Women offenders being released to homelessness – MPs – BBC News
‘Thousands of women are being released from prison each year without adequate help, a group of MPs and peers say.’
BBC News, 8th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judicial review applications fell 16% in 2020: report – Local Government Lawyer
‘The number of applications for judicial review fell 16% in 2020 to 2,800, data from National Statistics has revealed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
More than one in seven girls are sexually abused before they turn 16 – Daily Telegraph
‘Majority of the abuse is never reported, finds report, which also shows one in 20 boys are reportedly sexually abused before 16th birthday.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK government loses legal battle over transparency of ‘Orwellian’ unit – The Guardian
‘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
Duty of care for the acts of third parties – Law Society’s Gazette
‘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
Research shows rising number of public law cases involving newborn babies, highlights short notice given to most parents – Local Government Lawyer
‘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
Why The Government Needs To Halt The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – Each Other
‘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
Infected blood scandal: government knew of contaminated plasma ‘long before it admitted it’ – The Guardian
‘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
Plan for single register of all regulated and unregulated legal providers – Legal Futures
‘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
Paedophile’s ‘industrial scale’ blackmail scam targeted 2,000 victims – The Guardian
‘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
A new ABPI Code for 2021 – Mills & Reeve
‘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
Workers watchdog launched to clamp down on abuse – BBC News
‘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
Windrush victim wrongly threatened with forced return to Jamaica in final years, report finds – The Guardian
‘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
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
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
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
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
Transport for Greater Manchester v Kier Construction: Notice the little things – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘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
Lord Chancellor outlines his plans to recover the justice system from COVID-19 – Ministry of Justice
‘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
Costs orders – litigate at your peril – Family Law
‘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
Newborn care report sparks judicial response – Law Society’s Gazette
‘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
