‘The mother of a man who died after suffering neglect said she felt “extreme distress and anger” at a critical new report into his care home.’
BBC News, 21st April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The British government’s former top lawyer has called for urgent changes to the way coronavirus laws are made after a year without any “meaningful parliamentary debate or scrutiny”.’
The Independent, 20th April 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘TikTok is facing a legal challenge from former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield over how it collects and uses children’s data.’
BBC News, 21st April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Legal Services Act 2007 has only delivered “a few of the benefits typically associated with deregulation”, a report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has concluded.’
Legal Futures, 20th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Boris Johnson has promised football groups that the government will consider using what he called “a legislative bomb” to stop English clubs joining a breakaway European Super League, as official efforts to thwart the plan were stepped up.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Tesco has been fined £7.56m for selling out-of-date food at three stores in Birmingham.’
BBC News, 19th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A hospital trust has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge brought by the NHS regulator over failings in care that led to the death of a newborn boy at just seven days old.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A review of policing says officers sometimes struggled to enforce coronavirus restrictions because of a lack of clarity from ministers.’
BBC News, 19th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A high court hearing designed to resolve the UK’s non-payment of a £400m debt to Iran has been postponed again, leaving the families of dual nationals detained in Iran distraught since they believe the debt is critical to their release of loved ones.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The recent Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill has an insidious wording which would criminalise the lives of Travellers up and down the United Kindom.’
Each Other, 19th April 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘In the latest episode of 2903cb, Professor Catherine Barnard of the University of Cambridge casts her mind back over the weeks and months since we left the EU. What is her verdict?’
Law Pod UK, 19th April 2021
Source: audioboom.com
‘A persistent drink-driver has been jailed for killing a father and his two children in a crash while they were out for a Father’s Day walk.’
BBC News, 19th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Kelly v PGA European Tour [2021] EWCA Civ 559 (19 April 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Rose, R (On the Application Of) v Greater Manchester Police [2021] EWHC 875 (Admin) (19 April 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Melford Capital Partners (Holdings) Llp & Ors v Digby [2021] EWHC 872 (Ch) (19 April 2021)
Axnoller Events Ltd v Brake & Anor [2021] EWHC 949 (Ch) (19 April 2021)
Horn v Tuscola (FC105) Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 963 (Ch) (19 April 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
E v E (Anti-suit Injunction; Children) [2021] EWHC 956 (Fam) (31 March 2021)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Boxwood Leisure Ltd v Gleeson Construction Services Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 947 (TCC) (19 April 2021)
Flexidig Ltd v M & M Contractors (Europe) Ltd [2021] EWHC 784 (TCC) (31 March 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Lady Justice Rose has joined the supreme court, doubling the number of female justices in the UK’s highest court in an appointment that has failed to quell concerns about lack of diversity.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Davis v Lloyds Bank Plc (Rev 1) [2021] EWCA Civ 557 (16 April 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
R (Deceased), Re [2021] EWHC 936 (Ch) (16 April 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Republic of Sierra Leone v SL Mining Ltd [2021] EWHC 929 (Comm) (16 April 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Keshwala & Anor v Bhalsod & Anor (2021) EWCA Civ 492. This was the second appeal, to the Court of Appeal, of a relief from forfeiture matter for commercial property that we have previously seen in the High Court (our report here). The issue was whether a relief from forfeiture application made just within 6 months of the date of forfeiture was brought with ‘reasonable promptitude’ for the purposes of the equitable relief from from forfeiture.’
Nearly Legal, 18th April 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Perrott v Hackney London Borough Council, 29 January 2021, Central London County Court and Perrott v Hackney London Borough Council, 29 January 2021, Central London County Court. Two linked s.204 appeals arising from Hackney’s finding that Mr Perrot was not vulnerable for the purposes of priority need – upheld on s.202 review – and Hackney’s decision to end the ‘relief duty’ under section 189B Housing Act 1996, also upheld on review.’
Nearly Legal, 18th April 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Very large organisations may see fines for health and safety breaches doubled, according to the Court of Appeal in England and Wales. There remains, however, no clear judicial guidance on what the threshold for “very large” looks like in practice.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th April 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
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