‘The High Court has ruled that the fears of three witnesses about giving evidence in person during the UK’s winter Covid spike should not lead to a five-week complex commercial trial being adjourned.’
Legal Futures, 26th January 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A man who murdered his wife and a pensioner during a “psychotic episode” has been jailed for life.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A 19-year-old man who groomed and then beat a schoolboy to death in some woods in Cheshire has been jailed for at least 28 years, for what the judge described as a carefully planned, premeditated murder.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This week three judges in the Court of Appeal held a 3 day long appeal hearing all about domestic abuse cases. This series of posts provide a summary of what the hearing was about and how it went. The decision is expected in a few weeks’ time.’
Transparency Project, 23rd January 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Data-sharing arrangements between one controller and another proliferate across all sorts of processing contexts, aimed at all sorts of purposes. If those arrangements are to comply with the GDPR and/or DPA 2018, they need to be structured so as to ensure that the data-sharing satisfies the data protection principles. This includes having “appropriate technical and organisational measures” in place. So far, so clear. But how do you assess whether your measures are “appropriate”? And if push comes to shove, how will a court approach that assessment?’
Panopticon, 25th January 2021
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘The phrases “personally seen” in s. 11(5) of the Mental Health Act 1983 and “personally examined” in s. 12(1) require the physical attendance of the person in question on the patient, the Divisional Court has clarified.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Rape victims at the heart of a landmark court case have told the Guardian they have been failed by the Crown Prosecution Service, ahead of a legal challenge to how the crime is charged and prosecuted.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Secretary has today published a first-of-its-kind national strategy to protect children from all forms of child sexual abuse. The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy sets out how the Government will use new legislation and enhanced technology to stop offenders in their tracks.’
Home Office, 22nd January 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The latest version of the Senior Courts Costs Office Guide has been published.
This 2021 update hasn’t changed extensively from when it was last published in 2018, but reflects some fundamental changes in practice which occurred before COVID-19 and which have been increased as a result of it.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 25th January 2021
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Email attachments are not to be covered by legal professional privilege even if the email is, the Supreme Court effectively decided this week.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st January 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Naomi Shelton, Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP considers the important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during December 2020.’
Family Law Week, 21st January 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2021
The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) Regulations 2021
The Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Irwell Insurance Company Ltd v Watson & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 67 (22 January 2021)
JB (A Child), Re (Sexual Abuse Allegations) [2021] EWCA Civ 46 (22 January 2021)
Faiz & Ors v Burnley Borough Council [2021] EWCA Civ 55 (22 January 2021)
Nectrus Ltd v UCP PLC [2021] EWCA Civ 57 (21 January 2021)
Rees v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2021] EWCA Civ 49 (20 January 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
R v R [2021] EWCA Crim 35 (22 January 2021)
Binoku & Anor, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 48 (21 January 2021)
Dawson & Anor, R. v (Rev 2) [2021] EWCA Crim 40 (21 January 2021)
Dunleavy, R. v (Rev 2) [2021] EWCA Crim 39 (21 January 2021)
Shaikh & Anor, R. (Rev 2) [2021] EWCA Crim 45 (21 January 2021)
Daniels, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 44 (21 January 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Wawrzyczek v District Court In Bielsko-Biala, Poland [2021] EWHC 64 (Admin) (21 January 2021)
MRT v Government of the Republic of North Macedonia [2021] EWHC 87 (Admin) (20 January 2021)
Enasoaie v Court of Bacau, Romania [2021] EWHC 69 (Admin) (20 January 2021)
Polakowskt & Ors v Westminster Magistrates Court & Ors [2021] EWHC 53 (Admin) (20 January 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hughes v Burley & Ors [2021] EWHC 104 (Ch) (22 January 2021)
Lyle & Scott Ltd v American Eagle Outfitters, Inc [2021] EWHC 90 (Ch) (20 January 2021)
NMUL Realisations Ltd, Re [2021] EWHC 94 (Ch) (20 January 2021)
Edwards v Aurora Leasing Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 96 (Ch) (20 January 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Walton Family Ltd & Ors v Estates GJD Services Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 88 (Comm) (21 January 2021)
Pipia v BGEO Group Ltd [2021] EWHC 86 (Comm) (20 January 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
The Prospective Adopters v The Mother & Anor (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 91 (Fam) (20 January 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
Illumina Cambridge Ltd v Latvia MGI Tech SIA & Ors [2021] EWHC 57 (Pat) (20 January 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Riley v Sivier [2021] EWHC 79 (QB) (20 January 2021)
Alli-Balogun & On The Beach Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 83 (QB) (20 January 2021)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Westminster City Council v Sports And Leisure Management Ltd [2021] EWHC 98 (TCC) (22 January 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Four people-smugglers have been jailed for a total of 78 years over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants, whose bodies were found in a lorry container in Essex in October 2019.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In a landmark hearing this week, rape victims aim to discover if their complaints failed due to a covert move to drop “weak cases.” ‘
The Guardian, 24th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The widow of a motorist who died on a smart motorway is leading the fight to have them banned after a coroner concluded they pose “an ongoing risk of future deaths”.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Care sector faces “devastation” as research shows one in seven EU employees unaware that they must apply to regularise status before June 2021 or be stripped of right to work and live in UK.’
The Independent, 25th January 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A senior police officer cleared of misconduct over the high-profile death of a mentally ill black man is to face fresh disciplinary proceedings because of failings in the original case, the Observer can reveal.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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