BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Paley v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2022] EWCA Civ 112 (04 February 2022)
A, B and C (Children: Nesting Arrangement) [2022] EWCA Civ 68 (03 February 2022)
Regency Factors Plc v HM Revenue & Customs [2022] EWCA Civ 103 (03 February 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
AAD & Ors, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 106 (03 February 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Whitehall Capital Ltd v Land South East Ltd [2022] EWHC 190 (Ch) (03 February 2022)
JD Group Ltd, Re [2022] EWHC 202 (Ch) (03 February 2022)
Gabb v Farrokhzad [2022] EWHC 212 (Ch) (03 February 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Doorway Capital Ltd v American International Group UK Ltd [2022] EWHC 182 (Comm) (03 February 2022)
High Court (Family Division)
X, Y and Z, Re (Children: Parental Orders: Time Limit) [2022] EWHC 198 (Fam) (02 February 2022)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Three found guilty of murdering Cardiff doctor in homophobic attack – The Guardian
‘A 17-year-old girl and two men have been found guilty of the sadistic homophobic murder of a consultant psychiatrist in a city centre park.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sex Worker Wins Anonymity In Landmark Case – Each Other
‘A member of United Sex Workers (USW), the union for sex workers, has been granted anonymity in her case against SumUp, a major card-payment machines provider. This is a significant win in a landmark case challenging financial discrimination against sex workers.’
Each Other, 4th February 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
Parents in England who fail to register home schooling could face sanctions – The Guardian
‘Parents who choose to home educate but fail to register their child with the local authority in England are likely to face sanctions, under government plans for a compulsory national register of children who are not in school.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Essex concrete mixer death: Father mounts High Court challenge – BBC News
‘The father of a man found dead in a concrete mixer has claimed he may have been “deliberately killed”, the High Court heard.’
BBC News, 4th February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who battered vulnerable stranger to death in Romford jailed for life – The Guardian
‘A predator who battered and strangled a vulnerable woman to death after their paths crossed on a bus has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal over council waste collection and alleged state aid – Local Government Lawyer
‘Durham County Council did not abuse its position when it ran a commercial waste service with which private firms competed, the Court of Appeal has concluded.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd February 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
New Judgment: Public Prosecutors Office of the Athens Court of Appeal v O’Connor [2022] UKSC 4 – UKSC Blog
‘The Respondent was ordered to be extradited to Greece for the purposes of conducting a criminal prosecution against him. On that day, the Respondent’s solicitor stated orally in court that an appeal would be lodged against the extradition order, and on 16 December 2015, the notice of application for leave to appeal was filed with the Court. However, due to an oversight, the solicitor failed to serve the notice on the Crown Solicitor’s Office (on behalf of Greece) until about three weeks later.’
UKSC Blog, 3rd February 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The Civil Aviation Authority v Ryanair DAC [2022] EWCA Civ 76 (02 February 2022)
Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 70 (01 February 2022)
The Durham Company Ltd v Durham County Council [2022] EWCA Civ 66 (01 February 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bullman v High Court In Dublin (Ireland) [2022] EWHC 194 (Admin) (02 February 2022)
Safin v Polish Judicial Authority [2022] EWHC 186 (Admin) (01 February 2022)
Cattle v Spanish Judicial Authority [2022] EWHC 199 (Admin) (01 February 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Barrowfen Properties Ltd v Patel & Ors [2022] EWHC 207 (Ch) (03 February 2022)
Bushby v Galazi & Ors [2022] EWHC 136 (Ch) (02 February 2022)
Punter Southall Governance Services Ltd v Benge & Anor [2022] EWHC 193 (Ch) (01 February 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Cojanu v Essex Partnership University NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 197 (QB) (02 February 2022)
National Highways Ltd v Springorum & Ors [2022] EWHC 205 (QB) (02 February 2022)
Bukhari v Bukhari [2022] EWHC 173 (QB) (01 February 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Election Court dismisses challenge to election result over statements in leaflet – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Labour councillor in Hartlepool has successfully defended an election petition brought by a defeated opponent who said he had been the victim of a false claim.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd February 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Insulate Britain activists jailed over M25 protest – BBC News
‘Five Insulate Britain campaigners have been jailed for defying a court order preventing them from protesting on the M25.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court throws out legal challenge against £1,012 child citizenship fee – The Independent
‘The Supreme Court has thrown out a legal challenge against the government’s £1,000 child citizenship fee, which campaigners argue many children cannot afford.’
The Independent, 2nd February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Electronic signatures “more reliable” than live witnesses – Legal Futures
‘The most sophisticated kind of electronic signatures can be “more reliable” than signatures witnessed the traditional way in an “unsupervised environment”, a government-backed industry working group has said.’
Legal Futures, 2nd February 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Tougher rules from March for drivers using mobile phones – The Independent
‘Drivers will face tougher rules from March when it comes to the use of mobile phones and other devices behind the wheel.’
The Independent, 1st February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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
