‘In his latest article Geoff Wild seeks to clarify when it is appropriate for members to declare interests (and when it is not) and what the consequences are of doing so.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Mental health challenges are costing large law firms millions of pounds every year and reducing productivity by 19%, a report has indicated.’
Legal Futures, 30th October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The solicitors’ regulator is to face unprecedented enforcement action under the Legal Services Act following the discovery of a catalogue of failures in its handling of the 2023 collapse of law firm Axiom Ince.’
Law Society's Gazette, 29th October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Carson McDowell review into the regulatory events leading up to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s intervention into Axiom Ince culminates with four pages of recommendations.’
Law Society's Gazette, 29th October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A former US Air Force pilot accused of kidnapping a nine-year-old girl outside Harrods and then sexually assaulting her has been found not guilty.’
BBC News, 29th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 19-year-old robber has been jailed for life for the “torture” murder of a cannabis dealer for £30,000 of drugs in north London.’
BBC News, 29th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An ambulance worker who texted a friend saying “I’ve smashed her head in. Oppsie!” after attacking her boss with a hammer in a row over shift patterns has been jailed for 20 years.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Adodo v Tan [2024] EWCA Civ 1288 (28 October 2024)
Secretary of State for Justice v Sneddon [2024] EWCA Civ 1258 (28 October 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Mundle, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 1289 (24 October 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
General Medical Council & Anor v Dugboyele [2024] EWHC 2651 (Admin) (25 October 2024)
Polom v Regional Court In Bydgoszcz (Poland) [2024] EWHC 2708 (Admin) (25 October 2024)
AM, R. (On the Application Of) v Sheffield City Council [2024] EWHC 2670 (Admin) (24 October 2024)
OAM, R (On the Application Of) v Sheffield City Council [2024] EWHC 2671 (Admin) (24 October 2024)
SH, R (On the Application Of) v Sheffield City Council [2024] EWHC 2669 (Admin) (24 October 2024)
MS, R. (On the Application Of) v Kent County Council [2024] EWHC 2661 (Admin) (22 October 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust & Ors v Barclays Plc [2024] EWHC 2710 (Ch) (25 October 2024)
Malik v Messalti [2024] EWHC 2713 (Ch) (25 October 2024)
IPS Law LLP v Safe Harbour Equity Distressed Debt Fund 3 LP [2024] EWHC 2663 (Ch) (25 October 2024)
Harrington & Charles Trading Company Ltd & Ors v Mehta & Ors [2024] EWHC 2674 (Ch) (25 October 2024)
Digwood & Ors v Digwood [2024] EWHC 2729 (Ch) (24 October 2024)
A Company, Re [2024] EWHC 2656 (Ch) (21 October 2024)
Lane & Anor v Lane [2024] EWHC 2616 (Ch) (21 October 2024)
Kireeva v Zolotova & Anor [2024] EWHC 2705 (Ch) (21 October 2024)
Lightsource BP Renewable Energy Investments Holdings Ltd, RE [2024] EWHC 2648 (Ch) (21 October 2024)
Connell & Anor v Connell [2024] EWHC 2646 (Ch) (18 October 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Moh & Ors v Rimal Properties Ltd (2024) UKUT 324 (LC). An appeal from two rent repayment order applications, in both of which the FTT had decided it had no jurisdiction to make a rent repayment order because the applications were made outside the statutory period.’
Nearly Legal, 27th October 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Significant changes to data protection law have been proposed by the UK government, including to rules relevant to the use of AI systems in decision-making processes and to the use of data for the purposes of scientific research, as well as new rules aimed at liberalising data held by public sector organisations and businesses alike.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Employers must take steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, under a new law. The Worker Protection Act also states employers must discipline or hold accountable those who are found guilty of sexual harassment.’
BBC News, 26th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Claimants should have fewer “bites at the cherry” when seeking permission for judicial review of development consent orders (DCOs) made under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) regime, an independent review by leading planning barrister Lord Charles Banner KC has recommended.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A bar has had its licence revoked less than a year after it opened, following repeated breaches of its conditions.’
BBC News, 28th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A coroner has said “facilities were simply not available in the community” to prevent the death of a man with severe mental health conditions who had been “in crisis for several months”.’
BBC News, 28th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A metal recycling firm has been fined more than £650,000 for failing to implement effective control measures to protect workers.’
BBC News, 29th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A finance worker who drunkenly abused fellow passengers and crew on board a flight from Mallorca to Gatwick airport has been sentenced to carry out community service, according to police.’
The Independent, 28th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months for contempt of court for repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, in breach of an injunction.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three hundred and fifty-five wealthy landowners in England including aristocrats are benefiting from an obscure tax break worth at least £68m, data shows.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been jailed for 18 years after creating AI-generated images of child sexual abuse in an “utterly chilling” landmark case.’
The Independent, 28th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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