Tomasz Oleszak murder: Leighton Amies, 15, guilty of killing 14-year-old – BBC News
‘A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Gateshead.’
BBC News, 17th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge’s “dismay” at conduct of High Court claim – Legal Futures
‘A High Court judge has expressed her “dismay” that there was no pre-trial review in a case that was discontinued on day four of a trial that had been listed several months earlier.’
Legal Futures, 18th April 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
SO, R (On the Application Of) v Thanet District Council [2023] EWCA Civ 398 (14 April 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Nambiar v Karam [2023] EWHC 839 (Ch) (14 April 2023)
Central Properties Holdings Ltd (In Administration), Re [2023] EWHC 829 (Ch) (14 April 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
Cummings v Fawn [2023] EWHC 830 (Fam) (14 April 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
UK advertising watchdog to probe ‘free trial’ subscription traps – OUT-LAW.com
‘Businesses using “free trial” ads to engage consumers for their subscription services have been urged to review their online marketing content, as the UK’s Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has set out its plan to target non-compliant trials and other promotional subscription offers in upcoming enforcement action.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th April 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
David Erdos: Leave to Remain? Data Protection’s ‘Immigration Exemption’ Returns to Court – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘With both the Illegal Migration Bill and the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill currently before Parliament, it is clear that both immigration control and data protection are high on the UK political agenda. Both areas have also been prominent before the courts. Moreover, litigation by the Open Rights Group and the The3million challenging the UK data protection’s so-called “immigration exemption” (DPA 2018, Sch. 2, para. 4) has brought these areas together in a materially impactful way.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th April 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Adjoining owners and Party Wall Act awards – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that Party Wall Act awards cannot be imposed on building owners by adjoining owners. Michael Paget analyses the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The “We’ve extended the conservation area” gambit – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge recently found that a borough council fell into a number of legal errors when extending a conservation area to include a former department store that developers were seeking to demolish. Simon Ricketts examines the case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Implementation of planning permission – Local Government Lawyer
‘Roderick Morton reports on a High Court ruling that highlights the importance of checking implementation carefully where a developer claims to have permission.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Cutting red tape to free up police time to focus on solving crimes – Home Office
‘Minister for Crime and Policing, Chris Philp, gave a speech on measures being taken to reduce unnecessary red tape and free up police time.’
Home Office, 13th April 2023
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Surrogacy laws will be overhauled under new reforms – Family Law
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have published reforms for Government to improve outdated surrogacy laws.’
Family Law, 12th April 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Rishi Sunak scraps plans for new smart motorways in England – The Guardian
‘The building of new smart motorways is being cancelled as Rishi Sunak acknowledged concerns about safety and cost.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rogue breast cancer surgeon Ian Paterson ‘linked to 650 deaths’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Victims of a rogue breast cancer surgeon have called for a change in the law after it was reported that he may be linked to up to 650 deaths.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2023
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dominic Raab faces legal action after refusing inquiry into abuse of thousands of boys in detention centres – The Independent
‘Dominic Raab faces legal action over his refusal to trigger a public inquiry into the abuse of thousands of boys held in youth detention centres from the 1960s to 1980s’
The Independent, 16th April 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rapist who won lottery on day release from prison is granted access to full £7.2m jackpot – The Independent
‘A 70-year-old convicted rapist has been granted full access to the £7.2 million jackpot he won in the lottery following a 15-year legal battle.’
The Independent, 15th April 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The tragic cost of under-investment’: asbestos blamed for 150 deaths of school and hospital workers in England – The Guardian
‘Fresh concerns have been raised about the amount of asbestos remaining in dilapidated schools and hospitals, after new analysis found that almost 150 health and education workers were recorded as dying from cancer related to the material in recent years. According to official data, there have been 147 deaths among health and education workers since 2017. Experts believe the figure is likely to be a significant underestimate because of the way someone’s profession is recorded on death certificates.’
The Guardian, 16th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Windrush victims being failed by compensation scheme – report – BBC News
‘Windrush scandal victims are still facing long waits and inadequate offers of compensation, according to a new report by a global human rights group. Human Rights Watch said the Home Office-run compensation scheme should be handed to an independent body.’
BBC News, 17th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Living in a zoo – the Supreme Court’s decision in Fearn v Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4 – Exchange Chambers
‘A few yards from the Tate Modern lies the Neo-Bankside block. It contains glass fronted flats constructed not long before the gallery’s viewing platform (known as the Blatvanik Building) opened. The trial took place in 2019, shortly before coronavirus struck in 2020 ([2019] EWHC 246) and took an inordinately long time to get to the Supreme Court.’
Exchange Chambers, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk
