Soldiers win legal battle to rescue Afghan interpreter – BBC News
‘A group of former British soldiers have won a legal battle to bring their Afghan interpreter to the UK.’
BBC News, 5th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge poised to decide future of 12-year-old boy at centre of treatment dispute – The Independent
‘A High Court judge is preparing to make decisions about the future of a 12-year-old boy at the centre of a life-support treatment dispute.’
The Independent, 6th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hands off our park: Shrewsbury takes its council to the supreme court – The Guardian
‘Row over Greenfields recreation ground could be a test case on selling English public land for housing.’
The Guardian, 5th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Why did the Depp-Heard libel outcomes differ in the US and UK? – The Guardian
‘Analysis: Specialist lawyers, a jury trial, social media and targeting Heard all helped Depp win in Virginia.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
London Metal Exchange sued for $456m over cancelled nickel trades – BBC News
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has been sued for $456m (£365m) by fund manager Elliott Associates following the suspension and cancellation of nickel trades earlier this year. The claim was filed in the English High Court against the trading platform and its subsidiary LME Clear.’
BBC News, 6th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Digital fingerprints of a million child abuse images made – BBC News
‘Digital fingerprints of a million images of child sexual abuse have been created, the Internet Watch Foundation has said. The UK charity, which is responsible for finding and removing such material online, said the fingerprints, known as hashes, would help companies and police find copies of the images.’
BBC News, 6th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Velaj v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 767 (31 May 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Collins v Regina [2022] EWCA Crim 742 (30 May 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Balkwell, R (On the Application Of) v Essex Police [2022] EWHC 1288 (Admin) (30 May 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
In the Matter of All Scheme Ltd [2022] EWHC 1318 (Ch) (30 May 2022)
Beasant v Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind & Ors [2022] EWHC 1319 (Ch) (30 May 2022)
La Micro Group (UK) Ltd & Anor v LA Micro Group Inc & Ors [2022] EWHC 1304 (Ch) (27 May 2022)
High Court (Family Division)
TS v DMM [2022] EWHC 1145 (Fam) (23 May 2022)
Barts Health NHS Trust v Dance [2022] EWHC 1165 (Fam) (13 May 2022)
High Court (Patents Court)
Shenzhen Carku Technology Co. Ltd v The Noco Company [2022] EWHC 1255 (Pat) (24 May 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Raw v Guy Carpenter & Co Ltd [2022] EWHC 1277 (QB) (27 May 2022)
Smith & Ors v Talktalk Telecom Group Plc [2022] EWHC 1311 (QB) (27 May 2022)
Thurrock Council v Adams [2022] EWHC 1324 (QB) (27 May 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Police force settles claim brought by nurses over fine for Covid regulation breaches during pay protest – Local Government Lawyer
‘Greater Manchester Police has agreed to settle a claim for compensation brought by two nurses who said the force wrongly handed them a £10,000 fine under Covid regulations for organising a protest in March last year.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Externalisation of asylum in Europe: Unpacking the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Agreement – EIN Blog
‘The UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Agreement (APA) is the latest in a line of cooperative asylum arrangements that seek to shift asylum responsibility from destination states in the Global North to countries in the developing world. Such arrangements are generally for the purpose of deterring and deflecting protection seekers and, as such, the APA should be understood as a form of externalisation, an umbrella concept for the efforts of certain states to externalise certain basic functions (in this case asylum processing and protection) in the areas of border control and asylum.’
EIN Blog, 31st May 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
UK sperm donor with genetic condition banned from contacting children – The Guardian
‘A man with an incurable genetic condition who advertised his sperm to lesbians on social media has been banned from contacting some of the children he fathered as a result.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
All strangulation of women is serious – and it’s time for the law to step up – The Guardian
‘Next month, on 7 June, as part of the Domestic Abuse Act (2021), non-fatal strangulation (NFS) and suffocation becomes a free-standing offence, punishable by up to five years in prison in England and Wales. Campaigners including the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) and We Can’t Consent To This – who challenged the defence where the perpetrator claims it happened as part of “rough sex gone wrong” – have long argued that NFS, if prosecuted at all, was frequently charged as common assault, receiving a sentence of a few months.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
New calls for buffer zones around UK abortion clinics – BBC News
‘Medical leaders in the UK have launched a fresh call for buffer zones to be set up around abortion clinics to prevent activists targeting patients and staff.’
BBC News, 30th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lee Balkwell: Dad loses High Court case over son’s concrete mixer death – BBC News
‘The father of a man found dead in a concrete mixer in 2002 has lost a High Court challenge against police over the investigation into his son’s death.’
BBC News, 30th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Senior judges back push to move High Court cases to the regions – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has transferred another case from London to Leeds at the same time as senior judges emphasised that the location of the lawyers is not a trump card in determining venue.’
Legal Futures, 31st May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
M4 crash: Drink-drive killer’s sentence deemed not unduly lenient – BBC News
‘A man who killed two young children while drink and drug driving will not have his sentence reviewed by the court of appeal.’
BBC News, 30th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Windrush scandal: Government must publish report institutional racism, lawyer says – BBC News
‘A lawyer for Windrush victims says the government must publish a report which suggests institutional racism at the Home Office caused the scandal.’
BBC News, 30th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog investigating another Met police strip-search of a child – The Guardian
‘The police watchdog has confirmed it is investigating the strip-search of another child by the Metropolitan police, which is already under scrutiny over two other cases.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Guidelines highlight challenges of facial recognition technology as Clearview AI fined – OUT-LAW.com
‘Guidelines recently issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) focus on the use of facial recognition technology in the context of law enforcement, but one expert has highlighted how some commentary within the guidelines has broader application and how the EDPB’s views align with the views of the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th May 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
