‘Amrit Dhanoa & Arran Dowling-Hussey from 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers Construction & Engineering Group look at a recent significant Court of Appeal decision on Construction All Risks Insurance.’
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, 7th March 2025
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
‘Yorkshire Housing Limited v Scott. County Court at Scarborough. 30 October 2024. A section 21 based possession claim for a ‘starter tenancy’ for the reason of anti social behaviour.’
Nearly Legal, 9th March 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘An application for judicial review and an interim injunction against Coventry City Council’s plans to chop down 26 trees to build a cycleway has been refused by the High Court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A law firm and two of its partners have been fined nearly £50,000 between them for allowing two wealthy clients to use its client account as a banking facility.’
Legal Futures, 10th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An “extraordinary” and “unprecedented” failure of disclosure that has seen thousands of privileged documents released to the other side has been revealed in the High Court.’
Legal Futures, 10th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Four men have been sentenced today (Friday 7 March 2025) in relation to a £266 million money laundering operation.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th March 2025
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A bereaved man claims he was forced to pay £3,000 after Birmingham City Council pursued him for a Clean Air Zone fine incurred by his late father.’
BBC News, 10th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A couple who discovered a migrant had clung to the back of their vehicle all the way home from France have been issued a £1,500 fine.’
BBC News, 10th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An academic who won a landmark court battle last year against Oxford University for employing her and her colleague on “sham” gig economy contracts has criticised the university for trying to brush their case under the carpet.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Domestic abusers and sex offenders in England and Wales will be rehabilitated by less-experienced staff with fewer qualifications from June, prompting warnings from a watchdog that the plans must be closely monitored to ensure public safety.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Councils and mayors will be granted greater powers to seize land to build affordable housing under the Labour government’s shake-up of planning rules this week. Local authorities in England and Wales will no longer need permission from central government to make compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), in a change that ministers hope will unlock vacant and derelict land.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teacher allowed his GCSE pupils to cheat their exams by telling them how to boost their coursework grades after coming under “significant pressure” from his bosses to deliver top marks.’
The Independent, 10th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Six climate activists jailed for their roles in demonstrations, including co-founder of Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion Roger Hallam, have had their sentences reduced at the Court of Appeal.’
The Independent, 7th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This article highlights some significant developments that impact financial settlements upon divorce. Whether you are a solicitor, barrister, or an individual navigating the complexities of separation, staying informed is crucial. This article provides an updated and legally accurate breakdown of the latest changes, particularly in light of the Law Commission’s Financial Remedies Scoping Report, published on 18 December 2024.’
Becket Chambers, 3rd March 2025
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘The Council has published a significantly revised version of the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline.’
Sentencing Council, 5th March 2025
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘The use of AI to generate so-called “deepfakes” – artificial images of events that never happened, usually featuring the likeness of real people (most often celebrities) – has grown considerably in recent years. The use of AI-generated deepfakes by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, at the start of the recent AI Action Summit in Paris has renewed press and public attention to the associated problems’
Mills & Reeve, 5th March 2025
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘Judges in England and Wales cannot step in to declare what constitutes fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms for licensing standard-essential patents (SEPs) unless businesses seeking that intervention have a legal basis for raising a claim in relation to those patents, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th March 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘In the recent Optima Health v DWP case, the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s judgment and held that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had not exercised its discretion properly by excluding Optima from a mini competition under a framework and failing to seek clarification of perceived errors in Optima’s tender. The Court considered that DWP was obliged to seek clarification in the circumstances and that common sense is required when applying the public procurement rules to ensure a healthy and fair competition and permit the proper evaluation of the tenders. The Court warned against adopting a strict and over-literal approach which may lead to the exclusion of the best tender for no objectively justifiable reason.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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