‘In his fourth and final article in a short series which focuses on case law which may assist in the defence of claims against Highways Authorities under s.41 of the Highways Act 1980, and inspired at least in part by the wintery weather sweeping across the country, Jack Harding focuses on snow and ice on the highway.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A family court judge has described a case where the two parties racked up costs of £5.5m as “one of the most shameless pieces of litigation” he has ever seen.’
Legal Futures, 20th March 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A property dealer jailed for one of the UK’s biggest mortgage frauds a decade ago has been ordered to pay a further £92,500 – money which was recovered from a settlement over a donation to a private school.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A British man convicted of murder is launching a legal action against the Home Office after he was wrongly deported to Jamaica.’
The Guardian, 19th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK water regulator is to use new powers to block companies from shareholder payouts if they fail to hit performance and environmental targets.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who stabbed his friend in the heart and posted videos of his dead body on Snapchat to humiliate him has been sentenced to at least 16 years in jail.’
BBC News, 17th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prisoners serving whole life sentences would be prevented from marrying under new Government plans.’
The Independent, 18th March 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than 100 Metropolitan Police officers being investigated for sexual misconduct are currently working without restrictions, figures reveal.
The Liberal Democrats have found that as of 3 February, more than a quarter of 548 officers being investigated for domestic abuse and sexual misconduct were working as normal.’
BBC News, 20th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court in London has issued its first global fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing decision since the UK Supreme Court’s landmark Unwired Planet ruling in 2020, confirming the approach taken by the judge in that case.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Earlier this year I wrote about the judgment in Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd v Liberty Homes (Kent) Ltd, where O’Farrell J continued an interim freezing injunction that had been granted a month or so earlier. As I said at the time, while I wouldn’t ordinarily be interested in an injunction application, I wrote about it because one of the contractor’s defences to enforcement of the adjudicator’s decision focused on the adjudicator’s request for on account payments for his fees.
Fast forward six months and the case has been back before the TCC judges (also called Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd v Liberty Homes (Kent) Ltd). This time it was in front of Recorder Andrew Singer KC (sitting as a High Court judge), who was asked to look at the payment point as part of the enforcement application. He held that the adjudicator had not exercised a lien before issuing his decision.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 15th March 2023
SI 2023/321 – The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Adjudication) (Amendment) Rules 2023
SI 2023/309 – The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/308 – The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/307 – The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/303 – The Mandatory Travel Concession (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/327 – The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023
SI 2023/318 – The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2023
SI 2023/296 – The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/336 – The Ozone-Depleting Substances (Grant of Halon Derogations) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/332 – The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2023.
SI 2023/331 – The Removal, Storage and Disposal of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/326 – The Authority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2023
SI 2023/325 – The Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/323 – The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/333 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (Twelfth Replenishment) Order 2023
SI 2023/316 – The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc v Ukraine [2023] UKSC 11 (15 March 2023)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cannon v Bar Standards Board [2023] EWCA Civ 278 (16 March 2023)
Manolete Partners Plc v Dalal [2023] EWCA Civ 269 (14 March 2023)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Murray & Ors, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 282 (16 March 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division) Decisions
Decision Inc Holdings Proprietary Ltd & Anor v Garbett & Anor [2023] EWHC 588 (Ch) (16 March 2023)
Gupta & Anor v Shah & Ors [2023] EWHC 540 (Ch) (15 March 2023)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Mortgage Express v Ramsay [2023] EWHC 566 (KB) (15 March 2023)
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘CodeBase and Legal Geek will receive £3 million of government funding to turbocharge the development and use of technology in the legal sector.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th March 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A circuit judge has dismissed a negligence claim over a London law firm’s alleged failure to give a client proper advice on a how much the ground rent would increase under a lease.’
Legal Futures, 17th March 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Three gang members who made £3.7m from illegally selling controlled drugs and prescription medicines online have been sentenced.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th March 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Speech by the Chief Coroner: Death in Custody Symposium.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 14th March 2023
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘A claimant’s 90/10 liability offer went against both the letter and spirit of civil procedure rules on Part 36, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘I recently fought a case where the parties divorced after eighteen months. There is no formal definition of a short marriage, but there are some benchmarks. The median marriage in the UK at the time of divorce was 12.3 years in 2021 for opposite-sex couples while the most common duration of marriage was 8 years. The figures are lower for same-sex couples who have only been able to divorce since 2015. On this basis, my case was likely to qualify as a short marriage.’
Family Law Week, 13th March 2023
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
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