Assisted dying: Campaigners renewed hope for change in the law – BBC News
‘David Peace has motor neurone disease, a terminal illness which gradually affects the brain and nerves.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Judgment: X v Kuoni Travel Ltd [2021] UKSC 34 – UKSC Blog
‘The Supreme Court unanimously allowed this appeal concerning whether a hotel employee working for the respondent was in breach of contract after having raped and assaulted the defendant, and/or gave rise to liability under the Contract and the Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 (“the Regulations”).’
UKSC Blog, 30th July 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
Evaluation of flexible court hours stresses need to get lawyers onboard – Legal Futures
‘Flexible operating hours (FOH) can make it easier for people to access civil and family justice, but there needs to a lot more work to bring solicitors and barristers on board, research into two pilot schemes has said.’
Legal Futures, 2nd August 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Landlord wins appeal over penalty for letting of flat without licence as Upper Tribunal says matter should have been dealt with informally – Local Government Lawyer
‘A landlord has won an Upper Tribunal appeal over the imposition of a £2,500 financial penalty by a council for letting a flat without a licence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd August 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Daughter of 13-year-old mother raped in 1970s wins justice at last – The Guardian
‘Daisy, 45, overcame years of police inaction after persuading her mother to testify against Carvel Bennett.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Whose Job Is It To Fix The Normalisation Of Sexual Abuse In Schools? – Each Other
‘The government released a report in June that revealed rampant sexual abuse in schools all over the country. Nine in ten girls surveyed said that sexist name-calling and being sent unwanted explicit imagery happened “a lot”, but whose responsibility is it to fix it?’
Each Other, 2nd August 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
Police officer convicted of assaulting black man and 15-year-old boy – The Guardian
‘A police officer has been convicted of assaulting two black males within two days, including kicking a 15-year-old boy when he was on the ground.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
New Judgment: R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 38 – EIN Blog
‘The Supreme Court unanimously allowed this appeal concerning the legality of the Home Department’s regime that provides for determining the age of asylum seekers entering the UK.’
EIN Blog, 2nd August 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Man who filmed Grenfell Tower model on bonfire faces retrial – The Guardian
‘A man who filmed a video of a cardboard model of Grenfell Tower being burned on a bonfire will face a second trial, the high court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
T (A Child), Re [2021] UKSC 35 (30 July 2021)
Tinkler v Revenue and Customs [2021] UKSC 39 (30 July 2021)
CPRE Kent v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2021] UKSC 36 (30 July 2021)
X v Kuoni Travel Ltd [2021] UKSC 34 (30 July 2021)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
F-S (A Child: Placement Order) [2021] EWCA Civ 1212 (02 August 2021)
ZV (Lithuania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1196 (30 July 2021)
Evans v Betesh Partnership & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1194 (30 July 2021)
Al Jaber & Ors v Mitchell & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1190 (30 July 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Dickinson v R. [2021] EWCA Crim 1191 (02 August 2021)
The London Borough Of Barnet v Kamyab (Rev1) [2021] EWCA Crim 1209 (30 July 2021)
Douglas v R. [2021] EWCA Crim 1193 (30 July 2021)
Seed, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1198 (30 July 2021)
Jones, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1195 (30 July 2021)
London Borough of Barnet v Kamyab (Rev 1) [2021] EWCA Crim 1170 (27 July 2021)
Pembrokeshire Herald, Re (leave to appeal) [2021] EWCA Crim 1165 (27 July 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sands v Dyer & Ors [2021] EWHC 2124 (Ch) (30 July 2021)
Bucknall & Anor v Wilson [2021] EWHC 2149 (Ch) (30 July 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Discovery Land Company, LLC & Ors v Axis Specialty Europe SE [2021] EWHC 2146 (Comm) (30 July 2021)
State of Qatar v Banque Havilland SA & Ors [2021] EWHC 2172 (Comm) (30 July 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
P and Q, Re (Hague Convention: Consent) (Costs) [2021] EWHC 2186 (Fam) (30 July 2021)
North Yorkshire County Council v M & Ors (Medium Secure Bed) [2021] EWHC 2171 (Fam) (30 July 2021)
P and Q, Re (Hague Convention: Consent) [2021] EWHC 2184 (Fam) (30 July 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Wilkins v University Hospital North Midlands NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 2164 (QB) (30 July 2021)
Warren v DSG Retail Ltd [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB) (30 July 2021)
Bishopsgate Contracting Solutions Ltd v O’Sullivan [2021] EWHC 2103 (QB) (30 July 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Sadistic’ rapist Bradley Dawes jailed for 17 years – BBC News
A violent rapist who would “degrade” women “for his own sadistic pleasure” has been jailed for 17 years.
BBC News, 1st August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Judgment: R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 38 – UKSC Blog
‘The Supreme Court unanimously allowed this appeal concerning the legality of the Home Department’s regime that provides for determining the age of asylum seekers entering the UK.’
UKSC Blog, 30th July 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
Black barrister to lead independent police oversight board – The Guardian
‘Police chiefs hoping to pull themselves out of a race crisis have appointed a new tsar who has previously said black people fear calling on officers for help.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Home Office challenged over ‘sped-up’ removal of Vietnamese nationals – The Guardian
‘Lawyers are challenging the Home Office policy of deporting people to Vietnam who could be victims of trafficking after the UK sent a second charter flight to the country within a matter of weeks.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
New Judgment: CPRE Kent v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2021] UKSC 36 – UKSC Blog
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed this appeal concerning whether a claimant in statutory and judicial review cases who is unsuccessful at the permission stage should be liable for the costs of multiple other parties, including respondents and interested parties.’
UKSC Blog, 30th July 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The Mark Duggan case was a catalyst’: the 2011 UK riots 10 years on – The Guardian
‘In 4 August 2011, Mark Duggan was shot and killed by police in Tottenham, north London, sparking the largest civil unrest the UK has seen for a generation. The disturbance quickly spread and for five nights, London, Birmingham, and other major cities in England were engulfed by fire and violence.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Family arbitration : It’s arbitration, but not as we know it – Transparency Project
‘Let us start briefly with the idea of arbitration. It has been used for centuries to resolve commercial disputes. Unlike mediation, where parties must come to their own agreement which the mediator helps to facilitate, an arbitration is a contractual agreement to be bound by the decision of the arbitrator. Various schemes exist which allow commercial parties to appoint an arbitrator.’
Transparency Project, 30th July 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Brighton cat killer jailed for five years – The Guardian
‘A security guard who killed cats in a series of attacks over eight months in Brighton has been jailed for more than five years.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
