Air Travel Woes – Law Pod UK
‘A tale of small win against airline leads to big Supreme Court ruling on pre- and post- Brexit compensation. Rosalind English in conversation with David Hart KC.’
Law Pod UK, 25th July 2024
Source: audioboom.com
Courts place UK’s post-Brexit scheme for EU citizens at risk, experts warn – The Guardian
‘The UK government scheme allowing EU citizens to remain post-Brexit is in danger of being upended, legal experts have warned, after a series of conflicting court rulings over social welfare payments to French and Slovenian citizens and the relative of a Spanish woman living in Britain.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court rejects claim asylum seeker was a child when he entered UK and had his age assessed – Local Government Lawyer
‘No arguable public law error arose when the London Borough of Hounslow assessed a Sudanese asylum seeker as being an adult.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Sadistic and manipulative’ ex-Spandau Ballet singer guilty of rape – The Guardian
‘A “sadistic and manipulative” former Spandau Ballet singer has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Assisted dying bill to be introduced into House of Lords – The Guardian
‘Keir Starmer is under pressure to fulfil a promise to allow a parliamentary vote on legalising assisted dying as a bill is to be introduced into the House of Lords on Friday.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Virgin Media: CA gives no respite – Pensions Barrister
‘Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on today’s decision, in which the CA dismissed the appeal against the judge’s decision that the contracting-out legislation required amendments which only affected future service benefits to be accompanied by written actuarial confirmation.’
Pensions Barrister, 25th July 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
Violence, self-harm and drugs: Shock new figures lay bare crisis facing Britain’s prisons – The Independent
‘Violence and self-harm in Britain’s prisons is soaring while drugs are readily available with almost a quarter of jails overcrowded, grim new data has revealed.’
The Independent, 25th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
JSO pair told to expect jail over soup on painting – BBC News
‘Two Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists who threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers have been found guilty of criminal damage.’
BBC News, 25th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Upper Tribunal rules on proper application of totality principle to imposition of financial penalties for multiple housing offences – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has removed a housing licensing penalty imposed on one member of a married couple and reduced the penalty on the other.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Prisoners trapped on indeterminate jail terms not included in Labour government’s sentencing review – The Independent
‘Prisoners facing indefinite sentences will not have their cases addressed as part of the new Labour government’s planned sentencing review, prisons minister Lord Timpson has said.’
The Independent, 24th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Costs of low-value clin neg claims now exceed damages – Legal Futures
‘Claimant costs bills for clinical negligence claims valued up to £25,000 now exceed damages for the first time, according to NHS data.’
Legal Studies, 25th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Albanian man taken from UK psychiatric ward to deportation flight – report – The Guardian
‘An Albanian man who was being held in a secure psychiatric unit was taken directly from his hospital bed to a Home Office deportation flight, a report has revealed.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Deportation and human rights: the right to respect for private life in MK (Albania) v Minister for Justice and Equality – Legal Studies
‘The sovereign power to control the entry and residence of persons in the state, and the corollary power to deport, has long been considered to be a defining feature of statehood. State discretion as to who may remain within the national border is, however, tempered by international and regional human rights obligations, as well as domestic constitutional principles. In this context, it is well established that a deportation will violate Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if it constitutes a disproportionate interference with family and/or private life in the host country.’
Legal Studies, 1st July 2024
Source: www.cambridge.org
Regulating embryo models in the UK – Journal of Law and the Biosciences
‘One of this century’s most dramatic scientific developments is the reprogramming of stem cells in order to create self-organizing embryo-like entities, known as stem cell based embryo models (SCBEMs). The science is moving very quickly, but if, as increasingly appears to be the case, scientists are capable of creating entities that are effectively indistinguishable from sperm and egg derived embryos, important legal questions arise. In countries like the UK, where a strict regulatory regime applies to research on embryos, should this be extended to SCBEM research, or would a different regulatory response be appropriate? Drawing on the 1984 Warnock Report, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 and the latest guidelines from the International Society for Stem Cell Research, this article considers principles for the regulation of the creation and use of SCBEMs.’
Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 18th July 2024
Source: academic.oup.com
Compliance risks need to be considered to harness the power of wellness apps – OUT-LAW.com
‘With the rising popularity of wellness apps – including those for tracking menstrual cycle, sleep and physical activity – it has become critical that providers of such technology should consider both legal and regulatory compliance and their ethical obligations, legal experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Remind me about … tPR’s moral hazard powers – Pensions Barrister
‘In the third of this “Remind me about” series, Oliver Hilton of Radcliffe Chambers looks at tPR’s moral hazard powers. The “Remind me about” series is aimed as a training tool and as an update for busy practitioners.’
Pensions Barrister, 25th July 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
Couple who had sex in front of child in online chatroom jailed – The Independent
‘A young couple have been jailed for using an online chatroom to “trade” having sex in return for watching a child being abused.’
The Independent, 24th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Outotec (USA) Inc & Anor v MW High Tech Projects UK Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 844 (24 July 2024)
DJ v Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 841 (23 July 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
BHB, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 834 (22 July 2024)
Osmen, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 848 (17 July 2024)
Bayes, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 847 (17 July 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
MAA, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Hounslow [2024] EWHC 1894 (Admin) (24 July 2024)
Ghinea & Anor v Gaesti Law Court, Romania [2024] EWHC 1895 (Admin) (23 July 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Wedgwood v Hosein & Anor [2024] EWHC 1836 (Ch) (24 July 2024)
Wood & Anor v Desai & Anor [2024] EWHC 1893 (Ch) (24 July 2024)
Lime And Black BPS Ltd v Gill & Ors [2024] EWHC 1898 (Ch) (24 July 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
F v M [2024] EWHC 1887 (Fam) (23 July 2024)
C (1980 Hague Convention: Child Objections), Re [2024] EWHC 1875 (Fam) (19 July 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Labour delays proposals to ban oppressive Slapps lawsuits – The Guardian
‘Labour has delayed proposals to tackle spurious lawsuits brought by oligarchs and others aimed at intimidating journalists, academics and campaigners.’
The Guardian, 24th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
