‘A convicted terrorist who was jailed for his role in an al Qaida-inspired terrorist group is suing the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).’
BBC News, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The legal profession claimed victory last night in the fight against extended operating hours (EOH) in the criminal courts.’
Legal Futures, 4th February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘One thousand young, black men have been removed from an allegedly discriminatory gangs database used by police in London, after a review found they posed no or little risk of committing violence, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this post, Neil Newing and Olivia Flasch who both practice at Signature Litigation, comment upon the decision handed down by the UK Supreme Court in the matter of Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (Formerly known as Ace Bermuda Insurance Ltd) [2020] UKSC 48. They ask: is the decision a missed opportunity?’
UKSC Blog, 2nd February 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The actor Ricky Tomlinson is among a group of trade unionists seeking to overturn their criminal convictions arising out of an industrial strike that took place nearly five decades ago.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Filters should not be applied to social media adverts if they exaggerate the effect of the product, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has granted the London Borough of Islington a possession order for a development site where protesters are occupying a copse scheduled for destruction.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Taking account of the vulnerability of parties and witnesses is to be added to the overriding objective as well as the factors used to determine the proportionality of costs.’
Litigation Futures, February 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘An emergency application to the high court by environmental protesters to stop HS2 evicting them from a tunnel close to Euston station because of safety concerns has been rejected by a judge.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Derhalli v Derhalli [2021] EWCA Civ 112 (02 February 2021)
Phones 4U Ltd v EE Ltd & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 116 (02 February 2021)
Tinkler v Ferguson & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 18 (01 February 2021)
HMRC v SSE Generation Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 105 (01 February 2021)
Lockett v Minstrell Recruitment Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 102 (01 February 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Charnock v R [2021] EWCA Crim 100 (02 February 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
OP v Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 165 (QB) (01 February 2021)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Municipio De Mariana & Ors v BHP Group PLC & Anor [2021] EWHC 146 (TCC) (29 January 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Ben Hargreaves looks at the case law from R (Ebrahim) v Feltham MC [2001] 2 Cr.App.R. 23 through to R v Hewitt [2020] EWCA Crim 1247 and considers whether there is any prospect of turning the tide on the diminishing scope for successful abuse arguments in historic sex allegations.’
Carmelite Chambers, 1st February 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘The teenage leader of a neo-Nazi group has become the youngest person in the UK to have committed a terrorist offence.’
BBC News, 1st February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘William England and Mark Watson consider the widely reported instances of fraud in relation to the government’s coronavirus support schemes and the implications for prosecutions.’
Carmelite Chambers, 28th January 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘The High Court judgment in R (DMA & Ors) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 3416 (Admin) upheld a significant judicial review challenge against the Secretary of State over systemic delays in the provision of adequate accommodation to destitute, refused asylum seekers.’
EIN Blog, 1st February 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
”Buy now pay later’ (BNPL) firms are facing a crackdown amid fears they are helping shoppers to purchase items they can not afford, resulting in increased levels of debt.’
The Independent, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Online casinos will be forced to overhaul slot machine games to slow them down and remove features that cause players to lose track of how much they are spending.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A law firm which did the conveyancing work on two failed off-plan housing developments was not acting in a role that amounted to operating an unregulated collective investment scheme, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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