Infected Blood Inquiry: key findings – Mills & Reeve
‘In the first of a series of articles on the Infected Blood Inquiry, we set out key elements relating to patient safety more widely.’
Mills & Reeve, 10th June 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Gary Glitter ordered to pay more than £500,000 to woman he abused – BBC News
‘The paedophile former pop star Gary Glitter has been ordered by a high court judge to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of the women he abused.’
BBC News, 11th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Teenage gang jailed over killing of ‘loved’ father – BBC News
‘Five teenagers – including 16-year-old twins – have been jailed for killing a man in a planned attack.’
BBC News, 11th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sixteen years for stealing a flower pot: the film about the IPP jail sentence ‘designed to bury you alive’ – The Guardian
‘Britain’s Forgotten Prisoners is a devastating documentary about the ‘public protection’ sentences that can amount to whole-of-life terms for relatively minor offences. Film-maker Martin Read explains his seven-year quest for justice.’
The Guardian,12th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Zhang [2024] EWCA Civ 630 (10 June 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hodes & Ors v Frankel & Ors [2024] EWHC 1311 (Ch) (10 June 2024)
Invenia Technical Computing Corporation & Anor v Hudson [2024] EWHC 1302 (Ch) (07 June 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Wang v Darby [2024] EWHC 1394 (Comm) (10 June 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Campaigners issue judicial review challenge over closure of two “vital” children’s centres in Hackney – Local Government Lawyer
‘A group of parents have issued a judicial review challenge to the proposed closure of two children’s centres in Hackney, arguing that the council’s consultation process was “unfair and unlawful”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
GenAI helps lawyers overcome ‘blank page syndrome’ – Legal Futures
‘Three-quarters of lawyers agree that using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) helps them “get to a first draft quicker”, according to a report on trials run by a leading City law firm.’
Legal Futures, 11th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Vulnerable children locked up and ‘gravely damaged by the state’, former top family judge warns – The Guardian
‘Vulnerable children with complex needs are being locked away in unregulated placements and are being “gravely damaged by the state” while their parents are driven to despair, according to England and Wales’s former top family judge. Sir James Munby terms the lack of provision of safe and therapeutic homes “a shocking moral failure”.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council asks for permanent injunction to stop protests outside UK oil terminal – The Guardian
‘A council is trying to extend a controversial injunction against “persons unknown” to stop any future protests outside an oil terminal operated by Shell UK.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rally official jailed for ‘sickening’ child abuse – BBC News
‘A rally driving official who committed “sickening” non-recent sex offences against a teenage girl in Lincolnshire has been jailed.’
BBC News, 10th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Corrupt border officer jailed for aiding drugs gang – BBC News
‘A corrupt Border Force officer who allowed a car carrying drugs through a ferry terminal has been jailed for two years.’
BBC News, 11th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jamaican man in UK for 38 years must wait another 10 to apply for citizenship – The Guardian
‘A Jamaican man in his 60s who arrived in the UK at the age of 23 has been granted leave to remain after four decades of struggling to secure his immigration status. But he will not be able to apply for British citizenship for another decade.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Genetic testing company 23andMe investigated over hack that hit 7m users – The Guardian
‘The California genetic testing company 23andMe faces investigations by the data watchdogs of the UK and Canada over a security breach affecting nearly 7 million people last October.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Two 12-year-old boys who murdered stranger with machete are ‘UK’s youngest knife killers’ – The Independent
‘Two 12-year-old boys who used a machete to mercilessly stab an “utterly defenceless” teenager have been found guilty of murder. On Monday, jurors unanimously convicted the youths, who are believed to be the youngest defendants convicted of murder in Britain since Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, both aged 11, were found guilty in 1993 of killing two-year-old James Bulger.
The Independent, 10th June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Bin Obaid & Ors v Al-Hezaimi [2024] EWCA Civ 612 (07 June 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ambrose, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 632 (05 June 2024)
Richards, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 631 (24 May 2024)
Integrity, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 620 (23 May 2024)
Hunt, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 629 (23 May 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Berko v United States of America [2024] EWHC 1392 (Admin) (07 June 2024)
Logie, R (On the Application Of) v Crown Court at Birmingham [2024] EWHC 1397 (Admin) (07 June 2024)
Vasile v Brad City Court, Romania [2024] EWHC 1262 (Admin) (07 June 2024)
Director of Public Prosecutions v Barton [2024] EWHC 1350 (Admin) (07 June 2024)
GH, R (on the application of) v The Mayor of London [2024] EWHC 1305 (Admin) (05 June 2024)
Ratajewski v Polish Judicial Authority [2024] EWHC 1359 (Admin) (05 June 2024)
Huzniak v Polish Judicial Authority [2024] EWHC 1355 (Admin) (05 June 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Seneschall v Trisant Foods Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 1380 (Ch) (07 June 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Tomic & Anor v Residences By Damoor Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 1348 (Comm) (05 June 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
IPE Marble Arch Ltd v Moran [2024] EWHC 1375 (KB) (07 June 2024)
Cavanaugh v Folsana Pressed Sections Ltd [2024] EWHC 1381 (KB) (07 June 2024)
Price v Marston’s PLC [2024] EWHC 1352 (KB) (07 June 2024)
Harrison v Cameron & Anor [2024] EWHC 1377 (KB) (07 June 2024)
JWS v JZX [2024] EWHC 1345 (KB) (06 June 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Revocation of sponsor licence without providing a meaningful opportunity to respond is unlawful – EIN Blog
‘R (New Hope Care Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 1270 (Admin) (24 May 2024). In these judicial review proceedings, David Pievsky KC held that the SSHD’s decision to revoke New Hope Care Ltd’s sponsor licence without first providing it a meaningful opportunity to respond was unlawful. It was inconsistent with published policy, contrary to legitimate expectation, and procedurally unfair at common law. New Hope Care is a large business which provides care services to individuals in need.’
EIN Blog, 10th June 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Suitability, reports in Family proceedings, and termination of existing accommodation – Nearly Legal
‘Querino v Cambridge City Council (Rev1) (2024) EWCA Civ 314. This was a second appeal to the court of appeal from a s.204 appeal of a decision on suitability of accommodation offered to Mr Querino in discharge of homeless duty.’
Nearly Legal, 9th June 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Homelessness eligibility and the Withdrawal Agreement – two (contradictory) appeals – Nearly Legal
‘C v Oldham Council: Hynek v LB Islington. Central London County Court 24 May 2024. These are two s.204 appeals which address the effect of the Withdrawal Agreement (The Agreement of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union,) on eligibility for housing assistance/homeless duties.’
Nearly Legal, 9th June 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
IP addresses ruled floating charge under loan security agreement – OUT-LAW.com
‘Lenders should be aware that despite their static nature, IP addresses have been classified as floating charge assets under a loan security agreement by a recent decision of the High Court of England and Wales. There are legal and practical considerations for lenders and their advisers when securing digital assets, following the ruling.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Stephen Tierney: The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024: Necessary remedy or unwarranted interference with judicial independence? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘For the first time, by way of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act (“the Act”), Parliament has legislated to quash criminal convictions. In this post I will argue that, no matter how understandable, indeed laudable, the intention behind this legislation, in its haste to offer a speedy and comprehensive correction to mass injustice, Parliament has crossed a constitutional line and ventured into territory that is properly the preserve of the courts.’
UK Constitutional Law Association , 3rd June 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
