‘The UK competition regulator has launched an investigation into whether outsourcing firm Mitie Group has broken competition law in relation to a procurement process for immigration removal centre contracts run by the Home Office.’
The Independent, 4th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Kathryn Stone should have her decision-making powers stripped back and the Commons be banned from amending reports into MPs’ rule breaches, a review of the standards system has recommended.’
The Independent, 4th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The vast majority of vulnerable young women and girls in the criminal justice system in England and Wales have previously suffered abuse and violence and are in danger of being retraumatised by the experience, charities say.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who said “dismissive” police told her “nothing would come” out of reporting being raped after her drink was spiked has received £8,000 damages.’
BBC News, 4th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Brake & Anor v Guy & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 235 (02 March 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Fleming, R. v (Rev1) [2022] EWCA Crim 250 (03 March 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Pugsley & Anor v Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] EWHC 425 (Admin) (02 March 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Axnoller Events Ltd v Brake & Anor (Form of Order) [2022] EWHC 459 (Ch) (03 March 2022)
Business Mortgage Finance 4 Plc & Ors v Hussain [2022] EWHC 449 (Ch) (02 March 2022)
DC Comics (Partnership) v Unilever Global IP Ltd [2022] EWHC 434 (Ch) (02 March 2022)
Preston v Beaumont [2022] EWHC 440 (Ch) (01 March 2022)
De Weyer Ltd, Re [2022] EWHC 395 (Ch) (01 March 2022)
Hoegh & Anor v Taylor Wessing LLP & Anor [2022] EWHC 392 (Ch) (28 February 2022)
Competition and Markets Authority v Truly Holdings Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 386 (Ch) (28 February 2022)
Burnford & Ors v Automobile Association Developments Ltd [2022] EWHC 368 (Ch) (28 February 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Klifa v Slater & Anor [2022] EWHC 427 (QB) (28 February 2022 (1130am))
Law By Design Ltd v Ali [2022] EWHC 426 (QB) (28 February 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘It was back in the 1970s when equal pay legislation was introduced, and it is 12 years since the regulations were rebranded within the Equality Act 2010. So how far have we come in the quest for equal pay? If you are a female store-based supermarket worker, not far, it would seem.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th February 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Gloucestershire County Council has started the procurement of a fully developed, off the shelf, cloud-based Legal Case Management System with Court Bundling System.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Half a century ago, on the 28th of February 1972, the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act 1971 that established an employee’s statutory right not to be unfairly dismissed came into force. To mark this anniversary, I offer some reflections on the significance and impact of this major legal innovation.’
UK Labour Law, 3rd March 2022
Source: uklabourlawblog.com
‘Almost half of the temporary Nightingale Courts set up at the start of the pandemic are to close, the Ministry of Justice has announced.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An attempt by a Kazakh mining giant to sue a British journalist for allegedly claiming it ordered the murders of three men has been thrown out by a judge.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two men who stabbed two teenagers in a premeditated revenge attack after claiming one had been disrespectful have been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Applications for planning permission for projects in England and Wales will need to provide “utmost clarity” on their potential indirect environmental impacts in the wake of a new court judgment.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Disability and human rights groups have called for a consultation on controversial human rights reforms to be extended, telling the lord chancellor that disabled people have been given less than a fortnight to respond. The Ministry of Justice has apologised for the long wait for a ‘fully accessible’ document.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In London Borough of X v MR & Ors [2022] EWCOP 1, MR, aged 86, was living with dementia and was expected to die at some time between the spring of 2022 and the spring of 2024. He had been discharged from hospital to CC Nursing Home during the first COVID emergency, where he was held under a standard Deprivation of Liberty issued by the local authority. The sole issue before the Court was not whether it was in MR’s best interests to return home but whether he should remain at CC Nursing Home or move to a Jewish care home.’
Law & Religion UK, 2nd March 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘It’s just the sort of ersatz product that would have made Del Boy proud – but the makers of Only Fools and Horses are suing an unauthorised immersive theatre show based on the BBC sitcom for copyright infringement.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal over a coroner’s ruling that Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Right to life) was not engaged in a case where a vulnerable, 52-year-old woman with Down’s syndrome and learning disabilities died.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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