‘Families of victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster say they will not be satisfied until people have access to representation at inquests. Their latest call comes following a pledge from justice secretary Dominic Raab MP to support victims of large-scale disasters through the creation of an Independent Public Advocate (IPA).’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Pam Sanghera, of Charles Strachan Solicitors, and Clare Renton, of 29 Bedford Row Chambers, explain the Court of Appeal’s message that those who have abducted children and are in breach of court orders to procure their return will not get away with the argument that they have already served a number of prison sentences.’
Family Law Week, 1st March 2023
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks has lost a significant part of his appeal against the decision in his unsuccessful libel action against the Observer and Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ministers could face a legal battle over their refusal to increase legal aid rates for criminal defence solicitors in England and Wales by the minimum recommended in an independent review. The Law Society, the professional body for solicitors, claims there has been an “unlawful and irrational” failure to implement the 15% minimum increase recommended by Christopher Bellamy as necessary to sustain the future of the criminal justice system.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has agreed to meet a Leicestershire MP to discuss concerns over the possible release of Colin Pitchfork.’
BBC News, 1st March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A council wrongly handled complaints by families over respite care for children with disabilities, an ombudsman found.’
BBC News, 2nd March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Campaigners have won a supreme court appeal to stop houses being built on a park protected by a 100-year-old statutory trust in Shrewsbury, in a landmark ruling for the protection of green spaces.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hundreds of trafficking victims in the UK have gone missing after being referred to the government’s scheme to protect them, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man jailed for refusing to demolish a leisure complex built in his garden without planning permission has lost his appeal against his sentence.’
BBC News, 1st March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The parents of a 16-year-old girl who died following “shocking” neglect have been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Confusion has arisen around the British government’s own understanding of its citizenship laws, following a judgment by the UK’s high court. In a ruling handed down on January 20 2023, in the case of Roehrig v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Mr Justice Eyre determined that the restrictive approach applied by the Home Office since 2000 to how the children of EU nationals automatically acquire citizenship is the correct interpretation of the law.’
EIN Blog, 28th February 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The efforts of City law firms to become more diverse and inclusive are a form of “reputation laundering”, offering only the “illusion of change”, an academic and diversity specialist has argued.’
Legal Futures, 1st March 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Hundreds of sex offenders across the UK slipped off the radar of police in a three-year period, the BBC can reveal.’
BBC News, 1st March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Maidstone Borough Council will have to reconsider a planning application after the Court of Appeal found the local authority misinterpreted its own planning policy on brownfield developments.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th February 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two men are in a relationship and want to have a child. They approach a female friend who is happy to be their surrogate. She has previously had a voluntary sterilisation procedure, so she would need in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) using a donor egg (a procedure known as gestational surrogacy), to help her friends realise their wishes. This is where they all encounter a problem: voluntary sterilisation makes the woman ineligible for publicly funded IVF.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th February 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A woman has been found guilty of the manslaughter of her three-year-old stepson but acquitted of his murder.’
BBC News, February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A rare sitting of the Election Court has agreed to withdraw a petition for a council election to be declared void after receiving “conclusive evidence” that the petitioner handed packets of dates to potential voters.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th February 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A bogus psychiatrist who practised in the NHS for 22 years with a fake degree has been jailed, as a judge criticised medical authorities for an “abject failure of scrutiny”.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
SI 2023/222 – The Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/220 – The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/219 – The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/217 – The Approved Country Lists (Animals and Animal Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/216 – The Taxes (Interest Rate) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/164 – The Parochial Fees (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/214 – The Trade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
LA Micro Group (UK) Ltd & Anor v LA Micro Group, Inc & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 214 (28 February 2023)
Banks v Cadwalladr [2023] EWCA Civ 219 (28 February 2023)
S, Re (A Child) (Abduction: Article 13(B): Mental Health) [2023] EWCA Civ 208 (28 February 2023)
P, Re (A Child: Fair Hearing) [2023] EWCA Civ 215 (28 February 2023)
MAH (Egypt) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 216 (28 February 2023)
P, H-L (CHILDREN) (Mobile Phone Extraction) [2023] EWCA Civ 206 (27 February 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Stafi v Judecatoria Roman, Romania [2023] EWHC 429 (Admin) (28 February 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Musst Holdings Ltd v Astra Asset Management UK Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 432 (Ch) (28 February 2023)
Moorwand Ltd v K Wearables Ltd [2023] EWHC 410 (Ch) (27 February 2023)
AGPS Bondco Plc, Re [2023] EWHC 415 (Ch) (27 February 2023)
Simmonds v Wilson & Ors [2023] EWHC 289 (Ch) (24 February 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Lonestar Communications Corporation LLC v Kaye & Ors [2023] EWHC 421 (Comm) (28 February 2023)
SMA Investment Holdings Ltd v Harbour Fund II LP & Ors [2023] EWHC 428 (Comm) (28 February 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
Tousi v Gaydukova [2023] EWHC 404 (Fam) (27 February 2023)
C, Re (‘Parental Alienation’; Instruction of Expert) [2023] EWHC 345 (Fam) (21 February 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
SS v Essex County Council & Ors [2023] EWHC 417 (KB) (28 February 2023)
FGX v Gaunt [2023] EWHC 419 (KB) (27 February 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
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