‘The children’s commissioner for England has poured cold water on Liz Truss’s proposal to scrap regulations governing child-to-staff ratios in nurseries, describing it as tinkering around the edges and calling instead for ambitious and transformative reform of the childcare sector.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former academic at University College London must pay almost £50,000 in damages to a former colleague after falsely portraying her as a sex worker on social media as part of a months-long campaign of harassment.’
The Guardian,12th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A domestic abuse victim and her children were “forced to flee” their new home when the council moved the perpetrator’s relative into their road.’
BBC news, 11th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three members of a criminal gang have been jailed for their part in buying dozens of blank-firing handguns with a plan to turn them into live weapons.’
BBC News, 11th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Brake & Ors v The Chedington Court Estate Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1302 (10 October 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bank St Petersburg OJSC & Anor v Arkhangelsky & Anor [2022] EWHC 2499 (Ch) (10 October 2022)
Hayes v Pack & Ors [2022] EWHC 2508 (KB) (10 October 2022)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Hayes v Pack & Ors [2022] EWHC 2508 (KB) (10 October 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A couple of appeals on rent repayment orders. The first confirming the UT’s approach to assessing what proportion of rent an RRO should be made for. The second on whether someone could be said to be in control or managing an unlicensed HMO where it was not clear or evidenced that the person received a rack rent.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Global Guardians Management Ltd & Ors v London Borough of Hounslow & Ors (2022) UKUT 259 (LC). This was Global Guardians’ appeal of an FTT decisions that occupation by property guardians was capable of making a property a licensable HMO, and that Global Guardians (and Global 100) were in control and/or management of the property. This was in two matters – one being Global’s appeal of civil penalties imposed by LB Hounslow, and the other being rent payment orders made against Global 100 in favour of guardian occupiers.’
Nearly Legal, 5th October 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Our grateful thanks to Angharad Monk of Garden Court (and instructing solicitor Anne Spowart of Morrison Spowart) for this note of judgment in a section 204 Housing Act 1996 appeal of Waltham Forest’s decision to discharge duty. Mekonen v LB Waltham Forest, County Court at Central London, 8 August 2022.’
Nearly Legal, 9th October 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Company directors need to remain wary of their duty to consider the interests of creditors in certain circumstances, despite a new UK Supreme Court ruling that they are likely to welcome, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘There are many points of note for those interested in Constitutional law in the recently published Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022 (“the Bill”). This post focuses on the proposal to bind the Government to accomplishing the complex process of assimilating desirable retained EU law into domestic legislation before a stated deadline using the sunsetting provisions in clauses 1 and 3 of the Bill. It asks why sunsetting is needed, suggesting the motivation lies, at least in part, in the Government’s desire to reap the so-called “Brexit dividend” by reducing the burden of regulation from EU-derived measures as quickly as possible. It goes on to question whether the sunset clauses will ultimately assist in that aim.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 10th October 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘There were 237 applications to deprive children of their liberty in the first two months of the new national deprivation of liberty (DoLs) court, the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A solicitor who gave 115 clients the wrong advice about the ground rent provisions in the leases of properties they were buying – because of an incorrect precedent – has been fined £15,000.’
Legal Futures, 10th October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Trying to define and prove controlling and coercive behaviours both before and after Re H v N 2020 [2021] EWCA Civ 448 has been difficult and occasionally contradictory. This Article looks at ways in which companion animal abuse or threats to them, can help shed light on what we mean by controlling and coercive behaviours and how such can provide very powerful evidence to prove it. It also suggests that by introducing this evidence into our thinking and case law we shine a light on the links between domestic abuse, child abuse and animal abuse and so better protect not only human victims of abuse but also the animals we share our lives and family life with.’
Family Law, 10th October 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published a paper setting out key findings from reviews where domestic abuse featured.’
Family Law, 10th October 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has made a veiled warning to solicitors not to over-plead on data protection cases and incur massive costs on unnecessary litigation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th October 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man has been banned from driving after admitting riding an e-scooter while over the legal alcohol limit.’
BBC News, 10th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two people who tried to smuggle up to £1.75m of cocaine into the UK had their goods replaced by wooden blocks.’
BBC News, 10th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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