Equalities and rights: Conflict and the need for clarity – Attorney General’s Office
‘Attorney General Suella Braverman spoke at Policy Exchange about equalities and human rights.’
Attorney General’s Office, 10th August 2022
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Diversity concerns as Supreme Court reappoints old guard – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Supreme Court has appointed two recently-retired judges as justices, which critics have pointed out means that men called David now outnumber women by three to one on the UK’s highest court.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th August 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
CV fraudster must repay some wages, Supreme Court rules – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A fraudster jailed for falsifying qualifications to secure a top NHS job should have to pay back some of the wages he unlawfully received, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th August 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Man caught with explosives jailed again after breaching court requirements – The Independent
‘A man previously convicted of possessing an explosive substance has been sent back to prison for breaching court requirements, police say.’
The Independent, 18th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teacher who ran church holiday club jailed for child sex offences after handing himself in 36 years later – The Independent
‘A former school teacher has been jailed for a string of historical sex offences against young girls after he handed himself into police 36 years later.’
The Independent, 16th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fears for vulnerable women amid rise in Britons investigated over illegal abortions by police – The Independent
‘Increasing numbers of Britons are being investigated by police over suspected illegal abortions, new figures show.’
The Independent, 18th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Infected Blood victims to receive £100,000 interim compensation payment – gov.uk
‘Thousands of victims of the infected blood scandal will each receive an interim compensation payment of £100,000.’
gov.uk, 17th August 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
Kwarteng blocks takeover of Pulsic by Hong Kong rival over security concerns – The Guardian
‘The UK has blocked the takeover of an electronic design company by a Hong Kong rival over national security concerns, in the latest sign of growing British anxiety about Chinese investment.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Fine for Apley fly-tipper linked to Amazon package – BBC News
‘A resident has been given a £400 fly-tipping fine after an empty Amazon package found among dumped rubbish was traced back to them.’
BBC News, 19th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Financial Services and Markets Act 2001 exemptions– the importance of when an agreement is entered for unregulated lenders – 33 Bedford Row
‘This article will consider an interesting case involving deceit, when some defendants took out an unregulated loan, secured on a residential property, on the basis that the loan was wholly or predominantly for a business purpose.’
33 Bedford Row, 11th August 2022
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
A rare EAT finding of the appearance of unconscious confirmation bias – Doughty Street Chambers
‘In Laing v Bury & Bolton Citizens Advice [2022] EAT 85, the EAT found that a tribunal had erred in dismissing a claim brought by Litigant in Person where it had commented extensively, at times using strong and personalised language, on the Claimant’s behaviour throughout the hearing drawing upon such behaviour in support of how he must have behaved at work. It concluded that a fair-minded and informed observer would conclude that there was a real possibility that his behaviour had engendered an antipathy towards him which unconsciously influenced the tribunal’s collective decision in relation to a victimisation complaint.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 1st August 2022
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
Bill of Rights: good or bad for human rights? – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Bill of Rights Bill (the Bill), if enacted, will repeal the Human Rights Act (the HRA) 1998.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th August 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Sportswashing – Are Legal Remedies Available?” – Church Court Chambers
‘The phrase ‘sportswashing’ is one that is used regularly in the press. So, what is it? There is no single definition and none that appears in the Oxford English dictionary. We can be bold and safely surmise that it is where a state uses sport to propel their reputation positively as a means to cover their poor human rights record.’
Church Court Chambers, July 2022
Source: churchcourtchambers.co.uk
Rwanda asylum plan: UK ministers partially lose Rwanda secrecy bid – BBC News
‘Ministers have partially lost an attempt to keep secret a series of comments about Rwanda from an adviser.’
BBC News, 17th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Upper Tribunal requires council to secure EHCP for student who is hypersensitive to Wi-Fi signals – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Upper Tribunal has ruled that a council must secure special educational provision for a child who has electromagnetic hypersensitivity and is particularly sensitive to Wi-Fi signals.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th August 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Black people in England and Wales twice as likely to be fined for breaking lockdown rules – The Guardian
‘Black and Asian people were more likely than white people to be given fines for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules, police figures for England and Wales suggest.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2022/908 – The Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/912 – The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/909 – The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gardiner v Hertsmere Borough Council & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 1162 (16 August 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Jones & Anor v McCarthy [2022] EWHC 2186 (Ch) (17 August 2022)
Bucher-Haefner v Lewinsohn & Anor [2022] EWHC 2080 (Ch) (16 August 2022)
Hinton v Wotherspoon [2022] EWHC 2083 (Ch) (16 August 2022)
Oceanfill Ltd v Nuffield Health Wellbeing Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 2178 (Ch) (15 August 2022)
Hothi v Stokes [2022] EWHC 2161 (Ch) (15 August 2022)
Hamilton v Her Majesty’s Attorney-General & Ors [2022] EWHC 2132 (Ch) (12 August 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Smith v Baker [2022] EWHC 2176 (QB) (17 August 2022)
Geo-Minerals GT Ltd & Anor v Downing & Ors [2022] EWHC 2151 (QB) (16 August 2022)
Bitar v Bank of Beirut SAL [2022] EWHC 2163 (QB) (15 August 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Modernising lasting powers of attorney: change is coming – Legal Futures
‘In 2007, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 introduced Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) which for the first time allowed a donor to appoint an attorney to make decisions both about their property and financial affairs, but also about their health and welfare.’
Legal Futures, 17th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Entain to pay £17m for failing on rules to make gambling safer and crime free – The Guardian
‘Entain, the gambling firm behind Ladbrokes and Coral, could lose its licence to operate in the UK after it was told to pay a record £17m settlement over its inaction as individual customers spent hundreds of thousands of pounds.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
