High Court Dismisses Agricultural Pollution/ River Wye Judicial Review: R (River Action) v Environment Agency [2024] EWHC 1279 (Admin) – Francis Taylor Building

Posted June 12th, 2024 in chambers articles, enforcement, environmental protection, judicial review, news, pollution, water by sally

‘The High Court (Dove J.) has today handed down an important judgment in R (River Action) v Environment Agency [2024] EWHC 1279 (Admin), dismissing a challenge to the Environment Agency’s (‘EA’) policy on the enforcement of the “Farming Rules for Water” (properly ‘the Reduction and Prevention of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution (England) Regulations 2018’).’

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Francis Taylor Building, 24th May 2024

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Infected Blood Inquiry: lessons to be learned – Mills & Reeve

Posted June 12th, 2024 in blood products, chambers articles, government departments, health, hospitals, inquiries, news by sally

‘In the second of a series of articles on the Infected Blood Inquiry, we review the lessons to be learned to ensure we avoid complacency.’

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Mills & Reeve, 11th June 2024

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Non-Matrimonial Assets – Assets Acquired Post-Separation – Becket Chambers

Posted June 12th, 2024 in chambers articles, divorce, families, family courts, financial dispute resolution, news by sally

I have written twice previously on this website about non-matrimonial assets but, the authorities referred to therein tended to have some emphasis upon assets acquired prior to the marriage whereas recently there have been two cases that focus on post-separation acquired assets.’

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Becket Chambers, 28th May 2024

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Two former BHS directors ordered to pay at least £18m over wrongful trading – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2024 in company directors, insolvency, liquidators, misfeasance, news, pensions by sally

‘Two former directors of the collapsed department store chain BHS have been ordered to pay at least £18m after the pair were found liable for wrongful trading and breaching their corporate duties.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2024

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Harman to lead review of bullying and harassment at the Bar – Legal Futures

Posted June 12th, 2024 in barristers, bullying, equality, harassment, news, professional conduct by sally

‘Solicitor Harriet Harman KC has been named as chair of the Bar Council’s independent review of bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment, at the Bar.’

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Legal Futures, 12th June 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Lenovo v Ericsson – Blackstone Chambers

Posted June 12th, 2024 in chambers articles, courts, intellectual property, jurisdiction, news, patents by sally

‘The Patents Court (Richards J) has dismissed Ericsson’s applications contesting the Court’s jurisdiction and seeking a strike out of elements of Lenovo’s claim. Richards J further dismissed Ericsson’s application in the alternative for a case management stay.’

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Blackstone Chambers, 1st May 2024

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Contact in Domestic Abuse Cases – Becket Chambers

Posted June 12th, 2024 in appeals, chambers articles, children, coercive & controlling behaviour, domestic violence, families, mental health, news by sally

‘This short article focuses upon the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in the case of Re H (A Child: Domestic Abuse) 2024 EWCA Civ 326 in which it considered the father’s appeal against a child arrangements order under which he was to have no face to face contact with his 3 year old son for an indefinite period of time.’

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Becket Chambers, 7th May 2024

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Upper Tribunal rules on taxpayer liability for fixed penalty – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 12th, 2024 in HM Revenue & Customs, news, notification, penalties, taxation, tribunals by sally

‘A recent UK Upper Tribunal decision highlights that as soon as there has been a failure to comply with an information notice, a taxpayer is automatically liable for a fixed penalty, even if the failure is short-lived, and HMRC can move straight to applying for a tax-related penalty, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th June 2024

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The role of the courts regarding assimilated law from October 2024 – EU Relations Law

Posted June 12th, 2024 in brexit, chambers articles, courts, EC law, news by sally

‘In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers provides an update on section 6 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 concerning the role of courts in interpreting and departing from assimilated case law.’

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EU Relations Law, 11th June 2024

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Council defends High Court challenge from care home operators – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 12th, 2024 in care homes, fees, judicial review, local government, news by sally

‘Northumberland County Council has successfully defended a legal challenge brought by an unincorporated association of care home operators regarding the weekly fees paid by the local authority to care home operators.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th June 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

UK system for wrongful conviction payouts is lawful, European court rules – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2024 in compensation, government departments, human rights, mental health, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

‘Most victims of miscarriages of justice will still be denied compensation in Britain after the European court of human rights ruled the government’s test for payouts was lawful.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2024

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BSB allows university to restart Bar training course – Legal Futures

Posted June 12th, 2024 in barristers, examinations, legal education, news, universities by sally

‘Hertfordshire University can start taking Bar training course students from September again, after the Bar Standards Board reinstated its authorisation.’

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Legal Futures, 12th June 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Infected Blood Inquiry: key findings – Mills & Reeve

Posted June 12th, 2024 in blood products, government departments, health, hospitals, inquiries, medical treatment, news by sally

‘In the first of a series of articles on the Infected Blood Inquiry, we set out key elements relating to patient safety more widely.’

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Mills & Reeve, 10th June 2024

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Gary Glitter ordered to pay more than £500,000 to woman he abused – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2024 in child abuse, children, damages, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘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.’

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BBC News, 11th June 2024

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Teenage gang jailed over killing of ‘loved’ father – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2024 in gangs, imprisonment, murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

‘Five teenagers – including 16-year-old twins – have been jailed for killing a man in a planned attack.’

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BBC News, 11th June 2024

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Sixteen years for stealing a flower pot: the film about the IPP jail sentence ‘designed to bury you alive’ – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2024 in criminal justice, human rights, imprisonment, mental health, news, prisons, sentencing, suicide, theft by sally

‘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.’

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The Guardian,12th June 2024

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 11th, 2024 in law reports by michael

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Zhang [2024] EWCA Civ 630 (10 June 2024)

High Court (Administrative Court)

London Borough of Lambeth v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing And Communities [2024] EWHC 1391 (Admin) (10 June 2024)

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

Posted June 11th, 2024 in children, consultations, education, judicial review, local government, news by sally

‘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”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

GenAI helps lawyers overcome ‘blank page syndrome’ – Legal Futures

Posted June 11th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, drafting, law firms, news, reports by sally

‘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.’

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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

Posted June 11th, 2024 in children, deprivation of liberty safeguards, detention, judges, mental health, news by sally

‘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”.’

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The Guardian, 9th June 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com