Lord Hodge, The Scope of Judicial Law-making in Constitutional Law and Public Law – Supreme Court
‘The scope of judicial law-making in constitutional law and public law.’
Supreme Court, 27th October 2021
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Progressing interim injunctions – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge recently accused four councils of abusing the court’s processes by failing to progress interim injunctions granted against “persons unknown”. Roderick Morton looks at the challenges faced by local authorities.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Lawyers the only winners in “nihilistic” divorce dispute, says judge – Legal Futures
‘The lawyers are the only beneficiaries of a “nihilistic” divorce dispute that has cost £2.3m in legal fees, with the couple’s children the main losers, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 29th October 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Research Briefing: Firearms: licensing and safety – House of Commons Library
‘This Library briefing paper discusses the regulation of firearms in the UK.’
House of Commons Library, 26th October 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Research Briefing: Bankruptcy – House of Commons Library
‘This Commons briefing paper provides a outline of bankruptcy procedures in England and Wales.’
House of Commons Library , 27th October 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Transparency to be ‘new norm’ in Family Division – McFarlane – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Openness in the family justice system should be regarded as “the new norm”, the president of the Family Division said yesterday, proposing that the media should be allowed to report court hearings more fully.’
Law Society's Gazette, 29th October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Emiliano Sala: Businessman who organised fatal flight found guilty of endangering safety of plane – The Independent
‘The businessman who organised the flight that crashed and killed footballer Emiliano Sala has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft.’
The Independent, 28th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Conversion therapy to be restricted but not banned in proposed bill – The Guardian
‘Equalities minister Liz Truss will consult on plans to allow counselling for non-vulnerable adults.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sidney Cooke: Notorious paedophile denied parole for 10th time – BBC News
‘One of Britain’s most notorious child sex offenders has been refused parole for the 10th time. Sidney Cooke, now 94, was jailed for life with a minimum five-year term in 1999 for the abuse of two brothers.’
BBC News, 28th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man spared jail for threatening Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner after Sir David Amess murder – The Independent
‘A man has been spared jail after sending a threatening email telling deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner she should “watch her back” after he found her address online.’
The Independent, 28th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regulator paves way for NHS e-cigarette prescriptions in England – The Guardian
‘E-cigarettes may soon be prescribed on the NHS to help smokers quit under radical plans by ministers to slash smoking rates in England. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published updated guidance that paves the way for medicinally licensed e-cigarette products to be prescribed for tobacco smokers who want to stop smoking and switch to vaping instead.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Wembley park killings: Danyal Hussein jailed for life for murdering sisters – BBC News
‘A man who murdered two sisters at random in a park has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 35 years.’
BBC News, 28th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Judgment: Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others [2021] UKSC 47 – UKSC Blog
‘The Appellant and 56 others are all members of the trade union “Unite” and are employed by the Respondent. They began formal annual pay negotiations and the Respondent made a pay offer. Union members were balloted and rejected the offer. The Respondent then made the same offer to its employees directly, bypassing Unite, also saying that if no agreement was reached “this may lead to the company serving notice on your contract of employment”.’
UKSC Blog, 27th October 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
Art collector’s court case signals potential legal and contractual issues with NFTs – OUT-LAW.com
‘Liverpool-based art collector and computer programmer Amir Soleymani has recently filed a High Court claim against non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Nifty Gateway, concerning the auction terms relating to his $650,000 third-place bid for digital artist Beeple’s “Abundance” NFT.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Unreasonable force contributed to death of black man restrained in Leicester, jury finds – The Guardian
‘A jury has found that unreasonable force used during restraint probably contributed to the death of a 29-year-old black man who was held down for 17 minutes after attempting to rob a Leicestershire supermarket.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
New Judgment: Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2021] UKSC 48 – UKSC Blog
‘The Appellant, a Lebanese company, entered into a Franchise Development Agreement with a Kuwaiti company, granting a licence to operate its restaurant franchise in Kuwait for ten years. In 2005, the company became a subsidiary of the Respondent. A dispute arose under the FDA and linked Franchise Agreements, which was referred to arbitration.’
UKSC Blog, 27th October 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
George Peretz QC: The Subsidy Control Bill: Part I – A new public law regime – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The Subsidy Control Bill, now going through the House of Commons, creates the domestic replacement for the EU State aid regime. So it might be regarded as legislation of interest only to those who reside in the land of competition law: a distant land of which State aid law is a particularly exotic and remote peninsula. Any such view would, however, be profoundly wrong. On the contrary, the Bill sets up a new type of public litigation, covering a very wide range of public authority decisions, that should be of considerable interest to public lawyers and its application to legislation will be of interest to constitutional lawyers as well.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 28th October 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Case Comment: Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd [2021] UKSC 40 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Stephanie Cheung, Mitchell Abbott and Jana Blahova of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, comment on the decision handed down by the UK Supreme Court in Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd [2021] UKSC 40 and consider how the decision impacts on the doctrine of lawful economic duress.’
UKSC Blog, 26th October 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
Lia Nici: Man fined over threats to Grimsby MP – BBC News
‘A man has been fined after admitting a campaign of threatening behaviour against Great Grimsby Conservative MP Lia Nici.’
BBC News, 28th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
