‘Bromley County Court has released a tenant of social landlord Peabody Trust who served six days in prison for breaching a civil injunction imposed after breaches of Covid regulations on gatherings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The family of an unarmed man who was fatally shot by police have vowed to continue their fight for answers after the official watchdog dropped its investigation into the operation.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A drugs boss who ran a multi-million pound enterprise in the UK has been jailed after detectives hacked into his encrypted messaging accounts.’
BBC News, 4th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government is undertaking “intensive” work on reshaping the system of compensation for victims of clinical negligence, health minister Nadine Dorries revealed yesterday.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The BBC has been fined £28,000 after it made a video and audio recording of a half day’s hearing in the Planning Court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Byrne & Ors v R. [2021] EWCA Crim 107 (03 February 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Alan Edwards & Co Solicitors v TWM Solicitors LLP [2021] EWHC 176 (Ch) (03 February 2021)
Business Mortgage Finance 4 Plc & Ors v Hussain & Ors [2021] EWHC 171 (Ch) (03 February 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Devonshires Solicitors LLP v Elbishlawi & Anor [2021] EWHC 173 (Comm) (03 February 2021)
National Bank Trust v Yurov & Ors [2021] EWHC 164 (Comm) (03 February 2021)
Gosden & Anor v Halliwell Landau (a firm) & Anor [2021] EWHC 159 (Comm) (02 February 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
FC v MC [2021] EWHC 154 (Fam) (29 January 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Finch, R (On the Application Of) v Surrey County Council [2021] EWHC 170 (QB) (03 February 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Safeguarding policies introduced to protect women and girls against female genital mutilation (FGM) are instead eroding trust and alienating African diaspora communities, a study has found.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Legislation to give litigators certainty about the issue of Part 36 offers and interest is to be introduced this spring, the government has announced. The rule change, effective from 6 April, is one of a raft of amendments to the civil procedure rules published yesterday as statutory instruments.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘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
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