‘The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is keen to hear about people’s experiences with firms offering these services, over concerns that not all are complying with consumer protection law.’
Family Law, 7th August 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Mayfair casino Aspinall’s has succeeded in a claim against a high rolling gambler who maintained that his £590,000 losses were unenforceable because he had been drunk when he placed his bets. In Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Lester Hui, Mr Justice Cotter lamented that the 10-day hearing had been “beset with difficulties” including unsatisfactory disclosure and a trial bundle containing “well over 1,500 pages”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th August 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of a public order offence after protesting against a drag queen story-telling event for children at Tate Britain.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘People seeking refuge who were ordered to live on a controversial giant barge have been reprieved after legal challenges claimed the vessel was unsafe and unsuitable for traumatised people.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
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 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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
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