Man jailed for Sainsbury’s illegal migrant cleaners scheme – BBC News
‘A man who recruited illegal migrants as cleaners in Sainsbury’s supermarkets has been jailed for six years.’
BBC News, 7th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Andrew Malkinson: Justice secretary considering backdating jail cost rules – BBC News
‘The justice secretary said he was considering backdating new rules which mean wrongly convicted people will no longer have prison living costs deducted from compensation.’
BBC News, 8th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Taskforce to pursue lawyers who ‘coach’ clients to lie on UK asylum applications – The Guardian
‘Lawyers who “coach” people to lie in their asylum applications will be targeted as part of a new government-led panel tasked with pursuing more prosecutions.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Buildings Safety Act 2022: Different statutory regimes do not operate in isolation (Various leaseholders of Priory Heights v Central Beds Council) – Tanfield Chambers
‘Priory Heights, a former tax office, is over 29 metres high, was converted from commercial to residential use between 2003 and 2008, and contains 64 flats. It contains two staircases one of which is external and covered in combustible HPL cladding. It is indisputable that the cladding must be removed and replaced. The necessary remediation measures also include compartmentation and fire stopping work in the building’s common parts.’
Tanfield Chambers, 20th July 2023
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Cooper & Ors, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 945 (04 August 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Leeds City Council v Persons Unknown (Re Consequentials) [2023] EWHC 1992 (Admin) (03 August 2023)
Grinfeld v Government of Israel [2023] EWHC 2023 (Admin) (03 August 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Andrew Hicks Engineering Ltd v Jenk Associates Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 2031 (Ch) (04 August 2023)
UBS Switzerland AG v Kumar [2023] EWHC 2041 (Ch) (04 August 2023)
Burras Otley Ltd v Johnson & Ors [2023] EWHC 2022 (Ch) (03 August 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
SA v AA (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 2016 (Fam) (02 August 2023)
A v J & Ors [2023] EWHC 1993 (Fam) (31 July 2023)
R & S (Twins : Relinquishment : Notification) [2023] EWHC 1971 (Fam) (31 July 2023)
BF v LE [2023] EWHC 2009 (Fam) (31 July 2023)
High Court (Patents Court)
Heraeus Noblelight Ltd v First Light Lamps Ltd [2023] EWHC 1950 (Pat) (31 July 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Hui [2023] EWHC 2036 (KB) (04 August 2023)
Jennings v Otis Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 2039 (KB) (04 August 2023)
OXR v Mid and South Essex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 2006 (KB) (01 August 2023)
Christie v Mary Ward Legal Centre & Anor [2023] EWHC 1994 (KB) (31 July 2023)
Pantheon International Advisors Ltd v Co-Diagnostics, Inc [2023] EWHC 1984 (KB) (28 July 2023)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
ISG Retail Ltd v FK Construction Ltd [2023] EWHC 2012 (TCC) (02 August 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
Law firms risk claims without safeguards for generative AI – Legal Futures
‘Law firms must either introduce “safeguards that include human oversight” to authenticate AI-generated content or “expect an increased exposure” to negligence claims, a leading law firm has warned.’
Legal Futures, 7th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Government publishes Law Commission implementation report – Law Commission
‘The Government has recently published its regular report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals from January 2018 to January 2023.’
Law Commission, 4th August 2023
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Met only authorised baton rounds for black-led events, FOI reveals – The Guardian
‘The only events for which Metropolitan police chiefs authorised the potential use of baton rounds in the past six years were black-led gatherings, documents show.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Three-quarters of prisons in England and Wales in appalling conditions as overcrowding fears grow – The Guardian
‘The vast majority of prisons are providing inadequate conditions or unacceptable treatment, according to an Observer investigation that has led to claims of prisoners being “warehoused” in a system in crisis.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Welsh speaker wins English-only parking fine case – BBC News
‘A lawsuit has been thrown out against a Welsh-language campaigner who refused to pay a parking ticket because it was written in English.’
BBC News, 5th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Andy Malkinson: Living costs deduction scrapped for wrongly convicted – BBC News
‘A controversial rule which deducted living costs from compensation paid to wrongly jailed people has been scrapped.’
BBC News, 6th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Offensive football fans warned they face match bans for abuse about tragedies – The Independent
‘Football fans could be banned from games, including next year’s European Championships, if they mock tragedies such as the Hillsborough disaster, the Munich air crash, Bradford Fire or the death of Emiliano Sala in a plane crash.’
The Independent, 7th August 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fines to rise sharply for illegal housing or employment of asylum seekers in UK – The Guardian
‘People who allow asylum seekers to work for them or rent their properties in breach of the law will face significantly increased fines from next year, as ministers attempt to reduce “pull factors” for people making small boat crossings.’
The Guardian. 7th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Umbrella Interchange Fee Proceedings – Blackstone Chambers
‘On Wednesday [26 July], the Competition Appeal Tribunal handed down a judgment that is particularly significant for its analysis of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “2018 Act”) and the scope of retained EU law.’
Blackstone Chambers, 28th July 2023
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
Lincolnshire police officer found not guilty of sexual assault – BBC News
‘A police officer has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman nine years ago.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police officer cleared of gross misconduct over patka removal – BBC News
‘A police sergeant has been cleared of gross misconduct after he removed the head covering of a Sikh man in custody.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cocaine gang who hid behind fake company jailed – BBC News
‘A cocaine dealing gang who set up a fake computer company to cover up their operations has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New free legal advice for people facing eviction or repossession – Ministry of Justice
‘A new government-backed scheme providing free legal advice to help 38,000 people a year at risk of losing their home launches today (1 August).’
Ministry of Justice, 1st August 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
Tighter direction for use of police cautions unveiled – Ministry of Justice
‘Stricter rules to govern how police use cautions will ensure they should only be used for minor, first-time offences under a new code of practice published today (2 August).’
Ministry of Justice, 2nd August 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
