Paedophile jailed after trying to groom children on social media – The Guardian
‘A paedophile has been jailed for 10 years after using social media to groom children.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
SRA disciplinary decisions could stay in public domain for longer – Legal Futures
‘Details of disciplinary and other regulatory action taken by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) could be published for longer than the current three years to combat misinformation online, it said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
New Square police stabbings: West Bromwich brothers jailed – BBC News
‘Two brothers who launched a “terrifying” knife attack on police officers at a shopping centre have been jailed.’
BBC News, 10th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang jailed for locking 35 people in boxes to smuggle them into UK – The Independent
‘A five-man gang has been jailed after smuggling 35 Afghan people into the UK inside purpose-built “coffin-like” wooden boxes.’
The Independent, 10th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Priti Patel blames lawyers as she admits Rwanda plan will ‘take time’ – The Guardian
‘Priti Patel has admitted that it will take time to establish the government’s high-profile plan to send people who arrive in the UK without authorisation to Rwanda, amid growing suspicion that it will not solve the migration crisis in the Channel.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tougher punishments for animal cruelty crimes in England and Wales – BBC News
‘Courts are set to be given powers to hand out tougher punishments for serious animal cruelty crimes, under proposed new sentencing guidelines.’
BBC News, 10th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gangat v Jassat & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 604 (06 May 2022)
BT Group Plc v Patourel [2022] EWCA Civ 593 (06 May 2022)
Storey v British Telecommunications Plc [2022] EWCA Civ 616 (05 May 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Turner v R. [2022] EWCA Crim 617 (06 May 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Heilligger v Westminster Magistrates’ Court & Anor [2022] EWHC 1056 (Admin) (06 May 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Smith v Smith & Anor [2022] EWHC 1035 (Ch) (06 May 2022)
Stobart Capital Ltd v Esken Ltd [2022] EWHC 1036 (Ch) (06 May 2022)
Keane v Sargen & Ors [2022] EWHC 1006 (Ch) (06 May 2022)
Brittain v Ferster & Ors [2022] EWHC 1060 (Ch) (06 May 2022)
Clayton Recruitment Ltd v Wilson & Anor [2022] EWHC 1054 (Ch) (05 May 2022)
High Court (Family Division)
Tickle v Herefordshire County Council & Ors [2022] EWHC 1017 (Fam) (04 May 2022)
High Court (Patents Court)
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd v GW Pharma Ltd [2022] EWHC 1012 (Pat) (03 May 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Nursing And Midwifery Council & Anor v Harrold [2022] EWHC 1048 (QB) (06 May 2022)
Ashford Borough Council & Anor v Wilson [2022] EWHC 988 (QB) (05 May 2022)
Pal v Damen & Anor [2022] EWHC 4697 (QB) (05 May 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ombudsman investigation sees council agree to repay five years of care fee top-ups after it failed to offer affordable alternative placement first – Local Government Lawyer
‘Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council has agreed to reimburse “a significant amount of money” to a woman after it did not offer her mother an affordable care home placement, before asking her to pay a top-up towards her mother’s fees.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Off into the Somerset – Local Government Lawyer
‘The President of the Family Division has issued new guidance on remedying breaches of the Adoption Agency Regulations 2005. Jess Purchase sets out the key points.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal backs decision to make collective action opt-out – Legal Futures
‘The difficulty of people signing up to a collective action and the availability of third-party funding were legitimate factors to take into account in making it opt-out, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 9th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘It strips your humanity’: Civil servant wins six-figure sum over ‘insidious’ Ministry of Justice racism – The Independent
‘A former civil servant received a six-figure pay-out from the government over discrimination after she says was subjected to “insidious” racism during a 20-year battle with the Ministry of Justice.’
The Independent, 8th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Broads: Couple launch legal challenge over water extraction monitoring plans – BBC News
‘A couple who have spent years battling water abstraction in a national park are taking their fight to the High Court.’
BBC News, 9th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Priti Patel’s Rwanda plan for UK asylum seekers faces its first legal challenge – The Guardian
‘The first legal action has been launched against Priti Patel’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as the UN’s refugee agency raised concerns that the UK is “inviting” other European countries to adopt the same divisive immigration policy.’
The Guardian, 7th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ofsted to get new powers to tackle illegal unregistered schools in England – BBC News
‘New legislation would give the schools regulator powers to crack down on unregistered schools operating illegally in England, ministers say.’
BBC News, 8th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
