‘The government has lost a legal battle to prevent the release of documents about an “Orwellian” unit that is accused of obstructing the release of material requested by the public under the Freedom of Information Act.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Begum v Maran (UK) Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 326, the Court of Appeal recently refused to dismiss a claim seeking damages from a UK-domiciled company following its sale of a ship to a third party, which arranged for its disposal in an unsafe manner. Although limited to arguability, it offers key insights into how duties could evolve into the consequences of corporates’ interactions with third parties.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th June 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In the majority of public law cases involving newborn babies parents are given very little formal notice that care proceedings have been issued and the case is to be heard in court, research by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (FJO) has shown.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Even if you are not a keen follower of new government legislation, chances are you have already heard of The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.’
Each Other, 7th June 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘A minister privately expressed concerns that Aids was being transmitted by contaminated blood products while the government publicly insisted there was no “conclusive evidence”, newly uncovered documents from 1983 show.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A combined digital register of regulated and unregulated legal services providers would be “the simplest solution” to improve consumer navigation of the market, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has said.’
Legal Futures, 8th June 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A paedophile who exploited and blackmailed almost 2,000 victims globally has admitted 158 charges in what has been described as “industrial-scale” offending.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The 2021 version of the ABPI Code will come into effect on 1 July. This brings in important changes to the self-regulatory system for the UK pharma industry. It amounts to the most substantial refresh of the Code since the 1990s.’
Mills & Reeve, 4th June 2021
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘The government has announced the creation of a new workers’ watchdog to take over protecting the rights of UK workers.’
BBC News, 8th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Home Office made repeated errors that caused a man who had lived in the UK for more than 50 years to be classified as an illegal immigrant and threatened with arrest, prison and forcible removal, the parliamentary ombudsman has found.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court (Administrative Court)
General Medical Council v Udoye [2021] EWHC 1511 (Admin) (07 June 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Mount Wellington Mine Ltd v Renewable Energy Co-Operative Ltd [2021] EWHC 1486 (Ch) (07 June 2021)
Smith & Anor v Michelmores Trust Corporation Ltd & Ors (Costs) [2021] EWHC 1521 (Ch) (07 June 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2021
The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) Order 2021
The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Preparing and sending contractual notices always makes me nervous. There are so many things to get wrong: is it in time, where should I send it, who to, how should I send it? Not to mention the actual content of the notice. For those of you like me, the recent case of Transport for Greater Manchester v Kier Construction Ltd shows that we are right to worry about these things. Notices are important, and getting them wrong has serious consequences.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 2nd June 2021
‘The Lord Chancellor spoke at the Law Society to thank the hidden heroes who kept justice moving during the COVID-19 pandemic and outlined his plans for recovering the system, as well as propelling it towards a better future.’
Ministry of Justice, 4th June 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘It seems there has been a never-ending line of costs commentary flowing through the reported decisions from financial remedy courts as of late. There is a clear trend of encouraging the making of costs orders; something that was far from the norm of no costs orders in contested financial remedy proceedings a few years ago. The reasons for this encouragement are many and possibly speculative; perhaps a by-product of the cuts to Legal Aid and therefore the lack of access to legal representation inevitably leading to extensive, unnecessary, and unmeritorious litigation, perhaps a consequence of the continued backlog in the family courts, perhaps an ancillary product of the widening parameters of judicial discretion and uncertainty?’
Family Law, 3rd June 2021
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Judges are to investigate the use of urgent hearings in proceedings involving babies, after a study found that 85% of mothers in cases involving newborns being taken into care were given less than seven days’ formal notice.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th June 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gregor Fisken Ltd v Carl [2021] EWCA Civ 792 (28 May 2021)
Nuffield Health v London Borough of Merton [2021] EWCA Civ 826 (28 May 2021)
M (Children: Applications By Email) [2021] EWCA Civ 806 (28 May 2021)
European Film Bonds A/S & Ors v Lotus Holdings LLC & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 807 (28 May 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Oleantu-Ursache v Judecatoris Bacau, Romania [2021] EWHC 1437 (Admin) (28 May 2021)
Taylor & Anor v Burton [2021] EWHC 1454 (Admin) (28 May 2021)
Wyatt, R. (On the Application of) v Fareham Borough Council [2021] EWHC 1434 (Admin) (28 May 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Axnoller Events Ltd v Brake & Anor (Costs) [2021] EWHC 1500 (Ch) (04 June 2021)
Adeem Investment Holding Company KSCH v Al-Humaidhi & Ors [2021] EWHC 1483 (Ch) (02 June 2021)
Manolete Partners Plc v Hayward And Barrett Holdings Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 1481 (Ch) (02 June 2021)
Hudman v Morris [2021] EWHC 1400 (Ch) (01 June 2021)
Seale & Ors v Seale & Anor (Estate of Patrick Seale) [2021] EWHC 1458 (Ch) (28 May 2021)
Nero Holdings Ltd v Young [2021] EWHC 1453 (Ch) (28 May 2021)
Burnell v Trans-Tag Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 1457 (Ch) (28 May 2021)
Colliver v Papworth & Anor [2021] EWHC 1450 (Ch) (28 May 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Formal Holdings Ltd & Anor v Frankland Assets Inc & Ors [2021] EWHC 1415 (Comm) (02 June 2021)
Darnitsa v Metabay Import/Export Ltd [2021] EWHC 1441 (Comm) (28 May 2021)
Darnitsa v Metabay Import/export Ltd [2021] EWHC 1471 (Comm) (28 May 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
Q R and S (Children) (RRO Application), Re [2021] EWHC 1492 (Fam) (28 May 2021)
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust v Fixsler & Ors [2021] EWHC 1426 (Fam) (28 May 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Khalifeh v Blom Bank S.A.L. [2021] EWHC 1502 (QB) (04 June 2021)
Dhir v Flutter Entertainment Plc [2021] EWHC 1510 (QB) (04 June 2021)
Credico Marketing Ltd & Anor v Lambert & Ors [2021] EWHC 1504 (QB) (04 June 2021)
BB & Ors v Al Khayyat & Ors [2021] EWHC 1499 (QB) (04 June 2021)
Mirza & Anor v Ali & Ors [2021] EWHC 1494 (QB) (04 June 2021)
Koro v Secretary of State for Justice [2021] EWHC 1445 (QB) (28 May 2021)
Sanso Rondon v LexisNexis Risk Solutions UK Ltd [2021] EWHC 1427 (QB) (28 May 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A leading figure in Britain’s anti-vaccination movement who repeatedly spread coronavirus conspiracy theories, and once called the NHS “the new Auschwitz”, has been permanently struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register.’
The Independent, 5th June 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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