Met Police: Former officer found guilty of rape – BBC News
‘A former Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of raping a woman while he was off duty.’
BBC News, 4th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fundamental Dishonesty: An Update – Ropewalk Chambers
‘In order to have a sense of how my own experience was mirrored by colleagues in Ropewalk Chambers, I conducted a recent survey asking colleagues for their own experiences regarding fundamental dishonesty at trial.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 30th March 2023
Source: ropewalk.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2023/404 – The Treasure (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/403 – The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/400 – The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/397 – The Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2023
SI 2023/396 – The Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/395 – The Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/392 – The Freedom of Information (Removal of References to Public Authorities) Order 2023
SI 2023/390 – The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023
SI 2023/386 – The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/385 – The Finance Act 2009 (VAT-related Payments) (Interest) (Appointed Day) Order 2023
SI 2023/382 – The Free Zone (Customs Site No. 1 East Midlands) Designation Order 2023
SI 2023/381 – The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
You should have read the CPR, judge tells litigant in person – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A judge has chided a litigant in person for failing to familiarise himself with the civil procedure rules and the statutes governing limitation. Effectively quashing a defamation claim brought against Pakistani newspaper publishers, a broadcaster and a journalist, Master Cook said that claimant Shah Muhammad had not consulted the Kings Bench Guide and the CPR, both available online.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd April 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Raab urged to fast-track plans to force criminals to attend sentencing – The Guardian
‘Dominic Raab has been urged to fast-track plans to force criminals to attend their sentencing after the murderer of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel refused to leave his cell to be sentenced on Monday.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
4 New Square Chambers Insurance Law Review – Spring 2023 – 4 New Square
‘In our spring 2023 insurance law review we look at cases across a range of areas with no standout theme. We review cases ranging from Covid 19 business interruption claims to recovery of professional fees; from reservation of rights to subrogation; from insurable interest to damages for late payment. We look at cases on the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Acts 1930 and 2010, aggregation and exclusion clauses. And we note the continuing lack of significant case law on presentation of risk under the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 and the Insurance Act 2015.’
4 New Square, 28th March 2023
Source: www.4newsquare.com
Timothy Schofield found guilty of sexually abusing boy – BBC News
‘The brother of television presenter Phillip Schofield has been found guilty of sexually abusing a boy.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Local Government Association raises concerns over Illegal Migration Bill, highlights conflict with Children Act 1989 – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that provisions in the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill regarding unaccompanied children could conflict with the Children Act 1989.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Causation and Divisible Injury, The ‘Rocks Of Uncertainty’: CNZ (a minor) v Royal Bath Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Another [2023] EWHC 19 (KB) – 3PB
‘CNZ v Royal United Bath Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a must-read for those practising in clinical negligence and especially for those practising in birth injury cases. However, the case also provides useful guidance on material contribution and apportionment. Ritchie J sketches out important parameters on the law on material contribution and extracts the important distinction between divisible injury and divisible
outcome. The terminology can be nebulous unless a distinction is drawn between these concepts (injury and outcome) which Ritchie J provided with welcomed clarity. The law on material contribution has migrated from industrial disease to clinical negligence litigation and the judgment provides important guidance when a Claimant suffers an injury from a combination of tortious and non-tortious causes.’
3PB, March 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Thomas Cashman given mandatory life sentence – BBC News
‘Thomas Cashman, 34, has been jailed for 42 years for the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
South Yorkshire PC jailed for taking photo of teenager’s breasts – BBC News
‘A South Yorkshire Police officer who pulled down a teenager’s top and photographed her breasts has been jailed for eight months.’
BBC News, 1st April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council gets default ruling set aside in £6m mesothelioma case despite “inexcusable” delay – Local Government Lawyer
‘The London Borough of Richmond has been allowed to defend a £6m mesothelioma claim, after the High Court set aside a default judgment made in 2021.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Asylum seeker barge plan would face legal challenge – BBC News
‘Ministers are facing the prospect of a legal challenge if they go ahead with plans to house asylum seekers on a barge off the Dorset coast.’
