‘A recent Court of Appeal judgment provides useful clarity that non-parties can be entitled to the protection of litigation privilege, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th February 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘In a unanimous judgment, the Court of Appeal has dismissed the government’s appeal of a High Court judgment which proscribed the government’s practice of routinely redacting the names of junior civil servants when supplying disclosure in judicial review proceedings. Christian Grierson and Jonathan Blunden analyse the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Sarah Whittle and Daniel Taylor analyse a landmark Court of Appeal decision regarding procurement challenges.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘International students accused of cheating at English-language tests are planning a fresh push to clear their names 10 years on, with thousands thought to have been victims of a gross miscarriage of justice.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former world number one Simona Halep says she is confident of a return to tennis after her appeal against a four-year doping ban was heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).’
BBC News, 9th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been allowed by the High Court to amend her statutory housing appeal application after she named the wrong council on the original.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has granted permission for an appeal against the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of a challenge concerning the lawfulness of Tower Hamlets Council’s standing orders requiring councillors to be present for the whole of a committee’s consideration of an item to vote on it.’
Local Government Lawyer, February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has ruled out claims for physicatric harm suffered by family members witnessing death or serious injury as a result of medical negligence. Rosalind English talks to Judith Rogerson of 1 Crown Office Row about the implication of this ruling.’
Law Pod UK, 1st February 2024
Source: audioboom.com
‘The recently announced plan to increase the minimum income requirement (MIR) to £38,700 led to widespread criticism, with the government appearing to exclude all but the affluent from establishing family life in the UK. This has led to a partial policy shift, with it now announced that the threshold to sponsor a spouse will not rise to this amount until 2025, with an interim rise to £29,000 taking place in the Spring. Nonetheless, even this lower amount will be unaffordable to many families, raising questions about the compatibility of the rise with Convention rights. In R (MM) Lebanon v SSHD [2017] UKSC 10 the Supreme Court found that the initial MIR, set at £18,600, was lawful. In this post, I will highlight two key problems with the judgment, along with the failure of the MIR to restrict the social security entitlement of many affected families: the MIR’s primary justification.’
EIN Blog, 31st January 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that an error in the award of an NHS orthodontic contract was not sufficiently serious to entitle the claimant to Francovich damages.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Serial child killer Lucy Letby has had an initial bid to challenge her convictions for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill another six refused by the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 30th January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A failure to seek permission under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) does not automatically mean lawyers then need to apply for relief from sanctions, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 29th January 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A former post office branch operator who suffered in silence and endured humiliation after being convicted of fraud based on evidence from the faulty Horizon IT system has had her conviction quashed by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this case, Catherine McAndrew, a Senior Associate in the Insurance and Reinsurance team at CMS, comments on the Supreme Court’s decision in TUI Limited v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48, which was handed down on 29 November 2023.’
UKSC Blog, 26th January 2024
Source: ukscblog.com
‘In this post, Liz Jackson, Trainee Solicitor, and Max Wiktorsson, Associate, in the Employment Team at CMS, comment on the decision from the Supreme Court in Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and Anor. [2023] UKSC 43. The case was heard by the Supreme Court on 25 and 26 April 2023 and judgment was handed down on 21 November 2023.’
UKSC Blog, 23rd January 2024
Source: ukscblog.com
‘In a December 2023 decision, the UK Supreme Court sought to clarify how courts should use their remedial discretion to make mandatory orders against local authorities. In doing so, the Court arguably made the right to be provided with housing (in the form of suitable accommodation) a justiciable right for certain categories of homeless persons.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 23rd January 2024
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘The organisation responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice missed a major opportunity to reconsider Andrew Malkinson’s case, internal documents suggest.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The First Tier Tribunal has heard a Freedom of Information (FOI) appeal over the refusal from police forces to release anonymised data relating to the controversial anti-terrorism programme Prevent.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Barker v Shokar (HOUSING – RENT REPAYMENT ORDER – criteria for identifying a ‘self-contained flat’ – whether building was a house in multiple occupation – adequacy of reasons) (2024) UKUT 17 (LC). This was a landlord’s appeal of a rent repayment order made by the FTT in the sum of £3750. The appeal was on the grounds that the property did not require a licence, and that the FTT did not give sufficient reasons for its calculation of the number of occupants occupying the building as their only or main residence.’
Nearly Legal, 21st January 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
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