‘John Sentamu, the former archbishop of York, failed to act on disclosures that a Church of England vicar raped a 16-year-old boy, a report commissioned by the church has found.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Ministry of Defence will not change its rules allowing those leaving the military to be gifted knives. It comes after veteran Collin Reeves murdered his neighbours Stephen and Jennifer Chapple using a dagger.’
BBC News, 11th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This appeal concerns the tort of private nuisance (a civil wrong) in the context of a major oil spill. The question at issue is whether there is a continuing private nuisance and hence a continuing cause of action. This is an important question because it affects when the limitation period for the bringing of claims (which in English law for torts is normally six years) starts to run.’
UKSC Blog, 10th May 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The Metropolitan Police has apologised for not disclosing documents relating to the murder of a private detective which it says were found in a locked cabinet at its headquarters.’
BBC News, 10th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Manchester City Council has secured the confiscation of £174,074 from a company that owned a property used as an illegal shisha café in breach of a planning enforcement notice.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This briefing is part of a series that will take 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, 10th May 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘A High Court judge has rejected a man’s legal challenge to Surrey County Council’s alcohol detox policy after he was refused residential treatment by social services due to his lack of prior engagement with early stage treatment plans for his alcoholism.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Trades unions have warned that workers’ rights are in peril after the government unveiled new plans to scrap EU rules on working hours as part of its drive to cut “unnecessary red tape”.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In recent years, a lot has been written about “the right to protest” and “the right to free speech” in the UK. Yet neither phrase appears in the latest Public Order Act, which became law on 2nd May 2023. The absence of those phrases is unsurprising. First, neither phrase is precise enough for legal drafting. Second, the Tory government behind the 2023 Act wishes to avoid these conceptual problems by painting a picture of protest movements gone wild. In this post, I consider the new Act amid reports of its use during the coronation. From this early case study, we see a dangerous illustration of what is yet to come.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 9th May 2023
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
SI 2023/509 – The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/525 – The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/513 – The Power to Award Degrees etc. (NCG) Order of Council 2016 (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/517 – The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) Order 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Jalla & Anor v Shell International Trading and Shipping Co Ltd & Anor [2023] UKSC 16 (10 May 2023)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Pretoria Energy Company (Chittering) Ltd v Blankney Estates Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 482 (09 May 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Vidak v Regional Court of Budapest (Hungary) [2023] EWHC 1108 (Admin) (10 May 2023)
Dalston Projects Ltd & Ors v Secretary of State for Transport [2023] EWHC 1106 (Admin) (10 May 2023)
Hicks v Director of Public Prosecutions [2023] EWHC 1089 (Admin) (09 May 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Alizade & Ors v Kudlick [2023] EWHC 1082 (Ch) (10 May 2023)
James Court Ltd (In Liquidation) v Hindsight Contractors Ltd [2023] EWHC 1101 (Ch) (09 May 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
GASL Ireland Leasing A-1 Ltd v SpiceJet Ltd [2023] EWHC 1107 (Comm) (10 May 2023)
Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Emmott [2023] EWHC 1005 (Comm) (09 May 2023)
London Business House Ltd & Anor v Pitman Training Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 1077 (Comm) (09 May 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
S v F & Anor [2023] EWHC 597 (Fam) (09 May 2023)
High Court (Patents Court)
Safestand Ltd v Weston Homes Plc & Ors [2023] EWHC 1098 (Pat) (10 May 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A judicial review on three grounds:
i) Breach of section 193(2) Housing Act 1996 duty to secure suitable accommodation;
ii) The Westminster’s allocation policy was unlawful in that it denied the applicant medical need priority reasonable preference, restricting him to homeless reasonable preference; and
iii) Breach of the duty under section 166A(9)(a)(ii) Housing Act 1996 to provide the applicant sufficient information to permit the applicant to determine whether housing accommodation appropriate to his needs is likely to be available to him and, if so, how long it is likely to be before such accommodation becomes available for allocation to him.’
Nearly Legal, 8th May 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘In recent months, the UK government has tabled two Bills before Parliament which would have the consequence – and almost certainly have the intention – of setting the UK on a collision course with the Council of Europe, and especially the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Both the Bill of Rights Bill and the Illegal Migration Bill, introduced on 22 June 2022 and 7 March 2023 respectively, contain provisions that openly flout the UK’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). While the former is currently in parliamentary limbo, the Illegal Migration Bill will probably become law, following extensive amendment by the House of Lords, which will debate it on 10 May.’
EIN Blog, 9th May 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Dominic Raab’s plan for human rights law reform is to get its final coup de grace under lord chancellor Alex Chalk, according to media reports. The Bill of Rights Bill – introduced last summer and then shelved under Liz Truss’s government – is technically still before parliament, awaiting a second reading in the House of Commons. However its future has been in doubt despite Raab’s return to office under Rishi Sunak.’
Law Society's Gazette, May 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man who bludgeoned his neighbour to death with a bag full of Pokemon cards because he was angry about being insulted has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 9th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Electoral Commission has revealed it will conduct a “full report” on the May 2023 local elections, which will analyse the impact of the voter ID requirement.’
Local Government Lawyer, May 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A woman who has lived on the same council estate for 30 years has taken developers and her local authority to the high court over plans to demolish her home.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A GB News programme which broadcast claims that the Covid-19 vaccination programme amounted to “mass murder” has been found to have broken Ofcom rules.’
BBC News, 9th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘the Convention’) protects a person’s right to “respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence”, while article 10 protects the right to freedom of expression.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th May 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
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