‘A litigation friend who was said to be suffering from depression has been ordered to pay more than £42,000 in costs after a judge found his performance “wholly inadequate.”’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Court of Appeal judges have refused permission to appeal in the latest court hearing of a high-profile defamation action brought by a Conservative Party donor against a former Tory MP.’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Women dealing with severe mental illness are still being jailed despite prisons being “ill-equipped” to offer suitable care, a major review has warned.’
The Independent, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Thousands of Nigerian villagers can bring human rights claims against the fossil fuel company Shell over the chronic oil pollution of their water sources and destruction of their way of life, the high court in London has ruled.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has agreed to hear a judicial review challenge brought by Marks & Spencer of Michael Gove’s called-in decision to reject the retailer’s planning application to demolish its flagship store on Oxford Street.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Major new legislation recently enacted in the UK will impact developers seeking to deliver “nationally significant infrastructure projects” (NSIPs) in the years ahead.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The political and evidential background underpinning the implementation of the offence of Intentional Non-Fatal Strangulation (INFS) will be well known to anyone who habitually works in the Criminal Justice System.’
3PB, 11th October 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) yesterday published the Arbitration Bill, including a new statutory duty on arbitrators to disclose anything which might give rise to “justifiable doubts” about their impartiality.’
Legal Futures, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This judgment deals with an appeal brought by a doctor against her erasure from the GMC register. The judgment discusses the significance of the doctor’s mental health difficulties in the context of findings of dishonesty, the law on time limits, and it provides a helpful demonstration of how CPR 52.19 (applications to limit recoverable costs) may be applied in statutory appeals of this nature.’
3PB, 26th October 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘A solicitor whose political ambitions were derailed by a libellous article about his legal work for miners has accepted “substantial” damages from The Times.’
Legal Futures, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘On 26 October, the Procurement Bill completed its passage through the UK parliament and became the Procurement Act 2023. This constitutes an important milestone in the transformation of the UK procurement law regime which for the moment continues to be governed by rules that are based on EU legislation.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd October 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Mr Ali had incurred credit hire charges of over £21,500 following an accident in which his car was damaged. The Defendant argued that since Mr Ali’s car did not have a valid MOT, and there was no evidence of any intention to obtain one during the period of the car hire, the claim for credit hire could not succeed on grounds of illegality. The car was parked at the time of the accident.’
Pump Court Chambers, 19th October 2023
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
‘The act of strangling or suffocating as part of an assault has long formed the part of allegations involving other offences such as battery and assaults resulting in actual harm (ABH) or serious harm. However as of 7th June 2022 section 70 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 has produced section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015, creating an offence of non-fatal strangulation or non-fatal suffocation. This article is focussed more on the former. It is becoming more
commonplace both to see this offence charged and to advise on whether it should be charged. There has also been recent case law in the Court of Appeal concerning sentencing in these cases and Jonathan Underhill has written an article about this which goes hand in hand with this piece.’
3PB, 20th October 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘In its OPEN Judgment in D5, D6 & D7 v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Deprivation/exclusion – Substantive) SC/176/2020, SC/177/2020 & SC/178/2020, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC), confirmed that the principles laid out in (Begum) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission [2021] UKSC 7 regarding deprivation appeals apply, not only to national security cases, but generally to cases where deprivation of citizenship has been deemed conducive to the public good.’
Richmond Chambers, 23rd October 2023
Source: immigrationbarrister.co.uk
‘A judge has penalised a claimant for submitting an “unrealistic” costs budget, saying he hoped it would encourage parties to negotiate them before reaching court.’
Legal Aid, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The public inquiry into serial killer Lucy Letby’s crimes has formally begun although hearings may not begin until next autumn.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has outlined a “pressing need” for courts and those who advise them to modernise the approach that is taken to supporting young, adopted persons by “enhancing the degree to which they may maintain some form of relationship with their birth family after adoption”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This post argues that the terminology of “reserve powers” and “personal prerogatives” are inaccurate and misleading descriptions of the royal powers of prime ministerial appointment, the dissolution of Parliament, and royal assent. They should be described in our constitutional writing as the “formal” or “ceremonial” powers of the royal Head of State. They are distinguishable as being “direct” prerogatives of the Monarch, separate from other Crown prerogatives that are exercised “indirectly”, in the name of the Crown, by ministers.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 23rd November 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘No 10 should not implement plans to amend the law on glorifying terrorism after the pro-Palestine marches as it would do “no favours” to police, MI5 or the probation service, a government adviser has said.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on the recent decision of the CA in Campbell v NHS Business Services Authority, in which a member was held to have died in pensionable service and therefore to have been entitled only to a death in service benefit lump sum, rather than a higher ill health lump sum, by reason of untaken leave entitlement.’
Pensions Barrister, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
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