Bristol: Brain-damaged baby dies after life support ruling – BBC News
‘A brain-damaged baby has died days after a judge ruled that doctors could stop providing life-support treatment.’
BBC News, 1st February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Stansted 15’s quashed conviction shows we were never terrorists – The Guardian
“I was one of 15 charged for blocking a deportation flight. We’ve got justice, but victims of the UK’s hostile environment haven’t.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Organic Control (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Airports (Designation) (Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) (Amendment) Order 2021
The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Trading Fund (Revocation) Order 2021
The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
T and R, Re (Refusal of Placement Order) [2021] EWCA Civ 71 (28 January 2021)
Finch v Baker [2021] EWCA Civ 72 (28 January 2021)
Revenue and Customs v News Corp UK & Ireland Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 91 (28 January 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Thacker & Ors, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 97 (29 January 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Harvey v Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] EWHC 147 (Admin) (29 January 2021)
Gifford-Hull v Parole Board for England And Wales [2021] EWHC 128 (Admin) (28 January 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Manton & Ors v Manton [2021] EWHC 125 (Ch) (29 January 2021)
Morrell & Ors v Morrell & Ors [2021] EWHC 117 (Ch) (29 January 2021)
La Micro Group (UK) Ltd & Anor v La Micro Group Inc & Ors [2021] EWHC 140 (Ch) (29 January 2021)
DeepOcean I UK Ltd & Ors, Re [2021] EWHC 138 (Ch) (28 January 2021)
Broomhead v National Westminster Bank PLC & Anor [2021] EWHC 105 (Ch) (28 January 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Coloplast A/S v Salts Healthcare [2021] EWHC 107 (Pat) (26 January 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Haviland v The Andrew Lownie Literary Agency Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 143 (QB) (29 January 2021)
Benyatov v Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd [2021] EWHC 139 (QB) (28 January 2021)
Corbyn v Evans [2021] EWHC 130 (QB) (27 January 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
Public open spaces and development – Local Government Lawyer
‘The conflict between the need for open spaces for recreation and the availability of land for residential development has resulted in another interesting Court of Appeal decision, writes Christopher Cant.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
An introduction to the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa – Home Office
‘This leaflet provides the key points of the Hong Kong BN(O) visa, including who can apply, how to apply, costs and eligibility requirements.’
Home Office, 31st January 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
New rules for legal practice: guidance for legal professionals – Family Law
‘The Ministry of Justice has published a page on the gov.uk website bringing together guidance for legal professionals on the new rules for various areas of legal practice.’
Family Law, 28th January 2021
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Over 30 years of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme – Attorney General’s Office
‘For over 30 years the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme has helped victims of crime get justice. The scheme was launched in 1989 following public outcry over a series of controversial sentencing decisions, including the 1986 “Ealing vicarage rape” case where 21-year-old Jill Saward was raped by burglars at her father’s vicarage.’
Attorney General’s Office, 1st February 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Home Office put refugees in barracks after fears better housing would ‘undermine confidence’ in system – The Independent
‘The Home Office placed hundreds of asylum seekers in controversial military barracks following fears that better accommodation would “undermine confidence” in the system, internal documents reveal.’
The Independent, 31st January 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family wins lawsuit against NHS trust over woman’s decomposed body – The Guardian
‘The family of a woman whom they suspect was killed has won a lawsuit against a health trust that allowed her body to decompose to the point that experts were unable to rule out third-party involvement in the death in a first-of-its kind ruling.’
The Independent, 29th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK government use of Henry VIII clauses to be challenged in court – The Guardian
‘A government move to change state aid rules after Brexit without a vote in parliament is being challenged in court, with a legal campaign group warning the manoeuvre could lead to a similar lack of scrutiny in areas such as workers’ rights and environmental protections.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Stansted 15: Activists who stopped migrant deportation flight have convictions overturned – The Independent
‘A group of activists who stopped a deportation flight leaving Stansted airport have had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal.’
The Independent, 30th January 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ministers move to stop backbench revolt over UK courts’ role in genocide rulings – The Guardian
‘The government is seeking to fend off a backbench revolt over China by giving the foreign affairs select committee new powers to investigate whether a country is so clearly breaching human rights that the UK should not agree to a free trade deal with it.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Radicalisation and retention: how long can the police hold data about a person allegedly vulnerable to radicalisation? – UK Police Law Blog
‘If concerns are raised that a person might be vulnerable to radicalisation, how long can a police force hold data about that person? This was the question facing the High Court in the case of R (II) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2020] EWHC 2528 (Admin), which held that the police’s continued retention of data a sixteen year old was contrary to the Data Protection Act 2018 and article 8. In finding this, the court held that a force’s retention of data must be proportionate, what is proportionate in any given situation is fact-specific and that when the police cease to be able to identify a policing purpose for continued retention of personal data, it should be deleted.’
UK Police Law Blog, 28th January 2021
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Government publishes strategy to tackle child sexual abuse – Family Law
‘The Home Secretary has published a new strategy to protect children from child sexual abuse.’
Family Law, 28th January 2021
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Reliable data and technology – the direction of travel for Civil Justice – Courts & Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Reliable data and technology – the direction of travel for Civil Justice.’
Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 28th January 2021
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Notification of Fathers and Wider Family Members in Relinquishment Cases: A Recap – Family Law Week
‘Olivia Kirkbride, a pupil barrister at Coram Chambers, considers two recent, contrasting cases in which mothers sought to relinquish newly born children without notifying the fathers and family members.’
Family Law Week, 27th January 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
