Met Police officer who left man paralysed not guilty of GBH – BBC News
‘A Met Police officer who left a man paralysed when he Tasered him as he ran away has been cleared of causing grievous bodily harm.’
BBC News, 11th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Convicted killer Alun Kyte gets third life sentence for historical sex offences – BBC News
‘A killer who murdered two women in the 1990s has been given a third life sentence for raping and sexually abusing a boy.’
BBC News, 11th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who praised Samuel Paty murder jailed for terrorism offences – BBC News
‘A man who used social media to encourage terrorism and posted an image of a victim’s severed head has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 11th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge orders woman to directly arrange childcare arrangements with rapist ex-husband – The Independent
‘A judge has been criticised for ordering a rape victim to directly arrange childcare with an ex-husband who subjected her to rape and domestic abuse.’
The Independent, 11th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed after leading police on 145mph North Yorkshire chase – The Independent
‘A disqualified motorist who left court after being banned and then led police on a 145mph chase has been jailed for dangerous driving.’
The Independent, 11th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sentamu rejects report findings that he failed to act on child sexual abuse claim – The Guardian
‘John Sentamu, the former archbishop of York, failed to act on disclosures that a Church of England vicar raped a 16-year-old boy, a report commissioned by the church has found.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
MOD will not change ceremonial dagger gifting rule after murders – BBC News
‘The Ministry of Defence will not change its rules allowing those leaving the military to be gifted knives. It comes after veteran Collin Reeves murdered his neighbours Stephen and Jennifer Chapple using a dagger.’
BBC News, 11th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Judgment: Jalla and another v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company and another [2023] UKSC 16 – UKSC Blog
‘This appeal concerns the tort of private nuisance (a civil wrong) in the context of a major oil spill. The question at issue is whether there is a continuing private nuisance and hence a continuing cause of action. This is an important question because it affects when the limitation period for the bringing of claims (which in English law for torts is normally six years) starts to run.’
UKSC Blog, 10th May 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
Daniel Morgan murder: Met sorry for not disclosing documents at HQ – BBC News
‘The Metropolitan Police has apologised for not disclosing documents relating to the murder of a private detective which it says were found in a locked cabinet at its headquarters.’
BBC News, 10th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Owners of illegal shisha café ordered to pay nearly £200k following council prosecution – Local Government Lawyer
‘Manchester City Council has secured the confiscation of £174,074 from a company that owned a property used as an illegal shisha café in breach of a planning enforcement notice.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
A ‘watershed moment’ for the digital sector – the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill – Mills & Reeve
‘This briefing is part of a series that will take a closer look at the government’s draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the “Bill”) which was introduced into Parliament on 25 April 2023. This is an important and far-reaching Bill which will see wide ranging reforms to competition and consumer protection laws.’
Mills & Reeve, 10th May 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Judge rejects challenge over council’s alcohol detox policy – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has rejected a man’s legal challenge to Surrey County Council’s alcohol detox policy after he was refused residential treatment by social services due to his lack of prior engagement with early stage treatment plans for his alcoholism.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Workers’ rights put at risk by plan to scrap EU working hours rules, says TUC – The Guardian
‘Trades unions have warned that workers’ rights are in peril after the government unveiled new plans to scrap EU rules on working hours as part of its drive to cut “unnecessary red tape”.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Coronation, the Public Order Act 2023 and ‘Free Speech’ – Oxford Human Rights Hub
‘In recent years, a lot has been written about “the right to protest” and “the right to free speech” in the UK. Yet neither phrase appears in the latest Public Order Act, which became law on 2nd May 2023. The absence of those phrases is unsurprising. First, neither phrase is precise enough for legal drafting. Second, the Tory government behind the 2023 Act wishes to avoid these conceptual problems by painting a picture of protest movements gone wild. In this post, I consider the new Act amid reports of its use during the coronation. From this early case study, we see a dangerous illustration of what is yet to come.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 9th May 2023
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2023/509 – The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/525 – The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/513 – The Power to Award Degrees etc. (NCG) Order of Council 2016 (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/517 – The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) Order 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Jalla & Anor v Shell International Trading and Shipping Co Ltd & Anor [2023] UKSC 16 (10 May 2023)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Pretoria Energy Company (Chittering) Ltd v Blankney Estates Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 482 (09 May 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Vidak v Regional Court of Budapest (Hungary) [2023] EWHC 1108 (Admin) (10 May 2023)
Dalston Projects Ltd & Ors v Secretary of State for Transport [2023] EWHC 1106 (Admin) (10 May 2023)
Hicks v Director of Public Prosecutions [2023] EWHC 1089 (Admin) (09 May 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Alizade & Ors v Kudlick [2023] EWHC 1082 (Ch) (10 May 2023)
James Court Ltd (In Liquidation) v Hindsight Contractors Ltd [2023] EWHC 1101 (Ch) (09 May 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
GASL Ireland Leasing A-1 Ltd v SpiceJet Ltd [2023] EWHC 1107 (Comm) (10 May 2023)
Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Emmott [2023] EWHC 1005 (Comm) (09 May 2023)
London Business House Ltd & Anor v Pitman Training Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 1077 (Comm) (09 May 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
S v F & Anor [2023] EWHC 597 (Fam) (09 May 2023)
High Court (Patents Court)
Safestand Ltd v Weston Homes Plc & Ors [2023] EWHC 1098 (Pat) (10 May 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Suitability duties and reasonable preferences that weren’t unreasonable – Nearly Legal
‘A judicial review on three grounds:
i) Breach of section 193(2) Housing Act 1996 duty to secure suitable accommodation;
ii) The Westminster’s allocation policy was unlawful in that it denied the applicant medical need priority reasonable preference, restricting him to homeless reasonable preference; and
iii) Breach of the duty under section 166A(9)(a)(ii) Housing Act 1996 to provide the applicant sufficient information to permit the applicant to determine whether housing accommodation appropriate to his needs is likely to be available to him and, if so, how long it is likely to be before such accommodation becomes available for allocation to him.’
Nearly Legal, 8th May 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
The UK vs the ECtHR: Anatomy of A Politically Engineered Collision Course – EIN Blog
‘In recent months, the UK government has tabled two Bills before Parliament which would have the consequence – and almost certainly have the intention – of setting the UK on a collision course with the Council of Europe, and especially the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Both the Bill of Rights Bill and the Illegal Migration Bill, introduced on 22 June 2022 and 7 March 2023 respectively, contain provisions that openly flout the UK’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). While the former is currently in parliamentary limbo, the Illegal Migration Bill will probably become law, following extensive amendment by the House of Lords, which will debate it on 10 May.’
EIN Blog, 9th May 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Raab’s Bill of Rights Bill for final chop – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Dominic Raab’s plan for human rights law reform is to get its final coup de grace under lord chancellor Alex Chalk, according to media reports. The Bill of Rights Bill – introduced last summer and then shelved under Liz Truss’s government – is technically still before parliament, awaiting a second reading in the House of Commons. However its future has been in doubt despite Raab’s return to office under Rishi Sunak.’
Law Society's Gazette, May 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
