Homelessness – local connection and necessity – Nearly Legal

Posted February 4th, 2025 in appeals, asylum, homelessness, housing, immigration, local government, medical treatment, mental health, news, refugees by sally

‘Hussaini v Islington London Borough Council (2025) EWCA Civ 22. Mr Hussaini was a refugee. He had been accommodated in Barking & Dagenham area. On grant of leave to remain, he applied as homeless to Islington. Islington decided he did not have a local connection to the borough and referred the application to Barking. Mr H sought a review and s.204 appeal but was unsuccessful on both. He appealed to the Court of Appeal.’

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Nearly Legal, 2nd February 2025

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Tasneem Ghazi: Political Accountability for the Abuse of Guidance: Comparing English and Irish Guidance during the Coronavirus Lockdown – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted February 4th, 2025 in constitutional law, coronavirus, government departments, Ireland, news by sally

‘This blog post compares how the government of Ireland and the UK government exercising its responsibility for England used non-statutory guidance during the pandemic to reinforce two severe intrusions upon peoples’ liberty: the orders requiring people to stay home and to refrain from public gatherings.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 3rd February 2025

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Councillor jailed after sustained campaign against head of legal and chief executive – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 4th, 2025 in harassment, imprisonment, local government, news, sentencing by sally

‘A councillor at Torridge District Council has been jailed for 18 weeks for harassment of the local authority’s head of legal and governance.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Solicitor “cannot complain” to JCIO about judge’s criticism – Legal Futures

Posted February 4th, 2025 in appeals, case management, children, complaints, families, judges, judicial review, medical treatment, news, solicitors by sally

‘The High Court has rejected a solicitor and his client’s bid to challenge the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office’s (JCIO) refusal to entertain their complaints about three Court of Appeal judges.’

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Legal Futures, 4th February 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

BSB: No need for “anxiety” over barrister training standards – Legal Futures

Posted February 4th, 2025 in barristers, legal education, news, pupillage, statistics by sally

‘The evidence “does not support anxiety about standards” for qualifying as a barrister, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said.’

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Legal Futures, 4th February 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Fraudster who defrauded Covid ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme jailed – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted February 4th, 2025 in coronavirus, Crown Prosecution Service, fraud, HM Revenue & Customs, imprisonment, loans, news, sentencing by sally

‘An accountant who helped himself to £27,000 from the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme as part of a bigger Covid loans fraud has been jailed for three years and eight months today.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

BSB publishes its Annual Report to the Board on Bar Training and a report on Bar Training statistics – Bar Standards Board

Posted February 4th, 2025 in barristers, legal education, news, pupillage, statistics by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its third Annual Report to the Board on Bar Training covering the period from December 2023 to November 2024 along with a further report containing statistics on enrolment, results, and student progression overall.’

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Bar Standards Board, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

‘Disordered and chaotic’ financial remedies hearing adjourned over procedural breaches – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 4th, 2025 in adjournment, families, family courts, law firms, legal representation, news by sally

‘A recorder has adjourned a family court hearing after finding the parties had come to it “in such a disordered and chaotic state that it is simply impossible to proceed in a fair way.” ’

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Law Society's Gazette, 3rd February 2025

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NHS 111 firm admits fault for not sending ambulance to baby who later died – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2025 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, health, hospitals, inquests, news by sally

‘A private call handling firm operating the NHS 111 non-emergency service has admitted it was at fault for failing to send an ambulance to a baby boy who died shortly after falling ill, an inquest has heard.’

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The Guardian, 3rd February 2025

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Shop fined for mouse and cockroach infestation – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2025 in fines, food, food hygiene, health & safety, news by sally

‘A shop in Coventry was fined after inspectors discovered a mice and cockroach infestation, a council said.’

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BBC News, 3rd February 2025

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Judicial review set to begin over new bridge – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2025 in environmental protection, judicial review, news, parks, planning, universities by sally

‘A row over plans for a new bridge over the Thames is due to go to judicial review later.’

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BBC News, 4th February 2025

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Drugs gang jailed after machete attack on rivals – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2025 in affray, attempted murder, gangs, news, offensive weapons, sentencing, wounding by sally

‘Four men have been jailed after they attacked a rival drugs gang with swords, machetes and knives, before pushing them out of a first floor window and continuing the attack on the ground.’

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BBC News, 3rd February 2025

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Thousands of Asda workers win latest stage in decade-long equal pay case – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2025 in class actions, employment tribunals, equal pay, news, women by sally

‘Thousands of Asda workers have won the latest stage in a decade-long equal pay case against the supermarket that could lead to a payout worth £1.2bn.’

