‘The Supreme Court in London will rule later on whether the Police Service of Northern Ireland is sufficiently independent to carry out an investigation into the case of the “hooded men”.’
The Independent, 15th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “cunning and clever” woman has been found guilty of murdering her girlfriend’s toddler daughter after being caught on CCTV “terrorising” the child when she was left to babysit.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two men who bought a National Lottery scratch card using stolen debit card details and then tried to claim the £4m jackpot they revealed have been jailed.’
BBC News, 14th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SI 2021/1417 – The Plastic Packaging Tax (Descriptions of Products) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1402 – The Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021
SI 2021/1422 – The Van Benefit and Car and Van Fuel Benefit (No. 2) Order 2021
SI 2021/1406 – The Nuclear Safeguards (Fees) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1405 – The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘In MI (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1711 (18 November 2021), the Court of Appeal recently revisited the question of how the “unduly harsh” test may properly be met, referencing the leading decisions in KO (Nigeria) and HA (Iraq).’
EIN Blog, 13th December 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Global 100 Ltd v Laleva (2021) EWCA Civ 1835. There is a hell of a lot packed into one appeal here, so I’ll try to be brief. This was Global 100’s appeal of a first instance appeal (our note here) in which HHJ Luba QC had held that the first instance District Judge had been wrong to decide the possession claim against property guardians and make a possession order at first hearing, as there was a defence which appeared to be substantial and required further evidence and hearing.’
Nearly Legal, 6th December 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Some quick notes on leasehold related cases.’
Nearly Legal, 12th December 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘What approach should the court take when there is a fundamental dispute of fact between an individual’s recollection given in witness evidence and contemporaneous medical records? This was the issue in the trial of HTR v Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 3228 (QB), heard by Cotter J between 5 and 7 October 2021. The case will be of interest to clinical negligence practitioners following the judge’s preference of the Claimant’s mother’s witness evidence about matters that occurred 17 years earlier, despite the existence of a medical note made at the time which appeared to directly contradict that evidence.’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 7th December 2021
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘Later today the House of Commons will consider the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and events) (England) Regulations 2021, which introduce a system mandating the use of COVID passes (or, in formal parlance, “COVID status certifications”). These Regulations are being made using the emergency provisions contained in s. 45R of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th December 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘In Government of the United States v Julian Assange [2021] EWHC 3313 (Admin), the High Court allowed the appeal of the United States of America against the ruling of Westminster Magistrates’ Court, thereby permitting the extradition of the WikiLeaks founder to the US where he faces criminal charges relating to the unlawful obtaining and publication of classified defence and national security materials.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th December 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Judges and Academics, and the Endless Road to Unattainable Perfection – Lord Burrows’
Supreme Court, 6th December 2021
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘Judicial decision-making: case studies from Biblical times and now – The Rt Hon Lady Rose of Colmworth DBE”
Supreme Court, 1st December 2021
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has made some very important observations about the role of judicial visits in Court of Protection cases, writes Alexander Ruck Keene.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th December 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The statutory scheme established by Section 22C of the Children Act 1989 does not allow unregistered placements, but does not expressly prohibit them, and in cases where conditions of imperative necessity require a child to be placed in such a setting, common law steps in and allows the High Court to exercise its inherent jurisdiction to authorise a deprivation of liberty, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th December 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A fraudster has been imprisoned today (13 December 2021) for duping a victim out of nearly £400,000 in a payment recovery fraud.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th December 2021
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Representative claimants in collective actions are generally entitled to recover the costs of obtaining a collective proceedings order (CPO), the Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled. It ordered three train operators accused of overcharging passengers to make a £780,000 interim payment on account.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th December 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority has paid £228,000 to cover the legal costs of a solicitor following a prosecution abandoned a month before trial.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th December 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A former pastry chef at Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck restaurant has claimed she was left with crippling repetitive strain injury from placing sweets into bags using tweezers and hand-making chocolate playing cards and about 550 whisky wine gums a day, court documents show.’
The Guardian, 13th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A change to the law that will see historical, institutional abuse, compensation payments exempted from benefit means testing in Great Britain has been welcomed.’
The Independent, 13th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “determined paedophile” who sent sexual messages to what he thought was a 14-year-old girl has been jailed.’
BBC News, 14th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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