BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Jallow v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 788 (24 May 2021)
Gell v 32 St John’s Road (Eastbourne) Management Company Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 789 (24 May 2021)
D (A Child) [2021] EWCA Civ 787 (21 May 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
John Lobb Ltd v John Lobb SAS [2021] EWHC 1226 (Ch) (24 May 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
DFX & Ors v Coventry City Council [2021] EWHC 1382 (QB) (24 May 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
Home Office must compensate trafficked women for lack of childcare, court rules – The Guardian
‘The Home Office must compensate female victims of sex trafficking whose children had to hear details of their abuse because no childcare was available during appointments, the high court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Plans for New Women’s Detention Centre in Durham are Challenged – EIN Blog
‘It has recently been announced that there are plans for the construction of a brand-new women’s immigration detention centre at Hassockfield in Medomsley, County Durham. It is expected that the centre would detain around 80 women, and is the Home Office’s first new centre since 2014.’
EIN Blog, 24th May 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Case Comment: Burnett or Grant v International Insurance Company of Hanover Limited [2021] UKSC 12 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Harriet Munro and Rowena Williams, members of the insurance disputes team at CMS, discuss the decision of the UK Supreme Court in the matter Burnett or Grant v International Insurance Company of Hanover Limited [2021] UKSC 12, which concerns the application of a ‘deliberate acts’ exclusion in insurance policies.’
UKSC Blog, 21st May 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
Ex-police officer jailed for 29 years for child sexual abuse offences – The Guardian
‘A former police officer and children’s football coach convicted of multiple counts of sexual abuse of children over more than four decades has been sentenced to 29 years in jail.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Devon ex-council leader Brian Greenslade jailed for sex assaults – BBC News
‘A former council leader has been jailed for sexually assaulting three women.’
BBC News, 24th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former Great Ormond Street Hospital porter jailed for abusing boys – BBC News
‘A former Great Ormond Street Hospital porter has been given a life sentence after admitting to sexually abusing young boys.’
BBC news, 24th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Unjust’ six-month time limit for reporting domestic abuse to police must be extended, MPs urge – The Independent
‘The government must urgently extend the “unjust” six-month time limit for domestic abuse victims to report domestic physical violence to the police, according to MPs who are to raise the issue in parliament.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman jailed after grooming vulnerable boy for sex – The Independent
‘A woman has been jailed for six years over a series of sex offences involving a vulnerable underage boy.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Matthew & Ors v Sedman & Ors [2021] UKSC 19 (21 May 2021)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Heathrow Airport Ltd & Ors v Her Majesty’s Treasury [2021] EWCA Civ 783 (21 May 2021)
Lenkor Energy Trading DMCC v Puri [2021] EWCA Civ 770 (21 May 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
McWilliams, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 745 (21 May 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Cross, R (On the Application Of) v Cornwall Council [2021] EWHC 1323 (Admin) (21 May 2021)
Ullmer v Secretary of State for Education [2021] EWHC 1366 (Admin) (21 May 2021)
Juden v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2021] EWHC 1368 (Admin) (21 May 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Knight v Fernley & Anor [2021] EWHC 1343 (Ch) (21 May 2021)
Nicholson v Hardy [2021] EWHC 1311 (Ch) (21 May 2021)
McMonagle v Harvey & Ors [2021] EWHC 1374 (Ch) (21 May 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
BP Oil International Ltd v Vega Petroleum Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 1364 (Comm) (21 May 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
JK (A Child), Re (Domestic Abuse: Finding of Fact Hearing) [2021] EWHC 1367 (Fam) (21 May 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Inferno of the private rental sector – Nearly Legal
‘For some reason, a whole tranche of First tier Tribunal decisions on rent repayment order applications have just shown up on Bailii. Collectively, they confirm that should you wish to take a journey through the 9 circles of the hell of the private rented sector, rent repayment order decisions are a good way to find displayed what Dante tells us are the three conditions of sin – incontinence, vice, and brute bestiality.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd May 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Finnian Clarke: Be careful what you wish for: The government’s judicial review consultation on public law nullity – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘In its “Judicial Review Reform: the Government Response to the Independent Review of Administrative Law” consultation document, the government puts forward a number of suggestions for reform of the concept of “nullity” within UK public law. They suggest among other things that only jurisdictional errors should be deemed void ab initio, and/or that courts ought to have a presumption against a finding of nullity. Though the recent Queen’s speech included a Judicial Review Bill, it made no mention of these specific proposals, suggesting that the government may be minded to shelve these ideas for now. In this post I’ll argue that the government would be well-advised to leave nullity alone.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 24th May 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Retention of data on alleged rapist lawful despite acquittal in criminal proceedings – UK Human Rights Blog
‘YZ, R (on the application of) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 1060 (30 April 2021). The claimant YZ had been acquitted on three counts raping his former wife but details concerning these matters remain on the Police National Computer (PNC). These proceedings concerned whether such retention was lawful.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st May 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
£200 million investment in rehab services to cut crime – Ministry of Justice
‘Charities and companies which help rehabilitate offenders have been awarded around £200 million of Government funding to help cut crime in the new probation system.’
Ministry of Justice, 21st May 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Much still to do, says litigation investor after breast implant case progress – Litigation Futures
‘A litigation investment company bringing High Court proceedings over PIP breast implants has welcomed a liability decision in France but said there is “still much more work to be done” on its claim in the UK.’
Litigation Futures, 21st May 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
