‘The death of a young disabled woman following a routine eye operation was partly caused by malnutrition as a result of neglect, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘All fixed penalty notices for Covid lockdown breaches, which can be as high as £10,000, should be reviewed – according to a parliamentary committee.’
BBC News, 27th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hubert Howard was born in 1956 and came to the United Kingdom in 1960, aged almost 4 from Jamaica. He was part of the Windrush Generation. No doubt like all West Indians of that time, including my parents, he thought he was a British Citizen.’
EIN Blog, 27th April 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘A British woman who accused a senior United Arab Emirates royal of sexually assaulting her has issued a formal claim for damages.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Private prisons may seem like an American phenomenon, but, statistically, UK prisoners are more likely to be held in one.’
Each Other, 26th April 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘As the family lawyers at Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s inquest, we join her mother and the coroner in calling for changes to the environment bill.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two former executives at the private security company Serco have been cleared of concealing £12m in profits from electronically tagging criminals.’
BBC News, 26th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Home Office is starting the process of evicting some asylum seekers from their accommodation “with immediate effect” after a pause of almost a year because of the pandemic, according to internal documents seen by the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
King & Ors v Stiefel & Ors [2021] EWHC 1045 (Comm) (26 April 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Johnson v Berentzen & Anor [2021] EWHC 1042 (QB) (26 April 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
Supreme Court
Rittson-Thomas & Ors v Oxfordshire County Council [2021] UKSC 13 (23 April 2021)
Burnett v International Insurance Company of Hanover Ltd (Scotland) [2021] UKSC 12 (23 April 2021)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Zurich Insurance PLC v Niramax Group Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 590 (23 April 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Plaku & Ors v The Queen [2021] EWCA Crim 568 (23 April 2021)
Chipunza v R. [2021] EWCA Crim 597 (23 April 2021)
Hamilton & Ors v Post Office Ltd [2021] EWCA Crim 577 (23 April 2021)
Umerji, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 598 (23 April 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Moss v Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames [2021] EWHC 1032 (Admin) (23 April 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Jackson v Ayles & Ors [2021] EWHC 995 (Ch) (23 April 2021)
Miles & Anor v Shearer [2021] EWHC 1000 (Ch) (23 April 2021)
Ahmed & Anor v Ahmed [2021] EWHC 1021 (Ch) (23 April 2021)
Baker (Liquidator of TMG Brokers Limited) v Staines & Anor [2021] EWHC 1006 (Ch) (23 April 2021)
Darty Holdings SAS v Carton-Kelly [2021] EWHC 1018 (Ch) (23 April 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Kelly & Anor v Baker & Anor [2021] EWHC 964 (Comm) (23 April 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
AC v NC [2021] EWHC 946 (Fam) (21 April 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
Ralcon Research LLC & Anor v Ctavis Group PTC EHF & Ors [2021] EWHC 1026 (Pat) (23 April 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Compagnie Des Grands Hotels D’Afrique SA v Purdy & Anor [2021] EWHC 1031 (QB) (23 April 2021)
Antuzis & Ors v DJ Houghton Catching Services Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 971 (QB) (23 April 2021)
Shelley v Estate of Mr Christopher Trevor Norman [2021] EWHC 975 (QB) (23 April 2021)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Dana UK Axle Ltd v Freudenberg FST GmbH [2021] EWHC 1027 (TCC) (23 April 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Supreme Court has allowed Oxfordshire County Council’s appeal in a case in which a family said the sale of school land worth £1.2m, which was gifted to the council by their late family member, was unlawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Clare Mendelle and James Goldthorpe examine the implications of Ex Novo Limited v MPS Housing Limited [2020] EWHC 3804 (TCC)].’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A group of serving judges has called on the justice select committee to conduct a “wholly independent audit” of discrimination in the judiciary.’
Litigation Futures, 26th April 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A conveyancing solicitor has won her unfair dismissal and discrimination claim against a well-known Essex law firm by default after it filed its defence two days late.’
Legal Futures, 26th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Law Commission has today published a draft Bill that would introduce new rules into the Consumer Rights Act 2015 about the transfer of ownership under contracts for the sale of goods between a trader and a consumer.’
Law Commission, 23rd April 2021
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘A couple have been jailed for sexually abusing three young girls after a judge at Chester Crown Court said they had ruined their victims’ lives.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st April 2021
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Widespread relief that the panel tasked with conducting an independent review of administrative law did not recommend wholesale reform of judicial review proved short-lived when the lord chancellor revealed that the report was just a “starting point”. It quickly became apparent that the government wants to go much further than Lord Faulks’ recommendations.’
Law Society's Gazette, 26th April 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Nichola Bright, Senior Associate at Myerson, explains some of the difficulties inherent in divorces involving agricultural assets.’
Family Law Week, 22nd April 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
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