‘Recent case law has shown how careful parties need to be when drafting a liquidated damages (LDs) regime. The case of Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd v Peel L&P Investments and Property Ltd provides yet another example of what can happen if there is any ambiguity in the drafting.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 5th October 2022
‘The Court of Appeal has concluded in the Attorney General’s referral of the jury acquittal of the Colston 4 that ECHR rights were not engaged where damage to property was criminal. Rosalind English analyses the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A council has won an appeal in the High Court in a psychiatric injury claim brought by a taxi driver. David Green explains why.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Laura Wisdom, Patrick Parkin and Lloyd Nail look at key cases concerning record keeping of evaluation decisions, and what these decisions mean in practice.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A law firm has been barred by the High Court from making any further court applications for at least 18 months after failing to heed warnings to stop.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th October 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Now Dacre faces the prospect of seeing the Daily Mail’s parent company Associated Newspapers dragged into a lengthy legal battle, where he could have to give evidence under oath about his newspaper’s activities in the name of journalism. According to a statement issued by lawyers for the six individuals, the claims include allegations of illegal activity such as homes being bugged, deceptive tactics used to obtain private medical information and the tapping of live phone calls.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A university academic has said he is likely to take legal action against the makers of a new film about Richard III, which he said was “littered with inaccuracies”.’
BBC News, 8th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The head of Britain’s labour abuse watchdog says her organisation has not seen anyone “gaming” the modern slavery system for immigration purposes. The comments directly contradict the home secretary, Suella Braverman, who said last week that trafficking claims from “people gaming the system” were “derailing the UK’s policy on illegal migration”.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court’s judgment on the legality of a Scottish independence referendum could be provided within six to eight weeks, its former deputy president has said.’
The Independent, 9th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘People with a learning disability are more than twice as likely to die from avoidable causes than the rest of the population. Actor Tommy Jessop and BBC Panorama investigated some of the stories of families who say they were let down by their medical care.’
BBC News, 10th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Granting legal rights and protections to non-human entities such as animals, trees and rivers is essential if countries are to tackle climate breakdown and biodiversity loss, experts have said. The authors of a report titled Law in the Emerging Bio Age say legal frameworks have a key part to play in governing human interactions with the environment and biotechnology.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Arnold White Estates Ltd v The Forestry Commission [2022] EWCA Civ 1304 (06 October 2022)
Soleymani v Nifty Gateway LLC [2022] EWCA Civ 1297 (06 October 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sahota v Sohal & Ors [2022] EWHC 2459 (Ch) (05 October 2022)
Ocado Group PLC & Anor v McKeeve (Consequentials) [2022] EWHC 2478 (Ch) (05 October 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
The Nursing And Midwifery Council v MM [2022] EWHC 2484 (KB) (05 October 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Lord Hodge, Guildhall Lecture – The Rule of Law, the Courts and the British Economy.’
Supreme Court, 4th October 2022
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘Every day, judges and magistrates preside over cases coming before them in court and, if an offender is found guilty, they use sentencing guidelines to determine what the appropriate sentence should be. But what if the offender committed more than one offence? What happens then? Do the courts work out the sentence for each individual offence and then add them together? The simple answer is usually no.’
Sentencing Council, 5th October 2022
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘The Justice Secretary, Brandon Lewis MP, has today (Tuesday 4 October) announced that more thieves, burglars and robbers will be fitted with GPS electronic tags when they leave prison, helping cut crime and keep the public safe.’
Ministry of Justice, 4th October 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has today unveiled new proposals to update the Arbitration Act 1996, to ensure that the UK continues to be the foremost destination for international arbitration.’
Law Commission, 22nd October 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘The Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) Bill 2022-23 [Bill 155 of 2022-23] was introduced on 22 September 2022.’
House of Commons Library , 6th October 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
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