‘Newham is understood to have become the first local authority in Britain to successfully prosecute a building owner for failing to remove flammable cladding.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Law Commission aims to simplify and strengthen the law, allowing children with disabilities to access the support they need. The review will ensure the law is fair, modern and accessible, works for parents, care givers and local authorities.’
Law Commission, 17th October 2023
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas”, will be illegal from 8 November 2023.’
Home Office, 18th October 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Figures released as part the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme annual statistics for 2022 show there were 23 child sex offence sentence increases. This was followed by 10 sentences increased for rape offences and 7 for cases involving grievous bodily harm.’
Attorney General's Office, 17th October 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A van driver who smoked crack cocaine before crashing into a nine-year-old boy and killing him has been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Members of the armed forces will be permitted to give evidence to MPs about the standard of their living quarters in a partial government climbdown.’
BBC News, 16th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The inquiry into how Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies will look into the direct experiences of parents, the conduct of other staff at the Countess of Chester hospital and the wider effectiveness of NHS governance, the Department of Health has said. Announcing the formal terms of reference for the inquiry, the government listed 30 questions to be considered within the three broad categories, including whether there were proper whistleblowing procedures and whether the NHS trust was “sufficiently candid” with parents.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rishi Sunak will push ahead with long-delayed plans to ban gay and trans conversion practices after Conservative whips warned MPs could rebel if they failed to do so.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A judge has granted a judicial review into the way the Environment Agency (EA) in England enforces agricultural pollution laws.’
BBC News, 20th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This briefing paper considers reuse of graves as a means of addressing the problem of the shortage of available space for burial.’
House of Commons Library, 16th October 2023
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘In a judgment handed down by Mr Justice Kerr this week in a case in which I represented the Appellant, the EAT found that in a “series of transactions” case under Regulation 3(6) TUPE, the transfer did not necessarily take place at the end of the series, and that the tribunal should not focus merely on transactions which occurred within the UK.’
3PB, 1st September 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘You can never have too many tracks, said no one ever. Apart from Sir Rupert Jackson who recommended that the small, fast and multi-track should be (and is from the 1st of October 2023), augmented to include a new intermediate track.’
Becket Chambers, 29th September 2023
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘In McCulloch and others (Appellants) v Forth Valley Health Board (Respondent) (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 26, the Supreme Court considered which legal test should be applied to the assessment of whether an alternative treatment was reasonable and should be discussed with a patient.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 22nd September 2023
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘In the case of Shaw v Maguire (Re Preliminary Issues) [2023] EWHC 2155 (KB) Master Cook considered the limitation period as a preliminary issue. In doing so, Master Cook considered whether a claimant could utilise Section 33 of the Limitation Act in Fatal Accident Act claims where limitation expired prior to the deceased’s death.’
Old Square Chambers, 25th September 2023
Source: oldsquare.co.uk
‘One local authority learned last week of the dangers inherent in disclosure failures. Five members of Drystone Chambers successfully defended, four as leading juniors.’
Drystone Chambers, 12th September 2023
Source: www.drystone.com
‘The net for potential accessories present at the scene of a crime is cast far wider than is often first appreciated. That is particularly so where a permissible inference of encouragement applies.’
Mountford Chambers, 21st September 2023
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
‘Dispute Resolution analysis: An admitted contemnor subject to a suspended warrant for committal has been ordered to attend in person for cross examination in relation to the assets of a company he controlled. His request to attend the hearing remotely by video link from Connecticut was refused.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 15th September 2023
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘The chief probation officer said the service was facing “significant” issues while dealing with Damien Bendall, who went on to kill four people.’
BBC News, 18th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The recent judgment of Chamberlain J in R (ECPAT UK) v Kent CC, SSHD [2023] EWHC 2199 (Admin) (‘the ECPAT UK relief judgment’) provides a helpful example of the use of the new power under section 29A(1)(a) Senior Courts Act 1981 to suspend quashing orders, and the circumstances under which “rolling” judicial review may be appropriate to monitor compliance with a court order.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 4th September 2023
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
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