Gary Lineker wins appeal over £4.9m tax bill – BBC News
‘Sports presenter Gary Lineker has won his appeal against HMRC over a £4.9m tax bill.’
BBC News, 28th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: appeals
Judges allow appeal from residents in out-of-borough accommodation disputes – Local Government Lawyer
‘Two residents have won cases in the Court of Appeal against decisions by London boroughs to move them to private rented accommodation outside the capital.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Time to respond to ‘minded to’ letters, and getting affordability right – Nearly Legal
‘Our grateful thanks to Alice Irving of Doughty Street Chambers for this note of a section 204 appeal decision, which is interesting in the approach to representations in response to ‘minded to’ letters, to affordability assessments and on the timing and role of skeleton arguments in s.204 appeals.
Tapper v Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (unreported, 4 January 2022, County Court at Central London, HHJ Parfitt)’
Nearly Legal, 26th March 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
2023: Year of the Nuisance? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘2023 has already been a landmark year for nuisance, with the Supreme Court handing down its controversial decision in Fearn v Tate Gallery (as discussed on this blog). The good news for those with a particular interest in the bothersome behaviour of neighbours is that Fearn is only the start.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th March 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Council fails in appeal over costs award made after landowner succeeded with compulsory purchase objection – Local Government Lawyer
‘Harlow District Council has lost on all grounds in an attempt at the High Court to overturn a costs award made against it in a dispute over compulsory purchase.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Is Sharing Caring? Disclosures from the Family Courts to Professional Regulators – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Guardian newspaper reported the decision in Re X (Disclosure to Social Work England: Findings of Domestic Abuse) [2023] EWHC 447 (Fam) with the headline, “social worker who abused ex-partner loses fight to keep details from regulator”. Reading that one might instinctively think, “well, of course he lost”. For my part, when I read beyond the Guardian’s journalism and into Knowles J’s 67 paragraph judgment in this matter, I may also have thought “well, of course he lost”.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th March 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Appeal judges reject bid to increase jail term of man who murdered colleague – The Independent
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a bid to increase the sentence of a violent porn-obsessed lab technician jailed for the brutal killing of his female colleague.’
The Independent, 4th March 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Asylum seekers win permission to challenge UK’s Rwanda policy – The Guardian
‘A court of appeal judge has ruled that a group of asylum seekers can bring a legal challenge against the Home Office for what they claim has been a failure to consider the dangers and risks of deporting them to Rwanda.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mother wins appeal over sending of domestic abuse findings made against social worker father to regulator – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has allowed an appeal brought by a mother over whether a judgment in long-running private law proceedings that made findings of domestic abuse against the father, who works as a social worker, should be sent to his regulator, Social Work England (SWE).’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
School chaplaincy, sermons on sexuality – and employment law: Randall – Law & Religion UK
‘Trent College is a co-educational, independent day and boarding school. It is an Anglican foundation and a registered charity [36]. Its articles of association provide that the “Objects for which the company is established are: The advancement of education of boys and girls in England, Wales or elsewhere in accordance with the Protestant and Evangelical principles of the Church of England”. The Revd Dr Bernard Randall, an Anglican priest, was employed as the College’s Chaplain. In May 2019, he delivered two sermons to the pupils about “competing ideologies” which led to his summary dismissal on 30 August 2019. On appeal, he was reinstated, subject to compliance with various management instructions. He was subsequently dismissed by reason of redundancy on 10 November 2020.’
Law & Religion UK, 7th March 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Leeds preacher’s sentence for trans woman’s harassment quashed – BBC News
‘A Christian preacher who was found guilty of harassing a transgender woman by calling her a “man” and “gentleman” has had his conviction quashed.’
BBC News, 9th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tehleigher Bunting: Judge made mistake sentencing killer driver – BBC News
‘The mum and stepdad of a 14-year-old girl who was killed by a speeding driver have been told the judge made a mistake when sentencing him.’
BBC News, 10th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Matthew Selby given life sentence for killing sister – BBC News
‘A man who killed his 15-year-old sister in a caravan has had his sentence increased to life in prison.’
BBC News, 8th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Case Preview: Lifestyle Equities C.V. and Anor v Ahmed and Anor – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Mark Chapman and Alisha Young (both associates within the Insurance Group at CMS) preview the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Lifestyle Equities C.V. and Anor v Ahmed and Anor. The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court on 20 & 21 February 2023 and judgment is presently awaited.’
UKSC Blog, 8th March 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
New judgment: Rakusen v Jepsen and others [2023] UKSC 9 – UKSC Blog
‘This appeal is about Rent Repayment Orders. These are orders that can be made against landlords that have committed certain housing-related offences. They require a landlord to repay an amount of rent paid by a tenant (or pay to a local housing authority an amount of universal credit paid in respect of rent). The question which arises is whether they can only be made against a tenant’s immediate landlord, or whether they can be made against a landlord higher up in a chain of tenancies (e.g. the landlord of the tenant’s immediate landlord) – referred to as a “superior landlord”.’
UKSC Blog, 1st March 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
David Carrick: Rapist will not have sentence reviewed – BBC News
‘Serial rapist and former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick will not have his sentenced reviewed, the solicitor general said.’
BBC News, 4th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal notices and the electronic working pilot – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The important procedural question raised in Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited v JJH Enterprises Limited [2022] EWCA Civ 1509 was this: where an appellant’s notice (AN) is filed with the Court of Appeal electronically in accordance with the Electronic Working Pilot Scheme (introduced by PD51O), should the AN be filed by 4.30pm on the last day of the permitted period, or could it be filed at any time up to midnight on that day?’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Rent Repayment Orders – just the immediate landlord – Nearly Legal
‘The issue for the Supreme Court was whether the wording of section 40 and 41 Housing and Planning Act 2016 meant that a rent repayment order could be made against only a tenant’s immediate landlord, or also against a superior landlord (where the occupying tenant’s landlord themselves had a tenancy of the property) where that landlord had also committed a relevant offence.’
Nearly Legal, 5th March 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
What Is Next For Shamima Begum? – Each Other
‘Last week the Special Immigration Appeals Commission ruled that Sajid Javid’s decision to revoke Shamima Begum’s citizenship in 2019 was lawful, despite “credible suspicion” that she was trafficked to Syria by terror group Islamic State (Isis) for sexual exploitation, and rejected Begum’s appeal against the decision. The ruling casts further doubt on 23-year-old Begum’s hopes of ever being reunited with her family in the UK.’
Each Other, 3rd March 2023
Source: eachother.org.uk
New Judgment: R (On the application of Day) v Shropshire Council [2023] UKSC 8 – UKSC Blog
‘Land which is subject to a statutory trust in favour of the public is held by a local authority for the purpose of the public’s enjoyment. In order for local authorities to dispose of this type of land they must comply with statutory consultation requirements. The issue raised by this appeal is what happens to the public’s rights to use this type of land when the local authority disposes of the land but fails to comply with the statutory requirements.’
UKSC Blog, 1st March 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
