‘This appeal concerns the proper basis for awarding remedies in cases of proprietary estoppel. Proprietary estoppel arises when a person gives a promise or assurance to another person that they have or will be given an interest in property and that other person reasonably relies on the promise or assurance to their detriment.’
UKSC Blog, 19th October 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A paedophile who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two girls has been allowed to jet off on holiday to Greece before being sentenced.’
BBC News, 19th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An independent review launched after up to 15 babies died at a hospital trust will be published later.’
BBC News, 19th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s competition watchdog has reissued an order to Facebook’s parent firm Meta to sell Giphy.’
The Independent, 18th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK’s advertising regulator has banned two HSBC advertisements for being “misleading” about the company’s work to tackle climate change.’
BBC News, 19th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Providers of legal services will be exempt from requirements to register as agents of a foreign power under proposed security legislation, the government revealed today. It was announcing the introduction of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme under an amendment to the National Security Bill.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th October 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Jacob Rees-Mogg is facing legal action over his decision to lift the moratorium on fracking in England.’
The Independent, 19th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Mia Landsem, whose ex spread an intimate photo of her online, now spends hours each day helping others get images removed.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A prison nurse has been jailed after engaging in “flirtatious” calls and texts with an inmate.’
BBC News, 18th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The judiciary in England and Wales is “institutionally racist”, with more than half of legal professionals surveyed claiming to have witnessed a judge acting in a racially biased way, according to a report.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘MPs have voted in favour of nationwide “buffer zones” outside abortion clinics in England and Wales in a major win for abortion providers.’
The Independent, 18th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A judge has jailed two men for their parts in recent unrest in East Leicester telling them the city will not tolerate disorder.’
BBC News, 18th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Just 90 of more than 13,000 partners at major law firms in England and Wales are Black, according to a report, which says more must be done to address the underrepresentation.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this post, Grant Arnold, a paralegal in the litigation team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Unger and Anor (in substitution for Hasan) v Ul-Hasan (deceased) and Anor.’
UKSC Blog, 17th October 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Just about anyone who works in data protection will probably have asked, or have been asked: what do courts tend to award claimants who suffer data breaches? They will probably also be used to an answer along the lines that “it’s quite difficult to say; there isn’t very much case law”. Last week’s judgment of Knowles J in Driver v Crown Prosecution Service [2022] EWHC 2500 (KB) is a helpful contribution to this limited line of authority.’
Panopticon, 17th October 2022
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘A Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) with “beefed up” powers should be the single body policing money laundering across the UK legal sector, a report has recommended.’
Legal Futures, 18th October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The family of a vulnerable Black man who died after being tasered by police and then jumping from Chelsea Bridge have threatened to sue the police watchdog.’
The Independent, 18th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The High Court will this week hear a judicial review brought by Norton St Philip Parish Council which argues that Mendip District Council’s decision to follow the recommendations of a planning inspector and approve a Local Plan was unlawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Noise-detecting traffic cameras will be trialled in four areas in England in an attempt to crack down on “boy racers” who rev engines and use illegal exhausts, the Department for Transport has announced.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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