‘William England and Mark Watson consider the widely reported instances of fraud in relation to the government’s coronavirus support schemes and the implications for prosecutions.’
Carmelite Chambers, 28th January 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘The High Court judgment in R (DMA & Ors) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 3416 (Admin) upheld a significant judicial review challenge against the Secretary of State over systemic delays in the provision of adequate accommodation to destitute, refused asylum seekers.’
EIN Blog, 1st February 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
”Buy now pay later’ (BNPL) firms are facing a crackdown amid fears they are helping shoppers to purchase items they can not afford, resulting in increased levels of debt.’
The Independent, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Online casinos will be forced to overhaul slot machine games to slow them down and remove features that cause players to lose track of how much they are spending.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A law firm which did the conveyancing work on two failed off-plan housing developments was not acting in a role that amounted to operating an unregulated collective investment scheme, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“I was one of 15 charged for blocking a deportation flight. We’ve got justice, but victims of the UK’s hostile environment haven’t.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A severely mentally ill young mother died from a deliberate overdose after the removal of her disability benefits left her destitute, trapped in a months-long state of high anxiety and haunted by suicidal thoughts, an inquest has concluded.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The courts system is failing to collect vital information about the performance of judges and trials during the Covid-19 pandemic, an expert has told Parliament.’
Legal Futures, 28th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘It was lawful and in the best interests of an 80-year-old care home resident with dementia and schizophrenia to be vaccinated against Covid-19 despite the objections of her son, the Vice-President of the Court of Protection has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Jeremy Corbyn has lost a legal fight to force Labour to hand over documents before a possible high court challenge against his suspension from the parliamentary party.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An 88-year-old driver who killed a cyclist by driving over him on a roundabout has been sentenced to a curfew.’
BBC News, 27th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Inquests are not adversarial proceedings. However, the Supreme Court decision in Maughan (lowering the standard of proof for an inquest conclusion of ‘unlawful killing’ to the balance of probabilities) has left practitioners concerned about the ability of the coronial process to protect Interested Persons (“IPs”) from the serious reputational damage such a conclusion will inevitably cause. This article looks at one critical part of the process, namely disclosure.’
Henderson Chambers, 19th January 2021
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘On 28 January 2021 the Supreme Court will hear the appeal in Campaign to Protect Rural England (Kent) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Respondent). The case concerns two issues. First, the extent to which a court can make an adverse costs order in favour of more than one defendant or interested party in a planning case, where permission to apply for statutory or judicial review is refused. Second, how the capping mechanism in the Aarhus Convention costs regime properly applies to cases in which permission is refused.’
UKSC Blog, 27th January 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
‘This article is about Deprivation of Liberty involving children.’
Transparency Project, 27th January 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Calls from legal professionals about anxiety more than doubled in 2020, the chief executive of welfare charity LawCare has said.’
Legal Futures, 28th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A “callous” husband who pretended his wife had been killed in a burglary has been found guilty of her murder.’
BBC News, 27th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A plan to build more than 20,000 homes in rural Oxfordshire, championed by secretary of state for housing Robert Jenrick, is facing a legal challenge from residents who say it is incompatible with the government’s legally binding commitments to tackle the climate emergency.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An Upper Tribunal judge has granted an asylum seeker a declaration that he was 15 at the age he entered into the country and when he was assessed by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, rather than over 18 and more likely 20 as the local authority concluded.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court is to consider whether costs should only be awarded against regulators in unsuccessful cases where there is good reason to make an order, it announced today [27 January].’
Legal Futures, 27th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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