‘The Court of Appeal has had the latest say on shared ownership leaseholders’ right to take over the management of their building – an area where the Law Commission has previously said the landscape is unclear.’
Law Society's Gazette, 31st May 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Large technology companies will face added regulatory and compliance issues in the UK once new legislation aimed at promoting competition in digital markets is enacted and implemented.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th May 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to publish the salaries of the solicitors it fines and impose ‘default salaries’ on those who refuse to reveal them.’
Legal Futures, 1st June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Fines for breaking Covid rules were three times more likely to be handed to black people than white people, and seven times more likely to be issued in the poorest areas than the richest, research commissioned for Britain’s police chiefs has revealed.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Licensing is the backbone of many businesses, but many are unaware of how the current economic downturn could affect their operations as both licensees and licensors.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th May 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘An obsessive ex-boyfriend who stabbed a young woman 40 times in a “ferocious” ambush in west London has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 29 years.’
BBC News, 31st May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nearly 70% of rape survivors dropped out of the justice system in the fourth quarter of last year, according to official government data.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ads for alcohol brand Litty Liquor have been banned for featuring the under-25-year-old rapper ArrDee and encouraging excessive and irresponsible drinking.’
The Independent, 31st May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This briefing is part of a series that is taking a closer look at the government’s draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“the Bill”) which was introduced into Parliament on 25 April 2023. This is an important and far-reaching Bill which will see wide ranging reforms to competition and consumer protection laws.’
Mills & Reeve, 30th May 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘Ads for three tax agents have been banned for exaggerating refunds, being unclear about fees and failing to mention that clients were signing over rights to a cut of potential repayments from previous years.’
The Independent, 30th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Five members of an illegal streaming gang have been jailed for a total of more than 30 years for offering cheap subscriptions for Premier League games to tens of thousands of customers.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This was the Court of Appeal judgment on a an appeal related to (but not from) the Upper Tribunal decision in Avon Ground Rents Ltd v Canary Gateway (Block A) RTM Company Ltd & Anor (2020) UKUT 358 (LC) (Our note here). At issue – and it is nice to have a Court of Appeal matter that is simply on a single point of law – was whether shared ownership leases where the lessee has a less than 100% share were long leases, and so qualifying tenants for the purposes of section 76 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.’
Nearly Legal, 30th May 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has settled a judicial review challenge over a decision which saw the council’s planning committee rescind a planning refusal because the applicant claimed a councillor appeared to be asleep during the meeting.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th May 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A brothel keeper who arranged for women to be trafficked around the UK as prostitutes has been jailed – after being snared by text messages advertising his services.’
The Independent, 30th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A police officer has pleaded guilty to more than 100 charges of inciting children to engage in sexual activity online.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2023
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A 90-year-old black woman was handcuffed and had a spit hood placed over her head and a Taser pointed at her by the Metropolitan police.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has allowed further grounds in the judicial review claim lodged by a coalition of London councils in opposition to the proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th May 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man who sent a fake parcel bomb to an address in Cornwall has been jailed for two and a half years.’
BBC News, 30th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SI 2023/582 – The Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023
SI 2023/588 – The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/586 – The Competition Act 1998 (Motor Vehicle Agreements Block Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2023
SI 2023/568 – The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Avon Ground Rents Ltd v Canary Gateway (Block A) RTM Company Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 616 (30 May 2023)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
ZA, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 596 (26 May 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bacau Disrict Court, Romania v Iancu [2023] EWHC 1274 (Admin) (26 May 2023)
Bowen, R (On the Application Of) v Kent County Council [2023] EWHC 1261 (Admin) (26 May 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Akbar v Ghaffar & Anor [2023] EWHC 1275 (Ch) (30 May 2023)
Henderson & Jones Ltd v Ross & Ors [2023] EWHC 1276 (Ch) (26 May 2023)
Fisher v Dinwoodie [2023] EWHC 1279 (Ch) (26 May 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Goyal & Anor v BGF Investment Management Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 1180 (Comm) (26 May 2023)
Rhine Shipping DMCC v Vitol SA [2023] EWHC 1265 (Comm) (26 May 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Chapman v Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 1290 (KB) (30 May 2023)
Kew Green Group Ltd & Anor v Lamb & Ors [2023] EWHC 1289 (KB) (30 May 2023)
Masih & Anor v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2023] EWHC 1280 (KB) (26 May 2023)
Hart District Council v Freeman & Anor [2023] EWHC 1246 (KB) (26 May 2023)
Frosdick v Official Receiver [2023] EWHC 1262 (KB) (26 May 2023)
Johnson v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 1260 (KB) (26 May 2023)
Murithi & Ors v AVH Legal LLP (t/a Tandem Law) & Ors [2023] EWHC 1245 (KB) (26 May 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
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