‘The Official Solicitor has won an appeal on behalf of a 30-year-old with autism and communication difficulties over whether his mother and step-father had a reasonable excuse during the first national lockdown to leave their homes to provide him with care.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A boy found dead in his bedroom was groomed into a world of drug trafficking and “failed” by the authorities, a serious case review said.’
BBC News, 20th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has refused to interfere in a ruling that legal professional privilege (LPP) which covers an email does not extend to any attachments.’
Legal Futures, 21st January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A woman who managed, after the locks were changed, to re-enter temporary accommodation being provided by a property firm for a council was a trespasser and had no right to stay, Chelmsford County Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A student murdered by a fellow church member may have been given drugs without her knowing, an inquest heard.’
BBC News, 20th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) was justified in prosecuting two law firm partners even though all of the allegations were dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.
Legal Futures, 21st January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A union has warned of industrial action unless courts in England and Wales close while improvements are made to staff coronavirus safety.’
BBC News, 20th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Companies that make dangerous building materials such as those used at Grenfell Tower could be prosecuted and their products banned by a new watchdog announced by the government.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Senior Presiding Judge, Lady Justice Thirlwall, and the Deputy Senior Presiding Judge, Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, have issued new guidance on the wearing of masks and face coverings in courts.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A “troubling inequality” between BAME and White British consumers in the way they access legal services has changed little in the five years since it raised the issue, the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) has found.’
Legal Futures, 19th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Four men have been found guilty of murdering a boy stabbed more than 40 times in a “well-planned execution”.’
BBC News, 19th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of female child sexual abusers face “enormous stigma and shame”, according to police and charities.’
BBC News, 19th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have issued fines to coronavirus rule breakers including those who held a party in a garden shed and a group of more than 40 people who gathered for illegal car racing.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Buildings operated by HM Courts and Tribunals Service are safe for those that need to use them, the organisation’s acting chief executive has insisted.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A landmark hearing in the court of appeal is under way to examine how cases of domestic abuse are handled by judges in the family courts.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Travel Counsellors Ltd v Trailfinders Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 38 (19 January 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Pallett v MGN Ltd [2021] EWHC 76 (Ch) (19 January 2021)
Hanger Holdings v Perlake Corporation SA & Anor [2021] EWHC 81 (Ch) (19 January 2021)
Galapagos Bidco SARL v Kebekus & ors [2021] EWHC 68 (Ch) (19 January 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Summerfield Browne Ltd v Waymouth [2021] EWHC 85 (QB) (18 January 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
‘A series of healthcare failures that could lead to more people dying from Covid-19 were highlighted by a coroner during rare inquests into deaths in the first wave of the pandemic.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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