‘Two recent compulsory purchase decisions have highlighted certain areas of risk to acquiring authorities, writes Matthew Tucker. These decisions particularly emphasise the importance of the process of negotiation and also indicate a heightened level of scrutiny of acquiring authorities’ conduct in this respect.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Divisional Court has ruled on the power to waive or relax an enforcement notice under Section 172A. Melissa Murphy KC and Charles Streeten look at the outcome.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘City firm CMS UK has become the first law firm to be awarded the new ISO 30415 diversity and inclusion certification.’
Legal Futures, 20th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘On Thursday 20 July, the Law Commission’s recommendations on electronic trade documents became law as the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 secured royal assent.’
Law Commission, 20th July 2023
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘A City firm has been lambasted by a judge for a costs bill fiasco which saw clients applying for relief at the High Court.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Fossil fuel prospectors have cleared another hurdle on their path to drill for oil and gas near an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) in the Surrey Hills after campaigners lost a judicial review of the plan.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who killed a convicted paedophile with a wooden plank has been given a life sentence and will spend a minimum of 20 years in prison.’
BBC News, 20th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court
Jones v Birmingham City Council & Anor (Rev1) [2023] UKSC 27 (19 July 2023)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
E (A Child: Care Proceedings Fact Finding) [2023] EWCA Civ 858 (19 July 2023)
Alma Property Management Ltd v Crompton & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 849 (19 July 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
DK, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Croydon [2023] EWHC 1833 (Admin) (19 July 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division) Decisions
Lakey v Macabuag & Ors Re Mitt Wearables Ltd [2023] EWHC 1800 (Ch) (19 July 2023)
ACL Netherlands BV & Ors v Lynch & Anor [2023] EWHC 1847 (Ch) (19 July 2023)
Kea Investments Ltd v Watson [2023] EWHC 1830 (Ch) (19 July 2023)
Lendinvest BTL Ltd v Property Services LDN Ltd [2023] EWHC 1778 (Ch) (18 July 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
LMH v EGK (Re Arbitration Act 1996) [2023] EWHC 1832 (Comm) (19 July 2023)
Delivery Hero SE v Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd [2023] EWHC 1827 (Comm) (19 July 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Styles v South Wales Police [2023] EWHC 1835 (KB) (19 July 2023)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Henderson and Jones Ltd v Stargunter Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 1849 (TCC) (19 July 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
SI 2023/827 – The Insurance Premium Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/824 – The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/823 – The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/822 – The School Teachers’ Incentive Payments (England) (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/818 – The Transfer Pricing Records Regulations 2023
SI 2023/817 – The Platform Operators (Due Diligence and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘R ((AAA) Syria and Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 745. The Claimants in this case are 10 individual asylum-seekers from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Vietnam, Sudan and Albania who entered the UK irregularly by crossing the English Channel in small boats, together with one charity, Asylum Aid.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th July 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review undertaken by independent reviewer Clare Wade KC and the government response.’
Ministry of Justice, 20th July 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The proportion of claims settled by NHS Resolution pre-issue hit a record 80% in the last year, but the cost of claims still rose, according to its annual report.’
Legal Futures, 20th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A candidate for the bench has lost an employment tribunal claim against the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) over reasonable adjustments.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An unrepresented claimant has won her appeal against lawyers in a negligence case described by the judge as a “stark example” of how attempts to hasten a victory go wrong.
Opening his judgment in Anna Christie v Mary Ward Legal Centre and Anor, The Honourable Mr Justice Turner said: “There is no shortage of civil cases in which well-intentioned attempts to hasten victory have had the very opposite effect. This case is a stark example of what can happen when things go wrong.”‘
Law Society's Gazette, 19th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Partners who murder at the end of a relationship could face longer sentences under a proposed overhaul of punishments for domestic murder.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Britain is imposing visa requirements for all visitors from Dominica, Honduras, Namibia, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu, as Suella Braverman cited abuse of the migration system.’
The Independent, 20th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Rishi Sunak and Ben Wallace have formally apologised to the Commons for the decades-long ban on LGBT people serving in the UK armed forces, after the publication of a government-commissioned review.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 34-year-old man has been jailed for life after assaulting and raping two women in “horrific” attacks.’
BBC News,19h July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK government has amended powers that could be used to force tech firms to scan encrypted messages for child abuse images.’
BBC News, 19th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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