‘The CMA is opening an initial review of competition and consumer protection considerations in the development and use of AI foundation models.’
Competition and Markets Authority, 4th May 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
High Court (Administrative Court)
Martin, Re (Re Review of Tariff) [2023] EWHC 947 (Admin) (02 May 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Merrill Lynch International v Citta Metropolitano Di Milano [2023] EWHC 1015 (Comm) (02 May 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Extended family members seeking to provide long-term, stable care for vulnerable children will be able to access free legal advice, thanks to new government investment announced today (30 April 2023).’
Ministry of Justice, 1st May 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A homelessness appeal has been allowed on three out of four grounds on behalf of a man who was placed in unsuitable accommodation by Cambridge City Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd May 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A so-called football fan has been banned from football matches and fined for homophobic abuse of Bournemouth fans.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 28th April 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The scope of legal aid has been widened to family and friends applying to look after a vulnerable child – however, the Law Society says the changes do not go far enough.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd May 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A judge has approved a “global” settlement of compensation claims made by people affected by the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire.’
The Independent, 2nd May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Adverts for ultrasound services have been banned for misrepresenting the extent to which scans can provide reassurance about the wellbeing of an unborn baby.’
The Independent, 3rd May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Drivers risk unfair fines for using most yellow box junctions which councils want enforcement powers over, according to a new report. Problems with the boxes include poor visibility and being too large, research commissioned by the RAC found.’
The Independent, 3rd May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police are to formally review whether they should take indecent exposure more seriously amid emerging evidence that people who commit such crimes can escalate their offending, the Guardian has learned. It comes after it was revealed Wayne Couzens, the then-Metropolitan police officer who raped and murdered Sarah Everard, had committed a series of offences where he had exposed himself before the murder.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Delays in evidence gathering and a “lack of knowledge” about online child abuse inquiries are reducing North Yorkshire Police’s ability to safeguard children, a report said.’
BBC News, 3rd May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ministers have announced a clampdown on the use of cold calls to sell financial products and on technology which allows mass texting of numerous phones as part of a strategy to combat fraud, now the UK’s most common crime.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Conservationists say government must stop licensing “unsustainable” harvest of eggs from amber-listed birds.’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s financial watchdog has announced plans to shake up its rules in a bid to attract more companies to list shares on UK stock markets.’
BBC News, 3rd May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
J (Children: Reopening Findings of Fact) [2023] EWCA Civ 465 (28 April 2023)
McClean & Ors v Thornhill [2023] EWCA Civ 466 (28 April 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Carey Street Investments Ltd & Anor v Brown & Anor [2023] EWHC 968 (Ch) (28 April 2023)
Tolley v No Defendant (Re Caroline Fisher) [2023] EWHC 979 (Ch) (28 April 2023)
Green v White Lantern Film (Britannica) Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 930 (Ch) (28 April 2023)
Nasmyth Group Ltd, Re (Re Companies Act 2006) [2023] EWHC 988 (Ch) (28 April 2023)
McDonagh & Anor v Reeve [2023] EWHC 933 (Ch) (28 April 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Manek & Ors v 360 One WAM Ltd & Ors (Re Consequentials) [2023] EWHC 985 (Comm) (28 April 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
S v D & Anor (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 984 (Fam) (28 April 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Thomas v Porter [2023] EWHC 983 (KB) (28 April 2023)
Palmer v Farmer & Ors [2023] EWHC 976 (KB) (28 April 2023)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Sleaford Building Services Ltd v Isoplus Piping Systems Ltd [2023] EWHC 969 (TCC) (28 April 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘If you have not heard of artificial intelligence (AI), you most likely will have heard of the likes of facial recognition and online chatbots, both of which use it. While AI has the potential to help solve societal challenges, there has been a mass call for global regulation to ensure it is used in responsible and inclusive ways. In May, the European Parliament will vote on the AI Act, which will set out to regulate AI technologies in order to protect human rights. In an open letter to members of the parliament’s leading committees, civic organisations including Amnesty International have called for the following to be prohibited: automated risk assessments and profiling systems; predictive analytical systems used to interdict, curtail and prevent migration; and “deception detectors” and remote biometric identification cards (RBI) in the context of migration and border management.’
Each Other, 27th April 2023
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘LB Lambeth v Fanfair, County Court at Clerkenwell & Shoreditch, 14 February 2023. Our grateful thanks to Angharad Monk of Garden Court for this note of LB Lambeth’s claim for an injunction against Ms Fanfair under Part 1 Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, and the much delayed (if surely inevitable) strike out of the claim. A county court decision, but worthy of note here not just for the flimsy and inadequate evidence on which Lambeth initiated and pursued proceedings, but also for the way they continued to pursue proceedings for the best part of a year, despite breaching directions and despite the evidence of their own expert. Lambeth not turning up to the final hearing was perhaps a fitting dénouement. Anyway, the upshot is that ordinary noise is not ASB, and lack of sound insulation does not make ordinary use into a nuisance.’
Nearly Legal, 1st May 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
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