BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Thone & Anor, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 846 (22 June 2022)
Johnson v Regina [2022] EWCA Crim 832 (22 June 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Srinivasan v General Medical Council [2022] EWHC 1606 (Admin) (22 June 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Barrowfen Properties Ltd v Patel & Ors [2022] EWHC 1601 (Ch) (22 June 2022)
Golubovich v Golubovich [2022] EWHC 1605 (Ch) (22 June 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Giddens v Frost & Ors [2022] EWHC 1602 (Comm) (22 June 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Paddy Power beheading: Coroner highlights authority ‘failures’ – BBC News
‘The death of a man who was decapitated in a betting shop “would not have occurred” if his attacker had been referred to mental health services the month before, a coroner has concluded.’
BBC News, 21st June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crucifixes, neck-chains and food hygiene: Kovalkovs – Law & Religion UK
‘In Mr J Kovalkovs v 2 Sisters Food Group Limited [2022] UKET 4102454/2020, Mr Kovalkovs, an Orthodox Christian, was a quality inspector in 2 Sisters Food Group’s chicken processing factory. He wore a silver crucifix on a neck-chain as an expression of his faith. 2 Sisters’ Foreign Body Control policy stated that “jewellery must not be worn in the production areas on site, with the exception of a single plan band ring”. An exception was made for religious jewellery, subject to a risk assessment; however, the risk assessment concluded that “because the chain was made of links there was a risk of contamination” and there was a potential for “entanglement, entrapment or tearing”. Mr Kovalkovs refused to give up wearing his crucifix and was dismissed.’
Law & Religion UK, 21st June 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Schofield & Anor v Smith & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 824 (21 June 2022)
Khan v Mehmood [2022] EWCA Civ 791 (21 June 2022)
Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Khan [2022] EWCA Civ 831 (21 June 2022)
Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Simply Construct (UK) Llp [2022] EWCA Civ 823 (21 June 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Nazari v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2022] EWHC 1574 (Admin) (21 June 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sheeran & Ors v Chokri & Ors [2022] EWHC 1528 (Ch) (21 June 2022)
Gee, Re The Estate of [2022] EWHC 1590 (Ch) (21 June 2022)
Blacklion Law LLP v Amira Nature Foods Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 1500 (Ch) (20 June 2022)
Fitzroy Street Capital Inc & Anor v Manning & Ors [2022] EWHC 1495 (Ch) (20 June 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Bank of America Europe DAC v CITTA Metropolitana Di Milano [2022] EWHC 1544 (Comm) (20 June 2022)
ARI v WXJ [2022] EWHC 1543 (Comm) (20 June 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
GJE & Anor v SLE [2022] EWHC 1592 (QB) (21 June 2022)
Jabbar & Anor v Aviva Insurance UK Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 1383 (QB) (20 June 2022)
Johnson v Williams [2022] EWHC 1585 (QB) (20 June 2022)
FXJ vSecretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2022] EWHC 1531 (QB) (20 June 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Windrush: only one in four applicants have received compensation – The Guardian
‘Only one in four applicants to the Windrush compensation scheme have received payments four years after the government promised redress for those wrongly classified by the Home Office as illegal immigrants.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Upcoming Data Reform Bill “to give Parliament and Government greater oversight” of Information Commissioner’s Office – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Government has set out plans to reform the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that will give Parliament and the Secretary of State greater oversight of the data regulator and broaden the legal responsibility underpinning its work.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Ex-soldier jailed for murdering couple in Somerset after parking dispute – The Guardian
‘A former soldier who murdered his nextdoor neighbours with a commando dagger after a dispute over parking has been told he will serve at least 38 years in prison before being considered for parole.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Domestic abuse and defamation – Transparency Project
‘This is a post about a defamation trial where one party (the claimant – C) is claiming the other party (the defendant – D) has caused his reputation serious harm by making statements that allege domestic abuse by C against D. Far removed from the recent Depp-Heard trial in the US, this case is being heard in London and the parties are not celebrities: C is described as a businessman and D is a school teacher.’
Transparency Project, 22nd June 2022
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
First openly gay judge to lead LGBT veterans probe – BBC News
‘Britain’s first openly gay senior judge will lead a review into the impact of a historical ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces.’
BBC News, 19th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court quashes planning permission over flawed report from planning officer – Local Government Lawyer
The High Court has quashed Bristol City Council’s grant of planning permission for a 62-home development on a former zoo car park, following a judicial review claim that argued the local authority based its decision on a flawed planning officer’s report.
Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Post Office IT scandal victims may be disqualified from compensation scheme – The Guardian
‘Scores of post office operators wrongly accused of embezzlement by the Post Office due to faulty accounting software, may be disqualified from a dedicated compensation scheme.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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Family Justice Council makes recommendations on avoiding conflicts of interest using psychologist expert witnesses in cases of alleged alienation – Local Government Lawyer
‘Interim guidance from the Family Justice Council (FJC), published last month, has highlighted how to avoid conflicts of interest when using psychologist expert witnesses in family court cases involving allegations of alienating behaviours.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Sudanese trafficking victims must stay in detention, judge rules – The Guardian
‘Three Sudanese victims of torture and trafficking who were threatened with being deported to Rwanda on a controversial charter flight last week have had their pleas to be released from detention rejected by a high court judge.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Long Covid is a disability, tribunal rules in landmark case – Daily Telegraph
‘Long Covid is a disability, a tribunal has ruled in what employment experts say could result in a “significant increase” in the number of claims brought by people suffering with the syndrome.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2022
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Serious failings’ left children exposed to abuse in Oldham, finds damning review – The Guardian
‘Vulnerable children were left exposed to sexual exploitation in Oldham because of “serious failings” by the police and council, a damning independent review has found.’
The Guardian, June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Vulnerable clients struggle in face of “cold, clinical and chaotic” lawyers – Legal Futures
‘Vulnerable clients are being disadvantaged by the “cold, clinical and chaotic manner” in which they are treated by some lawyers, a report for the Legal Services Board (LSB) has found.’
Legal Futures, 21st June 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
James Bulger public inquiry to be debated by MPs – BBC News
‘A parliamentary debate on whether a public inquiry should be held into the 1993 murder of toddler James Bulger is due to take place later this year.’
BBC News, 20th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
