High Court refuses to strike out $2.625m debt claim – Henderson Chambers

Posted December 19th, 2024 in chambers articles, contracts, debts, news, striking out by sally

‘In Alphier Capital LLP v Blyvoor Gold Capital (Pty) Ltd [2024] EWHC 2649 (ChD), the High Court refused to strike out a claim brought by an assignee, notwithstanding a contractual bar on assignment. Instead, it allowed the addition of the original assignor who could pursue the claim at trial.’

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Henderson Chambers, 4th November 2024

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Regulators must regulate lawfully: The availability of private law claims and remedies does not oust judicial review – Henderson Chambers

‘In this important recent decision the Supreme Court has found that in respect of an established nuisance, even where there were available to the claimant alternative private law remedies (nuisance and private prosecution) these did not oust an application for judicial review against the public authority in respect of an allegedly unlawful failure to exercise regulatory powers.’

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Henderson Chambers, 5th November 2024

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Scope of duty, “moral turpitude” and adverse inferences: Melia v Tamlyn and Son Limited – Hailsham Chambers

Posted December 19th, 2024 in chambers articles, evidence, expert witnesses, negligence, news, planning, surveyors by sally

‘The case of Melia v Tamlyn and Son Limited tackles several key issues in professional negligence, including the scope of duty post-MBS, approach to conflicts of evidence, and the significance of unlawful conduct.’

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Hailsham Chambers, 4th December 2024

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Young terrorism suspects could avoid prosecution in plan for diversion scheme – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2024 in criminal justice, government departments, news, terrorism, young offenders by sally

‘Young terrorism suspects could avoid prosecution if they agree to a diversion scheme, in a new government plan to cope with the post-lockdown surge in youngsters drawn to violent extremism.’

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The Guardian, 17th December 2024

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Watchdog says police unprepared for scale of riots – BBC News

Posted December 19th, 2024 in immigration, murder, news, ombudsmen, police, public order, violent disorder by sally

‘Police were unprepared for the scale of disorder that broke out in part of the UK following the Southport knife attacks, a police watchdog has found.’

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BBC News, 19th December

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“It all happened so long ago…”: the sequel – Pensions Barrister

Posted December 19th, 2024 in documents, evidence, news, pensions, rectification by sally

‘In the second part of his article on the use of evidence law in pensions cases, Paul Newman KC looks at: the evidence required to rectify scheme documents; the nature of the evidence necessary to establish the conduct of groups of scheme members; and the use of Re Benjamin orders to deal with missing or incorrect scheme data.’

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Pensions Barrister, 19th December 2024

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Couple who bought abortion pills online given community orders – The Guardian

‘A man and woman who were accused of buying pills to induce an illegal abortion have been sentenced to community orders.’

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The Guardian, 18th December 2024

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Judges reject appeal by council in dispute over entitlement to right to buy – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 19th, 2024 in housing, local government, London, news, right to buy by sally

‘The London Borough of Hackney has lost a Court of Appeal case over the eligibility for right to buy of a rabbi who occupied a home for only part of the time.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th December 2024

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AI copyright regime steers away from requiring licences in all cases – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 19th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, copyright, licensing, news by sally

‘Prohibiting AI developers from training their AI models with copyrighted content without a licence in all cases would likely harm the UK’s global competitiveness in AI development, the UK government has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2024

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Thames Water wins court approval to secure ‘critical’ £3bn cash lifeline – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2024 in debts, loans, nationalisation, news, water companies by sally

‘Thames Water has won court approval to secure a £3bn cash lifeline from some of its biggest creditors.’

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The Guardian, 17th December 2024

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High Court refers barrister to BSB for “abusive” judicial review – Legal Futures

Posted December 19th, 2024 in barristers, extradition, judicial review, news, professional conduct, standards by sally

‘The High Court has referred a barrister to the Bar Standards Board (BSB) for launching a judicial review (JR) which was “abusive and bound to fail” on behalf of a client facing extradition.’

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Legal Futures, 19th December 2024

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Incinerator plans review approved by High Court – BBC News

Posted December 19th, 2024 in news, planning, waste by sally

‘A High Court review into plans to build an incinerator near Dorset’s Unesco World Heritage site has been given permission to go ahead.’

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BBC News, 17th December 2024

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Student, 20, guilty of stabbing murder of woman on Bournemouth beach – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2024 in murder, news, offensive weapons by sally

‘A 20-year-old criminology student with a fascination for knives has been found guilty of stabbing a woman to death on a Dorset beach after spending months plotting the attack and quizzing university lecturers about how a killer would get away with murder.’

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The Guardian, 18th December 2024

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Judge in Sara Sharif case warns of ‘dangers’ of automatic right to home school children – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2024 in child abuse, children, education, families, murder, news by sally

‘A senior judge who jailed the killers of Sara Sharif has said the 10-year-old’s murder “starkly illustrates the dangers” of parents automatically being able to homeschool their children.’

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The Guardian, 17th December 2024

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Ofcom apologises for ‘ill-judged’ porn joke job ad – BBC News

Posted December 18th, 2024 in advertising, media, news, pornography by sally

‘Ofcom has apologised for what it admits was an “ill-judged” employee post about a job which involves monitoring pornographic websites for illegal content and stopping children accessing them.’

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BBC News, 17th December 2024

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Brothers cleared of murders of Cornwall couple – BBC News

Posted December 18th, 2024 in Criminal Cases Review Commission, murder, news, retrials by sally

‘Two brothers who were serving life sentences for the murders of a couple in Cornwall have been cleared nearly 20 years after they were jailed.’

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BBC News, 17th December 2024

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Lloyds advert banned for making false environmental claims – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2024 in advertising, complaints, environmental protection, news by sally

‘A Lloyds Banking Group advert has been banned for making false environmental claims, making it the second major lender to break the UK advertising watchdog’s rules against greenwashing.’

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The Guardian, 18th December 2024

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Sara Sharif’s ‘sadistic’ killers jailed for murder – BBC News

‘The “sadistic” father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have been jailed for life for her murder.’

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BBC News, 17th December 2024

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Road safety campaigners lose high court challenge against Tower Hamlets mayor – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2024 in judicial review, local government, London, news, road safety by sally

‘Road safety campaigners in east London have lost a high court challenge against the mayor of Tower Hamlets over his decision to remove three low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Bethnal Green.’

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The Guardian, 17th December 2024

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Landlord’s steps related to the disapplication of the presumption of qualifying lease – Falcon Chambers

‘Paragraph 13 of Schedule 8 BSA and regulation 6 of the Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2022 contain short time limits and detailed prescribed requirements for landlords to comply with in seeking leaseholder deeds of certificate.’

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Falcon Chambers, 26th November 2024

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