Leicester parents take legal action after unborn baby dies – BBC News
‘A couple are taking legal action against a hospital trust following the death of their unborn son.’
BBC News, 7th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court to rule on bid for injunction to block BBC story over ‘MI5 informant’ – The Independent
‘The High Court is due to give a ruling on whether the BBC can identify a “dangerous extremist and misogynist” who is allegedly an MI5 informant.’
The Independent, 6th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Taxing Issues – The Impact of The Thornhill Case – Hailsham Chambers
‘In this case note, Simon Howarth QC discusses the recent case of McLean v Thornhill and considers the wider implications of this important judgment, both in the context of claims arising out of failed tax schemes and more generally.’
Hailsham Chambers, 31st March 2022
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
Slipping Claims and Evidential Burdens – Ropewalk Chambers
‘The law in slipping cases is, in theory, settled and straightforward. One question that often arises in practice, however, is whether the defendant bears an evidential burden of proving that it had in place a proper and adequate system. It is a misconception that say that such a burden always arises in this context.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 23rd March 2022
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
Council concedes High Court challenge to grant of prior approval over failure to undertake sufficient inquiries – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council has conceded a High Court challenge to its grant of prior approval for a maize storage bunker and effluent tanker on a farm, over its failure to undertake sufficient inquiries for the purposes of establishing that the application was for permitted development within the class.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Sam Davies murder: Four guilty of Lincoln hitman killing – BBC News
‘Four men have been found guilty of murdering a man who was “executed in cold blood” in a Lincoln park.’
BBC News, 6th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for 30 years for using car as murder weapon – The Guardian
‘A driver who left another man for dead in the road after dragging him more than half a mile in a “cruel” revenge attack will spend at least 30 years behind bars.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Chelfat v Hutchinson 3G UK Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 455 (06 April 2022)
Volpi & Anor v Volpi [2022] EWCA Civ 464 (05 April 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Paterson, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 456 (06 April 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v TL [2022] EWHC 825 (Admin) (06 April 2022)
Dr MXM v General Medical Council [2022] EWHC 817 (Admin) (06 April 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sheeran & Ors v Chokri & Ors [2022] EWHC 827 (Ch) (06 April 2022)
Denaxe Limited v Cooper & Anor [2022] EWHC 764 (Ch) (06 April 2022)
Hunt v Balfour-Lynn & Ors [2022] EWHC 784 (Ch) (06 April 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Epoq Legal Ltd v Das Legal Expenses Insurance Company Ltd [2022] EWHC 759 (Comm) (06 April 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sivananthan v Vasikaran [2022] EWHC 837 (QB) (06 April 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case and hits out at ‘baseless’ claims – BBC News
‘Ed Sheeran has won a High Court copyright battle over his 2017 hit Shape of You.’
BBC News, 6th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Changes to the Law on Using a Mobile Phone While Driving – 4 King’s Bench Walk
‘In 2003 the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations created a specific offence of using a mobile phone while driving. Subsection 110(6)(a) of those Regulations states that a mobile telephone is to be treated as hand-held ‘if it is, or must be, held at some point during the course of making or receiving a call or performing any other interactive communication function’.’
4 King's Bench Walk, 25th March 2022
Source: www.4kbw.co.uk
Case Comment: R (on the application of Z) v Hackney LBC [2020] UKSC 40 – UKSC Blog
‘The narrow result of this appeal is that, on the facts, it was proportionate and lawful for a charity to restrict the allocation of its housing stock to Orthodox Jewish families. However, in reaching that conclusion, Lord Sales, giving the leading judgment, made a number of points of wider importance.’
UKSC Blog, 4th April 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
No-Fault Divorce: Who’s to blame? – 33 Bedford Row
‘Today [5 April], the long-awaited Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 has finally come into force, and in this article, we look at what this will mean for divorce applications going forward.’
33 Bedford Row, 5th April 2022
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
Can Arslan found guilty of murdering neighbour – BBC News
‘A man who subjected his neighbours to years of anti-social behaviour before stabbing one of them to death has been found guilty of murder.’
BBC News, 5th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Autistic girl, 14, unlawfully detained in hospital, high court judge finds – The Guardian
‘A 14-year-old autistic girl was unlawfully detained in hospital and restrained in front of scared young patients, a high court judge has found.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Limiting the scope of psychiatric evidence in criminal trials – Case Analysis – R v BRM [2022] EWCA Crim 385 – 4 King’s Bench Walk
‘The case related to the murder of Ollie Stephens, the trial of which occurred at Reading Crown Court in June to July 2021 and was widely reported in the national media. Mr Raggatt and Mr Moss appeared on behalf of BRM, instructed by Heather Howe of Andrew Storch Solicitors, a 14 year-old boy, 13 at the time of the killing, with a longstanding diagnosis of Asperger’s/Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). An intermediary assisted him throughout the trial and during the giving of evidence.’
4 King's Bench Walk, 1st April 2022
Source: www.4kbw.co.uk
Who Needs to Know? – Devereux Chambers
‘When a judge is asked to award an interim payment, should they be told about negotiations to settle? In an article for PI Focus, Rob Hunter and Bethany Sanders of Leigh Day examine what led to the different outcomes in Fryer v London Transport Executive [1982] 11 WLUK 247 Times, December 4, 1982 [1982] C.L.Y and Handyside v Lowery (Newcastle upon Tyne District Registry, 2 April 2015, unreported), and consider whether there are grounds for treating different types of offers differently.’
Devereux Chambers, 30th March 2022
Source: www.devereuxchambers.co.uk
Dance teacher who ‘bombarded’ boy, 13, with sexual Whatsapp messages after he asked her to stop is spared jail – The Independent
‘A married dance teacher who “bombarded” a 13-year-old boy with sexual messages has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 5th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Case Comment: Croydon London Borough Council v Kalonga [2022] UKSC 7 – UKSC Blog
‘Ms Chipo Kalonga (“Ms Kalonga”) was the tenant of a property in Croydon under a flexible tenancy for a fixed term of five years from 25 May 2015 to 24 May 2020 (the “Tenancy Agreement“). Croydon London Borough Council was her landlord (“Croydon“).’
UKSC Blog, 5th April 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
