‘In 2013, the Caribbean Community set up the CARICOM Reparations Commission to “prepare the case [for] reparatory justice for the Caribbean region’s indigenous and African descendant communities who are the victims of crimes against humanity in the form of genocide, slavery, slave trading and racial apartheid”. A decade on, the issue is rarely far from the headlines.’
3 Hare Court, 14th June 2023
Source: www.3harecourt.com
‘Most unregulated legal services firms support “some aspects of regulation” for their areas but there is not a clear case for major reform, a report for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has concluded.’
Legal Futures, 14th June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a new committee to help guide judges, legal representatives and litigants through online court procedures.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The jury is still out on whether the four-day week will remain the exception rather than the rule in future. In February, we learned that the majority of UK companies that took part in a six-month pilot in 2022 (offering employees a shorter working week on full pay for the same level of productivity) voted to continue with the trial, with 18 companies deciding to introduce the model permanently.’
Kingsley Napley, 13th June 2023
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘A mother has been found guilty of the manslaughter of her nine-year-old son, who was found unresponsive in a cold bath with 50 injuries over his body, while her partner has been found guilty of his murder.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The illegal migration bill passed through the House of Commons earlier this year, but is being fiercely contested in the House of Lords. The bill is currently at the committee stage which allows the members to scrutinise the text and make amendments.’
EIN Blog, 12th June 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘What such an exceptional case might look like has remained a matter of speculation. Until now. On 9 May Ritchie J handed down judgment in Woodcock v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire [2023] EWHC 1062 (KB), which, if it remains good law, is likely to have a significant impact upon the law concerning the liability of the police in the tort of negligence.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th June 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Oppressive lawsuits brought by wealthy individuals to evade scrutiny and intimidate critics are to be defined in English and Welsh law for the first time, as judges are handed powers to dismiss “Slapps” at an early stage.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Decisions taken by law firms to act for clients, including “environment-harming” fossil fuel companies and others, are not about access to justice or legal ethics, a leading academic has argued.’
Legal Futures, 13th June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales is considering whether juryless trials could help improve rape conviction rates. All rape and attempted rape trials in England and Wales are currently held before a jury of 12 people, who listen to the evidence and decide unanimously whether the accused is innocent or guilty.’
Each Other, 12th June 2023
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Abortion legislation is “very much out of date” and should be overhauled, the chair of the Commons women and equalities committee has said, after a woman was jailed for procuring drugs to induce an abortion after the legal limit.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Millions of pounds have been paid out in the last ten years to people who were abused in the Scouts, lawyers say.’
BBC News, 13th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SI 2023/601 – The Common Procurement Vocabulary (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/623 – The Windsor Framework (Disclosure of Revenue and Customs Information) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/622 – The Plastic Packaging Tax (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/620 – The Mobile Homes (Pitch Fees) (Prescribed Form) (England) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/606 – The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Tinkler v Esken Ltd (Formerly Stobart Group Ltd) [2023] EWCA Civ 655 (09 June 2023)
Pitalia & Anor v NHS England [2023] EWCA Civ 657 (09 June 2023)
N & A (1996 Hague Convention: Article 13) [2023] EWCA Civ 623 (09 June 2023)
Phipps v Priory Education Services Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 652 (09 June 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
UO v London Borough of Redbridge [2023] EWHC 1355 (Admin) (08 June 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
King v Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund [2023] EWHC 1408 (Ch) (09 June 2023)
Thandi v Saggu [2023] EWHC 1379 (Ch) (08 June 2023)
Henrikson & Ors v Constant & Ors [2023] EWHC 1373 (Ch) (07 June 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
PA (GI) Ltd v Cigna Insurance Services (Europe) Ltd [2023] EWHC 1360 (Comm) (09 June 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
Article 39 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 1398 (Fam) (09 June 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Amersi v Leslie & Anor [2023] EWHC 1368 (KB) (07 June 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A law firm has had to take civil action against the father on the opposite side of a child contact dispute because of the abuse he has directed at it and the solicitor running the case.’
Legal Futures, 12th June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has refused mining giant BHP permission to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision allowing the largest group action ever to go ahead.’
Legal Futures, 12th June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The former director of a finance company, based in the City of London, has been imprisoned today (9 June 2023) of being responsible for an around £70m investment fraud, which stole money from members of the public.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th June 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A garden supplies company owner has been jailed and the firm has been fined £700,000 after a worker was crushed to death by a robotic packing arm.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th June 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘An experienced district judge has ruled it is “irrelevant” how medical reporting costs are broken down, as the debate over non-party disclosure takes another turn.
Law Society's Gazette, 12th June 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An ambulance driver has been jailed for killing a patient in a crash after not securing her stretcher harness and driving on the wrong side of the road.’
BBC News, 10th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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