‘A recent landmark decision may allow novel and unusual methods of service in welcome news for landowners who seek to prevent trespassing by persons unknown.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 15th July 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘Winston Churchill once remarked that “[for] my own part, I see little glory in an Empire which can rule the waves and is unable to flush its sewers”. Had he been alive today, he may have lamented that modern Britain now does neither.’
Francis Taylor Building, 18th July 2024
Source: www.ftbchambers.co.uk
‘After 40 years of campaigning, thousands of people affected by the infected blood scandal gathered on 20 May in Westminster Central Hall to give the chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry what can only be described as a ‘rock star’ welcome.’
Landmark Chambers, 16th July 2024
Source: landmarkchambers.co.uk
‘An overview of the legal framework for statutory homelessness support in England and how local authorities are delivering these duties. The briefing also summarises official homelessness statistics.’
House of Commons Library, 30th July 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the case of Northamber PLC v Genee World Limited anors [2024] EWCA Civ 428. Arnold LJ, with whom Phillips LJ and Lewisham LJ agreed, has shed light on important aspects of claims for inducing breach of contract.’
Littleton Chambers, 24th July 2024
Source: littletonchambers.com
‘The Supreme Court in Manchester Ship Canal (No.2) [2024] UKSC 22 has decided that a riparian owner will have a right of action in private nuisance against a water company for discharge of foul water, without needing to show the water company’s negligence or deliberate misconduct. This is a substantial clarification of Marcic v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2003] UKHL 66, which (it was thought) decided that such claims were barred against sewerage undertakers by the existence of the statutory scheme following privatisation. This decision may mark the beginning of group litigation against sewerage undertakers for discharging untreated sewage into rivers and canals.’
Henderson Chambers, 12th July 2024
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘Absent negligence or deliberate misconduct, can owners of watercourses or bodies of water bring actions for nuisance or trespass where water is polluted from statutory sewerage undertakers?’
Lamb Chambers, July 2024
Source: www.lambchambers.co.uk
‘Members of an “anti-establishment cult” who stormed into a court with handcuffs have been found guilty of trying to kidnap a coroner.’
BBC News, 30th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The First-tier Tribunal has now twice rejected an argument that the power of the Tribunal to make a remediation order under s.123 must be exercised where the threshold criteria are met.’
Falcon Chambers, 10th July 2024
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
‘One of Keir Starmer’s first acts as prime minister was to kill off the previous government’s flagship asylum policy. The Rwanda plan was doomed from the start, dogged by legal and political difficulties and culminating in a £320 million bill to the taxpayer with no planes actually taking off.’
EIN Blog, 30th July 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) has expressed its “unease” at a “long-term decline” in quality ratings for new district and circuit judges as it recommended a 6% pay rise across the bench.’
Legal Futures, 31st July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This article provides a short synopsis of two key 2024 decisions, Yordanov [2024] and Mapfre [2024], which raised issues surrounding the applicable law to substantive issues, interest, and subrogated claims.’
Farrar's Building, 17th July 2024
Source: www.farrarsbuilding.co.uk
‘An “evil man” who strangled his wife for having an online affair and dumped her body in a river has been sentenced to life in prison.’
BBC News, 30th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has issued a judgment upholding the English courts’ jurisdiction and ordering an expedited RAND trial in a significant dispute between Nokia and Amazon.’
Blackstone Chambers, 26th July 2024
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘A judge has jailed the Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary for life with a minimum term of 28 years for running a banned terrorist organisation, telling him: “I cannot foresee a time when you will cease to be dangerous.”’
The Guardian, 30th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to the Electoral Commission after hackers gained access to servers that contained the personal information of approximately 40 million people.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘All Saints Spring Park Parochial Church Council v Church Commissioners [2024] UKPC 23 was an appeal by the PCC and the incumbent of All Saints Spring Park under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council against a scheme made by the Church Commissioners under the Measure. An episcopal visitation in 2016 had concluded that the parish was not financially viable [5], and the Commissioners made a scheme under the Measure to dissolve the parish and divide its area between the neighbouring parishes of St John Shirley and St George Shirley. The incumbent, Revd Yvonne Clarke – who was the first black woman to be ordained deacon in the Church of England and one of the first women to be ordained priest [3] – and the Parochial Church Council had made written representations on the proposal, but the Bishop of Southwark duly approved the scheme in June 2020.’
