Court allows defendants to use statements disclosed by mistake – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has granted permission to defendants to use the contents of four otherwise privileged witness statements which were disclosed by the claimants’ solicitors by mistake.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd March 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Unlimited fines for those who breach fire safety regulations – Home Office
‘Building owners could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the Home Office has announced today.’
Home Office, 17th March 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
Unequal chances? Ethnic disproportionality in child welfare and family justice – Family Law
‘Many have experienced their own Black Lives Matter moment in the last 12 months, a sharp realisation of entrenched prejudices and inequalities that still exist in our society. In the family justice system that moment came last October when a black barrister, Alexandra Wilson, was mistaken for a defendant three times in one day. And yet, more generally there has been surprising little debate about the disproportionate numbers of families from some ethnic minorities in the family justice system and what might lie behind this.’
Family Law, 19th March 2021
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
G v G [2021] UKSC 9 (19 March 2021)
Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake [2021] UKSC 8 (19 March 2021)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Chuan-Hui & Ors v K Group Holdings Inc & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 403 (19 March 2021)
Ngnoguem v Milton Keynes Council [2021] EWCA Civ 396 (19 March 2021)
Seabrook v Adam [2021] EWCA Civ 382 (18 March 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Lall, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 404 (19 March 2021)
Zuman & Anor v R [2021] EWCA Crim 399 (19 March 2021)
Brehmer v R [2021] EWCA Crim 390 (19 March 2021)
Muldoon, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 381 (18 March 2021)
Field, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 380 (18 March 2021)
Finch, R. v (Solicitor General’s Reference) [2021] EWCA Crim 377 (18 March 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Collins v The Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] EWHC 634 (Admin) (19 March 2021)
Fernando v Sathananthan [2021] EWHC 652 (Admin) (19 March 2021)
AA, R (On the Application Of) v Cardiff City Council [2021] EWHC 645 (Admin) (19 March 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Illiquidx Ltd v Altana Wealth Ltd [2021] EWHC 647 (Ch) (19 March 2021)
Kings Security Systems Ltd v King & Anor [2021] EWHC 653 (Ch) (19 March 2021)
DRSP Holdings Ltd & Anor v O’Connor & Anor [2021] EWHC 626 (Ch) (19 March 2021)
Ndyabahika v Hitachi Capital UK Plc [2021] EWHC 633 (Ch) (19 March 2021)
Khan v Mahmood [2021] EWHC 597 (Ch) (19 March 2021)
Shehata v Mansfield Hotel Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 630 (Ch) (19 March 2021)
Howe & Anor v Gossop & Anor [2021] EWHC 637 (Ch) (19 March 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Barclay-Watt & Ors v Alpha Panareti Public Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 642 (Comm) (18 March 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Negus & Anor v Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 643 (QB) (19 March 2021)
Smith v London Borough of Haringey [2021] EWHC 615 (QB) (18 March 2021)
Ward v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2021] EWHC 641 (QB) (18 March 2021)
YYY & Anor v ZZZ [2021] EWHC 632 (QB) (17 March 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
Supreme Court: Carers not entitled to minimum wage when asleep – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Care workers who “sleep-in” are not entitled to the national minimum wage when they are in bed, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th March 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Capitalisation of Child Maintenance: a very rare bird – Family Law Week
‘Jo Carr-West, partner with Hunters, considers the implications of Mr Justice Mostyn’s recent judgment in AZ v FM.’
Family Law Week, 16th March 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
The Unequal Power to Grant and Remove PR from Biological Parents – Family Law Week
‘Stephen Williams, Barrister, St Mary’s Chambers, calls for reconsideration of the restrictions on the acquisition of parental responsibility by fathers.’
Family Law Week, 17th March 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Half of women have little or no faith in CPS to prosecute crimes against them, poll finds – The Independent
‘Half of women have little or no faith in the authorities to prosecute crimes against them, according to a new poll. Almost a quarter have “no trust at all” in the Crown Prosecution Service, the research by Savanta ComRes found.’
The Independent, 21st March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Clapham vigil policing investigator is suing Home Office for sex and race bias – The Guardian
‘The investigator helping coordinate the official inquiry into the Metropolitan police’s handling of the Sarah Everard vigil and concerns over women’s safety is suing the Home Office for sex discrimination over claims that he has been penalised for being a “white man”, the Observer can reveal.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Government’s decision to cut international aid budget ‘was unlawful’ – The Independent
‘The government’s decision to cut the international aid budget below its legal target was unlawful, a former director of public prosecutions has said. Lord Macdonald of River Glaven said new legislation would have been required to ditch the target of spending 0.7 per cent of international income on aid.”
The Independent, 21st March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fixed universal credit cuts are unlawful, high court in UK rules – The Guardian
‘A group of former rough sleepers who were left destitute after the Department for Work and Pensions automatically deducted a third of their universal credit allowance to pay off court fines have won a high court victory.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
British nationality law reform aims to remove Windrush anomalies – The Guardian
‘British nationality laws are to be reformed to remove a number of anomalies that have recently led to people from the Windrush generation being refused citizenship – despite the Home Office admitting that its own errors led to them being ruled ineligible.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sexual assault: ‘One in 40’ young women experience it each year – BBC News
‘One in 40 women aged between 16 and 24 in England and Wales experience rape or assault by penetration, including attempts, each year, Office for National Statistics estimates suggest.’
BBC News, 18th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hendon murder: Drill rapper who blamed identical twin found guilty – BBC News
‘A drill rapper who tried to deflect the blame on to his identical twin after a new father was stabbed to death has been convicted of murder.’
BBC News, 18th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Right to challenge government in courts overhauled – BBC News
‘Plans to change how government decisions are challenged in the courts have been announced by the justice secretary.’
BBC News, 18th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Imprisonment for Public Protection jail terms ‘a death sentence’ – BBC News
‘Karl Maroni, 33, has spent all his adult life in jail.’
BBC News, 19th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Key figures and findings in football’s sexual abuse report – The Guardian
‘The findings of Clive Sheldon QC regarding the FA and eight coaches including Barry Bennell and Bob Higgins.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Online court may need only one procedure rule, says Briggs – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Legislation this year could introduce radically simplified procedure rules for the proposed online civil court, Supreme Court justice Lord Briggs has revealed. Addressing a Cyprus conference on civil procedure rules, Lord Briggs said the online court – whether for civil, family or tribunal cases – might have only one rule: “Do what it says in the electronic form.”’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th March 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
