Planning enforcement and equalities duties – Local Government Lawyer

‘A recent High Court ruling shows that equalities duties must be treated differently, writes Roderick Morton.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th June 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

No such thing as a s114 notice – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 16th, 2023 in budgets, local government, news, notification by tracey

‘Reports of “s144 notices” being issued at local authorities are becoming increasingly common. But what are they and what should the monitoring officer do if a s114 report is being made at their authority? Paul Turner explains.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th June 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Homeless single mother wins High Court battle against London borough – Local Government Lawyer

‘A High Court judge has allowed a homeless single mother’s claim for judicial review against the London Borough of Redbridge on all four grounds.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 14th June 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted June 16th, 2023 in legislation by tracey

SI 2023/661 – The Free Zone (Customs Site No. 2 Solent) Designation Order 2023

SI 2023/659 – The Exempt Charities Order 2023

SI 2023/657 – The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 2) Order 2023

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/661/contents/made

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 16th, 2023 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Sangha v Estate of Diljit Kaur Sangha & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 660 (15 June 2023)

Blacklion Law LLP v Amira Nature Foods Ltd & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 663 (15 June 2023)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Alam v Alam & Anor [2023] EWHC 1460 (Ch) (15 June 2023)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Horizon Maritime Services Ltd v CNS Marine Nigeria Ltd [2023] EWHC 1419 (Comm) (14 June 2023)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Idnekpoma v Amazon UK Services Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 1418 (KB) (15 June 2023)

Coghlan & Anor v Lexlaw Ltd [2023] EWHC 1453 (KB) (15 June 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org

Upper Tribunal: Postponing biometrics and entry clearance – EIN Blog

‘R (MRS & Anor) v ECO (Biometrics, Entry Clearance, Article 8) [2023] UKUT 85 (IAC) (30 Mar 2023). The Upper Tribunal thinks that it is open for the Home Office, in line with article 8 of the ECHR, to have a biometric discretion policy that places significant weight to the public interest and proper legitimate aims which justify biometrics and that only exceptional in the sense of very compelling cases can outweigh that interest. Further, it is incompatible with article 8 of the ECHR for the policy Family Reunion: for refugees and those with humanitarian protection policy version 5 (31 December 2020), to direct decision-makers that only applicants with extraordinary, and therefore rare, unique or unusual circumstances, can succeed.’

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EIN Blog, 15th June 2023

Source: www.ein.org.uk

FCA proposes tougher rules for cryptoasset marketing – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 16th, 2023 in advertising, cryptocurrencies, financial services ombudsman, news by tracey

‘The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out new rules on how cryptoasset firms can advertise their products, including a cooling-off period for first time investors.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th June 2023

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Appeal judges uphold law firm’s entitlement to £300,000 fixed fee – Legal Futures

Posted June 16th, 2023 in appeals, fees, law firms, news by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has upheld an award of £300,000 to a small central London law firm owed under a retainer which the client had claimed was not payable as the transaction it advised on did not go ahead.’

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Legal Futures, 16th June 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

High Court: Letter asserting solicitor’s lien was not defamatory – Legal Futures

Posted June 16th, 2023 in damages, defamation, fees, law firms, negligence, news, solicitors by tracey

‘The High Court has thrown out a defamation claim over a letter sent by one law firm to another asserting a solicitor’s lien over £100,000 of any damages awarded to its former clients.’

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Legal Futures, 16th June 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

More action to fight fraud, bribery and other economic crime – Home Office

‘Plans have been submitted to modernise the identification doctrine, a legal principle which can hold corporations criminally liable for an offence.’

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Home Office, 15th June 2023

Source: www.gov.uk

Speech by the Master of the Rolls to the Law Society of Scotland – Courts & Tribunals Judiciary

‘Law and Technology Conference Online lecture, Wednesday 14 June 2023.’

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Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 14th June 2023

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Good practice: Julia Hornor – Counsel

Posted June 16th, 2023 in barristers, news by tracey

‘On her retirement Julia Hornor – a doyenne of chambers management whose career has mapped and shaped the “business evolution” of the Bar – reflects with Anthony Inglese.’

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Counsel, June 2023

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

Litigant denied relief after court confused by ‘XXXX’ name – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 16th, 2023 in appeals, delay, injunctions, loans, names, news, time limits by tracey

‘A litigant described as having a “relaxed and frankly reckless” approach to timely service of documents has been denied relief in the Court of Appeal.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 15th June 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Carr to be first female lord chief justice – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 16th, 2023 in diversity, judges, news, women by tracey

‘Dame Sue Carr has been picked as the next lord chief justice of England and Wales, HM Judiciary announced this afternoon. She will take up the post on 1 October following the retirement of The Rt Hon. the Lord Burnett of Maldon on 30 September. Carr will be the first woman in the post. It is understood that the other short-listed applicant was also a woman, Dame Victoria Sharp.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 15th June 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Sidmouth administrator of online forum for paedophiles jailed – BBC News

‘A man who set up an online forum for sharing indecent images of children has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 15th June 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Avon and Somerset Police ‘institutionally racist’, chief constable says – BBC News

‘A chief constable says she believes her own force is “institutionally racist”. Sarah Crew said she came to that conclusion after applying a series of criteria to Avon and Somerset Police following a report into the local criminal justice system.’

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BBC News, 16th June 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Serial killer Levi Bellfield wins battle to marry in prison – The Independent

‘Serial killer Levi Bellfield is to be allowed to marry after prison officials accepted there is no way to stop him under current laws.’

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The Independent, 16th June 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Boy, 15, sentenced to at least 12 years for murder of Tomasz Oleszak in Gateshead – The Guardian

‘A 15-year-old boy who “triumphantly” bragged about stabbing a “kind and loving” teenager to death must serve at least 12 years behind bars for his murder.’

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The Guardian, 15th June 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Bar for street sexual harassment offences in England and Wales set too high, charities say – The Guardian

‘Proposals to tackle sexual harassment in the street in England and Wales do not go far enough because the bar for offences has been set too high, charities have warned.’

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The Guardian, 16th June 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Cardiff taxi driver jailed for 11 years for raping passenger – BBC News

Posted June 16th, 2023 in imprisonment, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, taxis, victims by tracey

‘A taxi driver who raped a women he drove home after demanding to use her toilet has been jailed for 11 years.’

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BBC News, 15th June 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk