‘The Housing Ombudsman has sharply criticised a landlord for repeatedly failing to have sufficient regard for its obligations under the Equality Act 2010, and told it to review how it issues section 21 notices.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A legal bid to challenge the Home Office’s decision to use former airbases to house asylum seekers has been approved by the High Court.’
BBC News, 14th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Uber driver has won a payout of more than £20,000 owed to him for more than seven years after a tribunal ruled the gig economy firm failed to respect minimum wage and holiday entitlement laws.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Legal changes brought by the government to let agency staff fill in for striking workers have been quashed by the high court, with ministers’ approach to the policy being labelled “irrational”.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Puma SE (Puma) brought an application against Transport for London (TfL) after TfL removed Puma’s adverts from Wembley Park Tube Station three days before the Women’s Euro finals.’
Mills & Reeve, 13th July 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘In 2018 Mrs Fiona Philipp and her husband, Dr Robin Philipp, fell victim to a fraud. They were deceived by criminals into instructing Barclays Bank (the Bank) to transfer £700,000 in two payments from Mrs Philipp’s current account with the Bank to bank accounts in the United Arab Emirates. The instructions were carried out and the money was lost.’
UKSC Blog, 12th July 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The proportion of Black judges in the courts and tribunals of England and Wales has remained at 1%, the same as nine years ago, while the proportion of Asian judges doubled in the same period from 3% to 6%, according to the latest judicial diversity report from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).’
Legal Futures, 14th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A former deputy headmaster at a secondary school has been jailed for grooming two vulnerable female pupils before having sex with them.’
BBC News, 13th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two teenage boys have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 16-year-old in a case of mistaken identity.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Artificial intelligence (AI) will open up the world of legal services to a new generation of consumers by helping them work out how lawyers can help with their problems, according to Professor Richard Susskind.’
Legal Futures, 13th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A mother who “deliberately poisoned” her son on New Year’s Eve by giving him her medication before she beat him to death has been convicted of murder.’
BBC News, 13th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court
McCulloch & Ors v Forth Valley Health Board (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 26 (12 July 2023)
Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC [2023] UKSC 25 (12 July 2023)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Santiago v Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2023] EWCA Civ 838 (13 July 2023)
Keith v Benka & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 821 (13 July 2023)
Y & E (1996 Hague Convention: Article 11) [2023] EWCA Civ 817 (12 July 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Shabir v General Medical Council [2023] EWHC 1772 (Admin) (13 July 2023)
Osso v Local Court of Regensburg, Germany [2023] EWHC 1728 (Admin) (12 July 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
NJ v JB [2023] EWHC 1762 (Fam) (12 July 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 1770 (KB) (12 July 2023)
Armstrong Watson LLP v Persons Unknown [2023] EWHC 1761 (KB) (11 July 2023)
High Court (Patents Court)
Price & Ors v Flitcraft Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 1746 (Pat) (13 July 2023)
High Court (Technology & Construction Court)
Topalsson GmbH v Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd [2023] EWHC 1765 (TCC) (12 July 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Plymouth City Council has been fined £200,000 after its failures led to employees developing hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Paul Newman KC has written an article on the principles of statutory construction, which might be relevant to the interpretation of a term of art used in a statutory instrument – such as “accrued rights” in the contracting-out legislation recently considered by the court in Virgin Media Ltd v NTL Pension Trustees II Ltd.’
Pensions Barrister, 13th July 2023
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘This case is concerned with the extent to which a doctor is required, under the duty of care owed to a patient, to inform the patient about alternative possible treatments to the one that is being recommended.’
UKSC Blog, 12th July 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The House of Lords has rejected an attempt by the government to extend the amount of time children can be detained in its migration bill.’
BBC News, 13th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ofsted’s role in the events leading up to the death of the Berkshire headteacher Ruth Perry will be examined during an inquest later this year, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a mother against care and placement orders made in respect of her son, after finding the recorder was wrong to decide that there was “no necessity for a psychological assessment”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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