‘New regulations which will extend the life of domestic electrical products by up to 10 years, could mean manufacturers face more claims for defective products or negligence, experts at Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law have warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th July 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Many changes have been introduced since Grenfell to address the cladding crisis including the establishment of various loans, funds, plans for new regulators, new taxes, levies and new rules to govern building safety throughout the lifetime of a building.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 13th July 2021
‘The London Borough of Lambeth has secured an order for possession against occupiers camping on Clapham Common.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th July 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a council over a judge’s order that effectively rejected the local authority’s care plan for adoption for an 18-month-old child (A).’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th July 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Health and Care Bill 2021-22 [Bill 140 of 2021-22] was introduced in the House of Commons on 6 July 2021. Second reading is scheduled for Wednesday 14 July 2021. This paper explains the Bill’s provisions and includes comment and reactions.’
House of Commons Library, 12th July 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘A tough ban on a wide range of knives, weapons, and firearms comes into force today as part of government action to tackle violent crime and serious violence.’
Home office, 14th July 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A civil defendant who waited three months to challenge a default judgment worth £101m has been given another chance to fight the claim.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th July 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against the English Football Association in the wake of chaotic scenes at the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy at Wembley.’
The Independent, 14th July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Children held in a condemned youth jail for vulnerable offenders have been moved into unsuitable alternative custody, a committee has been told. About 30 children previously held at the privately run Rainsbrook secure training centre are being transferred into alternative custody arrangements following calls for urgent action over problems at the unit.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government’s failure to reduce the number of autistic people confined to mental health units in England is a “national scandal”, a charity says.’
BBC News, 14th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government is in breach of a UN treaty designed to eradicate racial discrimination, a new report has warned. Research by the Runnymede Trust said that minority ethnic groups face sustained disparities across health, the criminal justice system, education, employment and immigration in England.’
The Independent, 14th July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The child killer and rapist Colin Pitchfork is to be freed from prison after the Parole Board rejected calls from the government to reconsider the controversial decision.’
The Guardian, 14th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Cases where a person claiming benefits died or came to serious harm have now prompted 268 internal reviews since 2012, it can be revealed. The Department for Work & Pensions holds reviews when it is alleged its actions had a negative impact, or when named at an inquest.’
BBC News, 14th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Southern Water has been fined a record £90m for deliberately dumping billions of litres of raw sewage into the sea. The company admitted 6,971 illegal spills from 17 sites in Hampshire, Kent and West Sussex between 2010 and 2015.’
BBC news, 10th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Target Group Ltd v Her Majesty’s Revenue And Customs [2021] EWCA Civ 1043 (12 July 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Perry v The Government of the United States of America [2021] EWHC 1956 (Admin) (13 July 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
London Borough of Lambeth v Grant & Ors (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 1962 (QB) (12 July 2021)
Malik v St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 1913 (QB) (12 July 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Gunn & Launders v Khan (2020) EWCA Civ 1905. This was an appeal by the landlord, Saakib Khan, of an order sentencing him to six months imprisonment for contempt of court for breach of an injunction. The injunction (still just about interim on the date of breach, as will become clear) was to prevent Saakib Khan from evicting or attempting to evict the tenant and from interfering with his quiet enjoyment of the property and from threatening him with violence or harassing, pestering, or intimidating him.’
Nearly Legal, 8th July 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Marlborough Knightsbridge Management Ltd v Fivaz (2021) EWCA Civ 989. In which the Court of Appeal grapple with whether a front entrance door to a leasehold flat is a “landlord’s fixture” or something else. This was the landlord’s second appeal from the Upper Tribunal decision we noted here, where the UT had found that the door was part of the demise under the lease, not a landlord’s fixture. The overall issue was that the leaseholder, Mr Fivaz, had replaced the front door to his flats. The landlord contended that this was a breach of lease under a covenant.’
Nearly Legal, 8th July 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The High Court in London has decided in favour of Optis Cellular Technology in a dispute over the validity of one of its telecommunications network patents and one that was said to be essential to the long-term evolution (LTE) network standard.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
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