‘New regulations issued this week give courts in England and Wales new powers to permit individuals overseas to watch transmissions of ‘hybrid’ court hearings combining both in-person and remote participants.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st July 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘In its decision in Bresco v Lonsdale, the Supreme Court confirmed that insolvent companies have the statutory and contractual right to adjudicate construction disputes, even if that claim is affected by insolvency set-off.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog , 29th June 2022
SI 2022/716 – The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2022
SI 2022/711 – The Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/701 – The Solicitors Act 1974 and Administration of Justice Act 1985 (Amendment) Order 2022
SI 2022/742 – The Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (England) Order 2022
SI 2022/741 – The Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2022
SI 2022/739 – The Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/730 – The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2022
SI 2022/727 – The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/723 – The Registered Pension Schemes (Authorised Member Payments) Regulations 2022SI
SI 2022/720 – The Coasting Schools (England) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/717 – The Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2022
SI 2022/708 – The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/707 – The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/724 – The Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd & Anor (Scotland) [2022] UKSC 19 (29 June 2022)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Da Silva v Heselton & Ors (Re Estate of Gladys Dulcie Townsend) [2022] EWCA Civ 880 (30 June 2022)
Baptie v The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames [2022] EWCA Civ 888 (30 June 2022)
D (A Child: Placement Order), Re [2022] EWCA Civ 896 (30 June 2022)
Dwyer (UK Franchising) Ltd v Fredbar Ltd & Anor (Rev1) [2022] EWCA Civ 889 (30 June 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Peace, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 879 (29 June 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
General Medical Council v Mok [2022] EWHC 1651 (Admin) (29 June 2022)
Brockwell v Westminster Magistrates Court & Anor (Rev1) [2022] EWHC 1662 (Admin) (29 June 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
In the Matter of Nostrum Oil & Gas Plc [2022] EWHC 1646 (Ch) (30 June 2022)
Barings (UK) Ltd & Ors v Galapagos SA [2022] EWHC 1633 (Ch) (30 June 2022)
Ocado Group Plc & Anor v McKeeve [2022] EWHC 1663 (Ch) (29 June 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd & Anor v Teva UK Ltd [2022] EWHC 1641 (Pat) (29 June 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd v The Gambling Commission [2022] EWHC 1664 (TCC) (29 June 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will be given new powers to fine rule-breakers up to £25,000, under measures introduced today (29 June 2022).’
Ministry of Justice, 29th June 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Victims, members of the public and the media will be able to ask for a parole hearing to be heard in public for the first time, following law changes being made today (30 June 2022).’
Ministry of Justice, 30th June 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A Wiltshire man has been ordered to pay more than £26,000 after Wiltshire Council prosecuted him for non-compliance with planning enforcement notices at a site in Bromham.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Following a commitment given in the Queen’s Speech in May 2022, a draft Mental Health Bill has been brought forward this week (27 June 2022). Alex Ruck Keene sets out the main elements and highlights some key points.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st July 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A rethought costs system that puts digitisation, vulnerable court users and a properly functioning civil justice system at its heart is the goal of a Civil Justice Council (CJC) working party, which yesterday began consulting on four key areas for possible reform.’
Legal Futures, 1st July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has been asked by the Government to review the law on contempt of court and consider reform to improve its effectiveness, consistency, and coherence.’
Law Commission, 28th June 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘The CPS today vows to use football banning orders to those convicted of online hate crime connected to the game and prevent them from attending matches.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th June 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Home Office risks undermining the immigration watchdog’s legitimacy by failing to implement its recommendations, an official has said.’
The Independent, 30th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Home Office is being taken to court by a government-sponsored Brexit watchdog over the “unlawful” treatment of 2.5 million EU citizens in the UK. The High Court has confirmed that the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA), designed to protect the rights of EU nationals in the UK, has been granted permission to proceed with a judicial review claim against the department.’
The Independent, 30th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK’s data watchdog is to scale back fines for public bodies after admitting that users of services often bear the brunt of the financial punishment. The Information Commissioner’s Office will continue to issue fines for the most serious cases of data breaches in the public sector, but otherwise it will lean on other powers within its remit such as warnings, reprimands and enforcement notices.’
The Guardian, 30th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police forces in England and Wales are responding to reports of their own officers committing domestic abuse in a way that is “significantly harming the public interest”, with just 9% of such allegations leading to criminal charges, a joint watchdog investigation has found.’
The Guardian, 30th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mother, stepfather and a teenager have been given life sentences for murdering five-year-old Logan Mwangi and dumping his body in a river.’
BBC News, 30th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Dominic Raab has expressed doubts about including the right to an abortion in the forthcoming bill of rights, saying the matter was already “settled in UK law”.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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