‘Justice secretary Dominic Raab is “in the market for something quite drastic and bold” to reduce the number of private law family cases in the courts, he said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 1st December 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Covid-vulnerable family has sent a pre-action protocol letter to a council that it says unlawfully told a headteacher to stop allowing their children to stay home during rises in case numbers.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A common problem with the articles of association is the addition of poorly drafted precedents with unambiguous terms. The court is often asked to make judgments on such provisions and to interpret the true meaning of the words used. To instigate the process of establishing the intention of the parties, it is important to consider firstly the articles in terms of their contractual obligations.’
Bloomsbury Professional Law Online Blog, 22nd November 2021
Source: law.bloomsburyprofessional.com
‘The Home Office has U-turned on plans to deport a leading scientist carrying out groundbreaking research into affordable forms of solar energy and allowed him and his family to remain in the UK.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Being HIV positive or taking preventative treatment for the disease will no longer be a barrier for serving in the armed forces, the Ministry of Defence has announced.’
The Independent, 1st December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘As part of targeted measures to prevent the spread of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, from 4am on 30 November, people in England will be required by law to wear a face covering in certain places.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks with Sarah Lambert QC and Dominic Ruck Keene about what practitioners need to know when they encounter loss of chance cases.’
Law Pod UK, 29th November 2021
Source: audioboom.com
‘A teenager has been jailed for 16 years for murdering a 16-year-old boy outside a school in a revenge killing.’
BBC News, 30th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother jailed for harming her baby has accused the courts of “injustice” after judges accepted she was a victim of abuse but ruled against an application for an appeal against her conviction made on the grounds that her violent ex-partner coerced her to lie at her trial.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered by the UK competition watchdog to sell the gif creation website Giphy, the first time the regulator has moved to block a deal struck by one of the Silicon Valley giants.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Child abusers in England and Wales could face life in jail under tougher sentencing plans unveiled by ministers.’
BBC News, 30th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The wife of a former soldier has been found guilty of the murder of her newborn baby by abandoning him in woodland after she discovered she was pregnant too late to have an abortion.’
The Independent, 30th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing a court case which alleges a human rights breach that could see the Government ordered to pay £1,560 each to over two million benefits claimants.’
Each Other, 29th November 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘An Australian firm which claims to have a database of more than 10 billion facial images is facing a potential £17m fine over its handling of personal data in the UK.’
BBC news, 29th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Webster v Penley & Anor [2021] EWHC 3198 (Ch) (29 November 2021)
McLinden v Lu [2021] EWHC 3171 (Ch) (26 November 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Sefton Council has overturned a Magistrates Court’s decision to grant a taxi licence to an ex-policeman convicted of child abduction. Gary Grant explains how.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a claim that a London borough made insufficient inquiries into the reason why an appellant was homeless.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Senior judges and lawyers on a panel chaired by former Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger have called for legal reforms to curb “strategic lawsuits against public participation” (SLAPPs).’
Legal Futures, 30th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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