Dangerous eBay listings can be removed by regulators – BBC News
‘Online seller eBay says it is handing regulators the power to take down dangerous listings without consulting the company.’
BBC News, 10th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fairness to birth parents in adoption hearings – Transparency Project
‘This case was an application by a birth mother for permission to appeal against a decision in the High Court that had refused her leave to apply to oppose an adoption order – Re S (A Child) [2021] EWCA Civ 605.’
Transparency Project, 6th May 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
High Court orders urgent trial in claim by Liverpool mayor for indemnity against legal costs – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court in Manchester has ordered that an urgent trial take place of the claim by Joe Anderson, the Mayor of Liverpool, that Liverpool City Council are acting unlawfully in refusing to provide him with the same indemnity against legal costs offered to other council members.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th May 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Home Office unlawfully stopped family joining Windrush woman, court rules – The Guardian
‘The Home Office unlawfully prevented the children and husband of a Windrush generation woman from joining her in the UK, separating the family for almost three years in a manner the high court ruled represented “a colossal interference” in her right to family life.’
The Guardian, 6th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge criticises solicitors for sending him letter during trial – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge has criticised solicitors who sent him a letter during a trial trying to explain points that had arisen during cross-examination.’
Litigation Futures, 6th May 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Byron burger death: No damages payout for Owen Carey’s family – BBC News
‘The family of a teenager who died after unwittingly eating food he was allergic to at a Byron Burger restaurant say they do not feel properly compensated.’
BBC News, 6th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge criticises Priti Patel over policy for asylum seekers in pandemic – The Guardian
‘A high court judge has criticised the British home secretary in court and said he found it “extremely troubling” after one of her officials admitted the Home Office might have acted unlawfully in changing its asylum accommodation policy during the pandemic.’
The Guardian, 6th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2021
The Road Tunnel Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Elected Local Policing Bodies (Specified Information) (Amendment) Order 2021
The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (Care Leavers and Homeless) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2021
The Trade Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1 and Expiry Provision) Regulations 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for Transport v Curzon Park Ltd & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 651 (06 May 2021)
Wisbey v Commissioner of the City of London Police & Anr [2021] EWCA Civ 650 (06 May 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Mahabir & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1177 (Admin) (06 May 2021)
Dickins v Parole Board for England And Wales [2021] EWHC 1166 (Admin) (06 May 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Palmali Shipping SA v Litasco SA (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 1161 (Comm) (06 May 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
Semtech Corporation & Ors v Lacuna Space Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 1143 (Pat) (05 May 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
TVZ & Ors v Manchester City Football Club Ltd [2021] EWHC 1179 (QB) (06 May 2021)
Spicer v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2021] EWHC 1099 (QB) (06 May 2021)
Windhorst v Levy [2021] EWHC 1168 (QB) (06 May 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
Parents of disabled child win fight against UK hotel quarantine – The Guardian
‘A severely disabled child who was forced to go into hotel quarantine after returning from a “red list” country has been allowed to return home to complete their period of self-isolation after a legal challenge.’
The Guardian, 5th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court judge revokes adoption orders after acknowledging “exceptional circumstances” – Local Government Lawyer
‘A judge in the Family Division of the High Court has revoked adoption orders for an 18 year old (A) and a 16 year old (B) after concluding that there were “compelling highly exceptional and particular circumstances” that supported such a step.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th May 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Trial set for “most serious allegations” made against solicitors in civil courts – Legal Futures
‘What a High Court judge said yesterday were among “the most serious allegations ever levelled against English solicitors in civil proceedings” will be heard in January 2023, he has decided.’
Legal Futures, 6th May 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Face masks in schools: Schoolgirl loses court fight – BBC News
‘A girl has lost a High Court battle to prevent her school from “requiring or encouraging” pupils to wear a face mask.’
BBC News, 5th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Meghan wins copyright claim against Mail on Sunday over letter – The Guardian
‘The Duchess of Sussex has won her copyright claim over a personal letter to her estranged father, which, the high court heard, she had drafted on her iPhone and worked on for many hours before transcribing by hand.’
The Guardian, 5th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Education (School Day and School Year) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The British Museum (Authorised Repositories) Order 2021
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021
The Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Manek & Ors v IIFL Wealth (UK) Ltd & Ors (2) [2021] EWCA Civ 625 (04 May 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Salmon v Leeds Crown Court [2021] EWHC 1076 (Admin) (04 May 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
MDW Holdings Ltd v Norvill & Ors [2021] EWHC 1135 (Ch) (04 May 2021)
Clitheroe, Re Probate [2021] EWHC 1102 (Ch) (04 May 2021)
Oyston & Anor v Rubin & Anor [2021] EWHC 1120 (Ch) (04 May 2021)
One Blackfriars Ltd, Re [2021] EWHC 1150 (Ch) (30 April 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Harbour Fund III, LP v Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors [2021] EWHC 1128 (Comm) (05 May 2021)
PJSC National Bank Trust & Ors v Mints & Ors [2021] EWHC 1089 (Comm) (30 April 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
AX v BX & Ors (Revocation of Adoption Order) [2021] EWHC 1121 (Fam) (23 April 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Al Sadeq v Dechert LLP & Ors [2021] EWHC 1149 (QB) (05 May 2021)
Cheshire East Borough Council v Maloney [2021] EWHC 1156 (QB) (04 May 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
Mikołaj Barczentewicz: Should Cart Judicial Reviews be Abolished? Empirically Based Response – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The Government adopted a recommendation of the Independent Review of Administrative Law that Cart judicial reviews should be abolished. The reasons given by the Review for that recommendation have been criticised on this blog by Joe Tomlinson & Alison Pickup and by Joanna Bell. The Review (and the Government) claimed that there is only a 0.22% rate of success in Cart judicial reviews (“Cart JRs”), which makes the expenditure of judicial resources on dealing with Cart claims disproportionate. Tomlinson & Pickup and Bell noted that this figure is almost certainly incorrect, but they were not able to say what the true rate of success is due to the unavailability of necessary data. To address that, I conducted an unprecedented empirical study concluding that the success rate of Cart reviews is at least over ten times higher than the Review’s calculation. Here, I briefly summarize the results of my study and argue that in the light of that evidence the Government should propose to put the Cart procedure on a statutory footing, but not abolish it.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th May 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
