Ffos-y-Fran: Campaigners go to courts to stop mine digging for coal – BBC News
‘Climate campaigners are taking legal action to try and force the closure of the UK’s largest opencast coalmine.’
BBC News, 10th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Public bodies named and shamed over Freedom of Information request failings – The Independent
‘Five public bodies have been named and shamed for failures to meet expected standards in responding to Freedom of Information Act (FOI) requests.’
The Independent, 10th August 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Minister apologises for error in military punishment laws that went undetected for 14 years – The Independent
‘Thousands of punishments were imposed on military personnel over a 14-year period under laws incorrectly signed off, according to the Government.’
The Independent, 11th August 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bibby Stockholm: Ministers face legal action over barge planning permissions – BBC News
‘Ministers are facing legal action from the Mayor of Portland over the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge.’
BBC News, 10th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Staffordshire Police officers banned from policing for life – BBC News
‘Police officers have been banned from serving for life after misconduct hearings found one used racist language and the other used excessive force.’
BBC News, 10th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gheewalla v Rasul & Ors [2023] EWHC 2074 (Ch) (09 August 2023)
Spencer v Estate of John Mitchell Spencer & Ors [2023] EWHC 2050 (Ch) (09 August 2023)
Lumb v Lumb [2023] EWHC 2052 (Ch) (09 August 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
City Site Solutions Ltd v Baker & Ors [2023] EWHC 2064 (KB) (09 August 2023)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
IBM United Kingdom Ltd v LzLabs GmbH & Ors [2023] EWHC 2072 (TCC) (09 August 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
Charity Commission inquiry: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain – Law & Religion UK
‘The Charity Commission has published the findings of its inquiry into the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain.’
Law & Religion UK, 9th August 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Law Commission digital asset proposals ‘reassuring’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘Law Commission proposals for how digital assets should be treated in English common law are “reassuring” and will help eliminate uncertainty over their legal status, according to two legal experts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Court rent accounts’, McKenzie Friends and allegedly inducing breach of contract. – Nearly Legal
‘Katrina McCarthy was apparently acting as a McKenzie Friend for a Notting Hill Genesis tenant. Notting Hill assert that in the course of “assisting” the tenant, Katrina McCarthy “induced the tenant to start paying his rent directly into her own bank account. She had represented to the tenant that she would then transfer the funds into a “court rent account” so that he could “offset” his rent whilst a disrepair dispute with Notting Hill was resolved.” ‘
Nearly Legal, 9th August 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Council to pay nearly £13k after delayed disability adaptations forced resident to install his own – Local Government Lawyer
‘Waverley Borough Council has been told to pay nearly £13,000 after a Housing Ombudsman investigation found the council’s “unreasonable delays” in providing disability adaptations forced a resident to install his own.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Developer wins partial award of costs following council’s “unreasonable behaviour” – Local Government Lawyer
‘Property developer Berkeley Homes has won an appeal to demolish old offices in Sevenoaks and construct a new flatted development for 69 residential units.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
UK would be outlier with Russia if it left ECHR, Law Society says – The Guardian
‘The UK would be an international outlier along with Russia and Belarus if it left the European convention on human rights, a leading law body has warned, after a senior minister signalled that the move could be an option to stop small boat crossings.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
East Dulwich: Primary school teacher jailed for child abuse – BBC News
‘A former deputy head teacher at a school Prince George and Princess Charlotte attended has been jailed for child sexual abuse offences.’
BBC News, 9th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lancashire woman died from brain tumour after surgery delay – BBC News
‘A woman died from an operable brain tumour after doctors failed to properly monitor her scan results, a health watchdog has found.’
BBC News, 10th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Refugee and asylum for women – EIN Blog
‘Women have historically found it more difficult to qualify for refugee status than men. The 1951 Convention relating to the status of a refugee promises protection for refugees following the Second World War and Europe’s inadequate response to those fleeting Nazism. However, not everyone who is fleeing danger or violence qualifies as a refugee under this Convention.’
EIN Blog, 9th August 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Watson & Ors, R. v (Rev1) [2023] EWCA Crim 960 (08 August 2023)
Malkinson, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 954 (07 August 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Safe Hands Plans Ltd, Re (Re Insolvency Act 1986) [2023] EWHC 2025 (Ch) (08 August 2023)
Laird v Simcock & Ors [2023] EWHC 2054 (Ch) (07 August 2023)
Karpavicius & Anor v Waites [2023] EWHC 2051 (Ch) (07 August 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Halsion Limited v St Thomas Street Development Limited [2023] EWHC 2045 (TCC) (08 August 2023)
Municipio De Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 2030 (TCC) (07 August 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
