‘An employment tribunal has rejected claims for unpaid wages and holiday pay from a solicitor who worked as a consultant at a law firm and it decided was not an employee.’
Legal Futures, 18th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The drunkenness of a passenger seeking damages for injuries sustained in a car crash “will not avoid a finding of contributory negligence” where the claimant should have appreciated that the driver was too drunk to drive safely, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th November 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A British court on Wednesday sentenced nine members of the climate action group Insulate Britain to up to six months in prison for breaching an injunction designed to prevent road blockades.’
The Independent, 17th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 75-year-old American woman who uses a Zimmer frame and is unable to digest solid food has won her appeal to remain in the UK after living here for 53 years.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A police officer who pursued inappropriate relationships with a woman feared to have suffered an overdose and another whose mother died would have been dismissed without notice had he not already retired, a watchdog has said.’
The Independent, 17th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Only five migrants who crossed the Channel into Britain by boat have been successfully deported back to the continent this year, an immigration minister has revealed.’
The Independent, 17th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A coroner has ruled she could not be sure of the exact circumstances in which a teenager died after being knifed in the heart by his friend but ruled out unlawful killing.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is taking legal action over a tweet that appeared to be mocking the Liverpool terrorist attack.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Legal action against the attorney general and the Queen’s private lawyers has been initiated over a decision to ban media organisations from a court hearing about the Duke of Edinburgh’s will.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘People who steal dogs could face up to five years in jail if convicted of a new criminal offence being planned by the government.’
The Independent, 18th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Hard on the heels of the CONSULTATION ON A PROPOSAL FOR A STANDARD REPORTING PERMISSION ORDER IN FINANCIAL REMEDY PROCEEDINGS published by Mostyn J and HHJ Hess, the FRC Lead Judges, and animated by the same acknowledgement of the need for more transparency in FRC, come two important judgments by Mostyn J on the same subject: BT v CU [2021] EWFC 87, paras 100-114, and, in quick succession, A v M [2021] EWFC 89, paras 101-106.’
Transparency Project, 16th November 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The drunkenness of a passenger seeking damages for injuries sustained in a car crash ‘will not avoid a finding of contributory negligence’ where the claimant should have appreciated that the driver was too drunk to drive safely, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th November 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Where a local authority proposes to discharge the homeless duty by an offer of private sector accommodation, what does it have to do to satisfy itself that the property is suitable, with regard to the conditions set out in Article 3 of The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012 (that the property is in reasonable and legal condition and the landlord is a fit and proper person)? That was the question in these two joined appeals.’
Nearly Legal, 16th November 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘With the UK in the midst of its latest political corruption crisis, the question of the (in)adequacy of the current infrastructure concerning standards in public life is once more in the spotlight. Immediately prior to the parliamentary farce over the Owen Paterson lobbying affair, the Committee on Standards in Public Life published a significant report, Upholding Standards in Public Life: Final Report of the Standards Matter 2 Review (November 2021), outlining a number of potential changes to the system for holding politicians to account for their conduct. This blog post focuses on one of the Committee’s recommendations: that the Ministerial Code be provided with a statutory basis through a ‘requirement for the Prime Minister to issue the Ministerial Code’ being ‘enshrined in primary legislation’ (Recommendation 4).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th November 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The disciplinary regime for judges is set to become quicker and clearer but – unlike for solicitors and barristers – hearings will remain behind closed doors, under plans published yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 16th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A master has labelled as “a form of procedural abuse” a bid to bring a data breach claim in the High Court where the “very modest” damages would be dwarfed by costs of £50,000.’
Legal Futures, 17th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A bill that would ban child marriage in England and Wales will be presented to parliament for its second reading this week and has been welcomed by campaigners as a “huge stride” forward.’
The Guardian, 16th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal is this week hearing a key case on the lawful interpretation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations and the end product of developments.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for more than 14 years over a stabbing that left a man blind in one eye and with a collapsed lung.’
BBC News, 16th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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