‘A couple of appeals on rent repayment orders. The first confirming the UT’s approach to assessing what proportion of rent an RRO should be made for. The second on whether someone could be said to be in control or managing an unlicensed HMO where it was not clear or evidenced that the person received a rack rent.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Our grateful thanks to Angharad Monk of Garden Court (and instructing solicitor Anne Spowart of Morrison Spowart) for this note of judgment in a section 204 Housing Act 1996 appeal of Waltham Forest’s decision to discharge duty. Mekonen v LB Waltham Forest, County Court at Central London, 8 August 2022.’
Nearly Legal, 9th October 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has concluded in the Attorney General’s referral of the jury acquittal of the Colston 4 that ECHR rights were not engaged where damage to property was criminal. Rosalind English analyses the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A council has won an appeal in the High Court in a psychiatric injury claim brought by a taxi driver. David Green explains why.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Four defendants were acquitted by a jury in Bristol Crown Court following their trial for allegations of criminal damage on 7 June 2020 to a statue of the English merchant Edward Colston (1636-1721). The story has been widely covered elsewhere so I will limit this post to a discussion of the reference itself.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th October 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Holly Littlewood analyses a recent case concerning specificity in the context of “education otherwise than at school” (EOTAS), and an unlawful delegation of responsibility for determining special educational provision in an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th Septembr 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Protesters accused of “significant” criminal damage cannot rely on human rights protections when on trial, the court of appeal has said.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston was a “violent” act, appeal court judges have ruled.
They also ruled human rights protections were not available as a defence to the so-called Colston Four, who were acquitted of criminal damage.’
BBC News, 28th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has agreed to hear an appeal of a claim that Worcestershire County Council and Birmingham City Council both failed to remove a boy (AB) from the care of his mother.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘European Court rejects Kate and Gerry McCann’s appeal over allegations in Portuguese detective’s 2008 book.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2022
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Peter Doughty unpacks the decision in Michael Cowie and Others v Scottish Fire and Rescue Service [2022] EAT 121, which involved a Special Leave scheme set up during the pandemic.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Claimants in two unconnected cases recently won their appeals over the striking out of their claims in negligence brought against the local authorities arising out of the exercise of their statutory functions under the Children Act 1989. Sarah Erwin-Jones and Louse Fisher consider the implications of this decision.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In Secretary of State for the Home Department v HA (Iraq) [2022] UKSC 22, the Supreme Court has confirmed that the Court of Appeal was right to reject the idea that, when assessing whether it would be unduly harsh (and therefore disproportionate) for a person to be deported from the UK, the degree of harshness that would arise from this should be assessed by reference to a comparison with that which would ‘necessarily’ be involved for any child faced with the deportation of a parent. The Court also provided useful guidance concerning the application of the test for whether there are very compelling circumstances rendering deportation disproportionate in a given case.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th September 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Liz Stevens looks at a recent unfair dismissal case, based on the grounds of political affiliation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A judge will consider an appeal by the trans rights charity Mermaids on Friday against the Charity Commission’s decision to award charitable status to the new gay rights organisation LGB Alliance. It is understood to be the first time one charity has attempted to strip legal status from another.’
The Guardian, 9th September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 6 September a Private Members’ Bill calling for fairer appeal processes passed its first reading in the House of Commons. The Criminal Appeal (Amendment) Bill or ‘Joint Enterprise’ Bill, calls for a fairer appeals process for those who remain detained on remand and convicted by joint enterprise will now progress to a second reading later this year. The landmark Bill will help those detained by joint enterprise to invoke their right to a fair trial, which is enshrined in the Human Rights Act (HRA).’
Each Other, 7th September 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Camelot has dropped its appeal against a legal ruling over the handover of its licence to operate the UK’s national lottery to its rival Allwyn.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has granted more time for a former law firm director to challenge a coruscating judgment against her more than eight years after it was handed down.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd September 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Richard Caring, the billionaire nightclub and restaurant entrepreneur, is refusing to remove three “incongruous and dominant” windows from his £40m house in South Kensington despite the council issuing an “enforcement notice” ordering him to do so.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that negligence claims against local authorities over their duty of care to abused children must be heard in court.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st September 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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