Major legal changes needed for driverless car era – BBC News
‘Human drivers should not be legally accountable for road safety in the era of autonomous cars, a report says.’
BBC News, 26th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Akinsanya judgment in Court of Appeal: Home Secretary must re-think EUSS rules for Zambrano carers – EIN Blog
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Home Secretary’s appeal in Akinsanya, finding that she misinterpreted UK law when setting the Immigration Rules for Zambrano carers under the EU Settlement Scheme (‘EUSS’). The result is that she will now need to reconsider, and potentially redraft, the EUSS Rules as they relate to Zambrano carers. This could have a positive impact on thousands of parents of British citizen children in the UK.’
EIN Blog, 25th January 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Met apologises to woman for ‘sexist, derogatory’ language in strip-search – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police have apologised and paid compensation to an academic for “sexist, derogatory and unacceptable language” used by officers about her when she was strip-searched.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Hymen repair surgery and virginity testing to be banned in UK – BBC News
‘The government is planning on banning a cosmetic surgery called hymenoplasty across the UK.’
BBC News, 25th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children’s social services in Bradford to be handed to independent trust – The Guardian
‘Bradford council has been stripped of control of its children’s social care after an investigation following the murder of 16-month-old Star Hobson found serious shortcomings in the management of the service.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Research Briefing: The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill 2021-22 – House of Commons Library
‘This briefing explains the background and main provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill 2021-22.’
House of Commons Library, 24th January 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Akinsanya v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 37 (25 January 2022)
Mulalley & Co. Ltd v Martlet Homes Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 32 (24 January 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Binder & Ors v Secretary of State for Work And Pensions [2022] EWHC 105 (Admin) (25 January 2022)
Rahim v General Medical Council [2022] EWHC 137 (Admin) (25 January 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Norsand Consultancy Ltd v Anandanadarajah & Ors [2022] EWHC 89 (Ch) (25 January 2022)
High Court (Family Division)
Sheffield City Council v M & Ors [2022] EWHC 128 (Fam) (24 January 2022)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Benyatov v Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd [2022] EWHC 135 (QB) (25 January 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Terminally ill benefits claimants to be exempt from work search requirements – The Independent
‘Terminally ill benefits claimants in Britain will not have to demonstrate that they are taking measures such as looking for work in order to receive support, the Government has said.’
The Independent, 24th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court backs CPS decision not to charge alleged killer of drowned boy – The Guardian
‘The mother of a 13-year-old boy who drowned in a river in Wales has said her son’s alleged killer has got away “scot free” after the high court dismissed a challenge to a decision by prosecutors not to bring charges over his death.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Star Hobson murder: Social services review delayed – BBC News
‘A review into the death of murdered toddler Star Hobson has been delayed.’
BBC News, 24th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three jailed over killing that led to tit-for-tat shooting – The Independent
‘Three men have been jailed for killing a student whose death sparked the tit-for-tat shooting of autistic “gentle giant” Chad Gordon.’
The Independent, January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Campaign seeks to recruit 4,000 lay magistrates in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘Adults in England and Wales are being encouraged to apply online via “a revised, streamlined recruitment process” to become a lay magistrate, in an effort to tackle a backlog of criminal cases caused by the pandemic.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Louise Smith death: Covid-19 restrictions ‘could have prevented appropriate support’ – BBC News
‘A teenager killed in a “sexually-motivated” murder did not receive appropriate support after reporting being raped, a review has found.’
BBC News, 25th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New rules could prevent thousands of refugees from joining close family in UK – The Guardian
‘More than 17,000 refugees, mainly women and children, could be prevented from reuniting with close family members in the UK due to new rules the Home Office plans to introduce, according to analysis by the Refugee Council.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Contested heritage – A review of the Church of England guidance – Law & Religion UK
‘In a guest post, Trevor Cooper, of the Historic Religious Buildings Alliance, looks at the issues surrounding “contested heritage”.’
Law & Religion UK, 21st January 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
RROs, company directors and reasonable excuses – Nearly Legal
‘A couple of Upper Tribunal appeal decisions on rent repayment order cases.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd January 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Option agreements: court’s role not to ‘rewrite bad bargain’, says English judge – OUT-LAW.com
‘It is not the role of the courts to “re-write a bad bargain” between commercial parties, an English judge has said, in a dispute over the wording of an option agreement.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st January 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
