“A Chelsea supporter who posted anti-Semitic tweets aimed at Tottenham fans, including photos of Auschwitz and a man doing a Nazi salute, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 5th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An experienced solicitor who worked at Slater & Gordon has been struck off after telling a personal injury client that her case was ongoing when it had actually settled and using some of the money to pay other clients damages they were not entitled to.”
Legal Futures, 4th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Supreme Court
Crown Prosecution Service v Aquila Advisory Ltd [2021] UKSC 49 (03 November 2021)
Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2021] UKSC 48 (26 October 2021)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MY (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1615 (04 November 2021)
Wildin v Forest of Dean District Council [2021] EWCA Civ 1610 (04 November 2021)
Holyhead Marina Ltd v Farrer (Storm Emma) [2021] EWCA Civ 1585 (03 November 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminall Division)
Cristea, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1597 (05 November 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Res v City Court of Brno, Czech Republic [2021] EWHC 2939 (Admin) (04 November 2021)
Narayanasamy v Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd [2021] EWHC 2918 (Admin) (03 November 2021)
Camayo v Colchester Borough Council [2021] EWHC 2933 (Admin) (03 November 2021)
Mansfield v DPP [2021] EWHC 2938 (Admin) (03 November 2021)
Essel, Review of the tariff [2021] EWHC 2920 (Admin) (02 November 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bhat & Anor v Patel & Anor [2021] EWHC 2960 (Ch) (05 November 2021)
Cossac Holdings Ltd v Preferred Management Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 2953 (Ch) (04 November 2021)
Rowland v Blades [2021] EWHC 2928 (Ch) (04 November 2021)
JTC Employer Solutions Trustees Ltd v Khadem (Rev1) [2021] EWHC 2929 (Ch) (04 November 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Sethia London Ltd v Sethi & Anor (Outstanding Issues) [2021] EWHC 2907 (Comm) (04 November 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
SS v MCP (No. 2) [2021] EWHC 2898 (Fam) (03 November 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Haggerty-Garton & Ors v Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd [2021] EWHC 2924 (QB) (03 November 2021)
Murphy v Milton Keynes Parks Trust Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 2917 (QB) (01 November 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
“A hospital worker has admitted murdering two women in 1987, and sexually abusing at least 100 female corpses, including children.“
BBC News, 5th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fears are growing that the UK will trigger article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol, potentially rupturing the already strained relations with the EU. If talks with the EU collapse, it is expected just after Cop26 in seven days’ time.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
“A specialist law firm and animal rights charity may have been engaged in ‘systemic fraud’ and ‘perverting the course of justice’, by bringing abusive and unfounded private prosecutions, a judge has said.”
Law Society Gazette, 4th November 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Police have recorded a record number of rape offences in England and Wales, according to official figures.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
“A former police officer who claimed he was in too much pain to work has been jailed for fraud after a covert surveillance team caught him playing sport and an app on his phone showed he was taking 10,000 steps a day.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
“Two students were expelled from Oxford Brookes University following an allegation of gang rape, the BBC can confirm. A third was suspended after an appeal, and a fourth given a less serious punishment.
BBC News, 4th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Home Secretary wasted public money by protractedly disputing costs in a case involving unlawful detention, a Deputy Master in the High Court has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The United Kingdom Supreme Court, allowing an appeal by PTT from the Court of Appeal, has clarified the relevant principles of English law relating to the construction of clauses providing for the payment of liquidated damages for delay. The Supreme Court has confirmed that, unless clear words in the contract provide otherwise, liquidated damages for delay will be an accrued right which is recoverable where the contract is terminated either under its terms or at law for repudiation.’
Atkin Chambers, 6th October 2021
Source: www.atkinchambers.com
‘The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others [2021] UKSC 47, an important decision for collective bargaining. It held that the employer (Kostal) was in breach of s. 145B of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (the “1992 Act”) by making offers of a change to the terms and conditions of employment directly to employees and bypassing the procedure for collective bargaining agreed with Unite the Union (“Unite”).’
Littleton Chambers, October 2021
Source: littletonchambers.com
‘Robert Kellar QC, of 1 Crown Office Row, discusses with Rosalind English proposals to shake up and simplify the current systems of healthcare regulation in the United Kingdom.’
Law Pod UK, 3rd November 2021
Source: audioboom.com
‘On 4 October 2021, Privy Council handed down a landmark judgment in Convoy Collateral Ltd v Broad Idea International Ltd and Cho Kwai Chee [2021] UKPC 24. Lord Leggatt’s majority judgment provides the first comprehensive legal foundation for freezing and interim injunctions, and removes many of the restrictions imposed on injunctions by previous cases.’
Littleton Chambers, 7th October 2021
Source: littletonchambers.com
‘In this article I consider the recent County Court judgment in Fairhurst v Woodard in respect of a claim in harassment, nuisance and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018 arising from the Defendant’s use of CCTV and a Ring doorbell.’
Becket Chambers, 21st October 2021
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘Two toddlers were injected with heroin by their father to help them sleep, a review into their care has heard.’
BBC News, 3rd November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Human rights groups are suing the Home Office over its decision to increase police stop and search powers, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 3rd November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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