‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that foreign judicial findings or convictions that are relevant to a person’s suitability to care for children may be used as evidence in family proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Lesbians, bi women and some trans people will no longer have to pay more for IVF treatment after a landmark discrimination case. Lesbian couple Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans launched a legal case showing that NHS England’s IVF policy discriminated against same-sex couples. Unlike heterosexual couples, some LGBTQ couples and single women have had to pay for artificial insemination to prove their fertility status before they can receive NHS help for IVF.’
Each Other, 9th August 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘A man who killed his wife in a “final act of control” and then went on the run has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 8th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “coercive and controlling” husband who murdered his wife when he realised she was trying to break free from what was a toxic relationship has been jailed for at least 21 years.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
W-A (Children : Foreign Conviction) [2022] EWCA Civ 1118 (05 August 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Petropavlovsk Plc, Re [2022] EWHC 2097 (Ch) (05 August 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
XL Insurance Company SE v IPORS Underwriting Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 2093 (Comm) (05 August 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
IBM United Kingdom Ltd v LZLABS GmbH & Ors [2022] EWHC 2094 (TCC) (05 August 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘This is an issue that has come up here a few times (eg this post and this post) – the rights of audience of people who do not have a right of audience in their own right, but attend hearings to carry out advocacy. Now we have a County Court detailed appeal decision on the issue (not binding, but as an appeal to a circuit judge, of persuasive value).’
Nearly Legal, 7th August 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The London Borough of Lambeth has been told by the High Court to find accommodation for a family within 12 weeks even though the applicant wishes to live outside the borough.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has upheld a decision to throw out a negligence claim against a law firm because it was served too late – even though the court had actually lost the claim.’
Legal Futures, 8th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Tahir Khan, barrister, provides some useful legal and practical guidance on Islamic mahr/dower and its validity and recognition under English Law, together with some of the challenges and difficulties that face practitioners when confronted with such matters.’
Family Law, 4th August
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘This Attorney General’s Guidance is for lawyers advising on lawfulness and legal risk in Government. It explains the common framework to assess risk across the Government Legal Profession.’
Attorney General's Office, 2nd August 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has launched a wide-ranging review of the laws governing appeals for criminal cases.’
Law Commission, 5th August 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Doctors’ representatives in clinical negligence cases have claimed that average costs far outstrip the compensation secured for cases worth less than £25,000.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th August 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A Lincoln student has been banned from running a company for 10 years after abusing a Covid recovery loan.’
BBC News, 8th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An ex-BBC presenter has been found guilty of stalking Jeremy Vine and other former colleagues.’
The Independent, 6th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Payments of £100,000 will be made to victims of the contaminated blood scandal, the government is expected to announce this week.’
BBC News, 7th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Charity Commission has opened a compliance case into one of the key donors to Prince Charles’s charity after it emerged it had been funded by unsecured loans.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Campaigners have begun a legal challenge against the government’s decision to give the Sizewell C nuclear power station the go-ahead amid warnings that UK nuclear plants will be on the frontline of climate breakdown.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The strip-search of a black girl by police at school in east London was not an isolated case, England’s children’s commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 8th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Street harassment such as cyber-flashing, up-skirting or the exposure of genitals in a public place are crimes which can and will be prosecuted the CPS has stressed, as new legal guidance is published today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th August 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration at housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley (MTVH) over its failings in responding to a silverfish infestation at a resident’s flat.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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