Milad Rouf: Student jailed for Brighton acid attack – BBC News
‘A medical student who threw sulphuric acid over his former girlfriend while disguised as a woman has been jailed for 11 years.’
BBC News, 8th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court backs claimants in QOCS set-off ruling – Legal Futures
‘The Supreme Court has held that defendants cannot set off opposing costs orders in cases covered by qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS), in what has been hailed as a significant win for claimants.’
Legal Futures, 6th October 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Crimes of Arrival in the Nationality and Borders Bill – EIN Blog
‘The Nationality and Borders Bill further criminalises people coming to the UK to seek asylum. It does so by switching the emphasis from “entering” the UK to “arriving” in the UK. The difference is significant. Together with a combination of other powers, it means that people can be stopped from crossing the English Channel in small boats and turned away for criminal behaviour. If by luck they land on the English coastline, they can be prosecuted. But many such people will be asylum seekers, with a right to come to the UK and seek asylum. The proposal ignores the provision of the Refugee Convention (Article 31) that prohibits penalties being imposed on Refugees who enter or are present in a country without authorisation. The result is incompatible with UK international commitments.’
EIN Blog, 6th October 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Supreme Court upholds challenge to two Holyrood bills – BBC News
‘Judges at the Supreme Court have ruled that provisions in two bills passed by MSPs were beyond Holyrood’s powers.’
BBC News, 7th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Domestic violence: Scheme stops abusers writing to victims from jail – BBC News
‘A scheme to stop jailed domestic abusers terrorising their victims from prison should be rolled out nationwide, a senior figure has said.’
BBC News, 7th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Uber facing new UK driver claims of racial discrimination – The Guardian
‘Uber is facing further claims for compensation over racial discrimination from drivers who say they had been falsely dismissed because of malfunctioning face recognition technology.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Burnley man who claimed spirits murdered victims jailed – BBC News
‘A man who murdered a doctor and her daughter in “a brutal, shocking attack” has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HRA reform in this parliament, Raab promises party faithful – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Human Rights Act will be overhauled before the next general election, the lord chancellor and justice secretary pledged today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Reading stabbings: Khairi Saadallah to appeal sentence – BBC News
‘A man who stabbed three men to death in a Reading park is seeking permission to appeal his whole-life jail term.’
BBC News, 5th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lilly Hanrahan: Case review finds missed chances to check on killer – BBC News
‘Authorities’ failure to share details about a man before he murdered a girl in his partner’s care “contributed” to her death.’
BBC News, 5th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Civil liberties groups criticise Priti Patel’s plan to criminalise protest – The Guardian
‘Civil liberties groups have reacted with dismay to Priti Patel’s plan to criminalise protest groups, saying demonstrations are a “core pillar of any healthy democracy”.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
The public law jurisdiction of the UK First-tier Tribunal in VAT cases – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK’s First-tier tax Tribunal (FTT) has no general jurisdiction to judicially review decisions made by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), but it can consider public law arguments in some VAT appeals within its jurisdiction, the Upper Tribunal (UT) has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Regulations and guidance issued on support councils must give domestic abuse victims – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Government has published new regulations and guidance setting out the level of support councils are required to provide to domestic abuse victims who need to escape home.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘I don’t think I’d be as brave as female Afghan judges’ – BBC News
‘UK High Court judge Mrs Justice McGowan says she personally wouldn’t be “brave enough” to have become a female judge in Afghanistan.’
BBC News, 5th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sarah Everard murder: Met to launch review of standards and internal culture – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police is launching a review of professional standards and internal culture within the force, led by a high-profile anti-sleaze adviser, following the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer.’
The Guardian, 4th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
TikTok and Twitch face fines under new Ofcom rules – BBC News
‘Ofcom has laid out the measures it will require video-sharing platforms to take to better protect users.’
BBC News, 6th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
La Micro Group (UK) Ltd & Anor v La Micro Group, Inc & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1429 (05 October 2021)
Sheiling Properties Ltd v Revenue And Customs [2021] EWCA Civ 1425 (05 October 2021)
Butcher & Anor v Pike & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1407 (04 October 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Gough, R (On the Application Of) v University of Leeds [2021] EWHC 2653 (Admin) (04 October 2021)
JM v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 2514 (Admin) (04 October 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Electrical Control Installations Ltd, Re [2021] EWHC 2661 (Ch) (05 October 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
VR v YD & Anor [2021] EWHC 2642 (Fam) (29 September 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
London Borough of Havering & Ors v Persons Unknown & Ors [2021] EWHC 2648 (QB) (04 October 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
