‘A family in hiding in Afghanistan who are eligible for sanctuary in the UK but are unable to escape because they can’t get biometrics done in their home country have taken their case to the high court.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A challenge to an East Suffolk Council community infrastructure levy (CIL) liability notice was made so long outside the time allowed for judicial review that there was no reason to vary this, the High Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Black domestic abuse campaigners say they have “made history” by getting their campaign for Valerie’s Law heard by the government for the first time.’
BBC News, 29th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Parties in the latest round of litigation involving a controversial claim to have originated the Bitcoin digital currency have been warned by a judge against using the courts as a vehicle for their animosity. Ruling in an application over the choice of London as a jurisdiction, Mrs Justice Falk also set out what was hailed as a landmark statement of the law relating to blockchain encryption technology.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Peers have called for the creation of a new national body to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the justice system and elsewhere in the public sector.’
Legal Futures, 30th March 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A mother who used her Range Rover to try to move an Insulate Britain protester blocking the road while she was on the school run has called her court case a “huge injustice.”’
The Independent, 29th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The English and Welsh Court of Appeal has reasserted the previously held view that protection against detriment on the grounds of “trade union activities” does not extend to strike action.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Four members of a “fascist” cell who made pistol parts on a 3D printer and celebrated right-wing attacks have been convicted of a range of offences.’
BBC News, 29th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Investigator Donna Ockenden’s team has recorded the harrowing stories of children and mothers dying at the hands of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.’
The Independent, 30th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has refused Tesco permission to bring two judicial review claims over grants of planning permission by Havering Council that will facilitate a new Aldi store in Romford.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Matthew Hardy so frightened some of his victims that they slept with weapons. Although he was known to the police – and even prosecuted – it was more than a decade before he was jailed.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Drivers could face a fine for just touching a mobile phone while behind the wheel – and the same goes for passengers in certain circumstances under tough new rules.’
The Independent, 29th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison after killing his friend during a high-speed crash.’
BBC News, 29th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Adders and slowworms will be among animals given extra protection under plans by the government to “streamline” the process for protecting nature-rich areas.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The British Medical Association (BMA) has accused solicitors of bullying GPs by threatening legal action if the doctor does not provide a Covid vaccination exemption for their client.’
Legal Futures, 29th March 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The government’s attack on fundamental rights and protections enshrined in UK law is an “act of human rights vandalism” that would curtail the ability of people to hold the state to account, Amnesty International has claimed.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in a dispute over what happens when a local authority disposes of land subject to a statutory trust for public recreational purposes without complying with the relevant statutory requirements.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A professional dog walker has been jailed for four and half months after her client’s pets died in the back of a car during a heatwave.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2022
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who suffocated his two-year-old son, leaving him with severe disabilities, has been jailed for his murder 21 years after the attack.’
BBC News, 28th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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