‘Less than a fifth (18%) of the public are comfortable with the use of data from the courts by tech companies, a major study has found.’
Legal Futures, 21st July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This poignant case tells a sad story, but an instructive one in terms of human rights and the ability of courts to interpret statutes in accordance with these rights under Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th July 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has set out its recommendations to reform weddings law, proposing a fairer system that it says will give couples more choice over where and how their wedding takes place.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th July 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A couple who enjoyed holidays abroad with money from a relative who faked being bedridden to scam a local authority out of more than £624,000 have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Courts in England and Wales are to be granted new powers to dismiss lawsuits employed by wealthy claimants to stifle free speech, the government has said.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Samsung ad criticised for showing a woman running alone at 02:00 has been cleared by the advertising watchdog.’
BBC News, 20th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who hit a young woman over the head 20 times with a power tool is facing life imprisonment after being convicted of her murder.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The final report of the Law Commission on how and where people can marry in England and Wales was published on 19 July 2022. The Commission was asked by government to conduct a review of marriage in December 2014, and we have followed the progress of the initiative in a series of posts, links to which are reproduced below.’
Law & Religion UK, 18th July 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Couples could soon marry on a cruise, in their kitchen or during a day out at the beach under proposals to tear up current restrictions on where weddings can be held.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Artificial intelligence systems will have to identify a legal person to be held responsible for any problems under proposals for regulating AI unveiled by the government today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th July 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Many organisations and individuals have criticised the government’s Prevent programme, which forms part of the UK counter-terrorism strategy.’
Each Other, 18th July 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Regulatory initiatives to encourage consumers to shop around, such as making it easier for them to compare prices, are starting to pay off, according to the Legal Services Consumer Panel’s 11th annual tracker survey.’
Legal Futures, 19th July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old boy with a sword concealed in a walking stick.’
BBC News, 16th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SI 2022/821 – The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022
SI 2022/815 – The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022
SI 2022/813 – The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment (Temporary Increase) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/793 – The Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/783 – The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘The high court has ordered the government to outline exactly how its net zero policies will achieve emissions targets, after a legal challenge from environmental groups.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Tower Bridge GP Ltd v Revenue And Customs [2022] EWCA Civ 998 (18 July 2022)
Abdikadir v London Borough of Ealing [2022] EWCA Civ 979 (15 July 2022)
B, Re (Children: Police Investigation) [2022] EWCA Civ 982 (15 July 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
R v Morris [2022] EWCA Crim 800 (18 July 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
ZK, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Havering [2022] EWHC 1854 (Admin) (18 July 2022)
Director of Public Prosecutions v Instone & Anor [2022] EWHC 1840 (Admin) (15 July 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Tonstate Group Ltd & Ors v Wojakovski [2022] EWHC 1771 (Ch) (15 July 2022)
BTI 2014 LLC v PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP & Anor [2022] EWHC 1781 (Ch) (15 July 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Contra Holdings Ltd v Bamford [2022] EWHC 1857 (Comm) (18 July 2022)
Upham & Ors v HSBC UK Bank Plc [2022] EWHC 1843 (Comm) (15 July 2022)
High Court (Patents Court)
Sandoz Ltd & Ors v TEVA UK Ltd [2022] EWHC 1831 (Pat) (15 July 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Npower Commercial Gas Ltd v SEP Properties Ltd [2022] EWHC 1844 (QB) (15 July 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A few Upper Tribunal appeals on rent repayment orders, in particular on the level of award, conduct and mitigating factors.’
Nearly Legal, 17th July 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Basfar v Wong [2022] UKSC 20. Judgment here, links to hearings here. The landmark decision handed down on 6 July 2022 by a majority of 3 to 2 in the Supreme Court held that a serving diplomat does not enjoy immunity in an employment tribunal claim grounded in allegations of modern slavery.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th July 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
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