Men admit conspiracy to remove genitals – BBC News
‘Two men have admitted being part of an extreme body-modification plot involving pay-per-view website videos.’
BBC News, 25th January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Case Comment: TUI Limited v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48 – UKSC Blog
‘In this case, Catherine McAndrew, a Senior Associate in the Insurance and Reinsurance team at CMS, comments on the Supreme Court’s decision in TUI Limited v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48, which was handed down on 29 November 2023.’
UKSC Blog, 26th January 2024
Source: ukscblog.com
Llanelli DJ jailed for urinating on cancer patient and posting video online – The Guardian
‘A wedding DJ has been jailed for 14 weeks for urinating on a cancer patient and then posting the footage online.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2024/85 – The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/81 – The Immigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2024
SI 2024/76 – The Income Tax (Accommodation Allowances of Armed Forces) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/75 – The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Al Sadeq v Dechert LLP & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 28 (24 January 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Bassaragh, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 20 (25 January 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
MacCallum v Secretary of State for Education [2024] EWHC 87 (Admin) (24 January 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Chedington Events Ltd v Brake & Anor [2024] EWHC 101 (Ch) (25 January 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Redmond v O’Hara [2024] EWHC 99 (Comm) (24 January 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Hussain & Ors v Rahman & Ors [2024] EWHC 116 (KB) (25 January 2024)
Wragg & Ors v Opel Automobile GmbH & Ors [2024] EWHC 110 (KB) (25 January 2024)
Uzbekov v Revolut Ltd [2024] EWHC 98 (KB) (Admin) (25 January 2024)
Tameside Caravans and Storage Ltd v Viavecto Ltd [2024] EWHC 95 (KB) (23 January 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
New CPR rule for pensions rectification claims – Pensions Barrister
‘David E Grant KC, who is a member of the Pensions Litigation Court Users’ Committee, has written an article about the proposed change to PD57AC (trial witness statements in the business and property courts), which will exempt pensions rectification proceedings from the scope of the PD.’
Pensions Barristers, 25th January 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
“Sufficient interest” in faculty petitions – II – Law & Religion UK
‘Re St. Nicholas Leicester [2023] ECC Lei 3 is the third consideration of an on-going faculty application for the introduction of a new altar frontal in the form of a Progress Pride image with a white cross applied to it. Two potential designs have been provided and the petitioners are seeking to have permission for the frontal to be displayed during Sunday worship and on Saturdays when the church is open to the public, Re St. Nicholas Leicester [2023] ECC Lei 1 (28 January 2023).’
Law & Religion UK, 25th January 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Met Police arrest 13 people in two days using ‘dystopian’ facial recognition cameras – The Independent
‘London’s Metropolitan Police have arrested over a dozen people in two days using controversial Live Facial Recognition technology in Croydon.’
The Independent, 24th January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hair strand testing – pitfalls and limitations – Transparency Project
‘When it is disputed whether a person uses drugs, the family court can – and often does – order hair strand testing to determine the issue. This article draws upon the work of lawyer Sarah Branson and drug tester Paul Hunter, who have explored the limitations of hair strand testing and highlighted the need for caution in relying on hair strand test results (See Recent scientific developments in hair strand testing and racial bias in current practices of hair strand testing. I’m going to call this ‘the Fam Law article’). Even so, hair strand testing continues to be the ’go-to’ when there is a question over drug use. Despite an increasing recognition of the possibility of mistakes and errors in the production and reporting of hair strand test evidence, this evidence is still regularly relied upon by the courts as evidence of substance use. These problems are often underestimated, which can have disastrous consequences.’
Transparency Project, 24th January 2024
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
Ombudsman finds “significant delays” in response of council to complaints from vulnerable man left in unsuitable accommodation – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has recommended that Peterborough City Council pay more than £2,900 after its delay in revising the housing priority of a vulnerable man.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Prisoners with severe mental health needs spending months in isolation, report finds – The Guardian
‘A prisoner who repeatedly self-harmed spent more than 800 days in segregation, according to a damning report that reveals that jails are using isolation to manage severe mental health needs.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Paedophile who subjected child to campaign of horrifying abuse jailed for 18 years – The Independent
‘A terrifying-looking paedophile who subjected a child to years of sexual abuse and rape in Kent has been locked behind bars for 18 years.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Case Comment: Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and Anor [2023] UKSC 43 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Liz Jackson, Trainee Solicitor, and Max Wiktorsson, Associate, in the Employment Team at CMS, comment on the decision from the Supreme Court in Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and Anor. [2023] UKSC 43. The case was heard by the Supreme Court on 25 and 26 April 2023 and judgment was handed down on 21 November 2023.’
UKSC Blog, 23rd January 2024
Source: ukscblog.com
UN expert condemns UK crackdown on environmental protest – The Guardian
‘A severe crackdown on environmental protest in Britain with “draconian” new laws, excessive restrictions on courtroom evidence and the use of civil injunctions is having a chilling impact on fundamental freedoms, the United Nations special rapporteur has said.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
New year, same ethnicity pay gap concerns – still no mandatory reporting – Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog
‘After five years of consultation, last year the government confirmed there are no plans to make ethnicity pay gap reporting mandatory for employers. The ethnicity pay gap being the difference between the average earnings of white employees and those of other ethnic groups.’
Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
A Justiciable Right to Housing? The UK Supreme Court’s Decision in R (Imam) v London Borough of Croydon – Oxford Human Rights Hub
‘In a December 2023 decision, the UK Supreme Court sought to clarify how courts should use their remedial discretion to make mandatory orders against local authorities. In doing so, the Court arguably made the right to be provided with housing (in the form of suitable accommodation) a justiciable right for certain categories of homeless persons.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 23rd January 2024
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
Criminal review body missed chance to clear Andrew Malkinson in 2013 – The Guardian
‘The organisation responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice missed a major opportunity to reconsider Andrew Malkinson’s case, internal documents suggest.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Inheritance tax and the acceptance in lieu scheme – Mills & Reeve
‘A 500-year-old miniature Italian Renaissance bronze was recently donated to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge under the acceptance in lieu scheme – saving the family £10.5 million in inheritance tax. This unique donation is an excellent reminder of HMRC’s acceptance in lieu scheme and how beneficial it can be in inheritance tax mitigation.’
Mills & Reeve, 24th January 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
