‘The new head of the Metropolitan police has promised to root out “corrupting” staff with “constructive anger” after it was revealed that recently serving officers have been posting racist content on WhatsApp.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A group of parents whose children killed themselves at university are campaigning for a change in law to make the institutions more accountable. They want universities to have a legal duty of care towards their students, like schools already do.’
BBC News, 7th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The home secretary has waived a blanket requirement for Afghans applying to join British family members in the UK to do biometric tests, after a high court challenge.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Sir Elton John is among several public figures taking legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail over what they call “gross breaches of privacy”.’
BBC News, 6th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Justice Committee has pointed out flaws of the Victims Bill in a pre-legislative report that raises significant concerns for victims of crimes and abuse across the UK. The cross-party committee noted problems in the way “victims” are defined, a lack of enforcement powers and the need for additional funding and resources for the Bill to be effective. The report was published shortly after Dame Vera Baird KC recently announced her intention to stand down as Victims’ Commissioner, following the Bill’s intention to diminish the role.’
Each Other, 5th October 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The court of appeal has reduced the jail sentence of a serial cyberstalker who harassed women by creating fake social media accounts to spread fake claims about them.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new property right that recognises an individual or entity’s control over “data objects” should be established in law in England and Wales, the Law Commission has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd October 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The government is to launch a review of civil legal aid in the coming weeks, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed.’
Legal Futures, 4th October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A local authority involved in the care of Logan Mwangi, the five-year-old boy murdered by his mother, her partner and his stepson, spent more than £1m on agency social workers in the year the child was killed, it has emerged.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘At least 175 children with the blood disorder haemophilia were infected with HIV in the 1980s, according to documents from the national archives seen by BBC News. Some of the families affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into what has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.’
BBC News, 6th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Section 29(1) of the 1998 Act provides that an Act of the Scottish Parliament is not law so far as any provision of the Act is outside the legislative competence of the Parliament. A provision is outside that competence so far as it “relates to reserved matters” (s.29(2)(b)), and whether or not it relates to a reserved matter is to be determined by “reference to the purpose of the provision, having regard (among other things) to its effect in all the circumstances” (s.29(3)).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 4th October 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘This appeal raised questions of considerable importance for company law. It provides the first opportunity for the Supreme Court to consider the existence, content and engagement of the so-called “creditor duty”: the alleged duty of company directors to consider, or to act in accordance with, the interests of the company’s creditors when the company becomes insolvent, or when it approaches, or is at real risk of, insolvency.’
UKSC Blog, 5th October 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The ability of lay clients to understand the Law Society’s model conditional fee agreement was questioned by three of the most senior judges in England and Wales yesterday in a much-awaited Court of Appeal hearing.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th October 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘”Government control over the flow of information”: Lord Sumption speaks out against the threat to freedom of speech posed by the Online Safety Bill.’
Law Pod UK, 6th October 2022
Source: audioboom.com
‘A man who cut a gas pipe to sell for scrap, causing a blast in which a two-year-old boy died, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 5th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SI 2022/1013 – The Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/1020 – The Pests of Plants (Authorisations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/1011 – The Social Security Additional Payments (Second Qualifying Day) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/1019 – The Compulsory Electronic Monitoring Licence Condition (Amendment) Order 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Business Mortgage Finance 4 PLC & Ors v Hussain [2022] EWCA Civ 1264 (04 October 2022)
Dune Group Ltd & Ors v Visa Europe Ltd & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1278 (04 October 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
AYO & Ors, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 1271 (30 September 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Gregory Park Holding Ltd v Hart District Council [2022] EWHC 2406 (Admin) (03 October 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sharpe v Dyson & Anor [2022] EWHC 2462 (Ch) (04 October 2022)
Hawken v Jelbert & Anor [2022] EWHC 2472 (Ch) (03 October 2022)
Ventures Food Ltd v Little Dessert Shop Limted [2022] EWHC 2437 (Ch) (30 September 2022)
Plymouth City Council v ABC [2022] EWHC 2426 (Ch) (30 September 2022)
High Court (Family Division)
Guy’s And St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust v A & Ors [2022] EWHC 2422 (Fam) (28 September 2022)
Lancashire County Council v PX & Ors [2022] EWHC 2379 (Fam) (21 September 2022)
High Court (Patents Court)
Geofabrics Ltd v Fiberweb Geosynthetics Ltd [2022] EWHC 2363 (Pat) (27 September 2022)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Schoultz v Ball & Ors [2022] EWHC 2452 (KB) (03 October 2022)
Juj v John Lewis Partnership PLC [2022] EWHC 2418 (KB) (30 September 2022)
Wokingham Borough Council v Arshad [2022] EWHC 2419 (KB) (29 September 2022)
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd & Anor v Persons Unknown & Ors [2022] EWHC 2364 (KB) (23 September 2022)
Ralph v Given [2022] EWHC 2395 (KB) (23 September 2022)
108 Medical Ltd v Millar [2022] EWHC 2303 (KB) (21 September 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Goldberg London Ltd v Primelodge Developments Ltd [2022] EWHC 2430 (TCC) (03 October 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Whenever a company or organisation is carrying out an investigation, usually one of the first questions to consider is whether any of the employees involved should be suspended.’
Kingsley Napley Insights Blog, 4th October 2022
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
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