Lord Briggs, Liability for Mental Injury – Supreme Court
‘Lord Briggs, Liability for Mental Injury, Chichester University Lecture.’
Supreme Court, 19th January 2024
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
The top five employment cases that will shape 2024 – Local Government Lawyer
‘Rebecca Denvers identifies the cases which will have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Capacity in context – a paradigm case – Local Government Lawyer
‘Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) analyses a recent ruling where the judge’s observations about capacity, and in particular how to approach questions of capacity under constraint, are of broader application.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Accommodating asylum seekers: some recent planning law cases – Local Government Lawyer
‘The scale of the current crisis as to where and how to provide accommodation for asylum seekers can be viewed through a succession of High Court planning law cases over the last year or so. Simon Ricketts gathers the cases in one place.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal to rule on first post-PACCAR funding agreement – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal is set to rule on whether a litigation funding agreement (LFA) that was amended to take account of the Supreme Court ruling in PACCAR is valid.’
Legal Futures, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Clampdown on child abuse as a gap in the law closed – Ministry of Justice
‘Children will be better protected from sexual abuse following change to the law making it easier to prosecute criminals who have had sex in front of children for gratification.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th January 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Patent ‘secret commissions’ group claim set for trial – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Allegations that intellectual property law firms earn millions of pounds a year in commissions secretly paid by patent renewal businesses are to be tested in a group claim following a Court of Appeal decision.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Wasted costs against representative acting according to client’s instructions refused – Law Society’s Gazette
‘An employment judge has refused an application for wasted costs against a lay representative after finding he only “did his client’s bidding.”’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
More than 1,000 child refugees at risk after being classified as adults – report – The Guardian
‘Hundreds of child refugees have encountered abuse and exploitation and some have been placed in adult jails, after their ages were wrongly assessed by the Home Office, according to a new report.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man jailed after ‘high risk’ Salisbury police chase – BBC News
‘A driver who led police on a “high risk” chase, running red lights and taking a roundabout the wrong way, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Christopher Kapessa: Boy died after dangerous prank at river, inquest rules – BBC News
‘A 13-year-old boy died after being deliberately pushed into a river in a “dangerous prank”, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions
Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Arrbab [2024] EWCA Civ 16 (19 January 2024)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AA (Poland) [2024] EWCA Civ 18 (19 January 2024)
Commission Recovery Ltd v Marks & Clerk LLP & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 9 (18 January 2024)
Kenig v Thomson Snell & Passmore LLP [2024] EWCA Civ 15 (18 January 2024)
Mackenzie v Cheung & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 13 (17 January 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Akbar v Ghaffar & Anor [2024] EWHC 50 (Ch) (17 January 2024)
Nilsson & Anor v Iqbal & Anor [2024] EWHC 49 (Ch) (17 January 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Border Timbers Ltd & Anor v Republic of Zimbabwe [2024] EWHC 58 (Comm) (19 January 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
NR, Re (A Child: Withholding CPR) [2024] EWHC 61 (Fam) (17 January 2024)
XZR, Re (Abduction: Hague Convention (Lithuania)) [2024] EWHC 64 (Fam) (17 January 2024)
B v N (No. 2) (Art 7 and Transfer of Jurisdiction) [2024] EWHC 17 (Fam) (16 January 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Hart v Secretary of State for Education & Anor [2024] EWHC 44 (KB) (19 January 2024)
Clark & Ors v Adams & Anor [2024] EWHC 62 (KB) (19 January 2024)
Mir v Hussain & Ors [2024] EWHC 56 (KB) (17 January 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
The HMO that wasn’t – Rent Repayment Order appeal – Nearly Legal
‘Barker v Shokar (HOUSING – RENT REPAYMENT ORDER – criteria for identifying a ‘self-contained flat’ – whether building was a house in multiple occupation – adequacy of reasons) (2024) UKUT 17 (LC). This was a landlord’s appeal of a rent repayment order made by the FTT in the sum of £3750. The appeal was on the grounds that the property did not require a licence, and that the FTT did not give sufficient reasons for its calculation of the number of occupants occupying the building as their only or main residence.’
Nearly Legal, 21st January 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Ruling confirms conditions for planning permission severability – OUT-LAW.com
‘A new ruling has confirmed that developers have limited scope to obtain retrospective changes to planning permission they have been granted to specify explicitly that the permission is “severable”, according to a planning law expert.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th January 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
UK government AI report confirms decision on protection of copyright works – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government’s response to the House of Lords Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s report on AI and the creative industries confirms its position on striking a balance between encouraging AI innovation and protecting copyright works, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th January 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Robert Craig: The constitutional implications of legislating to exonerate the Post Office sub-postmasters – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Some commentators have claimed that the decision to expedite the process of formally exonerating the sub-postmasters potentially runs afoul of certain core constitutional principles, in particular the separation of powers. It has also been claimed that the “crown does not have a prerogative of justice but only a prerogative of mercy”. This blog considers and challenges those claims.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th January 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Long-term sustainability of civil legal aid in doubt, MoJ research finds – Legal Futures
‘There is “notable cause for concern” over the long-term sustainability of the civil legal aid sector, research commissioned by the Ministry of Justice has concluded.’
Legal Futures, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
HMRC has not charged a single company over tax evasion under landmark legislation – The Guardian
‘HMRC has not charged a single company under landmark legislation passed six years ago to crack down on corporate tax evasion.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
