BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Di Marco & Anor, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 19 (16 January 2024)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Geddes v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 66 (Admin) (22 January 2024)

High Court (Chancery Division)

R N Restaurant (Stockport) Ltd, Re [2024] EWHC 69 (Ch) (22 January 2024)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Quaid-e-Azam Thermal Power (Private) Ltd v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd [2024] EWHC 70 (Comm) (22 January 2024)

High Court (Family Division)

TRC v NS [2024] EWHC 80 (Fam) (22 January 2024)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in legislation by tracey

SI 2024/61 – The Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/59 – The Police and Firefighters’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/58 – The Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/55 – The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2024

SI 2024/54 – The Registrar (Annotation, Removal and Disclosure Restrictions) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/53 – The Register of Overseas Entities (Annotation and Removal) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/44 – The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/63 – The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2024

SI 2024/62 – The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024

SI 2024/49 – The Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/48 – The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/47 – The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Exemptions) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/45 – The Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2024

SI 2024/69 – The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/66 – The School and Early Years Finance and Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/50 – The Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Modifications and Amendments) (England) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/46 – The Biodiversity Gain Site Register (Financial Penalties and Fees) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/64 – The Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Identity Verification Services) Regulations 2024

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Lord Briggs, Liability for Mental Injury – Supreme Court

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in negligence, personal injuries, psychiatric damage, speeches by tracey

‘Lord Briggs, Liability for Mental Injury, Chichester University Lecture.’

Full speech

Supreme Court, 19th January 2024

Source: www.supremecourt.uk

The top five employment cases that will shape 2024 – Local Government Lawyer

‘Rebecca Denvers identifies the cases which will have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Capacity in context – a paradigm case – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in Court of Protection, disabled persons, mental health, news, sexual offences by tracey

‘Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) analyses a recent ruling where the judge’s observations about capacity, and in particular how to approach questions of capacity under constraint, are of broader application.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Accommodating asylum seekers: some recent planning law cases – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in asylum, housing, local government, news, planning by tracey

‘The scale of the current crisis as to where and how to provide accommodation for asylum seekers can be viewed through a succession of High Court planning law cases over the last year or so. Simon Ricketts gathers the cases in one place.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Deferring point of call will damage diversity and inns, says top KC – Legal Futures

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in barristers, diversity, inns of court, news, pupillage by tracey

‘Delaying the point at which barristers are called to the Bar until after obtaining pupillage risks reducing the diversity and strength of the profession, a former Bar Council chair has argued.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd January 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Court of Appeal to rule on first post-PACCAR funding agreement – Legal Futures

‘The Court of Appeal is set to rule on whether a litigation funding agreement (LFA) that was amended to take account of the Supreme Court ruling in PACCAR is valid.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd January 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Clampdown on child abuse as a gap in the law closed – Ministry of Justice

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in amendments, bills, child abuse, news, prosecutions, sexual offences by tracey

‘Children will be better protected from sexual abuse following change to the law making it easier to prosecute criminals who have had sex in front of children for gratification.’

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Ministry of Justice, 18th January 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

Patent ‘secret commissions’ group claim set for trial – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in class actions, intellectual property, law firms, news, patents by tracey

‘Allegations that intellectual property law firms earn millions of pounds a year in commissions secretly paid by patent renewal businesses are to be tested in a group claim following a Court of Appeal decision.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd January 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Wasted costs against representative acting according to client’s instructions refused – Law Society’s Gazette

‘An employment judge has refused an application for wasted costs against a lay representative after finding he only “did his client’s bidding.”’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd January 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

More than 1,000 child refugees at risk after being classified as adults – report – The Guardian

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in children, detention, news, refugees, reports by tracey

‘Hundreds of child refugees have encountered abuse and exploitation and some have been placed in adult jails, after their ages were wrongly assessed by the Home Office, according to a new report.’

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The Guardian, 22nd January 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Man jailed after ‘high risk’ Salisbury police chase – BBC News

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in dangerous driving, guilty pleas, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A driver who led police on a “high risk” chase, running red lights and taking a roundabout the wrong way, has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 23rd January 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Christopher Kapessa: Boy died after dangerous prank at river, inquest rules – BBC News

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in bereavement, complaints, inquests, news, police, racism by tracey

‘A 13-year-old boy died after being deliberately pushed into a river in a “dangerous prank”, a coroner has ruled.’

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BBC News, 22nd January 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk