‘A dramatic loosening of planning laws to create a housebuilding boom will damage local democracy and destroy swathes of countryside by granting property developers a freer hand to build over green fields, planning experts have warned.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Requiring voters to prove their identity by presenting photo ID at polling stations risks infringing electors’ right to vote freely and fairly.’
Each Other, 11th May 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘A solicitor found by a High Court judge to have deliberately misled the court has now been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Legal Futures, 12th May 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Concerns have been raised about the impartiality of an Ofsted review into claims of sex abuse in schools.’
BBC News, 12th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Animals are to be formally recognised as sentient beings in UK law for the first time, in a victory for animal welfare campaigners, as the government set out a suite of animal welfare measures including halting most live animal exports and banning the import of hunting trophies.’
The Guardian, 12th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has admitted killing a teenager whose body was found on farmland 10 years after she disappeared.’
BBC News, 11th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Lee v Surrey Heath Borough Council [2021] EWHC 1211 (Admin) (11 May 2021)
Pink v Regional Court In Elblag (Poland) [2021] EWHC 1238 (Admin) (11 May 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dwyer (UK Franchising) Ltd v Fredbar Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 1218 (Ch) (11 May 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Goodley v The Hut Group Ltd [2021] EWHC 1193 (Comm) (06 May 2021)
Federal Republic of Nigeria v JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA [2021] EWHC 1192 (Comm) (06 May 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
A (Hague Convention: Wrongful Retention) [2021] EWHC 1204 (Fam) (11 May 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Reader v SPIE Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 1221 (QB) (11 May 2021)
Head v The Culver Heating Co Ltd [2021] EWHC 1235 (QB) (11 May 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Environmental lawyer Tim Crosland has been fined £5,000 for criminal contempt of court after deliberately making public a supreme court ruling related to Heathrow airport before the result was officially announced. The judges could have jailed him for two years.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Men who harass women from cars should face criminal charges, a cross-party group of MPs has urged, as the government comes under mounting pressure to criminalise sexual harassment.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court judge has dismissed a legal challenge brought by street traders over a council’s implementation of a regulatory framework that requires stall owners to sell products not readily available on the high street.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A trial of six people over an Extinction Rebellion protest was delayed when a defendant glued himself to a table in court.’
BBC News, 10th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Natwest Markets Plc & Anor v Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 680 (10 May 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lazari Properties 2 Ltd & Ors v New Look Retailers Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 1209 (Ch) (10 May 2021)
Lemos v Church Bay Trust Company Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 1173 (Ch) (10 May 2021)
Lifestyle Equities CV v The Copyrights Group Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 1212 (Ch) (10 May 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
J (A Child : 1980 Hague Convention proceedings) [2021] EWHC 1213 (Fam) (10 May 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Gale v Scannella [2021] EWHC 1225 (QB) (07 May 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The family of Philippa Day, a mentally ill single mother who died from a deliberate overdose after her benefits were wrongly cut off, is to seek compensation from the government.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘As has become apparent amid the tumult of COVID-19, our understanding of human rights is constantly developing. We have published a mini-series of explainers reviewing the history of our rights and where these leave us standing today. Part 1 looked at the modern history of human rights themselves. Part 2 asked what is the link between social justice and human rights? Part 3 looked at how COVID-19 has affected our human rights. This fourth and final part of our human rights explainer series touches upon the future of human rights in the UK.’
Each Other, 5th May 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Leibel v Baird CHI/29UC/HMF/2020/0035 (4 May 2021). This was an application for a rent repayment order in respect of an unlicensed property. Unusually, it also featured a rule 13 costs application by the tenant.’
Nearly Legal, 9th May 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘On 29 April 2021, the government published a consultation on what is to be called the Residential Property Developer Tax (or RPDT). This sets out proposals for the design of a new tax to be charged on the largest residential property developers.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog , 5th May 2021
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