Government defeated over voter ID plans in House of Lords – BBC News
‘The government has been defeated in the House of Lords over its plans to introduce photo ID for voters in elections.’
BBC News, 7th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Administering the last rites at crime scenes: police guidance – Law & Religion UK
‘Following the assassination of Sir David Amess on 15 October 2021, considerable concern was expressed that a Roman Catholic priest, Father Jeffrey Woolnough, had been refused permission to pass through a police cordon to administer the sacrament of the anointing of the sick to Sir David Amess as he lay dying.’
Law & Religion UK, 5th April 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Credibility: A divisible concept? – Exchange Chambers
‘Alice Dobbie considers how credibility was approached by the courts in two recent cases: Cojanu v Essex Partnership University NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 197 and Palmer v Mantas and LV Insurance [2022] EWHC 90.’
Exchange Chambers, 31st March 2022
Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk
Judge gives guidance on care cases where parent has learning disability – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Family Court judge has given guidance on care cases where a parent has a learning disability, after deciding that a 17-month-old boy known as Child H should be the subject of a care order pending adoption because of his parents’ inability to care for him.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Russell Marsh guilty of estranged wife Jade Marsh’s murder – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his estranged wife a week after she ended their relationship.’
BBC News, 6th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Profit making private providers of children’s care & breaches of Article 5 – Garden Court Chambers
‘For anyone concerned with the human rights of children AB (A Child: human rights) 2021 EWFC B100 is an essential read. The case concerned a 12-year-old boy, AB, who was placed under interim public law orders in foster care and then care homes run by Horizons Care Ltd. For several months, whilst awaiting a final hearing, AB had had his liberty restricted in a residential unit called Mill Cottage, in breach of his Article 5 rights.’
Garden Court Chambers, 4th April 2022
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
The Limits of Applications to Remove Litigation Friends – Shirazi v Susa [2022] EWHC 477 (Ch) – New Square Chambers
‘Jian Jun (JJ) Liew explores the practical implications for applications to remove litigation friends arising from the recent High Court case of Shirazi v Susa [2022] EWHC 477 (Ch).’
New Square Chambers, 28th March 2022
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
Cooke v Northwood (Solihull) Ltd; Northwood (Solihull) Ltd v Fearn [2022] EWCA Civ 40 – Lamb Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal answered the questions of whether an agent is able to sign (i) a certificate required as part of the prescribed information relating to tenancy deposits , (ii) a section 8 notice and it reiterated the position on statutory requirements and the validity of notices more generally.’
Lamb Chambers, March 2022
Source: www.lambchambers.co.uk
Leicester parents take legal action after unborn baby dies – BBC News
‘A couple are taking legal action against a hospital trust following the death of their unborn son.’
BBC News, 7th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court to rule on bid for injunction to block BBC story over ‘MI5 informant’ – The Independent
‘The High Court is due to give a ruling on whether the BBC can identify a “dangerous extremist and misogynist” who is allegedly an MI5 informant.’
The Independent, 6th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Taxing Issues – The Impact of The Thornhill Case – Hailsham Chambers
‘In this case note, Simon Howarth QC discusses the recent case of McLean v Thornhill and considers the wider implications of this important judgment, both in the context of claims arising out of failed tax schemes and more generally.’
Hailsham Chambers, 31st March 2022
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
Slipping Claims and Evidential Burdens – Ropewalk Chambers
‘The law in slipping cases is, in theory, settled and straightforward. One question that often arises in practice, however, is whether the defendant bears an evidential burden of proving that it had in place a proper and adequate system. It is a misconception that say that such a burden always arises in this context.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 23rd March 2022
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
Council concedes High Court challenge to grant of prior approval over failure to undertake sufficient inquiries – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council has conceded a High Court challenge to its grant of prior approval for a maize storage bunker and effluent tanker on a farm, over its failure to undertake sufficient inquiries for the purposes of establishing that the application was for permitted development within the class.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Sam Davies murder: Four guilty of Lincoln hitman killing – BBC News
‘Four men have been found guilty of murdering a man who was “executed in cold blood” in a Lincoln park.’
BBC News, 6th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for 30 years for using car as murder weapon – The Guardian
‘A driver who left another man for dead in the road after dragging him more than half a mile in a “cruel” revenge attack will spend at least 30 years behind bars.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Chelfat v Hutchinson 3G UK Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 455 (06 April 2022)
Volpi & Anor v Volpi [2022] EWCA Civ 464 (05 April 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Paterson, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 456 (06 April 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v TL [2022] EWHC 825 (Admin) (06 April 2022)
Dr MXM v General Medical Council [2022] EWHC 817 (Admin) (06 April 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sheeran & Ors v Chokri & Ors [2022] EWHC 827 (Ch) (06 April 2022)
Denaxe Limited v Cooper & Anor [2022] EWHC 764 (Ch) (06 April 2022)
Hunt v Balfour-Lynn & Ors [2022] EWHC 784 (Ch) (06 April 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Epoq Legal Ltd v Das Legal Expenses Insurance Company Ltd [2022] EWHC 759 (Comm) (06 April 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sivananthan v Vasikaran [2022] EWHC 837 (QB) (06 April 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case and hits out at ‘baseless’ claims – BBC News
‘Ed Sheeran has won a High Court copyright battle over his 2017 hit Shape of You.’
BBC News, 6th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Changes to the Law on Using a Mobile Phone While Driving – 4 King’s Bench Walk
‘In 2003 the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations created a specific offence of using a mobile phone while driving. Subsection 110(6)(a) of those Regulations states that a mobile telephone is to be treated as hand-held ‘if it is, or must be, held at some point during the course of making or receiving a call or performing any other interactive communication function’.’
4 King's Bench Walk, 25th March 2022
Source: www.4kbw.co.uk
