‘The Home Office’s policy of placing asylum seekers in hotels and hostels has given rise to a number of legal issues for local authorities. Dean Underwood and Jack Barber detail the areas of concern.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Aileen McColgan KC examines a Court of Appeal ruling that the Government’s planning definition of “gypsies and travellers” was unlawfully discriminatory.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Victims are seeing significant improvements in the criminal justice system’s response to rape, a new report has revealed today.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th December 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The High Court has ruled that a costs bill can be challenged after the one-year time limit for requesting detailed assessment. In Menzies v Oakwood Solicitors, Mr Justice Bourne said Leeds firm Oakwood Solicitors had not made clear to a former client the procedure for objecting to the deduction of costs from his damages. Payment was therefore not effected by a settlement of account and a challenge could still be made.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th December 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A powerful new lobby has joined the fight to stop the government capping costs for clinical negligence claims worth less than £25,000. Some 28 families involved in the Shrewsbury and Telford maternity scandal have signed an open letter to health secretary Steve Barclay opposing the proposals.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th December 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The home secretary is acting unlawfully in failing to ensure the rate of support for more than 50,000 asylum seekers is adequate by not implementing an increase of almost £5 a week recommended by officials, the high court has found.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Broken heating, sewage, mould, asbestos and leaking toilets and roofs are among the problems encountered by solicitors in courts in England and Wales, a survey by the Law Society has found.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A husband and wife who lived a “lavish lifestyle” with other people’s money have been sentenced for their part in a multi-million pound fraud.’
BBC News, 17th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New legislation will be introduced to tighten security at venues in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing. The new rules, dubbed Martyn’s Law, will cover all of the UK and require venues and local authorities to have preventative action plans against terror attacks, the government said.’
BBC News, 19th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SI 2022/1345 – The Short-term Holding Facility (Amendment) Rules 2022
SI 2022/1344 – The Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022
SI 2022/1343 – The Designation of Rural Primary Schools (England) Order 2022
SI 2022/1338 – The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2022
SI 2022/1336 – The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022
SI 2022/1335 – The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/1334 – The Merchant Shipping (Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships) Order 2022
SI 2022/1325 – The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) (No. 2) Order 2022
SI 2022/1313 – The Aviation Security (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
DB Symmetry Ltd & Anor v Swindon Borough Council [2022] UKSC 33 (14 December 2022)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
OA (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 1657 (15 December 2022)
A, Re (A Child : Findings of Fact) [2022] EWCA Civ 1652 (15 December 2022)
Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWCA Civ 1648 (14 December 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Murugason v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3160 (Admin) (14 December 2022)
Ilia v Appeal Court in Athens, Greece [2022] EWHC 3114 (Admin) (14 December 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hunt v Patel & Anor [2022] EWHC 3228 (Ch) (15 December 2022)
Shovlin v Site Civils and Surfacing Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 3198 (Ch) (15 December 2022)
Hong Kong Airlines Ltd, Re [2022] EWHC 3210 (Ch) (14 December 2022)
Frasers Group Plc v The Official Receiver & Ors [2022] EWHC 3184 (Ch) (13 December 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Frangou v Frangos [2022] EWHC 3129 (Comm) (08 December 2022)
High Court (Family Division)
Mother v Father [2022] EWHC 3107 (Fam) (05 December 2022)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Chappell v Mrozek (Rev3) [2022] EWHC 3147 (KB) (14 December 2022)
Menzies v Oakwood Solicitors Ltd [2022] EWHC 3199 (KB) (14 December 2022)
High Court (Technology & Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
‘For those who have obtained settlement (indefinite leave to remain) in the UK, the next stage is often to naturalise as a British citizen. Many of those who seek to naturalise are nationals of EU countries, or their family members, who began their residence in the UK prior to Brexit and obtained residence rights on that basis. Issues and uncertainties can arise during a naturalisation application which are specific to EU and EEA citizens, and below we take a look at the most common of these.’
EIN Blog, 13th December 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The publication of the Report of the Commission on the UK’s Future is attracting widespread attention. The centrepiece of its constitutional content is the replacement of the House of Lords with a new second chamber with new composition and a reformed role, which would have particular responsibility for territorial aspects of the constitution (discussed here) and act as guardian of (newly) entrenched elements of the constitution –not just in the devolution context but also more widely.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 15th December 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found that Oxfordshire County Council failed to provide alternative education for a boy with autism for a year.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Patrick Adie sets out the most common types of endeavours obligation found in property contracts and – depending on your circumstances – the best obligation to agree.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by Swindon Borough Council in a dispute over whether it is lawful for a planning authority, in granting planning permission for a development, to impose a planning condition that the developer will dedicate land within the development site to be a public highway.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court rejected a defendant’s bid to escape the full rigour of the qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) regime in a ruling handed down this week.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th December 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Roshni Popli, barrister at Four Brick Court, considers the lessons of a recent judgment highlighting the need for greater transparency in the instruction of experts.’
Family Law Week, 14th December 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Nathan Baylis, a pupil barrister at 4 Brick Court, provides a guide to the legal recognition of at-home artificial insemination in surrogacy arrangements.’
Family Law Week, 15th December 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
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