‘The government has asked the Low Pay Commission to review a rule exempting live-in domestic workers from minimum wage regulations. It comes after an employment tribunal in December found that the exemption was discriminatory against women. The tribunal heard extensive evidence that women are far more likely to be employed as family workers than men.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A review into the death of a woman who was killed by her husband has been ordered by the home secretary. Anthony Williams, 70, was jailed for five years after admitting to the manslaughter of his wife Ruth, 67, in south Wales.’
BBC News, 7th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘NHS hospitals have been forced to pay millions of pounds to regulators after wrongly claiming their maternity units were among the safest in the country.’
The Independent, 7th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Claimant, Mr Minott, applied to Cambridge City Council as homeless in March 2019 and was provided with interim accommodation under s188(1) Housing Act 1996. However the performance of the relief duty under s189B(2) Housing Act 1996 was subsequently referred to Sandwell MBC, on the footing that Mr Minott had a local connection with the district of that authority but did not have a local connection with the district of Cambridge.’
Garden Court Chambers, 26th February 2021
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘On 19 February 2021 the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in the long running dispute between Uber and its drivers.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 26th February 2021
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (Indexation of Annual Chargeable Amounts) Order 2021
The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 21) Order 2021
The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) Order 2021
The Universal Credit (Childcare in Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2021
The Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Allegations of domestic abuse are usually raised from the outset by either the applicant or respondent in private law proceedings. Further allegations may be raised at the safeguarding stage, with recommendations by Cafcass as to whether there should be a fact finding hearing, before final resolution of the case.’
Becket Chambers, 3rd March 2021
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘Two new publications were issued by the Forensic Science Regulator (“FSR”) in February 2021.’
2 Hare Court, 25th February 2021
Source: www.2harecourt.com
‘The pandemic has inarguably made custody more severe. Prisoners spend more time in their cell, have fewer visits, and face a heightened risk of infection. The higher courts have established that sentencing courts should account for such hardship. The below is a round-up of the relevant authorities.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 4th March 2021
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Eastern Power Networks Plc & Ors v Revenue And Customs [2021] EWCA Civ 283 (03 March 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hunnisett, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 265 (04 March 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Rokkan v Rokkan & Anor [2021] EWHC 481 (Ch) (04 March 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
XL Insurance Company SE v IPORS Underwriting Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 474 (Comm) (04 March 2021)
Cakebread & Anor v Fitzwilliam [2021] EWHC 472 (Comm) (03 March 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
Cabo Concepts Ltd v MGA Entertainment (UK) Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 491 (Pat) (04 March 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
COS v PER & Anor [2021] EWHC 475 (QB) (03 March 2021)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Bechtel Ltd v High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd [2021] EWHC 458 (TCC) (04 March 2021)
‘The Domestic Abuse Bill received its second reading stage in the House of Lords on 5 January 2021. The government has indicated a commitment to improving the justice system’s effectiveness in providing protection for victims of domestic abuse and bringing perpetrators to justice.’
Garden Court Chambers, 1st March 2021
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘The courts are increasingly referring to PD 27A and the necessity for compliance.’
3PB, 26th February 2021
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘As anticipated the start of 2021 has shown an increase in COVID-19 related claims being heard at employment tribunals. What type of claims have been heard so far and what should we expect to see more of?’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 1st March 2021
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
‘The new Practice Direction 57AC (Witness evidence at trial) is set to significantly alter the approach taken to witness statements in the Business and Property Courts (B&PCs) by introducing new rules to deal with “the phenomenon over-long, over-lawyered trial witness statements” (paragraph 10 of the Factual Witness Evidence in Trials before the Business & Property Courts: Implementation Report of the Witness Evidence Working Group (31 July 2020) (Implementation Report). It will apply in the B&PCs to witness statements signed on or after 6 April 2021 in both new and existing proceedings (paragraph 1.1, PD 57AC. Note that certain types of proceedings are excluded unless the court directs otherwise: see paragraph 1.3).’
Hardwicke Chambers, 4th March 2021
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘Helen Brander, barrister of Pump Court Chambers, considers the current treatment by the courts and taxation authorities of crypto-assets.’
Family Law week, 3rd March 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A man who repeatedly stabbed a fellow wedding guest in the head with a fork has been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘V is in her early 70s and resides in a care home. She has Korsakoff’s syndrome. SD, V’s daughter, sought a declaration that it would not be in V’s best interests to administer a Covid-19 vaccine to V. The local authority argued it was in V’s best interests to receive the vaccine.’
Garden Court Chambers, 26th February 2021
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s decision in the case of The Open Spaces Society v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2020] EWHC 1085 Admin (05 May 2020) as to the correct criteria to be applied when considering applications to divert a footpath, bridleway or restricted byway under section 119 of the Highways Act 1980. The judgment confirms that in carrying out the test of expediency under section 119(6) of the Act, the decision making is not confined to determining the matter solely on the basis of the criteria under section 119(6)(a),(b), and (c). Provided that those criteria are specifically considered, then the decision maker can take account of a broad range of matters in reaching a conclusion, even if those matters have already been considered under other requirements of section 119 of the Act.’
Pallant Chambers, 26th February 2021
Source: www.pallantchambers.co.uk
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