‘In this post, Tim Sales, a partner in the Dispute Resolution team at CMS, and Hannah Jones, who works in the Tax team at CMS, comment on the decision handed down by the UK Supreme Court in the matter of R (on the application of Haworth) v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2021] UKSC 25.’
UKSC Blog, 28th July 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A woman has been found guilty and sentenced to five and a half years in prison for stealing diamonds worth £4.2m, swapping them for pebbles in a plot akin to a Hollywood heist movie.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Law Society has warned the new Nationality and Borders Bill risks jeopardising Britain’s “global reputation for justice”.’
5SAH, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.5sah.co.uk
‘Nathan Wells examines judicial guidance on the appropriate procedure for issuing and hearing claims for the removal/substitution of personal representatives and the preparation of evidence in such claims.’
Radcliffe Chambers, 21st July 2021
Source: radcliffechambers.com
‘The 2007-2008 financial crisis and the devastating reminder that banks were not immune from failure, brought about a raft of regulatory changes designed to protect customers and the wider economy. These included, if all else failed, bespoke administration procedures for banks, building societies and investment banks contained within the Banking Act 2009 (“BA 2009”).’
Radcliffe Chambers, 22nd July 2021
Source: radcliffechambers.com
‘A decision to strike out an “unmanageable” £5bn group action brought by 200,000 claimants over a dam collapse in Brazil can be appealed, the Court of Appeal has decided.’
Legal Futures, 28th July 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Vulnerable children remain at risk of being failed by child protection agencies in Bradford despite multiple reviews of sexual exploitation cases, an independent report has found.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A murderer who daubed “it was me” in red nail varnish on his girlfriend’s body has been jailed.’
BBC News, 27th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The report into sexual abuse in London council’s children’s homes heard from many who experienced it.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hundreds of vulnerable children in the care of Lambeth council in south London were subjected to horrendous cruelty and sexual abuse over several decades on a scale that was “hard to comprehend”, an independent inquiry report has found.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK Supreme Court has delivered its long-awaited judgment in R (on the application of SC, CB and 8 children) (Appellants) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and others (Respondents) on the two-child rule (in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016) limiting key subsistence benefits to two children per household, and it wastes no opportunity to disappoint.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 26th July 2021
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘Nearly two thirds of professionals responding to the latest Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) rapid consultation feel that more needs to be done to ensure that remote hearings are fair and work smoothly.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th July 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his 17-year-old daughter, who went missing last July and whose body has never been found.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The past year has seen a “step change” in the adoption of legal technology and innovation, in part as a result of Covid-19, a major piece of new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 27th July 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A fourth member of the so-called Stockwell Six, who were “fitted up” by a corrupt police officer, is mounting an appeal against his conviction.’
BBC News, 26th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fifty-two people are being held in prison units in England and Wales in conditions that a UN human rights expert has said may amount to torture, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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