Allocation Policy – Local Government Law
‘In conjoined appeals, (2019) EWCA Civ 692, R (Gullu) v Hillingdon LBC and R (Ward) v Hillingdon LBC, the Court of Appeal considered the lawfulness of Hillingdon’s housing allocation policy. The policy prioritised people who had been resident in the local area for 10 years. That was found to discriminate indirectly against protected groups.’
Local Government Law, 23rd April 2019
Source: local-government-law.11kbw.com
Bridle-ing at a SAR? – Panopticon
‘Sometimes the Easter Bunny comes bearing mysteriously non-egg shaped gifts to the data protection practitioner. The judgment of the always-worth-reading Warby J in Rudd v Bridle & J&S Bridle Ltd [2019] EWHC 893 (QB) is just such a delivery, albeit that this one appears to contain a high content of asbestos.’
Panopticon, 18th April 2019
Source: panopticonblog.com
Home Secretary to take action against violent content online – Home Office
‘A new £1.4 million social media hub will be fully operational at the end of May.’
Home Office, 24th April 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Dignity of women in custody ensured by planned law change – Home Office
‘Police will have to ask female detainees whether they are likely to require sanitary products, which they will be given free, under Home Office plans.’
Home Office, 24th April 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
New programme to boost judicial diversity – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Lawyers from underrepresented groups will be better supported to become judges following the launch of a new online education programme today (24 April).’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 24th April 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
RE B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29: What is the Future for Post-Adoption Contact? – Family Law Week
‘The issue of post-adoption contact was recently considered by the Court of Appeal in Re B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29. This article, written by the solicitor and junior counsel for the appellants, considers the backdrop against which this appeal was made and where this judgment leaves the issue of post-adoption contact.’
Family Law Week, 18th April 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Police call for change to ‘outdated’ protest laws after MPs threatened over Brexit – The Independent
‘A senior police officer has called for the government to change “outdated” protest laws amid a rise in threats against MPs. In the wake of protests by the UK “yellow vests” and other Brexit-related groups stationed outside parliament, Metropolitan Police commander Adrian Usher said officers were struggling to enforce current laws.’
The Independent, 24th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Council takes 10 years not to make a decision on village green status – The Guardian
‘Ombudsman orders Cornwall to pay compensation over locals’ plan for land near Saltash.’
The Guardian, 25th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sainsbury’s-Asda merger blocked by regulator – BBC News
‘The proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been blocked by the UK’s competition watchdog over fears it would raise prices for consumers.’
BBC News, 25th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fixed fees can apply to claim which settled for £42k, court rules – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The courts have made clear they will be prepared to apply fixed costs to cases which have long since breached the £25,000 limit. Two judgments that have emerged over the past week show examples of judges considering fixed recoverable costs where the personal injury claims had exited the pre-action protocol.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th April 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Liverpool judge refuses to move huge claim to London – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court in Liverpool has refused to transfer one of the biggest claims ever filed in this country to the Rolls Building in London.’
Litigation Futures, 24th April 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Giusti v Ferragamo [2019] EWCA Civ 691 (17 April 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bakrania & Anor v Shah & Ors [2019] EWHC 949 (Ch) (24 April 2019)
Sheffield v Kier Group Plc & Ors [2019] EWHC 986 (Ch) (23 April 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Parish councils win High Court challenge over abolition after borough misinterpreted guidance – Local Government Lawyer
‘Slough Borough Council misinterpreted government guidance and so an order providing for the abolition of two parish councils in its area must be quashed, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Case Comment: Wells v Devani [2019] UKSC 4 – UKSC Blog
‘Robert Jones and Joseph Marsden, who work within the insurance and reinsurance group at CMS, comment on the decision handed down in the matter of Wells v Devani [2019] UKSC 4.’
UKSC Blog, 24th April 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
Solicitor convicted over cannabis farm suspended from practice – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor has been suspended from practice after being convicted of allowing a small cannabis farm to grow in her house.’
Legal Futures, 23rd April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Stephanie Reynolds: Brexit and the (Not Quite) Constitutionalised Status of EU Citizenship – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Since its formal introduction in the Maastricht Treaty, EU citizenship has laid claim to a constitutional status. The Union Treaties – long described by the Court of Justice as the EU’s constitutional texts – explicitly confer the status of Union citizenship on all nationals of the Member States. The asserted significance of this was subsequently confirmed in the seminal Grzelczyk judgment, in which the Court famously declared that EU citizenship was ‘destined to be the fundamental status of nationals of the Member States’.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 24th April 2019
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Firms “putting profit ahead of lawyers’ mental health” – Legal Futures
‘The cultures of some law firms and other legal workplaces mean that well-being is “often not a concern” while they chase increased profits, researchers have found.’
Legal Futures, 23rd April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Judge warns veteran that PTSD is not a ‘get out of jail free card’ – Daily Telegraph
‘PTSD is not a “get out of jail free card”, a judge has warned as he jails a veteran who blamed his crimes on “harrowing” experiences in Afghanistan.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
