‘The Legal Aid Agency has sparked panic among the criminal defence community by announcing that some providers could lose out on work when new contracts begin this autumn. One firm, for which legal aid comprises 60% of its workload, told the Gazette that it could go out of business.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th May 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The chair of the UK Covid-19 public inquiry has urged the prime minister to significantly widen its scope to better examine the pandemic’s unequal impact on minority ethnic people, on children and on mental health.’
The Guardian, 12th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former world darts champion Ted Hankey has been jailed for two years for a sexual assault caught on camera.’
The Independent, 12th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Budget airline Jet2 has slapped a pair of brothers with a £50,000 fine and banned them for life, after their “deplorable behaviour” led to a flight being diverted last week.’
The Independent, 12th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Granting Levi Bellfield’s request to get married in prison is “inconceivable” unless serious safeguarding concerns are addressed, Dominic Raab has said. Bellfield, who murdered Marsha McDonnell, Amelie Delagrange and Milly Dowler, is engaged and has requested a prison wedding, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Calling a man “bald” is sexual harassment, an employment tribunal has ruled. Hair loss is much more prevalent among men than women so using it to describe someone is a form of discrimination, a judge has concluded. Commenting on a man’s baldness in the workplace is equivalent to remarking on the size of a woman’s breasts, the finding suggests.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman found dead more than 30 years ago was murdered, a coroner has ruled, following a campaign by her family.’
BBC News, 12th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 28 April 2022, the Subsidy Control Bill received Royal Assent and became the Subsidy Control Act 2022. The Act is expected to come into force in autumn 2022. Until then, the provisions of the Subsidy Control Chapter of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and EU will continue to apply. This article highlights five things that will change when the Act comes into force.’
Mills & Reeve, 10th May 2022
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
2022 c. 28 – Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022
2022 c. 27 – Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022
2022 c. 26 – Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022
2022 c. 22 – Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022
2022 c. 20 – Professional Qualifications Act 2022
2022 c. 17 – Local Government (Disqualification) Act 2022
2022 c. 36 – Nationality and Borders Act 2022
2022 c. 34 – British Sign Language Act 2022
2022 c. 32 – Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
2022 c. 29 – Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Act 2022
2022 c. 24 – Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Act 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘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
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
‘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
‘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
‘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
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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
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