Building Safety Bill – Commons Library Research Briefing
‘Second Reading of the Building Safety Bill (Bill 132 of 2021-22) is expected to take place on Wednesday 21 July.’
House of Commons Library, 16th July 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Article 31 of the Refugee Convention – Commons Library Research Briefing
‘Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention is concerned with “refugees unlawfully in the country of refuge”.’
House of Commons Library, 15th July 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Nationality and Borders Bill 2021-22 – Commons Library Research Briefing
‘The Nationality and Borders Bill of 2021-22 was introduced to the House on 6 July. Second reading will take place on 19 and 20 July.’
House of Commons Library, 15th July 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Fraudster jailed for duping over 200 victims in million-pound fake car sales scam – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A fraudster posing as a car salesman has been jailed today (16 July 2021) for defrauding over 200 unsuspecting car buyers out of more than one million pounds.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th July 2021
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & Anor v Hughes & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1093 (19 July 2021)
Vale S.A. & Ors v Steinmetz & Ors (Rev 1) [2021] EWCA Civ 1087 (16 July 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Litecoin Foundation Ltd v Inshallah Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 1998 (Ch) (16 July 2021)
Clavis Securities Plc & Ors v Hussain & Ors [2021] EWHC 2003 (Ch) (16 July 2021)
Farrar & Anor v Miller [2021] EWHC 1950 (Ch) (16 July 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
ID v LU & Anor [2021] EWHC 1851 (Comm) (16 July 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
Promptu Systems Corporation v Sky UK Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 2021 (Pat) (19 July 2021)
Fiberweb Geosynthetics Ltd v Geofabrics Ltd [2021] EWHC 1996 (Pat) (16 July 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
McNally v Saunders [2021] EWHC 2012 (QB) (16 July 2021)
Chan v Peters & Anor [2021] EWHC 2004 (QB) (16 July 2021)High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
High Court (Technology & Construction Court)
DR Jones Yeovil Ltd v Drayton Beaumont Services Ltd [2021] EWHC 1971 (TCC) (19 July 2021)
Surrey County Council v Suez Recyling And Recovery Surrey Ltd [2021] EWHC 2015 (TCC) (16 July 2021)
Timberbrook Ltd v Grant Leisure Group Ltd [2021] EWHC 1905 (TCC) (16 July 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
Colin Pitchfork: Double killer will not be on sex offenders register – BBC News
‘A man who raped and murdered two 15-year-old girls will not be placed on the sex offenders register when he is released.
The Ministry of Justice said it was because Colin Pitchfork’s crimes were committed before 1997, when the register was introduced.’
BBC News, 19th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Post Office Horizon scandal: More subpostmasters cleared – BBC News
‘The Court of Appeal has cleared 12 more former subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted of offences during the Post Office Horizon scandal.’
BBC News, 19th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Calls for legal review of UK welfare screening system which factors in age – The Guardian
‘An automated system that screens welfare claimants for signs they might commit fraud or error has based its verdicts in part on applicants’ age, it has emerged, sparking calls for a review of whether the system is legal.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK government seeks to extend protection of ivory-bearing animals – The Guardian
‘The plans would see the Ivory Act broadened to cover more animals, with ministers saying elephants are not the only species at risk. The proposed protections opened for public consultation on Saturday [17 July], and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has urged industry stakeholders and members of the public to share their views.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Laws of nature: could UK rivers be given the same rights as people? – The Guardian
‘In 2018, Frome Town Council tried to pass a bylaw giving part of the river [Frome] and the adjacent Rodden meadow the status of a person in law. This would establish their right to exist, flourish and thrive, and for the river to flow freely and have a natural water cycle, as well as ensuring timely and effective restoration if they were damaged.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Charity launches legal challenge against UK’s foreign aid cuts – The Guardian
‘A charity has launched a legal challenge against Boris Johnson’s £4bn of cuts to the foreign aid budget which critics warn will cause significant suffering to some of the world’s poorest people.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sarah Everard murder: Met Police sacks Wayne Couzens – BBC News
‘The police officer who murdered Sarah Everard has been dismissed from the Metropolitan Police, a week after admitting the crime.’
BBC News, 17th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shane Mayer: Three jailed over fatal Darlaston stabbing – BBC News
‘Three men have been jailed for killing a man in a fight outside a bar.
Shane Mayer, 21, died in hospital after being stabbed in Darlaston, West Midlands, in July 2019.’
BBC News, 17th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pandemic Sees Huge Rise In Reports Of Stalking – Each Other
‘Stalking offences in England and Wales have seen a “significant increase” during the pandemic, according to police.’
Each Other, 15th July 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
Reading by the Deputy Senior Presiding Judge: English Law and Descent into Complexity – Courts & Tribunals Judiciary
‘Reading by the Deputy Senior Presiding Judge: English Law and Descent into Complexity.’
Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 15th July 2021
Source: www.judiciary.uk
