BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
A Company, Re [2022] EWHC 943 (Ch) (19 April 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Vardy v News Group Newspapers [2022] EWHC 946 (QB) (21 April 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
High Court (Chancery Division)
A Company, Re [2022] EWHC 943 (Ch) (19 April 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Vardy v News Group Newspapers [2022] EWHC 946 (QB) (21 April 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
SI 462/2022 – The Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (Polygraph) Regulations 2022
SI 459/2022 – The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2022
SI 458/2022 – The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Farnborough) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Domestic abuse allegations were “troublingly” downplayed by a judge in a case that exposes systemic issues with the family court, a leading barrister has warned.’
The Independent, 20th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has seen Southend-on-Sea City Council agree to pay £9,000 to the mother of a child who was left without suitable schooling for more than a year.’
Local Government Lawyer, April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Counter-terrorism measures in the government’s Online Safety Bill could be “muzzled and confused”, a watchdog has said.’
The Independent, 20th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police abuse of their stop and search powers is so serious that black people need “protecting” from stereotyping and racial biases, the police watchdog said, as it revealed allegations one child was stopped 60 times.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has rejected a call by England’s Children’s Commissioner to ban smacking – saying there was nothing wrong with a “light smack on the arm”.’
The Independent, 21st April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has been sentenced to 10 weeks, suspended for two years, after admitting sending a “grossly offensive” viral video of a cardboard model of Grenfell Tower being burned on a bonfire.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing has seen almost £140,000 confiscated from a man who ran illegal lotteries from Middlesbrough.’
Local Government Lawyer, April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government has quashed a review into the right to roam in England’s countryside, amid anger from campaigners that the law of trespass stops people from walking freely around the country.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The prisons watchdog has warned of the “long-term price” of restricting offenders’ time out of cells, as reports show many are living in conditions equal to solitary confinement.’
The Independent, 20th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Fake reviews are to be outlawed and consumers will have more chances to get out of subscriptions they do not want under a package of measures proposed by the UK government to stop people being ripped off online.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new official route for the online publication of court judgments marks “a vital step towards better transparency” in the justice system, the government said today. As the Gazette revealed last year, the new service from the National Archives, called Find Case Law, presents judgments formatted to ease analysis by computer. For the first time, judgments are published under a clear copyright licence permitting such use.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th April 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Anis Ali, a Muslim, worked for the Heathrow Express which was at the relevant time run by the first respondent, Heathrow Express Operating Company Ltd. The second respondent, Redline Assured Security Ltd, was responsible for carrying out security checks at the airport and the Heathrow Express stations. The checks involved creating and leaving suspicious objects to test how security officers responded to them, and in August 2017 it carried out a test using a bag containing a box, some electric cable and, visible at the top, a piece of paper with the words “Allahu Akbar” written in Arabic. Subsequently, the Operating Company sent an e-mail reporting on the results of the test and including images of the bag and the note to a group of employees – including Mr Ali.’
Law & Religion UK, 19th April 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A deputy master could hand down her judgment on a case that had been heard but settled the day before she was due to circulate a draft judgment striking out the claims.’
Legal Futures, 20th April 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The national police approach to investigating unexplained deaths is to be reformed following the inquests for victims of serial killer Stephen Port.’
BBC News, 20th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The coronavirus pandemic has seen unprecedented interference by governments in many aspects of our working lives. In terms of labour law, some of the changes made by the UK government during the pandemic have been deregulatory and served to erode protection for workers (for example, through increasing flexibility in working time for key workers: Working Time (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. For the most part though, these changes have increased worker protection and provided significant support for UK businesses and employees. The two furlough schemes, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the accompanying Self-Employment Income Support Scheme have been widely judged as pandemic success stories, with the CJRS supporting 11.6 million people and playing a clear role in limiting job losses. Likewise, changes to the sick pay system during the pandemic have been positive, serving to increase access to the scheme and reduce the administrative burden on both employees and their employers.’
UK Labour Law, 12th April 2022
Source: uklabourlawblog.com
‘A father and son who repeatedly ran over a man in front of witnesses in a car park have received life sentences for his murder.’
BBC News, 18th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teacher who was assaulted by a student has been awarded £850,000 in compensation following a personal injury claim, his union has reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The criminal damage trial of the co-founder of Extinction Rebellion has been delayed pending a High Court judgment over the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol.’
The Independent, 19th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk