Pub murder conviction quashed over procedural error – BBC News
‘A man who was jailed for murdering another man outside a pub has had his conviction quashed because of a procedural error.’
BBC News, 25th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met officers sacked for lying in stop and search of black athletes in car – The Guardian
‘Two Metropolitan police officers who claimed to smell cannabis as they stopped and searched the athletes Bianca Williams and her partner, Ricardo dos Santos, have been sacked.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Yousef Makki stabbing death was unlawful, new inquest concludes – The Guardian
‘The family of a teenage boy who was stabbed in the heart by his friend said they have finally got justice after a coroner ruled that he was unlawfully killed.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Jasper Brooks inquest: Baby died due to ‘neglect’ at hospital – BBC News
‘A coroner has found neglect contributed to a baby’s death at the hospital where he was born.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Stark’ failures by probation service contributed to murder of Derbyshire family – The Guardian
‘Several “very stark” failures by probation services led to a dangerous man being categorised as low risk before murdering an entire family, an inquest has found.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kamenetskiy & Ors v Zolotarev & Ors [2023] EWHC 2619 (Ch) (23 October 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
The multiple deposit penalty claim question – yet again – Nearly Legal
‘Szorad & Anor v Kohli (2023) EW Misc 12 (CC). A county appeal to a circuit judge on the perennial question of how many deposit regulations breaches can be claimed for in respect of the same deposit.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd October 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Pensions disputes: UK ombudsman weighs in on pension benefits calculations – OUT-LAW.com
‘In two recent cases the UK’s Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has responded to member concerns that a provider has not calculated their pension benefits correctly.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd October 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Firm’s ‘unrealistic’ estimate of costs in professional negligence case was ‘inadequate’, judge finds – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Al aw firm acting in a professional negligence claim against another firm gave “unrealistic” estimates and the incurred costs were “likely to be unreasonable”, a judge has found.’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd October 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
No-fault eviction ban delayed indefinitely by court reforms – BBC News
‘A ban on “no-fault” evictions in England will be indefinitely delayed until after the court system is reformed, the government has announced.’
BBC News, 24th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court transcript costs are exploitative – BBC News
‘Victims of violent and sexual crimes are calling for court transcript costs to be cut after they were quoted “unaffordable” sums for them.’
BBC News, 24th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three-day hearing on Shamima Begum’s legal fight set to begin in Court of Appeal – The Independent
‘Shamima Begum’s legal fight over the decision to deprive her of her British citizenship is set to reach the Court of Appeal.’
The Independent, 24th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Failure to act’ on suicide website linked to 50 UK deaths – BBC News
‘British authorities failed to act on multiple official warnings about a website promoting suicide that has been connected to at least 50 UK deaths, the BBC has found.’
BBC News, 24th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
THTN v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 1222 (20 October 2023)
Abdi v Manchester City Council & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 1214 (20 October 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Madison Pacific Trust Ltd v SquareTwo Capital Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 2605 (Ch) (20 October 2023)
Thandi v Saggu [2023] EWHC 2631 (Ch) (20 October 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Therium Litigation Funding A IC v Bugsby Property LLC [2023] EWHC 2627 (Comm) (20 October 2023)
Capita Business Services Ltd v IBM United Kingdom Ltd [2023] EWHC 2623 (Comm) (20 October 2023)
My Protection Guru Ltd v LifeSearch Partners Ltd [2023] EWHC 2573 (Comm) (20 October 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
WSP (A Child), Re (Vaccination: Religious Objection) [2023] EWHC 2622 (Fam) (20 October 2023)
Court (Patents Court)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Yovonie v East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust [2023] EWHC 2618 (KB) (20 October 2023)
Ward v Torridge District Council [2023] EWHC 2629 (KB) (20 October 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
