‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has threatened to fine the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) if it fails to deal with thousands of outstanding subject access requests (SARs).’
Legal Futures, 19th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Public authorities do not generally owe a duty of care “where it has intervened but has done so ineffectually” in a way which fails to confer a benefit rather than “making matters worse”, the Court of Appeal ruled today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th January 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A woman acting as a “guerrilla journalist” when she filmed inside a hospital in an attempt to prove her belief that lockdown measures were disproportionate has been convicted of a public order offence.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘After authors including Kate Mosse and Philip Pullman warned that proposals to change the UK’s copyright laws could be “devastating” for writers, the government has paused its plans.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man told by a judge to read classic literature after being found guilty of a terrorism offence will be jailed after a suspended sentence was quashed.’
BBC News, 19th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 14-year-old schoolboy from Darlington has become one of the youngest people in the UK to be convicted of terror charges.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘LGBT veterans will be asked about how they were treated when serving in the British military while there was a ban on gay personnel.’
The Independent, 19th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police is facing legal action if it fails to investigate reports of the Downing Street Christmas party in 2020, according to campaigners.’
The Independent, 19th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who twice filmed inside a hospital during lockdown in an attempt to prove Covid-19 was a “sham” has been fined £929.’
BBC News, 19th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Home Office’s process for age assessing young asylum seekers when they arrive in the UK has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.’
The Independent, 19th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Women’s rights activists are at the high court to argue that the police’s decision to ban a vigil for Sarah Everard in London was a breach of their human rights.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cameron Taylor Consulting Ltd & Anor v BDW Trading Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 31 (19 January 2022)
London Borough of Brent v Johnson [2022] EWCA Civ 28 (18 January 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Scott v Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] EWHC 91 (Admin) (19 January 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Charles Stanley Group Plc, Re [2022] EWHC 103 (Ch) (19 January 2022)
Axogen Corporation v Aviv Scientific Ltd [2022] EWHC 95 (Ch) (18 January 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Olympic Council of Asia v Novans Jets LLP [2022] EWHC 88 (Comm) (19 January 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A neo-Nazi terror offender who was spared jail and ordered to read Jane Austen resumed his interest in far-right extremism within days, a court has heard.’
The Independent, 19th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The accounting regulator, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), found “a serious lack of competence” in KPMG’s 2017 audit of the company, which collapsed within nine months of the accounts being signed off.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman was not told her neighbour had threatened to kill her just hours before he murdered her, a review has found.’
BBC News, 19th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Opportunities were missed to prosecute a domestic abuser before he murdered his partner and her daughter, a report has found.’
BBC News, 19th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who was dismissed from her job as a bus driver for “being too short” has been reinstated, the bus operator said.’
The Independent, 18th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘One of the men suspected of murdering Stephen Lawrence in a racist attack has said he cannot pay £90,000 he made from a £3m drugs plot.’
BBC News, 18th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government has unveiled plans to crack down on misleading cryptocurrency ads by making them subject to the same regulations as marketing for other financial products such as shares and insurance.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘MPs have backed proposals to introduce mandatory voter ID for elections, a major change to the electoral process in the UK.’
BBC News, 18th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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