‘A man and woman who were accused of buying pills to induce an illegal abortion have been sentenced to community orders.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The London Borough of Hackney has lost a Court of Appeal case over the eligibility for right to buy of a rabbi who occupied a home for only part of the time.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Prohibiting AI developers from training their AI models with copyrighted content without a licence in all cases would likely harm the UK’s global competitiveness in AI development, the UK government has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Thames Water has won court approval to secure a £3bn cash lifeline from some of its biggest creditors.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court review into plans to build an incinerator near Dorset’s Unesco World Heritage site has been given permission to go ahead.’
BBC News, 17th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 20-year-old criminology student with a fascination for knives has been found guilty of stabbing a woman to death on a Dorset beach after spending months plotting the attack and quizzing university lecturers about how a killer would get away with murder.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A senior judge who jailed the killers of Sara Sharif has said the 10-year-old’s murder “starkly illustrates the dangers” of parents automatically being able to homeschool their children.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ofcom has apologised for what it admits was an “ill-judged” employee post about a job which involves monitoring pornographic websites for illegal content and stopping children accessing them.’
BBC News, 17th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two brothers who were serving life sentences for the murders of a couple in Cornwall have been cleared nearly 20 years after they were jailed.’
BBC News, 17th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Lloyds Banking Group advert has been banned for making false environmental claims, making it the second major lender to break the UK advertising watchdog’s rules against greenwashing.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The “sadistic” father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have been jailed for life for her murder.’
BBC News, 17th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Road safety campaigners in east London have lost a high court challenge against the mayor of Tower Hamlets over his decision to remove three low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Bethnal Green.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who killed his three-week-old baby while suffering from the onset of a severe psychotic illness has been given a hospital order.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The families of three people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire are supporting a letter of complaint to a regulator about the architects involved in the block’s refurbishment.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Sky UK Ltd & Anor v Riverstone Managing Agency Lt & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 1567 (16 December 2024)
P (A Child) (Abduction: Child’s Objections) [2024] EWCA Civ 1569 (16 December 2024)
159-167 Prince of Wales Road RTM Company Ltd v Assethold Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1544 (13 December 2024)
Refuels Ltd v BIP Chemical Holdings Ltd & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 1563 (13 December 2024)
London Borough of Hackney v Weintraub [2024] EWCA Civ 1561 (13 December 2024)
Jones v Secretary of State for Health And Social Care [2024] EWCA Civ 1568 (13 December 2024)
Iqbal v Geo TV Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1566 (13 December 2024)
Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Ltd & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 1564 (13 December 2024)
G, Re (Designation of Local Authority) [2024] EWCA Civ 1565 (13 December 2024)
The Kingdom of Spain v The London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Ltd (The M/T Prestige) [2024] EWCA Civ 1536 (12 December 2024)
Manolete Partners PLC v White [2024] EWCA Civ 1558 (12 December 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Cashman v R. [2024] EWCA Crim 1543 (13 December 2024)
Barnes, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 1548 (13 December 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
ABW v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 3205 (Admin) (12 December 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
THJ Systems Ltd & Anor v Sheridan & Anor [2024] EWHC 3195 (Ch) (16 December 2024)
Kohler Mira Ltd v Norcros Group (Holdings) Ltd [2024] EWHC 3247 (Ch) (16 December 2024)
Butt v Butt & Ors [2024] EWHC 3222 (Ch) (12 December 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Dexia SA v Regione Emilia Romagna (Re Costs) [2024] EWHC 3238 (Comm) (13 December 2024)
Hapag-Lloyd AG v Skyros Maritime Corporation & Anor [2024] EWHC 3139 (Comm) (13 December 2024)
Dexia SA v Regione Emilia Romagna [2024] EWHC 3236 (Comm) (13 December 2024)
Walter Oil & Gas UK LLP & Anor v Waldorf CNS (II) Ltd [2024] EWHC 3183 (Comm) (12 December 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
AB v CD [2024] EWHC 3254 (Fam) (13 December 2024)
Ogbedo v Oghenerume-Taiga [2024] EWHC 3193 (Fam) (12 December 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Mex Group Worldwide Ltd v Ford & Ors [2024] EWHC 3243 (KB) (13 December 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The outlining of new measures to address “illegal harms” “fires the starting gun” for service providers’ compliance with the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Gary Fawcett considers two recent care cases he has dealt with recently where “recusal” has cropped up.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Rebecca Davies discusses the Family Presiding Judge for London, Mr Justice MacDonald’s new practice note and strategy aimed at reducing the huge backlog and delay in the London family courts and how family lawyers may be affected.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Few costs lawyers have seen a reduction in disputes between solicitors and their clients despite 2022’s Court of Appeal ruling in Belsner, their representative body has reported.’
Legal Futures, 17th December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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