Local authorities, care orders and consent to confinement – Local Government Lawyer
‘Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) analyses another striking decision from Lieven J.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Private hire operators outside London and their customers – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal over whether a private hire operator outside London is required by legislation to enter into a contract as principal with a person who makes a booking for their vehicle. Gerald Gouriet KC and Michael Feeney examine the ruling and its wider impact.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Firm fined £10,000 for over-charging from damages – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A West Yorkshire firm has been fined by the regulator for charging personal injury clients higher fees than allowed under the rules on damages-based agreements.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th July 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judge refuses adjournment in claim against Leigh Day over Shell pollution settlement – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A High Court judge has refused to adjourn the three-day trial in a claim where Leigh Day is accused of making unauthorised disbursements from a settlement fund in a £55 million case. The Nigerian claimants argued they had not been given formal notice of the trial date.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th July 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Cowboy builders who conned elderly victims jailed – BBC News
‘A gang of cowboy builders who preyed on more than 20 homeowners across England and Wales, defrauding them out of a collective £1.2m, have been jailed.’
BBC News, 15th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Disabled children denied education right – report – BBC News
‘Many children with disabilities or additional learning needs are being denied the right to an education, a report has found.’
BBC News, 16th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MI5 does not have to confirm abusive man was a spy – BBC News
‘The security service can continue to neither confirm nor deny whether a man who attacked his girlfriend with a machete was an MI5 agent, judges have ruled.’
BBC News, 16th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bug-spread baby deaths ‘could have been prevented’ – BBC News
‘Two babies died on a hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit during a bacterial outbreak which could have been prevented, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 16th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lloyds Bank sued for discrimination by employees disciplined over pro-Palestine views – The Independent
‘Two Muslim women are suing one of the UK’s biggest banks for discrimination after being disciplined for posting pro-Palestine messages in an internal work forum for Muslim staff.’
The Independent, 15th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Met Police failed to solve any neighbourhood crimes in more than 160 parts of London in three years – The Independent
‘The Metropolitan Police has not identified a single suspect in investigations into neighbourhood crimes such as phone and bike thefts, burglaries and vehicle crime in more than 160 areas for the past three years.’
The Independent, 15th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Feltham YOI found to be most violent prison in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘A young offender institution has been identified as the most violent prison in the country, with teenage inmates refusing family visits to keep their relatives away from danger, a watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Woman wins payout after boss coughed in her face during Covid pandemic – The Guardian
‘An employer has been told to pay more than £26,000 to a former worker for deliberately coughing in her face during the Covid pandemic.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Lipton & Anor v BA Cityflyer Ltd [2024] UKSC 24 (10 July 2024)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Rexhaj [2024] EWCA Civ 784 (11 July 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Kaur, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 795 (12 July 2024)
Goldsmith, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 780 (12 July 2024)
Wills v Rex [2024] EWCA Crim 789 (10 July 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions
Walk Safe Security Services Ltd v London Borough of Lewisham [2024] EWHC 1787 (Admin) (11 July 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Low [2024] EWHC 1812 (Ch) (12 July 2024)
Sabbah v Abela [2024] EWHC 1790 (Ch) (11 July 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini & Ors [2024] EWHC 1804 (Comm) (12 July 2024)
Lakatamia Shipping Company Ltd v Su & Ors [2024] EWHC 1749 (Comm) (12 July 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
E v The Child and Family Agency of Ireland & Ors [2024] EWHC 1778 (Fam) (09 July 2024)
CB, Re [2024] EWHC 1779 (Fam) (09 July 2024)
PP v JP & Ors [2024] EWHC 1697 (Fam) (02 July 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Runciman v University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust [2024] EWHC 1800 (KB) (12 July 2024)
Leicestershire County Council & Anor v Miles (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 1782 (KB) (11 July 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Demystifying the English language requirement for UK visas – EIN Blog
‘For many visa routes, evidencing your English language skills to a certain level is an essential part of the application and failing to do so, could lead to the refusal of your application. However, the requirement is not homogenous – it varies across different routes and types of application and can be met in several different ways. There are also exemptions available to applicants with certain circumstances.’
EIN Blog, 10th July 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
EHRC proposes changes to guidance on preventing workplace sexual harassment – OUT-LAW.com
‘Employers in the UK should pay close attention to the risk assessment approach and business-specific preventative steps proposed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which is in the process of changing its guidance on preventing workplace sexual harassment, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Can a Claimant Rely on an EU Directive to Avoid the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013? – Ropewalk Personal Injury Blog
‘I recently acted in the High Court appeal in Wetherell v Student Loans Company Ltd [2024] EWHC 1443 (KB) which raises some interesting questions about the personal injury landscape after the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.’
Ropewalk Personal Injury Blog, 10th July 2024
Source: ropewalk.co.uk
Firm forced to take action against client’s ex-husband over email error – Legal Futures
‘A family law firm has had to take legal action against the ex-husband of a client after an associate accidentally sent confidential information about another client to him.’
Legal Futures, 15th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
SRA to appeal decision to clear Dentons over AML breaches – Legal Futures
‘The High Court looks set to rule on whether a tribunal was right to find that Dentons’ breach of the anti-money laundering (AML) rules was “inadvertent” and did not amount to professional misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 15th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Law Commission publishes scoping paper on Decentralised Autonomous Organisations – Law Commission
‘Today, the Law Commission has published a scoping paper looking into how Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) can be characterised and how the law of England and Wales might accommodate them now and in the future. The paper seeks to identify current issues around DAOs to inform any future law reform or innovations.’
Law Commission, 11th July 2024
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
People smuggler gets nearly a year extra time in jail for failing to payback over £65,000 of criminal profits in the Essex lorry deaths case – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Today (11 July 2024) at Margate Magistrates’ Court, Gheorghe Nica, 46, was ordered to serve a further eleven and half months imprisonment after failing to payback £65,157.65 which he was ordered to pay in a proceeds of crime confiscation hearing. All of the Confiscation Order monies recovered from Nica, which a Judge has determined is his available assets, will be paid by way of compensation to the families of the 39 victims.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th July 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
