‘A Westminster councillor has received damages in a libel case against the BBC after the news organisation misidentified her as another BAME politician who had been accused of housing fraud.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Retailer Argos has failed in a bid to have proceedings brought against it by London Borough of Barking & Dagenham stayed as an abuse of the process of the court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A fugitive who threatened a woman with an axe and stole her £25,000 watch before fleeing to Spain has been jailed for 10 years.’
The Independent, 19th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘ British Army veteran who has spent more than 20 years living in the UK is “living in fear each and every second” due to the threat of deportation to Zimbabwe.’
The Independent, 20th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Home Office appears to have contradicted its own guidance on GPS tagging, which prioritised “very high harm offenders”, after it announced the devices would be used on asylum seekers arriving in the UK.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Guidance that would have allowed farmers to spread manures and slurry on land in a way that would overload it with nutrients and risk pollution of rivers, lakes and coastal waters has been changed by Defra, after a challenge over its lawfulness.’
The Guardian , 20th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The mother of a 12-year-old boy in a coma said she has told him they face “the biggest battle of our lives” as they seek to appeal against a ruling his life support treatment should stop.’
BBC News, 20th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SI 2022/660 – The Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/649 – The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 11) (England) Order 2022
SI 2022/669 – The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2022
SI 2022/659 – The Toys and Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
H-W (Children) and In the matter of H-W (Children) (No 2) [2022] UKSC 17 (15 June 2022)
AIC Ltd v Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria [2022] UKSC 16 (15 June 2022)
SC (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKSC 15 (15 June 2022)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Antonio v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 809 (16 June 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Johnson v Regina [2022] EWCA Crim 790 (14 June 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Merticariu v Judecatoria Arad, Romania [2022] EWHC 1507 (Admin) (17 June 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Wormleighton v Hammersley & Anor (Re Paragon Offshore PLC) [2022] EWHC 1498 (Ch) (16 June 2022)
Banca Generali SPA v CFE (Suisse) SA & Anor [2022] EWHC 1450 (Ch) (15 June 2022)
Rushbrooke UK Ltd v 4 Designs Concept Ltd [2022] EWHC 1416 (Ch) (15 June 2022)
Hannam v RPA Systems Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 1354 (Ch) (15 June 2022)
Official Receiver v Obaigbena [2022] EWHC 1399 (Ch) (14 June 2022)
Pretoria Energy Company (Chittering) Ltd v Blankney Estates Ltd [2022] EWHC 1467 (Ch) (14 June 2022)
JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky & Ors [2022] EWHC 1445 (Ch) (14 June 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Umbrella Legal Solicitors Ltd v Affirm Legal Ltd [2022] EWHC 1510 (Comm) (16 June 2022)
Henry Williams Ltd v Cotton & Ors [2022] EWHC 1509 (Comm) (16 June 2022)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Samrai & Ors v Kalia [2022] EWHC 1424 (QB) (16 June 2022)
Banks v Blount [2022] EWHC 1491 (QB) (15 June 2022)
Brem v Murray & Anor [2022] EWHC 1479 (QB) (15 June 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
FTH Ltd v Varis Developments Ltd [2022] EWHC 1385 (TCC) (08 June 2022)
Essential Living (Greenwich) Ltd v Elements (Europe) Ltd [2022] EWHC 1400 (TCC) (08 June 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The general rule created by section 111 of the Construction Act 1996 is well known: in the absence of a pay less notice, the notified sum is to be paid without set-off or deduction. Although this is capable of causing problems for an employer in the short term, any overpayments can usually be corrected in future payment cycles (whether interim or final) or by a true value adjudication (following S&T (UK) Ltd v Grove Developments Ltd).’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 15th June 2022
‘Construction claims usually arise out of a breach of contract, because it is easier to establish liability than under a tortious claim. However, where there is no contract or the contractual limitation period has expired, or a contracting party is insolvent or is uninsured, parties may have no choice but to bring a claim in tort.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog , 14th June 2022
‘Rape victims will receive enhanced support at 3 Crown Courts under a new pilot scheme launched by the government today (16 June 2022) as part of efforts to drive up prosecutions and convictions.’
Ministry of Justice, 16th June 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: Slynn Lecture.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary , 16th June 2022
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Technology giant Apple is facing a £768m collective action over claims it secretly “throttled” iPhones with software updates to disguise overloaded batteries.
Consumer champion Justin Gutmann, formerly of Citizens Advice, is bringing the case on behalf of around 25 million people against Apple for allegedly abusing its market dominance by concealing a ‘power management tool’ in updates which reduced iPhones’ performance by up to 58%.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th June 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Rose-Marie Drury, Principle Associate at Mills & Reeve LLP considers the most important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during May 2022.’
Family Law Week, 13th June 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A gangland enforcer who threw acid in a man’s face and plotted to blind others under the orders of an underworld crime boss has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 16th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government’s road agency will be forced to remove hundreds of tonnes of concrete it used to bury a Victorian bridge arch despite offering a £450,000 sweetener to allow the controversial scheme to stay. Eden district council’s planning committee resisted the offer by unanimously deciding to refuse National Highways (NH) retrospective planning permission for a crude infilling project at Great Musgrave, Cumbria, that was widely condemned as “cultural vandalism”.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A food waste recycling company has been fined £2 million and one of its co-owners jailed for 13 years after two workers died in a road haulage tanker containing pig feed.’
The Independent, 16th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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