Stillborn baby’s parents receive £2.8m from Nottingham hospital trust – BBC News
‘A couple whose child died in the womb after mistakes by maternity staff have received a £2.8m settlement.’
BBC News, 6th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Campaigners threaten UK legal action over porn sites’ lack of age verification – The Guardian
‘The UK data watchdog must introduce age verification for commercial pornography sites or face a high court challenge over any failure to act, children’s safety groups have warned.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Covid not good enough reason for solicitors missing court deadline – Legal Futures
‘The disruption caused by Covid last year was not a good enough excuse for a law firm missing a deadline to file amended particulars of claim by four months, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 6th December 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Online Safety Bill : What to expect – BBC News
‘A report from a joint committee of MPs and Lords recommending what should be included in the Online Safety Bill is due in the next few days.’
BBC News, 6th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The future of class actions after Lloyd – Law Society’s Gazette
‘On 10 November, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50. The court found unanimously for Google, overturning the Court of Appeal. Mr Lloyd’s claim will not now proceed (at least as currently formulated).’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th December 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Car wash that stayed open during height of pandemic fined for breaking COVID-19 restrictions – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council prosecution has seen a business owner in South Norfolk found guilty of an offence under The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations 2020.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd December 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The Abortion Act 1967 and Down Syndrome: Crowter – Law & Religion UK
‘In R (Crowter & Ors) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2021] EWHC 2536 (Admin), the issue before the Court was the fact that the Abortion Act 1967 differentiates between pregnancies where there is a substantial risk that, if born, a child would be “seriously handicapped” (the terminology used in the Act) and those where it would not. The three claimants – a 25-year-old woman with Down Syndrome who had gained an NVQ qualification level, was employed and had recently married, A, a two-year-old with Down Syndrome who had met all his developmental milestones, and A’s mother [6-8] – challenged the disability ground for abortion in section 1(1)(d) of the Act as contrary to Articles 2 (right to life), 3 (inhuman or degrading treatment) and 8 (private and family life) ECHR.’
Law & Religion UK, 3rd December 2021
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Pestering women in the street to be outlawed – Daily Telegraph
‘Public sexual harassment, such as cat-calling and making sexually explicit comments, to be made an offence in wake of Sarah Everard murder.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Boris Johnson ‘planning reforms which would let ministers overrule judicial decisions’ – The Independent
‘Reported move triggers backlash from lawyers, with one senior QC quoted as saying the prime minister is seeking a “more compliant judiciary”‘.
The Independent, 6th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jailed women in UK five times more likely to suffer stillbirths, data shows – The Guardian
‘Women in prison are five times more likely to have a stillbirth and twice as likely to give birth to a premature baby that needs special care, new data collected by the Observer shows.’
The Guardian, December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
How we marry is changing, and the law needs to keep up – Law & Religion UK
‘It has long been recognized that the law governing the process of getting married needs reform. Following on from Getting married: a scoping paper, published in December 2015, in September 2020 the Law Commission published Getting Married: A Consultation Paper on Weddings Law, setting out a series of provisional reform proposals for weddings law. An empirical study conducted by us titled “When is a wedding not a marriage? Exploring non-legally binding ceremonies” investigated wedding ceremonies taking place outside of the legal framework which reflected a variety of faiths, beliefs and non-beliefs. Drawing on the extensive data we gathered from September 2020 to May 2021, a Briefing Paper for the Law Commission has been published this week analysing the potential impact of the Commission’s proposals for reform.’
Law & Religion UK, 4th December 2021
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Navy rape survivor backs civilian court trials for serious offences – BBC News
‘A member of the Royal Navy, whose rape case collapsed in a military court, has backed calls for serious offences committed in the UK to be investigated and tried through civilian courts.’
BBC News, 6th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Owners of flats near Tate Modern take privacy case to supreme court – The Guardian
‘On one side is Tate Modern. On the other are the owners of nearby luxury apartments objecting to what they regard as the prying eyes of visitors enjoying a viewing platform at Britain’s most visited gallery.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Exaggerations and fundamental dishonesty – Local Government Lawyer
‘Adrian Neale considers the question of when a claimant’s exaggeration of injury can be said to be deliberate and dishonest, following a recent appeal brought by a local authority.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd December 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill: the Code of Practice – Local Government Lawyer
‘In the third article in a three-part series on the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill, Edward Blakeney and Mattie Green examine the accompanying Code of Practice.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd December 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Law Commission to review the Arbitration Act 1996 – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission has today, 30 November 2021, announced that it will conduct a review of the Arbitration Act 1996, the principal legislation governing arbitrations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.’
Law Commission, 30th November 2021
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Domestic abuse and sexual offences to be treated as seriously as knife crime – Home Office
‘Domestic abuse and sexual offences should be considered as seriously as knife crime and homicide, the government announced yesterday as it continues driving forward action to end violence against women and girls.’
Home Office, 2nd December 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2021/1358 – The Import and Export Licensing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1348 – The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1316 – The Merchant Shipping (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
ABN AMRO Bank NV v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1789 (02 December 2021)
Pawley v Whitecross Dental Care Ltd & Anor [2021] EWCA Civ 1827 (02 December 2021)
HRH the Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1810 (02 December 2021)
Penhallurick v MD5 Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1770 (02 December 2021)
Windhorst v Levy [2021] EWCA Civ 1802 (02 December 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Johns, Re (Minimum Term Review No.2) [2021] EWHC 3169 (Admin) (02 December 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gostelow & Anor v Hussain & Ors [2021] EWHC 3276 (Ch) (02 December 2021)
Powis Street Estates (No 3) Ltd v Wallace LLP & Anor [2021] EWHC 3269 (Ch) (02 December 2021)
Kerkar v Investment Opportunities IV PTE Ltd [2021] EWHC 3255 (Ch) (02 December 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Elite Insurance Company Ltd v BCR Legal Group Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 3250 (Comm) (02 December 2021)
Suppipat & Ors v Narongdej & Ors [2021] EWHC 3259 (Comm) (02 December 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Abdulrazaq & Ors v Ul Hassan & Ors [2021] EWHC 3252 (QB) (02 December 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
