‘A High Court judge has handed jail sentences to a man and a woman who built an access point onto an A road without planning permission.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has granted interim relief requiring Kent County Council to treat an asylum seeker in accordance with his claimed age under the Children Act 1989, pending determination of his age or further order.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Havering Council has been refused permission to appeal a First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) order that it publish a historic self-assessment peer review submitted as part of the Local Government Association’s Race Equality, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) review.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Thomson Reuters’ Legal Insights provides an overall guide to AI and how it will affect the legal profession.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A well-known sports law firm has failed to convince the High Court to restrain a litigation funder from advertising a winding-up petition over a loan it has not repaid.’
Legal Futures, 28th October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has opened the door to billions of pounds worth of claims for mis-sold motor finance after finding dealers in breach of their fiduciary duty to customers.’
Legal Futures, 28th October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The announcement will reassure both the police and the public that the system of vetting and accountability is working.’
Home Office, 24th October 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Home Secretary commits to a “fundamental reset” in the government’s response to the appalling Windrush scandal.’
Home Office, 24th October 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A new insurance fraud charter was announced at the latest Joint Fraud Taskforce meeting.’
Home Office, 25th October 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Mansion House speech by the Lady Chief Justice, 22nd October 2024″
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A tribunal judge who did not hand down her judgment for more than 17 months has been issued with formal advice for misconduct. Lynn Griffin, who accepted responsibility for the delay, said she had been “required to fit the completion of the complex judgment around other work and her extensive judicial roles and responsibilities”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Lawyers acting in head injury claims for retired sportspeople have added another batch of 50 individual cases to proceedings.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘If ever there were any doubts as to the importance of the FDR appointment and the parties’ attendance at one, then Mr Justice Peel has unequivocally put those doubts to rest in his judgment in GH v GH [2024] EWFC 272, published on 3 October 2024. The court’s ongoing focus on assisting parties to resolve financial remedy proceedings in a timely and proportionate manner means that FDRs (including private FDRs) are, perhaps unsurprisingly, still receiving significant praise and judicial support.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 21st October 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘No Special Favours: Litigants in Person and the Financial Remedies Court’
Financial Remedies Journal, 23rd October 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘A doctor found to have urinated in a consultation room’s sink and failed to adhere to restrictions on his registration has been struck off.’
BBC News, 28th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer who broke his wife’s back after kicking her down stairs has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 25th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A serial catfish abuser from Northern Ireland who caused one of his victims in the US to take her own life has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years.’
The Independent, 26th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An East Anglian man who lost his home to coastal erosion has lost his high court challenge against the government’s climate adaptation plans.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The founder of the money transfer service Wise has been fined £350,000 for failing to inform the City regulator that he had failed to pay his taxes.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-25 has its second reading on 29 November 2024. The text of the bill has not yet been published.’
House of Commons Library, 24th October 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
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