‘An online troll who carried out a campaign of abuse against a grieving widow after breaching an order to stop has been jailed for 15 months.’
BBC News, 4th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 3 July 2023, Resomation Ltd (“Natural Water Cremation”) issued a Press Release which announced:
“In a move that is set to revolutionise the way we say goodbye to loved ones, the UK’s leading funeral provider, Co-op Funeralcare, is set to pioneer the introduction of Resomation in the UK later this year. It will mark a major shift in UK funerals for more than 120 years, as the first alternative to burial or cremation since the introduction of the Cremation Act of 1902.”’
Law & Religion UK, 4th July 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his nextdoor neighbour and her two young children by pouring petrol through their letterbox and setting fire to their flat while they were asleep.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
SI 2023/727 – The Aviation Security (Air Cargo Agents) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/753 – The Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/748 – The International Organisations (Tax Exemptions Designation) (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/745 – The Criminal and Civil Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/743 – The Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme Closure (England) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/742 – The Victims’ Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/737 – The Justices’ Allowances (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Traditionally, courts have declined to impose this liability, believing it would lead to defensive policing. A recent High Court ruling appears to have changed all that. Listen to Rosalind English in discussion with Conor Monaghan of 5 Essex Court on this decision with serious implications for all public authorities.’
Law Pod UK, 5th July 2023
Source: audioboom.com
‘Ofcom has launched investigations into GB News and TalkTV as the media regulator struggles to handle how rightwing television channels are employing serving politicians as presenters.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Optis Cellular Technology LLC & Ors v Apple Retail UK Ltd & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 758 (04 July 2023)
Shyti v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 770 (04 July 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Shovlin v Site Civils and Surfacing Ltd & Anor (Re SPH Trust) [2023] EWHC 1658 (Ch) (04 July 2023)
Walsh & Ors v Spence & Ors [2023] EWHC 1661 (Ch) (03 July 2023)
Adams & Ors v FS Capital Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 1649 (Ch) (03 July 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc v Goodrich Corporation [2023] EWHC 1637 (Comm) (03 July 2023)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (King’s Bench Division) Decisions
Kew Green Group Ltd & Anor v Lamb & Ors [2023] EWHC 1628 (KB) (03 July 2023)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Sleaford Building Services Ltd v Isoplus Piping Systems Ltd [2023] EWHC 1643 (TCC) (04 July 2023)
Dukes Bailiffs Ltd v Breckland Council [2023] EWHC 1569 (TCC) (26 June 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, has called for a “radical rehaul of the SEND system” and “swift implementation of the SEND Improvement Plan” after recent data from the Department for Education showed that nearly 1.2 million children in England have special educational needs support without an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP), up 4.7% in 2022.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A 71-year-old man convicted of raping an orphaned boy in Albania has been jailed in the UK for befriending families and children without telling them of his past.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A South Gloucestershire landlord has been ordered to pay more than £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence and for contravening a Local Government Act.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The House of Lords has voted against government plans to weaken detention limits for children and pregnant women in its migration bill.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who strangled his wife and their two young children while drunk, and was then shot by police with a stun gun after holding a knife to his own throat, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 40 years.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this post, Anna Walsh (Partner) and Nicole Ellerby (Associate) in CMS’ defendant medical malpractice team consider the awaited decision from the Supreme Court in the Scottish case of McCulloch and Ors v Forth Valley Health Board [2021] CSIH 21.’
UKSC Blog, 3rd July 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A judicial review into Sadiq Khan’s plans to expand London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is due to get under way at the High Court.’
BBC News, 4th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The justice secretary has asked the Parole Board to reconsider its decision to allow the double child-killer Colin Pitchfork to be released from prison.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In a recent case the Court of Appeal has held that when a First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) (“the FTT”) hears an appeal against a decision under the Housing Act 2004 as a “rehearing”, the FTT must consider whether the authority’s decision was wrong by reference to facts that existed at the time of its decision, and must also give sufficient deference to the authority’s original decision. Simon Kiely and Francesca Gallagher analyse the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Simon Kiely and Francesca Gallagher examine useful Upper Tribunal guidance on the approach the First-Tier Tribunal should adopt when considering the level of civil penalties on appeal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
2023 c. 28 – Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
2023 c. 25 – Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Act 2023
2023 c. 24 – Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023
2023 c. 23 – Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Act 2023
2023 c. 22 – Shark Fins Act 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
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