Street harassment: Wolf whistling to be banned in crackdown – BBC News
‘Sexual harassment on the street will be made a crime with jail sentences of up to two years, the government has said.’
BBC News, 9th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Santander UK fined £108m over anti-money laundering failings – The Guardian
‘Santander UK has been fined more than £100m after an investigation by the British financial watchdog found “serious and persistent gaps” in its money laundering controls, resulting in hundreds of millions of pounds of suspicious transactions through customer accounts.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Termination and suspension of construction contracts – OUT-LAW.com
‘Most construction contracts contain termination clauses which give parties the right to terminate in certain circumstances. Fewer construction contracts entitle a party to suspend the performance of its obligations.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th December 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Electrician jailed for sharing videos of child he drugged and then raped – The Independent
‘An electrician who shared videos online of himself raping a young girl he had drugged has been jailed.’
The Independent, 8th December 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ramsgate crash: Drug-driver who killed father and daughter jailed – BBC News
‘A drug-driver who killed a pregnant woman and her father when he mowed them down after mounting a pavement has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
What is diplomatic immunity and how does it apply to Harry Dunn death by careless driving case? – The Independent
‘Here, the PA news agency looks at how diplomatic immunity affected the 19-year-old’s case, and why Sacoolas was able to appear in court via video-link from her home country.’
The Independent, 8th December 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Four found guilty of jury tampering in Warwick drugs trial – BBC News
‘Four people have been found guilty of trying to fix the trial of a drugs kingpin.’
BBC News, 8th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man given suspended 10-week sentence over racist assault on teacher in Stockport – The Guardian
‘A former soldier who pleaded guilty to a racist assault after chasing a teacher down the street with two umbrellas and using a racial slur has received a 10-week suspended sentence and been ordered to pay his victim £300.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bristol abattoir workers guilty of ‘sadistic’ double murder – BBC News
‘Two abattoir workers are facing life sentences for the “sadistic” murder and mutilation of two men.’
BBC News, 8th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII – Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Teva UK Ltd & Anor v Novartis AG [2022] EWCA Civ 1617 (08 December 2022)
Stuewe v Health and Care Professions Council [2022] EWCA Civ 1605 (08 December 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Umbrella Care Ltd v Nisa & Ors [2022] EWHC 3139 (Ch) (08 December 2022)
Purkiss v Kennedy & Ors (Re Ethos Solutions Ltd) [2022] EWHC 3098 (Ch) (08 December 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Frangou v Frangos [2022] EWHC 3129 (Comm) (08 December 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2022/1301 – The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/1300 – The Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/1299 – The Investigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight Functions) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/1294 – The Free Zone (Customs Site No. 1 Liverpool) Designation Order 2022
SI 2022/1293 – The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/1289 -The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
David Fuller: double murderer sentenced to four more years – The Guardian
‘A double killer who sexually abused the bodies of at least 101 women and girls in hospital mortuaries was described as “sick and twisted” by victims’ families as he was sentenced for further depraved acts.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Met Police officer cleared over car chase death of 10-year-old and aunt – Daily Telegraph
‘A Metropolitan Police officer has been cleared over the deaths of a 10-year-old boy and his aunt following a police chase.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2022
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Appeal Begins For People Fighting For The £20 Uplift In Universal Credit Payments – Each Other
‘Two million people on legacy benefits missed out more than £1,500 in extra Universal Credit support payments during the Covid-19 lockdown in the UK. Four claimants brought a challenge to the High Court in November 2021 in relation to the UK government’s failure to apply a similar increase to legacy benefits. Today, the Court of Appeal will heard the case.’
Each Other, 7th December 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
Baby of murder-acquitted mum was unlawfully killed, coroner finds – BBC News
‘A new-born baby whose mother was cleared of murdering him was killed unlawfully, a coroner has found.’
BBC News, 7th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK woman whose children were removed against their wishes loses appeal – The Guardian
‘A mother whose children were removed from her care against their wishes after an unregulated psychologist said she had “alienated” them from their father has lost a high court appeal to have her case reopened.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII – Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Taylor & Anor v Raspin [2022] EWCA Civ 1613 (07 December 2022)
HM Revenue and Customs v Wilkes [2022] EWCA Civ 1612 (07 December 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Clements v Frisby [2022] EWHC 3124 (Ch) (06 December 2022)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
ABC v Palmer [2022] EWHC 3128 (KB) (07 December 2022)
Johnson v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3120 (KB) (07 December 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Pilot scheme to allow family court reporting for first time – Local Government Lawyer
‘Journalists will be able to report what happens in family courts from the end of January, under a pilot scheme taking place in Leeds, Cardiff and Carlisle.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Elizabeth A. O’Loughlin, Gabriel Tan and Cassandra Somers-Joce: The Duty of Candour in Judicial Review: The Case of the Lost Policy – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Earlier this year, in a Divisional Court judgment that garnered much attention from public lawyers, the Home Office conceded that its secret and blanket policy of seizing and downloading data from the mobile phones of all those arriving by small boats was unlawful: R (HM, MA and KH) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 695 (Admin). Having initially denied the existence of the blanket policy as “based on anecdote and surmise” in pre-action correspondence, a position from which the government did not resile following the commencement of judicial review proceedings, the defendant belatedly accepted in advance of the hearing that such a policy did indeed operate between April and November 2020 (para 32). The defendant ultimately accepted that their position prior to this point was “inadvertently inconsistent with the duty of candour” and offered an “unreserved apology” (para 32).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 7th December 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
