‘Upon our departure from the EU, the UK extradition landscape has changed – although not as much as one might think.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th January 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced for racially attacking a Singapore student who was told “we don’t want your coronavirus in our country”.’
BBC News, 27th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has denied making major changes to its approach to charging rape, at a landmark legal hearing at the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An experienced solicitor who failed to disclose two counsel’s opinions on a case to an after-the-event (ATE) insurer, one of them assessing chances of success at less than 50%, has been fined £8,000.’
Litigation Futures, 27th January 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘On 22nd January the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the case of Faiz v Burnley Borough Council (2021) EWCA Civ 55. Judgment dismissing the appeal was given by Lewison LJ; with whom Arnold and Asplin LLJs agreed. The case came on appeal from the decision of HHJ Halliwell (2020) EWHC 407 (Ch).’
Nearly Legal, 26th January 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Labour is calling for juries to be cut from 12 members to seven, to stem the “gravest crisis” in the justice system since World War Two.’
BBC News, 26th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s data regulator is writing to WhatsApp to demand that the chat app does not hand user data to Facebook, as millions worldwide continue to sign up for alternatives such as Signal and Telegram to avoid forthcoming changes to its terms of service.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The pressures of lockdown may have played a part in a rise in children killed in domestic homicides, Britain’s biggest police force today said.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A group of 31 Metropolitan Police officers are facing a £200 fixed penalty notice after breaching Covid-19 regulations while on duty, the police force has revealed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former Bradford City footballer has been jailed for having sex with an underage girl and taking a photograph of his friend in bed with two others.’
BBC News, 26th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.com
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been accused of “systemic illegality” in its approach to charging rape cases in a landmark judicial review into how the crime is prosecuted.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Lowe v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 62 (25 January 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Russnak-Johnston v Reading Magistrates’ Court [2021] EWHC 112 (Admin) (26 January 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Family Division)
EM v BK [2021] EWHC 108 (Fam) (22 January 2021)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The impact of Covid-19 on sport has been significant but not all sports, or athletes, have been affected equally. In particular women’s sport and women’s teams have experienced the pandemic very differently from their male counterparts.’
Littleton Chambers, 18th January 2021
Source: littletonchambers.com
‘In a judgment handed down on 18 January 2021 in Head v The Culver Heating Co Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 34, the Court of Appeal unanimously allowed an appeal against the decision of HHJ Melissa Clarke dismissing the Claimant’s “lost years” claim. The judge had dismissed the claim on the basis that the Claimant’s income derived from his successful family business, the profitability of which would continue after his death such that there was no loss. In the Court of Appeal, however, Bean LJ (with whom Males and Andrews LJJ agreed) held that the Claimant’s income was the product of his hard work and flair as opposed to a return on passive investment, such that it should be treated as earnings rather than investment income and was thus recoverable in the “lost years” claim.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 19th January 2021
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘In GL v Elysium Healthcare Upper Tribunal Judge Kate Markus has provided a helpful reminder of the importance of maintaining standards of fairness in the remote environment.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 12th January 2021
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘In his comically surreal war novel, Joseph Heller explained the paradox of Catch-22: “A concern for one’s safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind.” For if you flew more missions you were crazy and did not have to. But if you did not want to you were sane and had to. In other words, a no-win situation.
This was unfortunately the position faced by Mrs Habibo Nur (Mrs Nur), a Birmingham City Council housing applicant with three adult daughters including one, Zakiya, who has learning difficulties and suffers from cerebral palsy. Zakiya consequently requires support with daily living activities and has been assessed as needing a level access shower, access to stairs with bilateral handrails and accommodation with a downstairs toilet.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th January 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘This post summarises the individual issues in the four appeals. Part 3 will cover the wider issues of principle and some of the themes that emerged in the course of the hearing, and will provide some materials for further reading.’
Transparency Project, 24th January 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
© Inner Temple Library 2025