‘When the stay on possession proceedings first came into force on 27 March 2020, it appeared to be a straight-forward (albeit blunt) tool to help the Courts manage the effects of the Coronavirus.’
Tanfield Chambers, 5th October 2020
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Amendment Regulations 2020
The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2020
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (Offshore) Order 2020
The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Haley v Haley [2020] EWCA Civ 1369 (23 October 2020)
Hoque & Ors v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1357 (22 October 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hollings v R. [2020] EWCA Crim 1363 (23 October 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
CC, R (On the Application Of) v HM Treasury & Anor [2020] EWHC 2817 (Admin) (23 October 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Tibbs v Tibbs & Anor [2020] EWHC 2769 (Ch) (22 October 2020)
L & N D Development and Design Ltd [2020] EWHC 2803 (Ch) (22 October 2020)
Ganoun v Joshi & Anor [2020] EWHC 2743 (Ch) (21 October 2020)
High Court (Patents Court)
AMGEN Inc v Sanofi-Aventis Groupe S.A. & Ors [2020] EWHC 2818 (Pat) (22 October 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Jamous v Mercouris [2020] EWHC 2814 (QB) (23 October 2020)
Sarayiah v University of Durham & Ors [2020] EWHC 2792 (QB) (23 October 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Questions around government responsibility for food systems, churning away during the Brexit debates, long ignored, sometimes derided, are meeting stark realities in the coronavirus pandemic. This week we are back to free school meals (FSM).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd October 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Welcome to the latest issue of Spire Barristers’ Public Law Newsletter covering news from around the web, practice updates and case reviews in Court of Protection and Public Law matters.’
Spire Barristers, 8th October 2020
Source: spirebarristers.co.uk
‘The Sentencing Council’s guideline for sentencing offenders with mental disorders, developmental disorders, or neurological impairments came into force on 1 October 2020. The guideline applies only to offenders aged 18 and older, who are sentenced on or after 1 October 2020, regardless of the date of the offence. The applicable guideline for offenders under the age of 18 remains the Sentencing Children and Young People guideline, particularly section 11.1 to 1.14.’
St Philips Barristers, 7th October 2020
Source: st-philips.com
‘A visually impaired man did not have the help he needed for 14 months after Westminster City Council reduced his support package, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Ticketing site Viagogo may need to sell all or part of StubHub after an investigation by the UK’s competition watchdog found the merger of the two firms could lead to higher fees.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police force has defended the use of a Taser by one of its officers on a pregnant woman who lost her baby after the stun gun was fired at her.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The debate around reparations for colonialism and slavery has often been an explosive one. It is often dismissed as far removed from reality, relating to events in the distant past. But the legacy and consequences of colonialism are material, living, and breathing – which makes debates around colonial restitution as relevant now as they have ever been, argues Nadine Batchelor-Hunt.’
Each Other, 22nd October 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘A burglar has been jailed for 32 years for murdering a pensioner in his home.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prosecutions for crimes against women and girls in England and Wales plummeted in the first three months of the coronavirus pandemic, reflecting a backlog in the court system exacerbated by the UK-wide shutdown and subsequent social distancing measures.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman died after a cow charged at her and flipped her over a fence, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan police has apologised for errors made in an investigation into a vicious racist attack. The victim says the errors resulted from discrimination by officers.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Concerns are being raised over a Covid-related backlog of tribunal cases involving people who believe they have lost their jobs unfairly.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Claimant sought judicial review of the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for replacement facilities in respect of what is known as “Sizewell B” power station, part of the Sizewell power stations in Suffolk, in advance of a decision on whether or not to grant development consent for “Sizewell C”. The site lies within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB and the Suffolk Heritage Coast. The Sizewell Marshes SSSI lies immediately west and north of the site and within the western boundary lies Coronation Wood. The Claimant was Secretary and member of “Together Against Sizewell C”, a group which held concerns as to the sensitive nature of the environment around Sizewell and the impact of the Sizewell C project.’
No. 5 Chambers, 8th October 2020
Source: www.no5.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kea Investments Ltd v Watson [2020] EWHC 2796 (Ch)) (19 October 2020)
High Court (Family Division)
Prospective Adopters v Sheffield City Council [2020] EWHC 2783 (Fam) (21 October 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Cobussen Principal Investment Holdings Ltd v Akbar & Ors [2020] EWHC 2805 (QB) (21 October 2020)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Blue Manchester Ltd v North West Ground Rents Ltd [2020] EWHC 2777 (TCC) (20 October 2020)
BDW Trading Ltd v Lantoom Ltd [2020] EWHC 2744 (TCC) (16 October 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A protester against the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project has been handed a suspended prison sentence for contempt of court after breaching an earlier order in the first such case concerning HS2.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st October 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has taken the unusual step of making a costs order against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for the “grave errors” it made in a case it eventually had to withdraw.’
Legal Futures, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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