Paul Grayson: Voyeur Sheffield nurse who filmed up patients’ gowns jailed – BBC News
‘A nurse “fixated by sex” who filmed up the gowns of unconscious hospital patients has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 11th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2022/518 – The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/516 – The Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022
SI 2022/523 – The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2022
SI 2022/531 – The Finance Act 2020, Section 112 (Local Loans) (Appointed Day) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/529 – The Income Tax (Exemption of Social Security Benefits) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/528 – The Customs (Variation of Import Duty) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/524 – The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2022
SI 2022/521 – The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Amendment) (England) Order 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
New Judgment: Zipvit Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (No 2) [2022] UKSC 12 – UKSC Blog
‘This is the second judgment given by the Supreme Court in this case. In the first judgment ([2020] UKSC 15), the Court set out the background to the dispute and made a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union, upon which judgment was delivered on the 13th of January 2022. The Supreme Court could then determine this appeal without the need for any further hearing.’
UKSC Blog, 11th May 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
Commercial Court “actively looking” to hear cases outside London – Legal Futures
‘The judge in charge of the Commercial Court has said she is “actively looking” for cases that can be heard outside of London.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Section 40: government to repeal controversial media law – The Guardian
‘A controversial law that could force publishers to pay the costs of the people who sue them, even if they win, is to be repealed, the government has announced.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Zipvit Ltd v Revenue and Customs (Respondent) (No 2) [2022] UKSC 12 (11 May 2022)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
D (A Child) (Appeal From the Registration of a Maintenance Order) [2022] EWCA Civ 641 (11 May 2022)
AKC v Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust [2022] EWCA Civ 630 (10 May 2022)
Edengate Homes (Butley Hall) Ltd, Re [2022] EWCA Civ 626 (09 May 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Macmillan Cancer Support v Toogood [2022] EWCA Crim 633 (11 May 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Social Work England v Essiful [2022] EWHC 1089 (Admin) (10 May 2022)
Piekarski v District Court In Lublin, Poland [2022] EWHC 1088 (Admin) (10 May 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
King & Ors v Kings Solutions Group Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1099 (Ch) (11 May 2022)
Allianz Global Investors GmbH & Ors v G4S Ltd [2022] EWHC 1081 (Ch) (10 May 2022)
Haya Holco 2 Plc, Re [2022] EWHC 1079 (Ch) (09 May 2022)
Rail for London Ltd v London Borough of Hackney [2022] EWHC 1075 (Ch) (09 May 2022)
High Court (Family Division)
G v W [2022] EWHC 1101 (Fam) (11 May 2022)
H v R & Anor [2022] EWHC 1073 (Fam) (10 May 2022)
High Court (Patents Court)
Saint-Gobain Adfors SAS v 3m Innovative Properties Co [2022] EWHC 1018 (Pat) (09 May 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
National Highways Ltd v Persons Unknown & Ors [2022] EWHC 1105 (QB) (11 May 2022)
Giaquinto & Ors v ITI Capital Ltd [2022] EWHC 973 (QB) (10 May 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Government’s Proposed Bill Of Rights Is A ‘Power Grab’ – Each Other
‘On the same day Prince Charles declared in the Queen’s Speech that the government intends to replace the Human Rights Act (HRA) with a new Bill of Rights, civil liberties activists rallied behind a campaign in what may be a last attempt to protect it.’
Each Other, 11th May 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
Council facing judicial review challenge over approval of plans to double size of poultry farm – Local Government Lawyer
‘A judicial review application has been made against Powys County Council over its decision to grant planning permission for the expansion of a poultry farm that is in the catchment area of a Special Area of Conservation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge throws out most of Swedish businessman’s libel claim in England – The Guardian
‘A British judge has thrown out large parts of a libel action by a Swedish businessman who tried to sue journalists writing about his company before its flotation on a Norwegian stock exchange.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Appeal court deprecates “act of deliberate concealment” by party – Legal Futures
‘Civil litigation should be conducted “with cards on the table – face up” and the courts should not “sanction an act of deliberate concealment” by one of the parties, appeal judges have ruled.’
Legal Futures, 10th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Sex for rent’ landlord jailed in first conviction of its kind in UK – Daily Telegraph
‘A landlord who forced a tenant to wear a bikini at all times has become the first person to be convicted for “sex for rent” offences in England and Wales.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2022
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Queen’s Speech at a glance: Which bills were announced by the Government? – The Independent
‘The Queen’s Speech, which is written by the Government, was delivered by the Prince of Wales for the first time.’
The Independent, 10th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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
