‘A man has been convicted of fraud after misusing a blue badge and ordered to pay more than £7,000 in fines and costs following a prosecution by Reading Borough Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Housing Ombudsman has told Livv Housing Group to pay a resident nearly £3,000 in compensation after its delayed repairs and inability to inspect the source of the issue left him in a damp and leaky home for four years.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
JC Bamford Excavators Ltd v Manitou UK Ltd & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 840 (17 July 2023)
Braceurself Ltd v NHS England [2023] EWCA Civ 837 (14 July 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Rennie & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 1794 (Admin) (14 July 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hague v Green Mineral Company Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 1789 (Ch) (17 July 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Christie v Mary Ward Legal Centre & Anor [2023] EWHC 1814 (KB) (18 July 2023)
McGee v Lewis [2023] EWHC 1813 (KB) (17 July 2023)
Hamon & Ors v University College London [2023] EWHC 1812 (KB) (17 July 2023)
Chishti v Spottiswoode & Ors [2023] EWHC 1808 (KB) (17 July 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
SI 2023/810 – The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/806 – The Alcoholic Products (Excise Duty) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/803 – The Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/801 – The Higher Education (Assessment Fees) (England) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/788 – The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘The legal profession is “five years behind the curve” on diversity and inclusion and has “only in recent times” appreciated just how unequal access is, the chief executive of the Legal Services Board (LSB) said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 18th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘”The Family Court and domestic abuse: achieving cultural change” is the second report on the family justice system from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner which seeks to improve the Family Court and its ability to effectively engage with domestic abuse.’
Home Office, 17th July 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Disclosure requests from the Post Office Inquiry will carry the express threat of criminal sanctions if responses are not good enough. Inquiry chair Sir Wyn Williams has given further directions following a catalogue of disclosure failings by the Post Office which caused proceedings to be postponed for three weeks this month.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A lay member of an employment tribunal did not give rise to apparent bias despite her posting a link on social media to a report of her case, an appeal tribunal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A wedding planner who wrote threatening letters and made 15 false statements about her estranged husband has been jailed for 28 months.’
BBC News, 17th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who beat his “frail and vulnerable” grandfather to death months after he stabbed two strangers has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 17th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Children armed themselves with hundreds of homemade weapons at a scandal-hit jail where violence was rife, according to a damning watchdog report.’
The Independent, 18th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Tackling the threat from artificially generated images of child sex abuse must be a priority at the UK-hosted global AI summit this year, an internet safety organisation warned as it published its first data on the subject.’
The Independent, 18th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Artificial intelligence could further fuel an epidemic of child sexual abuse, Britain’s top law enforcement agency has warned, as it said that one in every 50 men pose a risk to children.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A workwear company in Leicestershire has been fined £400,000 after an employee had the skin ripped off the palm of her hand by a machine.’
BBC News, 18th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan police has started using counter-terrorism tactics to hunt down the worst male offenders targeting women. Scotland Yard said it will rank the worst male offenders and then “use the organised crime or terrorism approach” against those assessed to be the most harmful top 100.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Illegal Migration Bill is set to become law after the government won a final series of votes in the Lords.’
BBC News, 18th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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