‘More than nine in 10 people who have faced protest charges in Hong Kong are too young to access a UK visa scheme dedicated to helping Hongkongers flee to Britain, according to advocates and MPs calling for new laws to assist them.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nearly 50,000 court judgments have been set up to be posted online in the first phase of the government’s plan to create a cutting-edge free repository of legal information, the Gazette can reveal. The service, hosted by the National Archives, will go live next April when the Ministry of Justice’s contract with the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) expires.’
Law Society's Gazette, 29th November 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The purpose of this House of Commons Library briefing paper is to provide a brief overview of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (as amended).’
House of Commons Library, 26th November 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Motorists who bought a new car between 2005 and 2015 will find out whether they should be able to automatically receive a payout from five of the world’s biggest shipping companies in a £150 million legal case. A three-day hearing at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London begins on Monday, to decide whether a collective proceedings order (CPO) can be launched on behalf of UK consumers and businesses, which would see payouts on about 17 million vehicles.’
The Independent, 29th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than a dozen asylum seekers who were jailed for steering dinghies across the English Channel are fighting to have their convictions overturned.’
The Independent, 28th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Universities in England risk breaking competition laws if they add loopholes letting them withdraw offers from students at the last minute if courses are oversubscribed, ministers and regulators have told vice-chancellors.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘We often hear cases referred to as having turned on their facts and, if there was ever an example of this it would be the judgment handed down in October 2021 in G&D Brickwork Contractors Ltd v Marbank Construction Ltd. The parties’ names will ring a bell with some of you because, earlier in the year, O’Farrell J refused to grant an injunction restraining G&D from bringing adjudication proceedings, and last month’s judgment from Joanna Smith J deals with the enforcement of the adjudicator’s decision.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 24th November 2021
SI 2021/1307 – The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021
SI 2021/1305 – The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021
SI 2021/1308 – The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2021
SI 2021/1318 – The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
A Local Authority v JB [2021] UKSC 52 (24 November 2021)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
AH, Re (Serious Medical Treatment) [2021] EWCA Civ 1768 (25 November 2021)
Park v CNH Industrial Capital Europe Ltd (t/a CNH Capital) [2021] EWCA Civ 1766 (24 November 2021)
EUI Ltd v UK Vodaphone Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1771 (24 November 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ahmed, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1786 (25 November 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ekwoge v Centeral District Court In Buda (Hungary) [2021] EWHC 3163 (Admin) (24 November 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Malik v Hussain (Rev1) [2021] EWHC 3161 (Ch) (25 November 2021)
Prudential Assurance Company Ltd & Anor, Re [2021] EWHC 3152 (Ch) (24 November 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Damavand Media Ltd & Anor v DMA Media Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 3164 (QB) (25 November 2021)
Wokingham Borough Council v Jules & Anor [2021] EWHC 3135 (QB) (24 November 2021)
Komives & Anor v Hick Lane Bedding Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 3139 (QB) (24 November 2021)
Abramovich v Harpercollins Publishers Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 3154 (QB) (24 November 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Council has published a new guideline for sentencing offenders convicted of firearms importation offences in England and Wales, following consultation.’
Sentencing Council, 24th November 2021
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘People at risk of losing their home are set to benefit from enhanced legal support following a consultation launched by the government today
.’
gov.uk, 25th November 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The regulatory framework around the use of artificial intelligence by local authorities is inadequate but existing governance mechanisms can address concerns, writes Sue Chadwick.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Master of the Rolls yesterday signalled his intention to revolutionise civil costs and has already set the Civil Justice Council (CJC) working on a wide-ranging review.’
Legal Futures, 26th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘There is a “pressing need” for the Court of Protection to develop guidance for practitioners and judges on judicial visits to the subject of proceedings, the president of the Family Division has said. A decision that it was in the best interests of a 56-year-old woman, described as “the most complex Covid patient in the world”, to have life-sustaining treatment withdrawn was overturned today because of possible procedural unfairness in relation to the judge’s visit to see her in hospital.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th November 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Law Commission has today confirmed that the existing law of England and Wales is able to accommodate and apply to smart legal contracts, without the need for statutory law reform. The Law Commission notes that, in some contexts, an incremental development of the common law is all that is required to facilitate the use of smart legal contracts within the existing legal framework.’
Law Commission, 25th November 2021
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘This briefing paper outlines the main provisions of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill 2021-22 and the key issues raised during consideration in the House of Lords.’
House of Commons Library , 25th November 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Some public inquiries are underpinned by legislation. Those that are not, “non-statutory” inquiries, have more flexibility, but fewer legal powers.’
House of Commons Library , 23rd November 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
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