‘On 23 October 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police [2024] UKSC 33. The decision is the latest in many higher court decisions regarding the liability of police authorities to the public where they suffer injury.’
Ropewalk Personal Injury Blog, 11th November 2024
Source: ropewalk.co.uk
‘Tindall and another (Appellants) v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police (Respondent) [2024] UKSC 33, on appeal from [2022] EWCA Civ 25. The Supreme Court has affirmed that there is no duty of care, and hence no liability in negligence, for failing to confer a benefit, which includes failing to protect a person from injury, as opposed to making matters worse. This applies equally to public authorities such as the police as it does to private individuals.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th November 2024
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The High Court has discharged a Prohibited Steps Order (PSO) made to protect a now teenage girl against the risks of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), after finding “no evidence” of an ongoing risk of FGM to the girl, and finding that the order continued to have a “profound impact on her competing rights and freedoms”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two men have been prosecuted by Lichfield District Council after licensing officers caught a licensed taxi company handing business to a driver without a taxi licence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A High Court judge recently dismissed a statutory challenge brought by a town council over permission for a 146-home scheme, saying he did not have power to extend time for service. Alex Minhinick and Emily Kell-Rowan analyse the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former director of music at a private school who indecently assaulted 10 pupils has been jailed today for 12 years for a number of sexual offences.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th November 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Nearly 3,000 fines have been given to motorists for continuing to ignore new traffic-free zones set up around schools in a part of Kent.’
BBC News, 12th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former inmate of Wales’ only privately run jail has been sent to prison after he posted on a Facebook group a video of a staff member restraining a prisoner.’
BBC News, 11th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Covid denier who suggested “whacking” Prof Sir Chris Whitty with a rounders bat has been jailed for five years after being convicted of encouraging terrorism.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Church of England bishop has called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign, calling his position “untenable” after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church.’
BBC News, 11th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The full extent of conditions at a rat-infested jail has been revealed in a report that calls for urgent improvements.’
BBC News, 12th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rape victims in England and Wales have echoed the message of Gisèle Pelicot in France that “shame belongs to perpetrators, not them”, in the largest ever survey of rape and sexual assault survivors, according to the government’s key adviser on the crime.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nearly 200 care providers have been given government licences to bring foreign nurses to the UK despite having previously violated labour laws, according to a study that highlights widespread employment problems in the social care sector.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Cush & Ors v R. [2024] EWCA Crim 1382 (07 November 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Budzichowska v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2024] EWHC 2835 (Admin) (08 November 2024)
Juchi v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2024] EWHC 2825 (Admin) (07 November 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Raja & Anor v ATM Law & Ors [2024] EWHC 2782 (Ch) (08 November 2024)
Coastal Housing Group Ltd v Mitchell & Anor [2024] EWHC 2831 (Ch) (08 November 2024)
Palmer & Anor v Sans (Re Insolvency Act 1986) [2024] EWHC 2685 (Ch) (08 November 2024)
Asertis Ltd & Anor v Melhuish & Ors [2024] EWHC 2819 (Ch) (07 November 2024)
Azhdari v Adjari [2024] EWHC 2824 (Ch) (06 November 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
O v C [2024] EWHC 2838 (Comm) (08 November 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
A & B, Re (Separate Representation) [2024] EWHC 2834 (Fam) (08 November 2024)
W & Anor v K & Anor [2024] EWHC 2849 (Fam) (08 November 2024)
KA & Anor v B [2024] EWHC 2855 (Fam) (07 November 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Cullen v Henniker-Major (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 2809 (KB) (07 November 2024)
Robertson v Cornwall Council [2024] EWHC 2830 (KB) (06 November 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Report of the Ecclesiastical Judges Association Working Party into Churchyard Memorial Regulations (“the Report”), reviewed here and reproduced at the end of this post, included a consideration of how chancellors have dealt with petitions that do not comply with the criteria set by the diocesan Churchyard Regulations for the introduction of a memorial without a faculty.’
Law & Religion UK, 11th November 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Despite artificial intelligence (AI) making significant inroads in the legal sector, with 82% of lawyers now using or planning to use the technology, it is clear that it is no substitute for human expertise.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A council worker who protested against his local authority employer’s pronouns policy has been ordered to pay £12,000 in costs after his claim of unfair dismissal was dismissed in the Employment Tribunal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court recently considered the scope of s70A Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Arevik Jackson looks at the lessons from the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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