HMP Hewell: Troubled prison improving but problems persist – BBC News
‘A prison previously described as “unfit for the 21st century” has improved.’
BBC News, 12th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Read v Eastern Counties Leather Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 31 (Ch) (11 January 2022)
Chandler v Lombardi [2022] EWHC 22 (Ch) (10 January 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Barclays Bank Plc V Shetty [2022] EWHC 19 (Comm) (10 January 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
TVZ & Ors v Manchester City Football Club (Rev1) [2022] EWHC 7 (QB) (10 January 2022)
Martini & Anor v Royal And Sun Alliance Insurance Plc & Ors [2022] EWHC 33 (QB) (10 January 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
The Sky’s the Limit Transformations Ltd v Mirza [2022] EWHC 29 (TCC) (10 January 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Reviewing Our Rights As 2022 Gets Started: Sex And Gender Identity – Each Other2487537737
‘Throughout 2021, Each Other reported on human rights issues across the UK, including those affecting people on account of their characteristics protected under the Equality Act. To usher in the new year, we are highlighting the issues that are particularly affecting five such groups in UK society, looking forward to the opportunities 2022 might afford and the challenges the year ahead might pose. In this mini-series, we focus on these five of the nine protected characteristics in the Equality Act: race, sex, sexual orientation, disability and religion.’
Each Other, 10th January 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
Lewis Graham: Going beyond, and going against, the Strasbourg Court – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Section 2 of the Human Rights Act (HRA) requires that domestic courts “take into account” relevant Strasbourg case law when dealing with substantive claims under that Act. The classic authority on the application of this provision remains – for now – that of Lord Bingham: courts should “keep pace with the Strasbourg jurisprudence as it evolves over time: no more but certainly no less”.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 11th January 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Supreme Court to hear case on planning conditions and dedication of highways – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has given Swindon Borough Council permission to appeal in a case about whether a planning condition can require the dedication of a highway.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Law firm that held deposits defeats claim over failed property development – Legal Futures
‘Investors who lost money in a failed property development in Liverpool should sue their former solicitors rather than the law firm which held and paid out their deposits, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 11th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Bennell victims to appeal after losing High Court case against Manchester City – The Independent
‘Eight men who were abused by paedophile Barry Bennell more than 30 years ago have said they will appeal after losing a High Court case against Manchester City.’
The Independent, 10th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Parliament watchdog will not open new investigation over Johnson’s flat refurb – The Guardian
‘Boris Johnson will not face a new investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner, Kathryn Stone, over the refurbishment of the Downing Street flat, No 10 has confirmed.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
France to push for EU-wide UK migration treaty over Channel crossings – The Guardian
‘France will press the EU to negotiate an asylum and migration treaty with the UK in an attempt to deter people from making the dangerous Channel crossing.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Jeremy Clarkson Diddly Squat Farm restaurant refused permission – BBC News
‘A planned new restaurant for TV personality Jeremy Clarkson’s Oxfordshire farm has been refused permission.’
BBC News, 10th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police forensic expert jailed after 3,000 crime scene and post-mortem images found on personal computer – The Independent
‘A police forensics expert who illegally stored images of murder victims and crime scenes on his own computer has been jailed for three years.’
The Independent, 10th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sarah Everard inquiry to examine if ‘red flags’ over murderer Wayne Couzens were missed – The Independent
‘The public inquiry into how a serving police officer was able to abduct, rape and murder Sarah Everard will look at whether any “red flags” were missed.’
The Independent, 10th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Sexual predator’ Tom Rodwell jailed for raping five women – BBC News
‘A “sexual predator” who raped five women he met on dating app Tinder has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years.’
BBC News, 10th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leaseholders will not have to pay to fix any fire risks, government pledges – The Guardian
‘New legislation will protect leaseholders from the costs of all post-Grenfell building safety defects, not just combustible cladding, the government has said.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
HMP Styal: Prisoner who had stillborn baby ‘will never forgive jail’ – BBC News
‘A prisoner who gave birth to a stillborn baby in the toilet of a cell has said she “will never forgive the prison” for the “horror death”. Louise Powell, 31, who did not know she was pregnant, said she begged for an ambulance before her baby died at HMP Styal in Cheshire in 2020. She told BBC Newsnight she was left alone when she was “crying for help”.
The Prisons and Probations Ombudsman found there were “missed opportunities” to identify her urgent clinical needs.’
BBC News, 11th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Barry Bennell: Men lose case against Manchester City over abuse – BBC News
‘Eight men who sued Manchester City after saying they were abused by paedophile Barry Bennell more than 30 years ago have lost a High Court fight.’
BBC News, 10th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
