Dudley couple tried to bring £1.75m of cocaine into UK – BBC News
‘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
Ashley Wadsworth: British man who murdered Canadian teenage girlfriend on trip to UK jailed – The Independent
‘A 23-year-old British man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his 19-year-old Canadian girlfriend after she travelled to the UK to meet him.’
The Independent, 11th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
London school uses law change to replace striking staff with agency workers – The Guardian
‘A primary school whose top management were paid £1.49m last year has become among the first to use strike-busting legislation allowing them to hire agency workers to replace striking staff.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
60 violent and sexual offence cases wrongfully dropped in past year, BBC discovers – BBC News
‘Violent and sexual crimes are among cases wrongfully dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in the past year.’
BBC News, 11th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA & Ors [2022] UKSC 25 (05 October 2022)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Koza Ltd & Anor v Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS [2022] EWCA Civ 1284 (07 October 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Taylor & Anor v Legal and General Partnership Services Ltd [2022] EWHC 2475 (Ch) (07 October 2022)
Pegler & Ors v McDonald & Anor [2022] EWHC 2505 (Ch) (07 October 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Vitol SA v JE Energy Ltd [2022] EWHC 2494 (Comm) (07 October 2022)
Optimares SpA v Qatar Airways Group QCSC [2022] EWHC 2507 (Comm) (07 October 2022)
Optimares SpA v Qatar Airways Group QCSC [2022] EWHC 2461 (Comm) (07 October 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
InHealth Intelligence Ltd v NHS England [2022] EWHC 2471 (TCC) (06 October 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Be certain, be specific and be clear: milestone judgment for liquidated damages – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘Recent case law has shown how careful parties need to be when drafting a liquidated damages (LDs) regime. The case of Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd v Peel L&P Investments and Property Ltd provides yet another example of what can happen if there is any ambiguity in the drafting.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 5th October 2022
Damage to statues and ECHR rights – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has concluded in the Attorney General’s referral of the jury acquittal of the Colston 4 that ECHR rights were not engaged where damage to property was criminal. Rosalind English analyses the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
No duty owed to taxi driver – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council has won an appeal in the High Court in a psychiatric injury claim brought by a taxi driver. David Green explains why.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Reasons and Reasoning: What’s the right level of record keeping of evaluation decisions? – Local Government Lawyer
‘Laura Wisdom, Patrick Parkin and Lloyd Nail look at key cases concerning record keeping of evaluation decisions, and what these decisions mean in practice.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Solicitor engaged in ‘pathological’ litigation handed civil restraint order – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A law firm has been barred by the High Court from making any further court applications for at least 18 months after failing to heed warnings to stop.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th October 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Legal action by Doreen Lawrence and Prince Harry could mire Daily Mail for years – The Guardian
‘Now Dacre faces the prospect of seeing the Daily Mail’s parent company Associated Newspapers dragged into a lengthy legal battle, where he could have to give evidence under oath about his newspaper’s activities in the name of journalism. According to a statement issued by lawyers for the six individuals, the claims include allegations of illegal activity such as homes being bugged, deceptive tactics used to obtain private medical information and the tapping of live phone calls.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Lost King: Legal action ‘likely’ against Richard III film – BBC News
‘A university academic has said he is likely to take legal action against the makers of a new film about Richard III, which he said was “littered with inaccuracies”.’
BBC News, 8th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog disputes Braverman’s claim modern slavery laws being ‘gamed’ – The Guardian
‘The head of Britain’s labour abuse watchdog says her organisation has not seen anyone “gaming” the modern slavery system for immigration purposes. The comments directly contradict the home secretary, Suella Braverman, who said last week that trafficking claims from “people gaming the system” were “derailing the UK’s policy on illegal migration”.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court indyref2 judgment could take ‘six to eight weeks’, Lord Hope says – The Independent
‘The Supreme Court’s judgment on the legality of a Scottish independence referendum could be provided within six to eight weeks, its former deputy president has said.’
The Independent, 9th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tommy Jessop: Why I investigated care for patients like me – BBC News
‘People with a learning disability are more than twice as likely to die from avoidable causes than the rest of the population. Actor Tommy Jessop and BBC Panorama investigated some of the stories of families who say they were let down by their medical care.’
BBC News, 10th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Give legal rights to animals, trees and rivers, say experts – The Guardian
‘Granting legal rights and protections to non-human entities such as animals, trees and rivers is essential if countries are to tackle climate breakdown and biodiversity loss, experts have said. The authors of a report titled Law in the Emerging Bio Age say legal frameworks have a key part to play in governing human interactions with the environment and biotechnology.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Arnold White Estates Ltd v The Forestry Commission [2022] EWCA Civ 1304 (06 October 2022)
Soleymani v Nifty Gateway LLC [2022] EWCA Civ 1297 (06 October 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sahota v Sohal & Ors [2022] EWHC 2459 (Ch) (05 October 2022)
Ocado Group PLC & Anor v McKeeve (Consequentials) [2022] EWHC 2478 (Ch) (05 October 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
The Nursing And Midwifery Council v MM [2022] EWHC 2484 (KB) (05 October 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
