Jonathan Maertens: Man who raped girls jailed – BBC News
‘A “prolific” sex attacker who raped and abused girls has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Racism within the Windrush compensation scheme – The Guardian
‘The Guardian’s Amelia Gentleman wrote her first story on the Windrush scandal almost three years ago – yet she is still hearing from people facing injustice. Alexandra Ankrah, the most senior black Home Office employee in the team responsible for the Windrush compensation scheme, discusses why she resigned this year, describing the scheme as systemically racist and unfit for purpose while Samantha Cooper describes her frustrations with trying to access financial help.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Boris Johnson ‘acted illegally’ over jobs for top anti-Covid staff – The Guardian
‘Boris Johnson and his health secretary, Matt Hancock, acted “unlawfully” when appointing three key figures – including the head of NHS Test and Trace, Dido Harding – to posts in the fight against Covid-19, according to a legal challenge submitted by campaigners to the high court.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Signed For 1st Class’ service is first-class post, CA rules – Litigation Futures
‘The Royal Mail service ‘Signed For 1st Class’ is first-class post or equivalent for the purposes of the deemed service provisions of the CPR, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd November 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Rebekah Vardy wins in first stage of Coleen Rooney libel action – The Guardian
‘Coleen Rooney’s Instagram post about the suspected source of leaks of private information in the so-called “Wagatha Christie” row “clearly identified” Rebekah Vardy as having “secretly informed the Sun newspaper of Ms Rooney’s private posts and stories”, a judge ruled on Friday.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
District council forced to go to High Court to deal with planning permission errors – Local Government Lawyer
‘South Cambridgeshire District Council is to commence proceedings in the High Court after discovering two planning permission errors.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th November 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
New Judgment: Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation & Ors v Commissioners of Inland Revenue (1) [2020] UKSC 47 – UKSC Blog
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed this long-awaited appeal arising in the course of long-running proceedings known as the Franked Investment Income (“FII”) Group Litigation. The FII Group Litigation brings together many claims concerning the way in which advance corporation tax and corporation tax used to be charged on dividends received by UK-resident companies from non-resident subsidiaries. The respondents to this appeal are claimants within the FII Group Litigation whose cases have been selected to proceed as test claims on certain common issues (“the Test Claimants”). These issues are being determined in phases, with the courts’ decisions affecting not just the other claims within the FII Group Litigation, but potentially also a number of other sets of proceedings brought by corporate taxpayers against the appellant, the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”).’
UKSC Blog, 20th November 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
Youth court closures in England and Wales due to Covid ‘have almost doubled backlog’ – The Guardian
‘The temporary closure of youth courts due to Covid-19 has almost doubled the backlog of cases in some areas of England and Wales, increasing anguish for traumatised victims and creating more uncertainty for accused children, inspectors have found.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Deprivation of liberty: Unlawful placements of children – Transparency Project
‘Can an English family court order the unlawful detention of a Welsh child?’
Transparency Project, 22nd November 2020
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Criminalise public sexual harassment in UK, charities say – The Guardian
‘Girls’ rights groups are calling for public sexual harassment to be criminalised in the UK after research suggested more than half of young women and girls were harassed on the street during the summer.’
The Guardian, 22nd November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Shamima Begum: Justice and the jihadi bride – BBC News
‘Shamima Begum ran away to Syria as a 15-year-old to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State. But when the terror group was defeated, she ended up in a refugee camp in Syria.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Trans teen in legal action over gender clinic wait – BBC News
‘A 14-year-old transgender boy is starting legal proceedings against NHS England over delays to gender reassignment treatment.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge wrong to find ‘subject to contract’ compromise binding – Litigation Futures
‘A judge was wrong to rule that solicitors had reached a binding compromise on a piece of litigation, when their correspondence had expressly been “subject to contract”, the Court of Appeal has decided.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd November 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Catterick man jailed for ambush murder of ex-girlfriend – BBC News
‘A man who kidnapped and murdered his ex-girlfriend in a woodland hideout has been jailed for at least 25 years.’
BBC News, 21st November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family who fear daughter was killed sue Leeds NHS trust after body decomposes – The Guardian
‘The family of a woman who they suspect was killed is suing a health trust that allegedly stored her corpse incorrectly, allowing it to decompose to the point that experts were unable to rule out third-party involvement in her death, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
NIHL Ltd & Anor v Infinite Ltd [2020] EWHC 3136 (Comm) (20 November 2020)
High Court (Patents Court)
Teva UK Ltd v Janssen Pharmaceutica N.A. [2020] EWHC 3157 (Pat) (16 November 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mathewson v Crump & Anor [2020] EWHC 3167 (QB) (20 November 2020)
Vardy v Rooney [2020] EWHC 3156 (QB) (20 November 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hussain & Ors v The London Borough of Waltham Forest [2020] EWCA Civ 1539 (19 November 2020)
Joanne Properties Ltd v Moneything Capital Ltd & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 1541 (19 November 2020)
Bell v Ivy Technology Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1563 (19 November 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Scothern v R [2020] EWCA Crim 1540 (20 November 2020)
Gregson, Re (Rev 1) [2020] EWCA Crim 1529 (18 November 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Makowska v Regional Court, Torun, Poland (No. 2) [2020] EWHC 3144 (Admin) (20 November 2020)
Petrovics v Prosecutor Generals Office of Hungary [2020] EWHC 3145 (Admin) (20 November 2020)
Safety-Kleen UK Ltd v The Environment Agency [2020] EWHC 3147 (Admin) (20 November 2020)
Jess v High Court, Ireland [2020] EWHC 3134 (Admin) (20 November 2020)
Awodola v Association of Chartered Certified Accountants [2020] EWHC 3059 (Admin) (17 November 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sky Building Ltd & Ors v HM Revenue and Customs & Ors [2020] EWHC 3139 (Ch) (20 November 2020)
King & Ors v Kings Solutions Group Ltd & Ors (Costs) [2020] EWHC 3130 (Ch) (19 November 2020)
Arlington Infrastructure Ltd & Anor v Woolrych & Ors [2020] EWHC 3123 (Ch) (19 November 2020)
Harris v Holland & Anor [2020] EWHC 3104 (Ch) (19 November 2020)
PTNZ v AS & Ors [2020] EWHC 3114 (Ch ) (18 November 2020)
Glint Pay Ltd & Ors v Baker & Anor [2020] EWHC 3078 (Ch) (18 November 2020)
Barrowfen Properties v Patel & Ors [2020] EWHC 3112 (Ch) (18 November 2020)
HRH the Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2020] EWHC 3093 (Ch) (18 November 2020)
Anaghara v Anaghara & Ors [2020] EWHC 3091 (Ch) (17 November 2020)
Nash & Ors v Lygren & Ors [2020] EWHC 3088 (Ch) (17 November 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
I.F.T. S.A.L. Offshore v Barclays Bank PLC [2020] EWHC 3125 (Comm) (19 November 2020)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Patents Court)
IPCOM GmbH & Co Kg v HTC Europe Co Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC 2941 (Pat) (04 November 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Zurich Insurance Plc v Barnicoat & Anor [2020] EWHC 3127 (QB) (19 November 2020)
London Underground Ltd v Mighton [2020] EWHC 3099 (QB) (18 November 2020)
Robinson v Barker & Anor [2020] EWHC 3097 (QB) (18 November 2020)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Huber & Anor v X-Yachts (GB) Ltd & Anor [2020] EWHC 3082 (TCC) (17 November 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
