‘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.’
Mills & Reeve, 11th June 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
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.’
Becket Chambers, 28th May 2024
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘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.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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.’
Blackstone Chambers, 1st May 2024
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘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.’
Becket Chambers, 7th May 2024
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘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.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘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.’
EU Relations Law, 11th June 2024
Source: eurelationslaw.com
‘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.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘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.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
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
‘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
‘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 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
‘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
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