West Midlands drug dealers jailed for Welsh county lines network – BBC News
‘Two West Midlands drug dealers have been jailed for supplying heroin and cocaine to a Welsh village.’
BBC News, 12th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Registration and management of sex offenders – House of Commons Library
‘Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides various measures that enable the police in England and Wales to monitor and manage sex offenders living in the local area.’
House of Commons Library, 11th January 2023
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Council to pay compensation to family after ‘unprofessional’ conduct by care provider – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman report has revealed that a care provider commissioned by Cambridgeshire County Council failed to alert a late woman’s family of her deteriorating health and did not contact medical help.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Football banning orders in England and Wales up 230% on last season – The Guardian
‘Football banning orders issued in relation to matches in England and Wales have increased notably in the first half of this season compared with the same period last season, according to police figures.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Deprivation of British citizenship and withdrawal of passports – House of Commons Library
‘In recent years there has been an increased use of Government powers to deprive people of their British citizenship and withdraw British passport facilities, particularly from those who may be involved in fighting, extremist activity or terrorist training overseas.’
House of Commons Library, 11th January 2023
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Court is not ‘playing field’ for disputes, judge says in libel hearing – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The function of the court is not to provide a playing field for disputes, the presiding judge of the High Court Media and Communication list has warned the claimant in a high-profile libel action.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th January 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Sacked Twitter UK staff claim unlawful treatment in ‘sham’ redundancy – The Guardian
‘A group of former workers at Twitter’s UK operation have accused the company of subjecting them to “unlawful, unfair and completely unacceptable” treatment during a “sham” redundancy process.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
New Judgment: McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue)(AP) v Glasgow City Council (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 1 – UKSC Blog
‘This appeal is concerned with the provision of community care services to disabled persons pursuant to the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (the “1968 Act”) and the charges made for such provision.’
UKSC Blog, 11th January 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
Family Justice: Ostiis Apertis? – Transparency Project
‘On 28 October 2021 the President published the outcome of his Transparency Review: Confidence and Confidentiality: Transparency in the Family Courts.’
Transparency Project, 12th January 2023
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
Man jailed after getting haircut with loaded gun in Derby – BBC News
‘A drug dealer has been jailed for five years after being found with a loaded gun in a Derby barbershop.’
BBC News, 11th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call to end forced installation of UK prepayment meters after millions suffer without power – The Guardian
‘Ministers are being urged to stop the forced installation of prepayment meters after revelations that 3.2 million people – the equivalent of one person every 10 seconds – were left with cold and dark homes last year as they ran out of credit.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Scientology and exemption from rates: Church of Scientology v Ricketts (VO) – Law & Religion UK
“In The Church of Scientology Religious Education College Inc v Ricketts (VO) [2023] UKUT 1 (LC), the issue in the appeal was whether two buildings used by the Church of Scientology in London were exempt from non-domestic rating under the exemption covering places of public religious worship and related church premises. The key to the relevant exemption was that the hereditament concerned had to be, or include “a place of public religious worship”. The Upper Tribunal noted that in R (Hodkin) v Registrar General [2013] UKSC 77, the Supreme Court had ruled that the Scientologists’ London chapel was a place of meeting for religious worship within the meaning of section 2 of the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 and should be registered for the solemnisation of marriages under the Marriage Act 1949.”
Law & Religion UK, 10th January 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Fraudster posed as doctor in UK for 19 years, court hears – The Guardian
‘A “most accomplished fraudster” was paid between £1m and £1.3m by the NHS during the nearly two decades she posed as a qualified doctor after forging a degree certificate, a court has heard.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK review of gender recognition list risks ‘trans travel ban’ – The Guardian
‘Rishi Sunak has been told he risks “re-toxifying” his government’s record on LGBTQ+ rights and introducing “an effective trans travel ban” after the equalities minister announced a review of countries whose process for changing gender on legal documents is recognised by the UK.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK government launches consultation on greater data sharing across public sector – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK Cabinet Office has opened a consultation on proposals for new legislation to enable and create a centralised digital ID gateway to online public services.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th January 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Court of Appeal makes “unusual order” allowing appeal over refusal to make person party to care proceedings – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal over a Family Court judge’s refusal of an application by an appellant non-relative, Mr B, to become a party to care proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
FKJ v RVT & Ors [2023] EWHC 3 (KB) (11 January 2023)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Ravestein BV v Trant Engineering Ltd [2023] EWHC 11 (TCC) (09 January 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
