors [2023] EWHC 646 (Ch) (23 March 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Frati v Bowen-Carter [2023] EWHC 627 (KB) (22 March 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
Croydon Council plans legal action against former chief executive Jo Negrini – BBC News
‘Croydon Council wants to take legal action against its former chief executive in a bid to recover some of her settlement of more than £400,000.’
BBC News, 24th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family homes connected to man at centre of huge drugs bust seized – BBC News
‘Relatives of a man at the centre of one of the UK’s largest cocaine busts have had their homes seized by the courts.’
BBC News, 24th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stephanie Jones jailed for 2 Wish Upon A Star fraud – BBC News
‘A fraudster who made up a fake counsellor to con a bereavement charity has been jailed for a year.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Procurement case law: Winter 2022/23 – Local Government Lawyer
‘Katrina Day and Mary Mundy analyse recent judgments of interest to procurement practitioners.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The SEND and AP Improvement Plan: does it go far enough? – Local Government Lawyer
‘Sarah Davidson sets out the key elements of the SEND and AP Improvement Plan published by the Department for Education earlier this month.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Wrong people, time and attitude’: Society’s warning over mediation reforms – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Compulsory mediation could force the wrong people into a process at the wrong time with the wrong attitude, the Law Society has warned in response to government plans to get more family disputes resolved away from court.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Teacher who lied that she had cancer and surgeons removed her eye banned from classroom – The Independent
‘A teacher who lied about having cancer and falsely claimed that surgeons had removed her eye has been banned from the classroom indefinitely.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legislation aimed at boosting seafarers’ pay gets royal assent – The Independent
‘Legislation aimed at boosting seafarers’ pay has passed its final hurdle but may not immediately improve earnings.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Nigerian politician, wife, and a doctor guilty of organ trafficking to UK – The Guardian
‘A senior Nigerian politician, his wife, and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act.’
The Guardian, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