BBC News, 4th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK watchdog warns chatbot developers over data protection laws – The Guardian
‘Britain’s data watchdog has issued a warning to tech firms about the use of people’s personal information to develop chatbots after concerns that the underlying technology is trained on large quantities of unfiltered material scraped from the web.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge grants permission to bring claim over alleged failure to treat as former relevant child – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has granted permission for a judicial review challenge over the London Borough of Lambeth’s alleged failure to treat a vulnerable 17 year old as a “looked after” child, by providing accommodation under the Housing Act, rather than pursuant to the provisions of the Children Act.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
James Allchurch: Podcaster guilty of racist crimes – BBC News
‘A podcaster has been found guilty of distributing racist and anti-Semitic content.’
BBC News, 1st April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2023/380 – The Education (Pupil Information and School Performance Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/376 – The Value Added Tax (Installation of Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2023
SI 2023/375 – The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 1 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/373 – The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/372 – The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
S, Re (A Child: Findings of Fact) [2023] EWCA Civ 346 (31 March 2023)
C, D And E (Care Proceedings: Adequacy of Reasons) [2023] EWCA Civ 334 (30 March 2023)
Gorbachev v Guriev & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 327 (28 March 2023)
Zaman v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2023] EWCA Civ 322 (24 March 2023)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Oliver v Rex [2023] EWCA Crim 336 (30 March 2023)
Wu v Chelmsford City Council [2023] EWCA Crim 338 (30 March 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Webberley v General Medical Council [2023] EWHC 734 (Admin) (31 March 2023)
Baciejowski v District Court in Koszalin, Poland [2023] EWHC 764 (Admin) (31 March 2023)
Knight, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Harrow [2023] EWHC 678 (Admin) (31 March 2023)
Dobrowolski v District Court in Bydgoszcz, Poland [2023] EWHC 763 (Admin) (31 March 2023)
Nemeth v Judge of the District Court of Budapest, Hungary [2023] EWHC 692 (Admin) (28 March 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Watts v Watts [2023] EWHC 679 (Ch) (03 April 2023)
JD Group Ltd, Re [2023] EWHC 775 (Ch) (03 April 2023)
Mercy Global Consult Ltd v Adegbuyi-Jackson & Ors [2023] EWHC 749 (Ch) (31 March 2023)
Arnstein v Coplexia Collaborative Llp & Anor [2023] EWHC 714 (Ch) (31 March 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Discovery Land Company LLC & Ors v Axis Specialty Europe SE [2023] EWHC 779 (Comm) (03 April 2023)
Capital Green Recycling Ltd & Anor v Bird & Anor [2023] EWHC 760 (Comm) (03 April 2023)
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co v YES Bank Ltd [2023] EWHC 745 (Comm) (31 March 2023)
Lonestar Communications Corporation LLC v Kaye & Ors [2023] EWHC 732 (Comm) (30 March 2023)
Manek & Ors v 360 One Wam Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 710 (Comm) (30 March 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
TT v Essex County Council [2023] EWHC 721 (Fam) (03 April 2023)
High Court (Patents Court)
Price & Ors v Flitcraft Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 695 (Pat) (03 April 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Armstrong Watson Llp v Person(s) Unknown [2023] EWHC 762 (KB) (31 March 2023)
Muhammad v Daily The News International & Ors (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 674 (KB) (30 March 2023)
Waverley Borough Council v Gray & Ors [2023] EWHC 670 (KB) (29 March 2023)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Elements (Europe) Ltd v FK Building Ltd [2023] EWHC 726 (TCC) (30 March 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Elms: HC-One admits mistakes unacceptable in care home deaths – BBC News
‘A major provider has admitted “unacceptable mistakes” in the care of three people who died after living at a home, which later closed over failures.’
BBC News, 1st April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
