‘This appeal concerned the validity of a provision in a lease which allows the landlord to revise the proportion of the overall costs of maintaining the wider estate that a leaseholder should pay by way of a service charge.’
UKSC Blog, 8th February 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
‘David Carrick, who believed his position as a Metropolitan police officer made him “untouchable” as he raped, assaulted and inflicted “irretrievable destruction” on at least 12 women before intimidating them into silence, has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who tried to hire a hitman to kill a former work colleague after a fling has been found guilty of soliciting murder.’
BBC News, 8th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Landlords of a block of 38 flats in Swansea, Hampshire, are entitled to vary service charges levied on leaseholders, five Supreme Court justices ruled today in a clarification of part of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. The dismissal of the tenants’ appeal was the fourth ruling in a dispute which began when leaseholders objected to the re-apportioning of the charges above those stated on their leases.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th February 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The directors of oil major Shell are being personally sued over their climate strategy, which the claimants say is inadequate to meet climate targets and puts the company at risk as the world switches to clean energy.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The widespread use of online source Wikipedia by senior judges could mean fake information spreading, leading to bad judgments, an update of research first revealed last year has warned.’
Legal Futures, 8th February 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Wood burners have been in effect banned in new and refurbished buildings in London. New planning guidance announced by the mayor sets air pollution limits for home and office developments that would not be met if burners for wood or other solid fuels were installed.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A paedophile shot by police after threatening officers with a gun wanted to “get himself killed”, a court heard.’
BBC News, 8th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘These proceedings challenge the lawfulness of the Northern Ireland Protocol (“the Protocol”), which formed part of the agreement between the United Kingdom (“the UK”) and the European Union (“the EU”) regarding the UK’s exit from the EU. The Protocol was given legal effect by section 7A (“section 7A”) of the European (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“the 2018 Act”).’
UKSC Blog, 8th February 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
SI 2023/105 – The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023
SI 2023/116 – The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2023
SI 2023/112 – The State Immunity Act 1978 (Remedial) Order 2023
SI 2023/111 – The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/118 – The Climate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order 2023
SI 2023/115 – The Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/129 – The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/127 – The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) Order 2023
SI 2023/126 – The Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/123 – The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2023
SI 2023/121 – The Sanctions (Humanitarian Exception) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/134 – The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP Ltd & Anor v Williams & Anor [2023] UKSC 6 (08 February 2023)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Zuman v R. [2023] EWCA Crim 79 (06 February 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Ineos Upstream Ltd & Ors v Persons Unknown & Ors (Re Costs) [2023] EWHC 214 (Ch) (08 February 2023)
Cheung & Anor v Mackenzie (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 220 (Ch) (08 February 2023)
Haider v Delma Enineering Projects Company LLC & Ors [2023] EWHC 218 (Ch) (07 February 2023)
Wright & Ors v BTC Core & Ors [2023] EWHC 222 (Ch) (07 February 2023)
Leon v Kensington Mortgage Company Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 121 (Ch) (06 February 2023)
Gosling & Anor v Bradbury & Anor [2023] EWHC 199 (Ch) (06 February 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
PZ v TB [2023] EWHC 243 (Fam) (08 February 2023)
SKJ v SLJ [2023] EWHC 246 (Fam) (08 February 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Camberley Group PLC v Foster & Ors (Re Costs) [2023] EWHC 248 (KB) (08 February 2023)
Shehabi & Anor v Kingdom of Bahrain [2023] EWHC 89 (KB) (08 February 2023)
Jones & Ors v Chapel-En-Le-Frith Council [2023] EWHC 200 (KB) (07 February 2023)
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP v Samady [2023] EWHC 125 (KB) (06 February 2023)
Somoye v North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 191 (KB) (06 February 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A man has been found guilty of killing his disabled daughter by allowing her to become fatally obese and die in squalor.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An environmental activist has been jailed for eight weeks after disobeying a judge’s instruction not to mention the climate crisis as his motivation during his trial for taking part in a road-blocking protest.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘With the publication of Labour’s Commission on the UK’s Future it is worth contrasting the approach that Gordon Brown and his colleagues have taken with the very successful devolutionary legacy of Donald Dewar.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 8th February 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The Law Commission has announced it will launch a review of the legislation governing compulsory purchase, with a view to making the law “simpler, consistent and more accessible”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th February 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A long-awaited report on the government’s counter-extremism programme is expected to call for its focus to shift more towards Islamist terrorism instead of rightwing terrorism.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The House of Lords has overturned plans to clamp down on protest marches that cause too much disruption.’
BBC News, 7th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Home Office plans to uproot Afghan refugees from a London hotel and move them hundreds of miles from their children’s schools could result in a court battle, a lawyer has warned.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Housing Ombudsman has revealed that it has seen a 60% increase in complaints on heating and hot water, with 1,600 received in 2021/22 and 1,491 received already in 2022/23.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th February 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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