Aya Hachem: Men jailed for student’s drive-by murder – BBC News
‘Seven men have been jailed for murdering a student who was shot dead in a feud between two rival tyre firms.’
BBC News, 5th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pret, McColls and Welcome Break in minimum wage fail – BBC News
‘Pret, McColls and Welcome Break are among almost 200 firms “named and shamed” by the government for not paying workers the minimum wage.’
BBC News, 5th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alison L Young: Judicial Review of Policies – Clarification or Judicial Retreat? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Policies are not law. Nevertheless, they play a large role in administrative law, providing clarity as to how a public authority will exercise a discretionary power. Policies can also be relevant considerations, create legitimate expectations, or require that an individual who falls within the scope of a policy should have that policy applied to them, unless there are good reasons not to do so. Public authorities may also be required to formulate or publish a policy setting out how discretion is exercised.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th August 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
High Court backs compensation for Provident customers – BBC News
‘Customers of doorstep lender Provident Financial can claim compensation for mis-sold loans after the High Court backed a partial repayment scheme.’
BBC News, 4th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court judge says housing authority has no power or discretion to accept request for late review of s.107D(3) notice – Local Government Lawyer
‘A local housing authority has no power or discretion to accept a request for a review of their proposal not to grant another tenancy on the expiry of the fixed-term of the tenant’s existing flexible tenancy, if that request is made more than 21 days after the service of a notice pursuant to s.107D(3) Housing Act 1985, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th August 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Lauren Goodger foreign exchange Instagram advert banned – BBC News
‘An Instagram post by TV star Lauren Goodger has been banned because she didn’t clearly mark it as an advert.’
BBC News, 4th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal judges reject “binary” approach to negligence claim – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected as “too binary” the approach taken by a High Court judge when striking out a negligence claim against lawyers over their former client’s capacity to litigate.’
Legal Futures, 5th August 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Ivi Miley death: Man jailed for killing baby daughter – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for killing his three-month-old daughter who died after suffering catastrophic injuries.’
BBC News, 4th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge raps NHS England and mental health trusts over failure to provide medium secure bed for 15-year-old girl – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Family Division judge has strongly criticised NHS England and two NHS mental health trusts over the failure to accommodate a 15-year-old girl “M” with complex needs through a medium secure tier 4 bed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Company Law: What happens on the death of a shareholder? – Bloomsbury Professional Law Online Blog
‘According to the office of national statistics, sole proprietor businesses and partnerships are decreasing and the use of private limited companies is increasing. 72.5% of total UK businesses are either private or public limited companies – London remains the region with the largest number of such businesses with 19.2% of the UK total.’
Bloomsbury Professional Law Online Blog, 4th August 2021
Source: law.bloomsburyprofessional.com
Case Comment: Matthew and others v Sedman and others [2021] UKSC 19 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Max Eshraghi, an associate working within the insurance team at CMS, comments on the decision handed down by the UK Supreme Court in the matter of Matthew and others v Sedman and others [2021] UKSC 19, which concerns the application of limitation timebar.’
UKSC Blog, 4th August 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
Met police seek judicial review over senior black officer’s reinstatement – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police want go to the high court to insist it was correct in its decision to sack a decorated black officer after she was found with a child abuse video, sent to her on WhatsApp, on her phone.’
The Guardian, 4th August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Free climber jailed for scaling Shard climbs 36-storey London tower in new stunt – Daily Telegraph
‘A climber who was jailed for scaling the Shard with no ropes has made it to the top of a 36-storey London tower undetected by the building’s security.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ben Breakwell: Music teacher convicted over sex with teenage students – BBC News
‘A music teacher who had sex with two girls aged 13 and 14 has been convicted of 32 sexual offences.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court judge orders Liverpool City Council to reconsider refusal of indemnity for former elected mayor – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has told Liverpool City Council to revisit whether it should grant an indemnity to its former elected mayor Joe Anderson to defend criminal allegations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd August 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Backland v Monmouthshire County Council [2021] EWHC 2185 (Admin) (03 August 2021)
Wales High Court (Chancery Division)
Sofer v Swissindependent Trustees SA [2021] EWHC 2196 (Ch) (03 August 2021)
Volpi & Anor v Volpi [2021] EWHC 2143 (Ch) (02 August 2021)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
