‘An employment tribunal ruled that 15,000 Bolt drivers were not self-employed contractors who ran their own businesses.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A lorry driver and ex-DJ who stabbed his partner’s mother to death in a drunken attack after she tried to help her daughter has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A father and son have been jailed for a bungled revenge plot to kill a Birmingham shop owner, after allegedly recruiting an American woman to carry out the shooting who wore a hijab as a disguise.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman has been jailed after taking a young boy to a summer riot in which a far-right mob attacked a hotel housing asylum seekers.’
The Independent, 7th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “disgraceful” rioter who stopped drivers to ask if they were “white or English” has been jailed.
The Independent, 7th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An 18-year-old man jailed for smashing a restaurant window during the summer riots is to be freed after successfully appealing against his sentence.’
BBC News, 7th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court (Commercial Court)
Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Emmott [2024] EWHC 2731 (Comm) (01 November 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
AS v London Borough of Waltham Forest & Anor [2024] EWHC 2808 (Fam) (05 November 2024)
S (A Child: Article 9 transfer to Norway) [2024] EWHC 2814 (Fam) (25 October 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
EUI Ltd (t/a Admiral) v Smith [2024] EWHC 2803 (KB) (06 November 2024)
Mok v Fitzmaurice House Ltd (t/a The Lansdowne Club) [2024] EWHC 2804 (KB) (05 November 2024)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Complete Ceiling and Partitioning Systems Ltd v DE1 Ltd [2024] EWHC 2800 (TCC) (06 November 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘On 5 November, the Church of England published a report for the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice, Behind the Stained-Glass: A Report on the Participation of UK Minoritised Ethnic People in the Ministry and Leadership of the Church of England.’
Law & Religion UK, 6th November 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Today we’ve published guidance that will provide organisations with important advice on the new corporate criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud’, helping make sure they are taking action to prevent fraud.’
Home Office, 6th November 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Small law firms have embraced artificial intelligence (AI), with document drafting or automation the most popular application, according to new research.’
Legal Futures, 7th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Liverpool firm has lost its legal fight against two former directors who left to form their own business. The Court of Appeal ruled this week that CEL Solicitors had no basis for alleging that Thomas Blanchfield and Mark Montaldo had breached their fiduciary duty before resigning in 2023.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th November 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Natalie Hurst and Jane Goodier round up the latest housing law cases and court decisions of interest to housing associations and local authorities.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Members of a county lines gang who “flooded” a North Yorkshire coastal town with illegal drugs have been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The man who shot nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel will try and seek permission to appeal his conviction for her murder in court later this month.’
BBC News, 6th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Seven men have been jailed after violence broke out at a sporting event in Derby.’
BBC News, 6th November 204
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cabo v Dezotti [2024] EWCA Civ 1358 (06 November 2024)
Cheshire Estate & Legal Ltd v Blanchfield & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 1317 (05 November 2024)
Topalsson GmbH v Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1330 (05 November 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ward v R. [2024] EWCA Crim 1353 (06 November 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Abbas v Solicitors’ Regulatory Authority [2024] EWHC 2775 (Admin) (06 November 2024)
RAI v Guildford Magistrates Court & Anor [2024] EWHC 2801 (Admin) (05 November 2024)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v KIB [2024] EWHC 2812 (Admin) (05 November 2024)
Court (Chancery Division)
Murfet & Anor v Property Lending LLP & Anor [2024] EWHC 2787 (Ch) (05 November 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A leading City law firm unfairly dismissed a senior associate for sexual misconduct after a defective investigation and disciplinary process, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 7th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Wholesale reform is needed, the adoption sub-group of the Public Law Working Group has said in its report ‘Recommendations for best practice in respect of adoption’, which is published today (Thursday, 7 November).’
Courts & Tribunal Judiciary, 7th November 224
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Magistrates who made a “clearly irrational” order for a gas engineer to pay £22,000 within 28 days were following a “standard practice” which was unlawful, the High Court has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th November 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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