‘The recent case of Bhaur v Equity First Trustees (Nevis) Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 534 provides a timely reminder of the difficulties and risks in seeking to use the equitable mistake doctrine to avoid the intended effects of a tax avoidance scheme.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 31st July 2023
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
‘The Consumer Duty, which comes into force today, is the “most significant change to financial services regulation” in a decade, according to one legal expert.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Following judgment on 24 July, the High Court, in an oral hearing, confirmed its decision on papers that ClientEarth, a non-profit environmental law organisation, with a minority shareholding in Shell Plc, a multinational oil and gas company, failed to establish a prima facie case in its derivative claim against Shell’s Directors regarding the company’s climate change risk management strategy.’
Six Pump Court, 31st July 2023
Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘Wild camping is once again allowed on Dartmoor after the national park won a successful appeal against a ruling in a case brought by a wealthy landowner.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The recent decision in Brem v Clark & Anor [2023] EWHC 1358 (KB) is a good reminder of the matters that the court will consider when determining an application to strike out a ‘dubious’ claim in unusual circumstances and a subsequent appeal against the decision to strike out.’
Becket Chambers, 4th July 2023
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘The UK government has imposed sanctions on those involved in the “deplorable” sentencing of the dual-national dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza after a Russian court dismissed his appeal against a 25-year sentence.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two Just Stop Oil protesters who scaled the bridge at the Dartford crossing, closing it to traffic for more than a day and a half, have been refused permission to appeal against their sentences.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 21 July 2023, the Diocese of Oxford issued the Press Release Learning Lessons Review: Revd Michael Hall, (“the Hall Review”), concerning the safeguarding case review it commissioned in April 2022 into allegations of spiritual abuse connected with St Margaret’s, Tylers Green, High Wycombe between 1981 and 2000. The review was the most recent of such “lessons learnt” reviews from the Diocese[1] and provides a present-day perspective of the Church’s approach to spiritual abuse both during and after the events at St Margaret’s.’
Law & Religion UK, 31st July 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Robins v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2023] EWCA Civ 890 (28 July 2023)
Patley Wood Farm LLP & Ors v Kicks & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 901 (28 July 2023)
S (Children: Parentage and Jurisdiction) [2023] EWCA Civ 897 (27 July 2023)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
BKR, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 903 (28 July 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
British Broadcasting Corporation v BBC Pension Trust Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 1965 (Ch) (28 July 2023)
Time GB Group Ltd v Yarwell Mill Country Park Ltd [2023] EWHC 1887 (Ch) (28 July 2023)
Financial Conduct Authority v Forster & Ors [2023] EWHC 1973 (Ch) (28 July 2023)
Galapagos Bidco SARL v Kebekus & Ors [2023] EWHC 1931 (Ch) (28 July 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Zhang [2023] EWHC 1964 (Comm) (28 July 2023)
Wyllie & Ors v Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE [2023] EWHC 1970 (Comm) (28 July 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
A And B (Children: ‘parental Alienation’) (No. 5) [2023] EWHC 1864 (Fam) (27 July 2023)
C, Re (Parental Alienation: Permanent Removal to Germany) [2023] EWHC 1955 (Fam) (27 July 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council [2023] EWHC 1975 (KB) (28 July 2023)
McKenzie v Creation Consumer Finance Ltd [2023] EWHC 1904 (KB) (28 July 2023)
Davidoff & Ors v Google LLC [2023] EWHC 1958 (KB) (28 July 2023)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
International Game Technology PLC & Ors v Gambling Commission [2023] EWHC 1961 (TCC) (28 July 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Our grateful thanks to Daniel Grütters of One Pump Court for the following note and copy of the judgment in a section 204 appeal on the suitability of temporary accommodation.’
Nearly Legal, 28th July 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Some brief notes on recent Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal decisions on leasehold and service charge issues.’
Nearly Legal, 30th July 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘British employers facing industrial action have been urged to review their contingency plans after a High Court decision struck down rules allowing agency staff to perform the roles of striking workers.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th July 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A landmark UK Supreme Court ruling on third-party litigation funding rules poses challenges for existing and future collective proceedings, according to two legal experts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th July 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Despite what the parties and their supporters hoped, this case (Mermaids v The Charity Commission of England and Wales & LGB Alliance [2023] ULKFTT 563 (GRC)) was not – said the Tribunal – about the rights of gender diverse people (as represented by Mermaids) or the rights of gay, lesbian and bisexual people (represented by the LGB Alliance). On the face of it, the issue decided by the Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber, Charity) on 6 July 2023 was a narrow one: whether Mermaids was entitled to challenge the Charity Commission’s decision to register the LGB Alliance as a charity. But its ruling – that Mermaids could not – was highly significant as a robust affirmation of the value of debate in a democratic society.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th July 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Court of Appeal last week overturned a decision that £2.7bn collective proceedings over a foreign exchange spot-trading cartel should be on an opt-in, rather than opt-out, basis.’
Legal Futures, 31st July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A London law firm that took an assignment of nearly £2.5m owed to a client to pay its fees has been granted summary judgment by the High Court.’
Legal Futures, 31st July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A British man who tried to smuggle migrant children as young as 1 into the UK by hiding them behind boxes in his van has been jailed for 4 years.’
Home Office, 28th July 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Two men have today been sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court for fraudulently selling unauthorised COVID-19 test kits in 2020 whilst the country was in the grip of the pandemic.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 28th July 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘An airline has committed to reopening claims from passengers after the aviation regulator stepped in to force the issue. The UK Civil Aviation Authority said its enforcement action against Wizz Air followed “significant concerns over high volumes of complaints” about the airline not paying passengers what they are owed.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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