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
Supreme Court invited to consider secondary victim claims – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Paul & Ors v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2022] EWCA Civ 12 (13 January 2022). The Court of Appeal dismissed a set of claims for psychiatric injury on the basis of prior binding authority, but indicated that the issue is suitable for consideration by the Supreme Court.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th January 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Financial Remedy Update, January 2022 – Family Law Week
‘Stephanie Hawthorn and Abigail Pearse, associates, and Rob Jackson, trainee solicitor, at Mills & Reeve LLP consider the most important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during December 2021.’
Family Law Week, 19th January 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
BAILII: Recent decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Kireeva v Bedzhamov [2022] EWCA Civ 35 (21 January 2022)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Patel [2022] EWCA Civ 36 (21 January 2022)
Ali v Dinc & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 34 (21 January 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Guise v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2022] EWHC 124 (Admin) (21 January 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
HM Attorney General v Zedra Fiduciary Services (UK) Ltd [2022] EWHC 102 (Ch) (21 January 2022)
Umbrella Care Ltd v Nisa & Ors [2022] EWHC 86 (Ch) (21 January 2022)
Dal v Bicknell & Anor [2022] EWHC 120 (Ch) (21 January 2022)
Goodrich & Ors v AB & Ors [2022] EWHC 81 (Ch) (21 January 2022)
Charles Stanley Group Plc, Re [2022] EWHC 103 (Ch) (19 January 2022)
High Court (Family Division)
B-B, Re (Domestic Abuse: Fact-Finding) (Rev1) [2022] EWHC 108 (Fam) (20 January 2022)
Griffiths v Griffiths (Guidance on Contact Costs) [2022] EWHC 113 (Fam) (20 January 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
AB v Worcestershire County Council & Anor [2022] EWHC 115 (QB) (20 January 2022)
Dalchow v St George’s University NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 100 (QB) (20 January 2022)
Palmer v Mantas & Anor [2022] EWHC 90 (QB) (20 January 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Planning enforcement orders and mixed use – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has handed down judgment in a “significant” planning case considering the scope of a planning enforcement order where there is a mixed use, writes Leon Glenister.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Bucking the Trend on Specific Performance Buckinghamshire Council v FCC Buckinghamshire Limited – Local Government Lawyer
‘Clare Mendelle and James Hughes highlight the wide definition of Third-Party Income and the measures the courts are prepared to take to enforce the terms of longstanding contracts, by analysing the Buckinghamshire Council v FCC Buckinghamshire Limited case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge married to Tory grandee refuses to recuse herself in ex-MP case – Legal Futures
‘A High Court judge married to a senior Conservative politician refused to recuse herself from dealing with a contact dispute that involved a disgraced ex-Tory MP, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 24th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Recent case highlights need for law reform in forced/predatory marriage – Family Law
‘Predatory or forced marriages faced by individuals (usually elderly) whose mental capacity is in doubt or who are vulnerable to undue influence remain an open wound for many families.’
Family Law, 12th January 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
CPS to review guidance on using drill music as evidence – BBC News
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is updating its guidance on the use of drill music as evidence in criminal trials.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Far-right extremists and jihadists must be punished equally, solicitor-general says as neo-Nazi cases rise – The Independent
‘Far-right extremists and jihadists must be punished equally, the solicitor-general has said following a rise in terror cases involving neo-Nazis.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dispute with priest threatens to mire Oxford college in scandal – Financial Times
‘The head of one of Oxford university’s grandest colleges has indicated that he will agree to step down after a long-running dispute in a deal that includes a £1.5m pay-off and the settlement of a sexual harassment claim against him.’
Financial Times, 21st January 2022
Source: www.ft.com
New Highway Code rules change who has priority at roundabouts – The Independent
‘Three new updates will be implemented from next week.’
The Independent, 24th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
