‘A company in dispute with its litigation funders has failed in its bid to fortify their cross-undertakings in damages after arguing it wanted to use the contested funds to back litigation itself.’
Legal Futures, 6th November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has confirmed that property guardianship companies must licence premises as HMOs (houses in multiple occupation). Ranjit Bhose KC and Tara O’Leary analyse the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A recent High Court ruling exhorts officers to make a deeper dive into the detail of planning permissions, writes Roderick Morton.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Justice in the Digital Age – Speech on the 150th Anniversary of the Technology and Construction Court.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A costs judge has refused a former client’s plea for a recording of the call where they signed up to instruct a law firm. In Turner v Coupland Cavendish, Costs Judge Rowley said the call recording remained the solicitors’ property rather than the client’s and did not need to be disclosed.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th November 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A self-employed gardener has been banned for five years from dressing in an all-black gimp suit in public at night and “crawling, wriggling or writhing on the ground” after police linked him to 25 incidents committed by the so-called “Somerset Gimp”.’
The Independent, 4th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Priory healthcare group has been charged with two criminal offences over the death of a 23-year-old man who was hit by a train after absconding from a mental health hospital.’
The Guardian, 6th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A police employee who tipped off a criminal friend about a covert investigation has been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government has agreed to fund a one-off bonus for health workers who missed out previously because they worked for non-NHS organisations. A payment of at least £1,655 was agreed as part of the NHS pay deal in England this year, to recognise the pressure of the Covid pandemic on staff. But the BBC recently reported thousands of outsourced staff did not qualify and employers had launched legal action.’
BBC News, 6th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SI 2023/1161 – The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1164 – The Dangerous Dogs (Designated Types) (England and Wales) Order 2023
SI 2023/1163 – The Care Quality Commission (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1156 – The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1152 – The Armed Forces (Disposal of Property) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1168 – The Public Charge Point Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1170 – The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gill v Thind & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 1276 (02 November 2023)
Adil v General Medical Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1261 (02 November 2023)
The Pensions Ombudsman v CMG Pension Trustees Ltd & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 1258 (01 November 2023)
Lufthansa Technik AG v Panasonic Avionics Corporation & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 1273 (01 November 2023)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Gray v R [2023] EWCA Crim 1285 (01 November 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Jagiellowicz v Regional Court in Elblag (Poland) [2023] EWHC 2751 (Admin) (02 November 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lord & Ors v Kinsella & Ors [2023] EWHC 2748 (Ch) (02 November 2023)
In the Matter of Praesidiad Ltd [2023] EWHC 2745 (Ch) (01 November 2023)
Morrison Water Services Ltd v Browning [2023] EWHC 2725 (Ch) (31 October 2023)
Mojela v Canmart Ltd & Anor[2023] EWHC 2668 (Ch) (30 October 2023)
Magomedov & Ors v TPG Group Holdings (SBS), LP & Ors [2023] EWHC 2655 (Comm) (27 October 2023)
Transomas Ltd & Anor v Kheri Trading Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 2708 (Ch) (27 October 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Hulley Enterprises Ltd & Ors v The Russian Federation [2023] EWHC 2704 (Comm) (01 November 2023)
On the Beach Ltd & Ors v Ryanair UK Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 2694 (Comm) (31 October 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
A Mother v A Father & Ors [2023] EWHC 2728 (Fam) (01 November 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Crosbie v Ley [2023] EWHC 2626 (KB) (01 November 2023)
James v Shaw (t/a Shaws Leasure) [2023] EWHC 2683 (KB) (01 November 2023)
Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd (Re Preliminary Issues) [2023] EWHC 2734 (KB) (01 November 2023)
Doyle v HDI Global Specialty SE [2023] EWHC 2722 (KB) (31 October 2023)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd v Aecom Ltd (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 2620 (TCC) (01 November 2023)
Crystal Electronics Ltd v Digital Mobile Spectrum Ltd [2023] EWHC 2656 (TCC) (27 October 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Future demand for autonomous vehicles will be significantly influenced by the extent to which legislators can simultaneously promote innovation and flexibility while addressing safety concerns in the rules they write, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Two recent business tenancy appeals in England are likely to catch the eye of the Law Commission as it considers potential reforms to the 1954 Landlord and Tenant Act, according to one legal expert.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Artificial intelligence (AI) will have multiple uses for litigators, including helping with costs budgeting and validating advice to clients, a leading partner at Eversheds Sutherland has predicted.’
Legal Futures, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A former children’s holiday camp manager who posed as a teenage girl in order to groom children online has been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 1st November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A firm has successfully challenged a 20% late-submission penalty to a legal aid settlement.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Judge accuses local authority of a ‘lackadaisical’ attitude to the 16-year-old’s care after regulated providers refused to give him a place.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A suspended Labour MP is suing the Conservative MP Chris Clarkson, who accused him of “seeking to justify the murderous actions of Hamas” in the Israel-Hamas conflict.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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