‘The Government has said it will not be appealing against a High Court ruling which stated its care home discharge policies were unlawful.’
The Independent, 4th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘On 11 April, the Judicial College published the 16th edition of its guidelines to the assessment of general damages in personal injury cases. The previous edition was published in November 2019. These guidelines were first published in 1992 and provide a critical tool for practitioners and the courts. They rely heavily on reported decisions, covering categories as diverse as injuries caused by death, chronic pain, dermatitis and other skin conditions. The higher awards are to be found in chapters 2 and 3, tetraplegia and head injury, where the ranges in the top bracket are £324,600 to £403,990 and £282,010 to £403,990 respectively. Total blindness and deafness attracts an award in the region of £403,990, while minor injuries “where there is a complete recovery within seven days” are valued at “a few hundred pounds to £690”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4May 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Five notorious killers including Sarah Everard’s murderer and a father who smothered his own baby daughter are having their sentences reviewed by senior judges.’
The Independent, 5th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two joined appeals on local authority duties to provide suitable accommodation under section 193 (2) Housing Act 1996 were before the Court of Appeal.’
Nearly Legal, 4th May 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Sex offenders and domestic abusers are being freed from the UK’s military jail “without any safeguards or probation supervision”, inspectors have warned.’
The Independent, 5th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK has said it will ban the export of services including accountancy, consultancy and PR advice to Russia in the latest attempt to isolate the country’s economy after the invasion of Ukraine – but lawyers will still be able to service Russian clients.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A pizza shop owner has been convicted of murdering his wife and burying her body in an unmarked grave that police did not discover for more than six months, despite extensive searches.’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for killing a “caring, loving and strong” grandfather because he reminded him to check on his children.’
The Independent, 4th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in a case concerning the Rent Repayment Order regime in the Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of threatening a Labour MP after he held a makeshift gallows with a noose outside parliament and said: “This is what we do to traitors.”’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal over whether a gang injunction obtained by Birmingham City Council breached human rights law.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The burgeoning field of data breach claims has taken a blow with a High Court judge saying the disclosure of a person’s name, gender and date of birth is not serious enough.’
Legal Futures, 3rd May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Customers say judgments against firms lead nowhere and compound their misery.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A London law firm has offered staff the option to work from home permanently, but the convenience comes at a price.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In Butler-Sloss & Ors v The Charity Commission for England and Wales & Anor [2022] EWHC 974 (Ch), the trustees of two charities – the Ashden Trust and the Mark Leonard Trust, whose principal purposes were environmental protection and improvement and the relief of poverty – sought clarification on whether they could adopt an investment policy that excluded many profitable potential investments which they considered would conflict with their charitable purposes.’
Law & Religion UK, 2nd May 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A gym boss who is among 20 people who overturned a prosecution for a gym-related Covid breach said the case against him was a waste of time.’
BBC News, 3rd May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A legal requirement that new houses do not pollute nearby wetlands, rivers and nature reserves has halted development across a swath of England.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Almost a decade ago, on 16 July 2012, Mr C was killed by his boyfriend, Mr Y. Pursuant to the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004, local authorities conducted a review into the circumstances of C’s death. According to the Review, Mr C had been assaulted over a period of months and probably years. He had seen multiple health professionals in the last years of his life, none of whom had picked up on the signs of abuse or asked about it.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 27th April 2022
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘The Respondent is the corporate trustee of a tax-exempt United Kingdom pension fund. It held a large portfolio of UK and overseas shares. To generate revenue, it engaged in a practice known as stock lending. This involves a shareholder (the lender) transferring ownership of shares to another party (the borrower) on terms that the borrower will (i) return equivalent shares to the lender at the end of the lending period and (ii) pay an amount to the lender equivalent to the dividends paid on the shares during that period. These payments are known as a “manufactured dividend” (“MD”) if the shares are held in a UK company. If the shares are in a non-UK company, they are known as a “manufactured overseas dividend” (“MOD”).’
UKSC Blog, 27th April 202
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A no-fault compensation scheme for medical negligence should be introduced in England, replacing the “grossly expensive” existing system based on individual blame, MPs have said.’
Legal Futures, 28th April 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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