Current Awareness

Legislation aimed at boosting seafarers’ pay gets royal assent – The Independent

Posted March 24th, 2023 in bills, employment, minimum wage, news, remuneration, shipping law by sally

‘Legislation aimed at boosting seafarers’ pay has passed its final hurdle but may not immediately improve earnings.’

The Independent, 23rd March 2023

Nigerian politician, wife, and a doctor guilty of organ trafficking to UK – The Guardian

Posted March 24th, 2023 in news, organ transplants, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘A senior Nigerian politician, his wife, and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act.’

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The Guardian, 23rd March 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in legislation by sally

SI 2023/351 – The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/349 – The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/348 – The International Organisations (Tax Exemptions Designation) Order 2023

SI 2023/346 – The Immigration (Offshore Worker Notification and Exemption from Control (Amendment)) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/347 – The Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Late Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Moulsdale (t/a Moulsdale Properties) v Revenue and Customs (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 12 (22 March 2023)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Birmingham City Council v Bravington [2023] EWCA Civ 308 (22 March 2023)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Green, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 626 (Admin) (22 March 2023)

Atwill, R (On the Application Of) v New Forest National Park Authority [2023] EWHC 625 (Admin) (22 March 2023)

Phillips v Isleworth Crown Court & Anor [2023] EWHC 617 (Admin) (21 March 2023)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Kooter v Official Receiver & Ors [2023] EWHC 594 (Ch) (22 March 2023)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Oxford Property Investments Ltd & Anor v Peter Lynn & Partners (a firm) [2023] EWHC 624 (Comm) (22 March 2023)

High Court (Patents Court)

PQ Systems Europe Ltd & Anor v Aughton & Anor [2023] EWHC 581 (Pat) (22 March 2023)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust v Hadfield Healthcare Partnerships Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 644 (TCC) (22 March 2023)

Allianz Insurance Plc v University of Exeter [2023] EWHC 630 (TCC) (22 March 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org

Council fails in appeal over costs award made after landowner succeeded with compulsory purchase objection – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in appeals, compulsory purchase, costs, local government, news, planning by sally

‘Harlow District Council has lost on all grounds in an attempt at the High Court to overturn a costs award made against it in a dispute over compulsory purchase.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd March 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Council wins statutory review over original building and proportionality of additions – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in housing, local government, news, planning, proportionality by sally

‘A planning inspector’s decision has been quashed by the High Court in a dispute concerning Green Belt building and the unknown dimensions of a home that stood on the site before the present planning system took effect in 1948.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd March 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Research Briefing: Data protection: constituency casework – House of Commons Library

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in data protection, news, parliament by sally

‘This Library Briefing gives an overview of data protection law and when Members of Parliament can share the personal information of constituents.’

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House of Commons Library , 22nd March 2023

Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Plans to protect children under under new mediation reforms – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in children, dispute resolution, divorce, families, family courts, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

‘Thousands of children could be protected from witnessing their parents thrash out family disputes through the courts, following plans to mandate mediation for separating families announced today (23 March 2023).’

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd March 2023

Source: www.gov.uk

Law firm unfairly dismissed “homophobic” secretary – Legal Futures

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in compensation, damages, disciplinary procedures, employment, employment tribunals, freedom of expression, homosexuality, law firms, news, sexual orientation discrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

‘A law firm unfairly dismissed a legal secretary who made homophobic comments because of how it ran the disciplinary process, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd March 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

CPS to pay £136,000 for failing to ease barrister’s workload – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in barristers, compensation, Crown Prosecution Service, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, harassment, news by sally

‘The Crown Prosecution Service has been ordered to pay a barrister almost £136,000 after failing to make adjustments to his working life following a heart attack.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd March 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Review pilot ‘will disproportionately affect black barristers’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in barristers, diversity, equality, news, pilot schemes by sally

‘Black barristers will be disproportionately affected by negative reviews posted on digital comparison platforms, the Bar Standards Board has been told. An event organised by the Black Barristers Network also highlighted the potential limits to what barristers can say publicly in response to negative feedback – a problem that equally applies to law firms and individual solicitors.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd March 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Driver jailed for deliberately hitting Solihull pedestrian – BBC News

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in attempted murder, dangerous driving, grievous bodily harm, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A driver who mounted a pavement and deliberately hit a pedestrian has been jailed for 13 years.’

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BBC News, 22nd March 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Boy George and Culture Club members pay ex-drummer £1.75m after legal dispute – The Guardian

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in contracts, fraud, news, remuneration by sally

‘Jon Moss, a founding member of Culture Club, will be paid £1.75m by his former bandmates, who have reached a settlement with him instead of commencing a high court trial.’

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The Guardian, 22nd March 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Man jailed for sending racist and misogynistic messages to MP – The Independent

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in harassment, imprisonment, news, political parties, racism, sentencing, sex discrimination by sally

‘A man has been jailed for harassing and sending racist and misogynistic messages to his MP.’

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The Independent, 22nd March 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Separating parents could be forced to go to mediation under Raab plans – The Guardian

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in children, dispute resolution, divorce, families, family courts, financial provision, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

‘Thousands of children in England and Wales could be protected from witnessing their parents pitted against each other in the courts under proposals to legally enforce mediation for separating families.’

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The Guardian, 23rd March 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Ikea UK makes agreement with EHRC to improve policies on sexual harassment – The Guardian

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in complaints, employment, equality, Equality and Human Rights Commission, harassment, news, sex discrimination, sexual offences by sally

‘Ikea UK has made an agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to improve its sexual harassment policies and practices after a complaint by a former employee.’

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The Guardian, 23rd March 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com