BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley & Ors [2021] UKSC 10 (26 March 2021)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Tunein Inc v Warner Music UK Ltd & Anor [2021] EWCA Civ 441 (26 March 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Dunn & Anor, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 439 (26 March 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Sekrieru v The Government of Azerbaijan [2021] EWHC 735 (Admin) (26 March 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
The British University in Dubai v Ebrahimi [2021] EWHC 757 (Ch) (26 March 2021)
Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation v Hardy [2021] EWHC 714 (Ch) (26 March 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
AB v CD & Ors [2021] EWHC 741 (Fam) (26 March 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mace Ltd & Ors v Persons Unknown (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 726 (QB) (26 March 2021)
Balls v Reeve & Anor [2021] EWHC 751 (QB) (26 March 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
Judge orders defendant to pay back £90,000 after Right to Buy fraud – Local Government Lawyer
‘A defendant who admitted fraud under the Right to Buy scheme has been ordered to pay back more than £90,000.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th March 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Our treatment of the vulnerable – Local Government Lawyer
‘The pandemic has shone a powerful searchlight on to the unnecessarily damaged lives of too many of our most vulnerable people and children. In a paper given at a Royal Holloway University of London Symposium, Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division, looks at the challenges facing the family justice system.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th March 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
£1 million voucher scheme to help families resolve disputes outside of court – Ministry of Justice
‘Separating parents will be helped to avoid stressful court battles through a new million-pound mediation scheme launched by the government today.’
Ministry of Justice, 26th March 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
Tribunal: Law firm’s part-time FD was worker, not self-employed – Legal Futures
‘An accountant who acted as a law firm’s part-time finance director through a company was a worker and not self-employed, even though he had another client, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 29th March 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls: Speech to Hull University – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls: Speech to Hull University. The Relationship between Formal and Informal Justice ‘
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 26th March 2021
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Teenage mother admits causing death of baby daughter due to neglect – The Independent
‘A mother has admitted causing the death of her baby in Brighton. Verphy Kudi’s 20-month-old daughter Asiah Kudi died at an address in the East Sussex city in December 2019.’
The Independent, 27th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal challenge seeks to stop ministers sending disappearing messages – The Guardian
‘Ministers could be stopped from using self-destructing messages to conduct government business, following a legal challenge supported by an alliance of transparency campaigners and university archivists.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Watchdog steps in over secrecy about UK women in Syria stripped of citizenship – The Guardian
‘The Home Office’s refusal to disclose the number of women who, like Shamima Begum, have been deprived of their British citizenship after travelling to join Islamic State is under investigation by the information commissioner.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
School abuse claims could be the ‘next national scandal’ – BBC News
‘Sexual harassment and assault claims made by school pupils on a website may be the “next child abuse scandal that engulfs the nation”, police have said.’
BBC News, 29th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Newcastle e-scooter students banned for drink-riding – The Independent
‘Five students have been banned from the roads after being caught riding e-scooters while over the drink-drive limit.
The men, aged between 19 and 22, were all stopped by police while misusing the hire vehicles in Newcastle. Their actions have resulted in the city’s scooters – which were only launched in February – being shut down over night to prevent similar incidents.’
The Independent, 28th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wide LPC attainment gap based on provider and ethnicity – Legal Futures
‘The disparity between the best and worst legal practice course (LPC) providers has continued to grow, with only 23% of students passing at one institution.’
Legal Futures, 26th March 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Children: Public Law Update (March 2021) – Family Law Week
‘John Tughan QC of 4PB considers the latest judgments that Public law child lawyers need to know about.’
Family Law Week, 24th March 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Starkey [2021] EWCA Civ 421 (26 March 2021)
City of London v Various Leaseholders of Great Arthur House [2021] EWCA Civ 431 (25 March 2021)
Newman v Southampton City Council & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 437 (25 March 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Beere & Anor, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 432 (25 March 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC, Re (Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006) [2021] EWHC 716 (Ch) (25 March 2021)
Brake & Anor v Guy & Ors [2021] EWHC 671 (Ch) (25 March 2021)
Brake & Anor v Guy & Ors (Preliminary Issue) [2021] EWHC 670 (Ch) (25 March 2021)
Financial Conduct Authority v 24hr Trading Academy Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 648 (Ch) (25 March 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
VTB Bank (PJSC) v Mejlumyan [2021] EWHC 718 (Comm) (25 March 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
Facebook Ireland Ltd v Voxer IP LLC [2021] EWHC 657 (Pat) (19 March 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
New Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021
The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2021
The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Temporary Modification) Regulations 2021
The Representation of the People (Proxy Vote Applications) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021
The Customs (Tariff etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2021
The Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Area) Regulations 2021
The Valuation for Rating (Coronavirus) (England) Regulations 2021
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021
The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Home Office still has no agreements with other countries for deportations central to new immigration plan – The Independent
‘Britain still has no way of deporting refugees from the UK to other countries, the Home Office has confirmed – despite this being a key component of its asylum overhaul announced on Wednesday. Priti Patel has unveiled new measures that will see refugees who arrive in Britain via unauthorised routes denied an automatic right to asylum and instead regularly reassessed for removal to safe countries they passed through, which are usually in the EU.’
The Independent, 25th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