Law & Religion UK, 31st July 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A woman who made more than half a million pounds by travelling throughout England and Wales shoplifting and then claiming refunds on the stolen goods has been jailed for 10 years.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Since the 1800s, laws had been passed to try to keep people safe at work.’
BBC News, 31st July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Ortiz-Patino v MGI Golf & Leisure Opportunities Fund Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 862 (26 July 2024)
P v Q & F (Child: Legal Parentage) [2024] EWCA Civ 878 (26 July 2024)
Marano v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs [2024] EWCA Civ 876 (26 July 2024)
W & Ors (Implementation of Adoption Plan Pending Appeal) [2024] EWCA Civ 837 (25 July 2024)
Ridley v HB Kirtley t/a Queen’s Court Business Centre [2024] EWCA Civ 884 (25 July 2024)
Virgin Media Ltd v NTL Pension Trustees II Ltd & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 843 (25 July 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
DB, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 881 (26 July 2024)
AAB, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 880 (26 July 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Rooks, R (On the Application Of) v Crown Prosecution Service [2024] EWHC 1941 (Admin) (29 July 2024)
Cobban & Anor v Director of Public Prosecutions [2024] EWHC 1908 (Admin) (26 July 2024)
Sutcliffe v Secretary of State for Education [2024] EWHC 1878 (Admin) (25 July 2024)
Higgins v General Medical Council [2024] EWHC 1906 (Admin) (25 July 2024)
Gurau v Suceava District Court, Romania [2024] EWHC 1924 (Admin) (25 July 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Playfair & Ors v Pannells LLP & Ors [2024] EWHC 1933 (Ch) (30 July 2024)
Clearcourse Partnership Acquireco Ltd & Anor v Jethwa & Ors [2024] EWHC 1964 (Ch) (30 July 2024)
Umbrella Care Ltd (In Liquidation) v Raja [2024] EWHC 1973 (Ch) (30 July 2024)
Bourlakova & Ors v Bourlakova & Ors [2024] EWHC 1937 (Ch) (29 July 2024)
Haw & Anor v QM Systems Ltd [2024] EWHC 1944 (Ch) (29 July 2024)
The Official Receiver v Djurberg [2024] EWHC 1938 (Ch) (29 July 2024)
Seaton Management Ltd v Evans-Jones [2024] EWHC 1883 (Ch) (26 July 2024)
Obaid & Ors v RLS Solicitors Ltd (t/a RLS Law) [2024] EWHC 1899 (Ch) (26 July 2024)
L & S Accounting Firm Umbrella Ltd v Oronsaye & Ors [2024] EWHC 1919 (Ch) (26 July 2024)
Broom v Aguilar [2024] EWHC 1961 (Ch) (25 July 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
The Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International & Ors[2024] EWHC 1957 (Comm) (29 July 2024)
Apparel Fzco v Iqbal [2024] EWHC 1931 (Comm) (26 July 2024)
MOK Petro Energy FZC v Argo (No. 604) Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 1935 (Comm) (26 July 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
P, Re (Vulnerable Adult: Withdrawal of Application) [2024] EWHC 1882 (Fam) (25 July 2024)
High Court (Patents Court)
Alcatel Lucent SAS v Amazon Digital UK Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 1921 (Pat) (24 July 2024)
Hill v Touchlight Genetics Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 1913 (Pat) (10 July 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Wormleighton v Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd [2024] EWHC 1971 (KB) (29 July 2024)
Sledziewski & Anor v Persons Unknown & Anor [2024] EWHC 1955 (KB) (29 July 2024)
XGY v Sussex Police & Anor [2024] EWHC 1963 (KB) (29 July 2024)
Wye Valley NHS Trust v Murphy [2024] EWHC 1912 (KB) (26 July 2024)
Colizzi v Coulson & Anor [2024] EWHC 1956 (KB) (26 July 2024)
Wragg & Ors v Opel Automobile GmbH & Ors [2024] EWHC 1909 (KB) (25 July 2024)
Pattinson v Winsor [2024] EWHC 1910 (KB) (24 July 2024)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
BDW Trading Ltd v URS Corporation Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 1890 (TCC) (24 July 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
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