‘The Court of Appeal has granted the Department of Health and Social Care permission to appeal a key ruling on the issue of ‘ordinary residence’ for the purposes of s.117(3) of the Mental Health Act.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st August 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘After four years of court battles, protests and celebrity interventions, Geronimo, the UK’s most divisive alpaca, has been put down by government officials.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Chilvers, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1311 (27 August 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Petrica v District Court of Bucharest, Romania [2021] EWHC 2405 (Admin) (26 August 2021)
Magyar v Budapest Environs Court, Hungary [2021] EWHC 2402 (Admin) (26 August 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Victus Estates & Ors v Munroe & Ors [2021] EWHC 2411 (Ch) (27 August 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Heritage Travel and Tourism Ltd & Anor v Windhorst & Ors [2021] EWHC 2380 (Comm) (27 August 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
J v J (Return to Non-Hague Convention Country) [2021] EWHC 2412 (Fam) (27 August 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Williams v Merrick & Anor [2021] EWHC 2417 (QB) (31 August 2021)
Farnham-Oliver v RM Educational Resources Ltd [2021] EWHC 2418 (QB) (31 August 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Will England and Mark Watson consider the proposed new duty of care, suggested by the Financial Conduct Authority and the issues it could bring in the current climate.’
Carmelite Chambers, 19th August 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘An interesting, though non-binding, county court decision on the issue of costs of a disrepair claim that settled pre-allocation.’
Nearly Legal, 30th August 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A High Court ruling on a low-value data breach claim may stop claimants recovering after-the-event (ATE) insurance premiums in cases involving cyber-attacks, information law specialists have argued.’
Legal Futures, 31st August 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A new law aimed at making school uniforms cheaper in England and Wales will not be in place in time for the start of this school year.’
BBC News, 30th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A cautionary tale of a Tribunal appointed manager behaving badly and a reminder that the appointed manager’s duty is to carry out what is in the order appointing them, and that they answer to the Tribunal as an officer of the Tribunal.’
Nearly Legal, 30th August 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Sun has paid substantial damages to the England cricketer Ben Stokes and his mother, Deborah, after the newspaper put details of a tragedy involving the family on its front page.’
The Guardian, 30th August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Steve Hill Ltd v Witham [2021] EWCA Civ 1312 (26 August 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Asplin & Ors, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1313 (25 August 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Cornea v Tribunal Arges, Romania [2021] EWHC 2373 (Admin) (24 August 2021)
Trijonis v Klaipeda Circuit Court, Republic of Lithuania [2021] EWHC 2379 (Admin) (24 August 2021)
Patel v Government of the United States of America [2021] EWHC 2375 (Admin) (24 August 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Haque v Hussain & Ors [2021] EWHC 2347 (Ch) (26 August 2021)
Philip Warren & Son Ltd v Lidl Great Britain Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 2372 (Ch) (26 August 2021)
CGL Realisations Ltd, Re [2021] EWHC 2395 (Ch) (25 August 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust & Anor v M & Ors [2021] EWHC 2377 (Fam) (25 August 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Harrison v Intuitive Business Consultants Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 2396 (QB) (26 August 2021)
Desporte v Bull [2021] EWHC 2370 (QB) (25 August 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Global 100 Ltd v Kyselakova & Ors (2021) EW Misc 13 (CC). This is the judgment in an appeal to a Circuit Judge – HHJ Luba QC – from a possession order made by a District Judge at the first hearing of the possession claim. The issues involved the threshold for “circumstances where the defendant had disputed the claim on grounds that appeared to be substantial.” for the purposes of CPR 55.8, (which is of broad application to all residential possession claims) as well as putative defences to the claim.’
Nearly Legal, 25th August 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Two film partnerships were carrying on a trade with a view to profit, meaning that loss relief was available to individual investors, the Court of Appeal has decided, restoring a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT).’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘There has been a growing impetus in recent years to enable individuals in the UK to come together to bring the same or similar claims against those they believe are responsible for wrongdoing.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The scope of duty and the extent of liability of professional advisers are two hotly contested issues at the core of many a dispute between professional advisers and their clients in negligence claims.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 24th August 2021
‘The High Court has ordered that a Defendant is not liable for costs incurred arising from a dispute over who the Litigation Friend should be. Sean Linley reports.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th August 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Henry Setright QC and Chris Barnes consider a recent decision of the High Court examining the use of the 1996 Hague Convention in the context of public law proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th August 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This paper examines the regime for proscribing organisations under the Terrorism Act 2000. It explains the criteria that must be met for proscription, the associated criminal offences, and the process for deproscription. It also considers recently proscribed organisations, and some criticisms of the regime.’
House of Commons Library, 26th August 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘This Commons Library briefing paper gives a general overview of the extent of the problem of fly-tipping in England and the powers and responsibilities of the Environment Agency, local authorities and landowners to deal with it. It also sets out recent Government actions to tackle it and proposals for reform.’
House of Commons Library, 25th August 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Police must be trained to use Tasers only when “absolutely necessary”, a watchdog has said after a review found the weapons were being used against children and mentally ill people.’
The Independent, 26th August 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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