‘Essex County Council has personally apologised to a man and agreed to pay him £55,000 in compensation following a civil compensation claim over sexual abuse he suffered as a child while in the council’s care.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Speech by the President of the Family Division: When families fall apart, do they fall too easily into court?’
Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 31st October 2022
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The final procedural rules for next April’s extension of fixed recoverable costs to civil claims worth up to £100,000 will be made public as soon as possible, Lord Justice Birss said last week.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th November 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Forensic science witnesses in criminal justice cases can expect to be subject to the Forensic Science Regulator’s statutory regime by the end of March 2023, incumbent regulator Gary Pugh said today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th November 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Nick Kyrgios has settled a legal case with a spectator he accused of having “about 700 drinks” during this year’s Wimbledon final.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘People held in immigration detention have human rights – just like the rest of us. Under international law and the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA), people have a right to liberty, a family life, an adequate standard of living and other aspects.’
Each Other, 4th November 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The UK government is supporting a private member’s bill to bring back employers’ liability for harassment of employees by third parties at work, as well as introduce a new duty to prevent workplace sexual harassment.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Planning law in England should be updated to avoid a situation where the original planning permission granted to a site is invalidated by departures from the original approved plans because subsequent planning permissions granted for development within that site have made compliance with the original scheme physically impossible, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Supreme Court
Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority [2022] UKSC 30 (02 November 2022)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Candy v Commissioners for HM Revenue & Customs [2022] EWCA Civ 1447 (03 November 2022)
O G Thomas Amaethyddiaeth CYF & Anor v Turner & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1446 (03 November 2022)
B (A Child), Re [2022] EWCA Civ 1439 (02 November 2022)
Lidl Great Britain Ltd & Anor v Tesco Stores & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 1433 (02 November 2022}
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Smith [2022] EWCA Civ 1445 (02 November 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Wilson, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 1438 (03 November 2022)
Elmi, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 1428 (02 November 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency v Titan Containers Ltd [2022] EWHC 2780 (Admin) (03 November 2022)
Lateef v General Medical Council [2022] EWHC 2743 (Admin) (01 November 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Chopra & Ors v Katrin Properties Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 2728 (Ch) (03 November 2022)
Heywood v Freakley & Ors [2022] EWHC 2762 (Ch) (02 November 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
J Wanstall & Sons v Fridays Ltd [2022] EWHC 2759 (TCC) (02 November 2022)
Tejani v Fitzroy Place Residential Ltd [2022] EWHC 2760 (TCC) (02 November 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The High Court decision in dismissing a challenge against the grant of permission for development in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) has helpfully underlined hurdles to interfering with the merits of controversial decisions, writes Megan Forbes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Upper Tribunal has provided guidance on social media evidence in age assessment cases. Donnchadh Greene examines its ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by a developer in a dispute with a national park authority over the implementation of successive planning permissions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A high-value serial romance fraudster has been found guilty today (3 November 2022) of duping victims out of just over £324,000 in an investment scam.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd November 2033
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The UK subsidiary of commodities trader Glencore was today ordered to pay £281 million in a fine, confiscation order and costs in the largest ever such penalty in a corporate criminal conviction. Glencore is the first business to be convicted under the Bribery Act 2010 for the active authorisation of bribery rather than a failure to prevent it.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man has been found not guilty of intent to cause criminal damage after turning up at Sajid Javid’s home with adhesive spray and posters.’
The Independent, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A senior coroner has urged National Highways to take action to improve smart motorway safety. Nicola Mundy wrote to the Government-owned company to express concern that 153 vehicles passed a stranded car before a fatal collision on one of the roads without a hard shoulder.’
The Independent, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman and her partner have each been sentenced to 39 years in prison for the “horrific” murder of 15-year-old Sebastian Kalinowski.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘GPs are breaching medical guidelines by prescribing antidepressants for children as young as 11 who cannot get other help for their mental health problems, NHS-funded research reveals.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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