‘The parents of a vulnerable young woman who killed herself after she was refused a psychiatric bed have welcomed a decision to strike off one of the nurses involved, saying they hoped the move would help other families “appallingly failed by mental health services”.’
The Independent, 12th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Tech giants have come under fresh fire after an investigation exposed hundreds of thousands of hate profiles online.’
The Independent, 12th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A surgeon who burned his initials on to the livers of two patients during transplant surgery has been struck off the medical register.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A prison previously described as “unfit for the 21st century” has improved.’
BBC News, 12th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Read v Eastern Counties Leather Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 31 (Ch) (11 January 2022)
Chandler v Lombardi [2022] EWHC 22 (Ch) (10 January 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Barclays Bank Plc V Shetty [2022] EWHC 19 (Comm) (10 January 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
TVZ & Ors v Manchester City Football Club (Rev1) [2022] EWHC 7 (QB) (10 January 2022)
Martini & Anor v Royal And Sun Alliance Insurance Plc & Ors [2022] EWHC 33 (QB) (10 January 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
The Sky’s the Limit Transformations Ltd v Mirza [2022] EWHC 29 (TCC) (10 January 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Throughout 2021, Each Other reported on human rights issues across the UK, including those affecting people on account of their characteristics protected under the Equality Act. To usher in the new year, we are highlighting the issues that are particularly affecting five such groups in UK society, looking forward to the opportunities 2022 might afford and the challenges the year ahead might pose. In this mini-series, we focus on these five of the nine protected characteristics in the Equality Act: race, sex, sexual orientation, disability and religion.’
Each Other, 10th January 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Section 2 of the Human Rights Act (HRA) requires that domestic courts “take into account” relevant Strasbourg case law when dealing with substantive claims under that Act. The classic authority on the application of this provision remains – for now – that of Lord Bingham: courts should “keep pace with the Strasbourg jurisprudence as it evolves over time: no more but certainly no less”.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 11th January 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The Supreme Court has given Swindon Borough Council permission to appeal in a case about whether a planning condition can require the dedication of a highway.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Investors who lost money in a failed property development in Liverpool should sue their former solicitors rather than the law firm which held and paid out their deposits, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 11th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Eight men who were abused by paedophile Barry Bennell more than 30 years ago have said they will appeal after losing a High Court case against Manchester City.’
The Independent, 10th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Boris Johnson will not face a new investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner, Kathryn Stone, over the refurbishment of the Downing Street flat, No 10 has confirmed.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘France will press the EU to negotiate an asylum and migration treaty with the UK in an attempt to deter people from making the dangerous Channel crossing.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A planned new restaurant for TV personality Jeremy Clarkson’s Oxfordshire farm has been refused permission.’
BBC News, 10th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police forensics expert who illegally stored images of murder victims and crime scenes on his own computer has been jailed for three years.’
The Independent, 10th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The public inquiry into how a serving police officer was able to abduct, rape and murder Sarah Everard will look at whether any “red flags” were missed.’
The Independent, 10th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “sexual predator” who raped five women he met on dating app Tinder has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years.’
BBC News, 10th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New legislation will protect leaseholders from the costs of all post-Grenfell building safety defects, not just combustible cladding, the government has said.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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