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The Guardian, 3rd February 2025

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What is the new challenge to the evidence used to convict Lucy Letby? – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2025 in children, Criminal Cases Review Commission, evidence, expert witnesses, hospitals, murder, news, nurses by sally

‘Letby’s legal team is preparing to submit a case to the body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice.’

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The Guardian, 4th February 2025

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UK online pharmacies face stricter rules for sales of weight-loss jabs – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2025 in consumer protection, electronic commerce, medicines, news, obesity, pharmacists by sally

‘Access to weight-loss jabs through online pharmacies is to be tightened up as part of a crackdown on inappropriate prescriptions – although some experts say even more must be done.’

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The Guardian, 4th February 2025

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Lucy Letby latest: Experts to reveal ‘significant new medical evidence’ questioning child killer’s guilt – The Independent

Posted February 4th, 2025 in children, Criminal Cases Review Commission, evidence, expert witnesses, hospitals, murder, news, nurses by sally

‘An international panel of experts in the care of newborn babies will present what they say is “significant new medical evidence” in the case of convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby.’

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The Independent, 4th February 2025

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‘Dangerous fool’ Daniel Khalife jailed for 14 years for prison escape and spying for Iran – The Independent

Posted February 4th, 2025 in armed forces, escape from custody, explosives, fugitive offenders, intelligence services, Iran, news, official secrets act, sentencing, spying by sally

‘Former soldier Daniel Khalife has been branded a “dangerous fool” by a judge imprisoning him for more than 14 years for escaping from prison and spying for Iran.’

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The Independent, 3rd February 2025

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted February 3rd, 2025 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

The Father v Worcestershire County Council [2025] UKSC 1 (29 January 2025)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions

Servis-Terminal LLC v Drelle [2025] EWCA Civ 62 (31 January 2025)

L-G (Children: Risk Assessment) [2025] EWCA Civ 60 (31 January 2025)

Mead Realisations Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 32 (30 January 2025)

JP Morgan International Finance Ltd v WeRealize.com Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 57 (30 January 2025)

Airwave Solutions Ltd & Ors v Competition and Markets Authority & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 54 (30 January 2025)

Norman Hay PLC v Marsh Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 58 (30 January 2025)

Kingdom of Spain v Lorenzo (Supplementary Judgment) [2025] EWCA Civ 59 (29 January 2025)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Hobday v R. (Rev1) [2025] EWCA Crim 46 (31 January 2025)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd, Re [2025] EWHC 205 (Ch) (03 February 2025)

Arcadia Group Pension Trust Ltd v Smith [2025] EWHC 11 (Ch) (03 February 2025)

White v Williams [2025] EWHC 115 (Ch) (03 February 2025)

Xenfin Fund 1 Trading Ltd v GFG Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 172 (Ch) (31 January 2025)

Management Information Centre Ltd v Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust [2025] EWHC 187 (Ch) (31 January 2025)

Van Buuren v Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Constabulary & Ors [2025] EWHC 195 (KB) (31 January 2025)

Hanson v Coleman & Anor (Re Costs) [2025] EWHC 116 (Ch) (31 January 2025)

Office Properties PL Ltd & Ors v Adcamp LLP & Anor [2025] EWHC 170 (Ch) (30 January 2025)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Tactus Holdings Ltd v Jordan & Ors [2025] EWHC 133 (Comm) (29 January 2025)

Wyllie & Ors v Joseph & Ors [2025] EWHC 157 (Comm) (29 January 2025)

High Court (Family Division)

C (A Child) (Recognition of Nigerian Adoption) (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 204 (Fam) (03 February 2025)

V, Re (Profound Disabilities) [2025] EWHC 200 (Fam) (31 January 2025)

H v O & Ors (Art 13(b) and Domestic Abuse) [2025] EWHC 114 (Fam) (29 January 2025)

High Court (Patents Court)

Celltrion Inc v Genentech, Inc & Anor [2025] EWHC 174 (Pat) (30 January 2025)

Source: www.bailii.org

Director and law firm fined £50,000 for multiple compliance failures – Legal Futures

Posted February 3rd, 2025 in accounts, company directors, fines, law firms, money laundering, news, solicitors by sally

‘The director of a law firm and the firm itself have each been fined £25,000 for a series of compliance failures, including widespread accounts rule breaches and anti-money laundering (AML) shortcomings.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

CPS updates deaths in custody legal guidance – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted February 3rd, 2025 in Crown Prosecution Service, death in custody, news, police, prosecutions by sally

‘Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, said: “Criminal prosecutions brought against police officers for actions taken in the course of their duties are extremely rare and these decisions are only made after careful consideration of all the relevant evidence and circumstances.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 31st January 2025

Source: www.cps.gov.uk