Colin the Caterpillar cake row crumbles – BBC News
‘Marks & Spencer and Aldi have reached a settlement in a copyright row over caterpillar cakes.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
James Milton: The Antiquity of Anonymous Pairing – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Recently, online debates have emerged about the usefulness of the website TheyWorkForYou (TWFY), a tool which provides people with a view into the voting records of Members of Parliament. Articles and blog posts have rightly detailed the oversimplification of providing a snapshot of members’ votes, which does not make clear the nuance of particular motivations behind votes, or the context in which those votes take place (for example, Opposition Day motions or whipping strategies). However, there is a deeper problem which underlies the structure of voting in the Westminster Parliamentary System; the informal agreement of pairing.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 2nd February 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Pontypool murder: Husband found guilty after stabbing wife – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his wife, stabbing her as she lay in bed.’
BBC News, 1st February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Convicted murderer accused of killing wife tells court he had ‘perfect’ marriage – The Guardian
‘A man convicted of murdering his fiancee, who is now accused of murdering his wife six years earlier, told a jury his marriage was “perfect” and that he tried to resuscitate his spouse after finding her collapsed in their garden.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Daniel Boulton guilty of Bethany Vincent and Darren Henson murders – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her nine-year-old son.’
BBC News, 1st February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Case Comment: Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Kenny Henderson and Alex Askew of CMS comment on the Supreme Court’s decision in Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50, which concerned whether a representative data protection action seeking damages for loss of control of personal data could be brought on behalf of large numbers of unidentifiable class members.’
UKSC Blog, 31st January 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
Rapist jailed for terrifying attack on victim during 34-hour ordeal – The Independent
‘A man has been jailed for life after raping and stabbing his victim in the throat during a terrifying 34-hour hostage ordeal.’
The Independent, 1st February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Child sexual exploitation victims tell of abuse followed by blame – The Guardian
‘A report from the Independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has found “extensive failures” in the way child sexual exploitation by criminal gangs is tackled.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rastafarian woman humiliated by police strip order – BBC News
‘The case of a Rastafarian woman who was sat naked in a police cell shows officers need greater understanding of minority groups, ex-senior officers have said.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Compulsory ADR needed for smallest claims, says CJC – Legal Futures
‘Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) should be compulsory for claims worth less than £500, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has said.’
Legal Futures, 1st February 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Surgical scandal, regulatory ineptness, independent inquiry and Government response – what next in the Ian Paterson affair? – Mills & Reeve
‘Between 1997 and 2011 there were “failures across the entire healthcare system” which included failures of a healthcare regulatory system, and failures of colleagues and managers of the disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson. These failures allowed his “shocking” malpractice to go unchecked.’
Mills & Reeve, 31st January 2022
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
“Injured people will suffer twice” – furious reaction to clin neg fixed costs – Legal Futures
‘Those harmed by the NHS will “have to pay again by losing access to justice” as a result of government plans to introduce fixed costs, campaigners have claimed.’
Legal Futures, 1st February 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
High Court gives permission for judicial review over impact of development on diversity and character of Brick Lane area – Local Government Lawyer
‘Campaigners have secured permission for a judicial review challenge over Tower Hamlets Council’s grant of planning permission for a new office building on Brick Lane.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Banker wins £2m for sexual discrimination in ‘witch hat’ case – The Guardian
‘A City banker who had a witch’s hat left on her desk by drunken male colleagues has won more than £2m in compensation for sexual discrimination.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Insulate Britain protesters face court over alleged injunction breach – The Independent
‘More than a dozen Insulate Britain protesters are due to appear at the High Court after allegedly breaching an injunction aimed at curbing the group’s climate change protests.’
The Independent, 1st February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge excoriates “reckless and quite possibly dishonest” solicitor – Legal Futures
‘The way a solicitor went about preparing a £100m will was “reckless and quite possibly dishonest”, the High Court ruled yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 1st February 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Reeves v Drew & Ors [2022] EWHC 153 (Ch) (31 January 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
NAS Air Company v Genesis Ireland Aviation Trading 3 Ltd [2022] EWHC 176 (Comm) (31 January 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Stadler v Currys Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 160 (QB) (31 January 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
