Tesco to change Clubcard logo after losing Lidl legal battle – BBC News
‘Tesco has been told to stop using its Clubcard Prices logo after losing a long legal battle with rival Lidl.’
BBC News, 19th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
To Babanaft or not to Bananaft – the extra jurisdictional effect of an anti-suit injunction (Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Ltd v Chlodwig Enterprises Ltd) – Gatehouse Chambers
‘The court was considering the appropriate form of order continuing an anti-suit injunction (previously made without notice).’
Gatehouse Chambers, 5th February 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
Supermarket’s ‘cheapest Christmas dinner’ advert ruled misleading – The Independent
‘A national press advert for Aldi claiming the discounter was the “home of Britain’s cheapest Christmas dinner” misled consumers, a watchdog has ruled.’
The Independent, 20th March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Retailers who break new smoking ban face on-the-spot fines in UK – The Guardian
‘Powers to issue £100 on-the-spot fines are to be handed to council officers enforcing a landmark law banning future generations from smoking, which Rishi Sunak has hailed as a chance to “save thousands of lives and billions of pounds”.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Black inmates at Wormwood Scrubs ‘disproportionately subjected to use of force’ – The Guardian
‘Black prisoners are disproportionately subjected to the use of force inside one of Britain’s most notorious jails, a report has found.’
The Guardian, 19th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Year of targeted action to better protect women – Ministry of Justice
‘Cowardly domestic killers face tougher sentences than ever before as a direct result of decisive government action – one year on from the publication of Clare Wade KC’s review.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th March 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Government rejects multiple calls to reform whiplash claims process – Legal Futures
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has rejected all but some technical changes to the Official Injury Claim (OIC) portal put forward by both claimant and defendant representatives.’
Legal Futures, 19th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Family judge tells divorcing couples to use ADR before going to court – Legal Futures
‘A Family Court judge has told divorcing couples that the court expects them to make “a serious effort” to resolve their differences before issuing proceedings.’
Legal Futures, 19th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
T (Children: Non-Disclosure) [2024] EWCA Civ 241 (18 March 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Attorney General’s Reference On A Point of Law No. 1 of 2023 [2024] EWCA Crim 243 (18 March 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Radu v The Vaslui Court of Law, Romania [2024] EWHC 603 (Admin) (18 March 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Wilson & Anor v Frost & Anor (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 573 (Ch) (18 March 2024)
O’Boyle (T/A Viridian) & Anor v Wallis [2024] EWHC 560 (Ch) (15 March 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Eight men sentenced over Knowsley Suites Hotel disorder – BBC News
‘Eight men have been sentenced over their involvement in violent disorder after trouble flared at a hotel housing asylum seekers.’
BBC News, 18th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office attempt to deport UK-born man was illegal, judge says – The Guardian
‘The Home Office acted unlawfully in trying to deport a British-born man who has never left the country to Portugal, from where his parents arrived more than 30 years ago, a judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man jailed for ramming motorcyclist off Milton Keynes bridge in ‘extreme’ road rage – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for ramming a motorcyclist off a Buckinghamshire bridge in what police described as an act of “extreme” road rage.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mum and daughter jailed for funding the Islamic State group – BBC News
‘A mother and daughter have been jailed for funding terrorism in Syria.’
BBC News, 18th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
River Wye pollution prompts chicken firm legal case – BBC News
‘A compensation claim has been launched against Avara, one of the UK’s biggest food producers, for allegedly damaging the River Wye.’
BBC News, 19th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Football Governance Bill: Legislation for independent football regulator being introduced – BBC News
‘The UK government will continue plans for an independent football regulator when the Football Governance Bill is introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.’
BBC News, 19th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK watchdogs say they will take action against ‘threatening’ debt collectors – The Guardian
‘UK regulators are warning they will take “robust action” against firms that are putting consumers’ mental health at risk by using threatening tones and inundating already-vulnerable borrowers with letters, calls and emails, about their debts.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
West Midlands PCC wins case to stop his powers being given to Tory mayor – The Guardian
‘The police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands has won a high court challenge against government plans to transfer his powers to the region’s mayor.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Five GB News programmes presented by Tory MPs broke impartiality rules, Ofcom says – The Independent
‘Five episodes of GB News programmes presented by Tory MPs were found by Ofcom to have broken broadcasting rules.’
The Independent, 18th March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
