Council defeats appeal over ruling that it did not breach public sector equality duty in possession case – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has dismissed an appeal over a ruling in a housing case that there had been no breach by Slough Borough Council of the public sector equality duty.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Revenue And Customs v IGE USA Investments Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC 1716 (Ch) (31 December 2020)
Toorani & Ors v Toorani & Ors [2020] EWHC 3477 (Ch) (23 December 2020)
Yellow Bulldog Ltd v AP & Co Ltd [2020] EWHC 3558 (Ch) (22 December 2020)
Langer v McKeown & Anor [2020] EWHC 3485 (Ch) (21 December 2020)
Cranstoun & Anor v Notta [2020] EWHC 3488 (Ch) (21 December 2020)
SSF Realisations Ltd v Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC 3521 (Ch) (21 December 2020)
Oberman v Collins & Anor [2020] EWHC 3533 (Ch) (21 December 2020)
Satfinance Investment Ltd v Athena Art Finance Corp [2020] EWHC 3527 (Ch) (21 December 2020)
Minstrell Recruitment Ltd v Lockett & Anor [2020] EWHC 3537 (Ch) (21 December 2020)
Leite v Amicorp (UK) Ltd [2020] EWHC 3560 (Ch) (21 December 2020)
Taylor v Slough Borough Council [2020] EWHC 3520 (Ch) (21 December 2020)
Potamianos v Prescott & Anor [2020] EWHC 3465 (Ch) (18 December 2020)
The Law Society v Dua & Anor [2020] EWHC 3528 (Ch) (18 December 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Norfolk County Council v Durrant [2020] EWHC 3590 (QB) (30 December 2020)
S (A Child) v TikTok Inc. & Ors [2020] EWHC 3589 (QB) (30 December 2020)
Magee & Anor v Derbyshire Police [2020] EWHC 3569 (QB) (23 December 2020)
Onwude v Dyer & Ors (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 3577 (QB) (23 December 2020)
Mosley v Associated Newspapers Limited [2020] EWHC 3545 (QB) (22 December 2020)
Rollingson v Hollingsworth & Ors [2020] EWHC 3568 (QB) (22 December 2020)
Toombes v Mitchell [2020] EWHC 3506 (QB) (21 December 2020)
Finch, R (On the Application of) v Surrey County Council [2020] EWHC 3559 (QB) (21 December 2020)
Moorjani v Kilcoyne (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 3463 (QB) (21 December 2020)
Owen v Galgey & Ors [2020] EWHC 3546 (QB) (21 December 2020)
Day v Chivers [2020] EWHC 3522 (QB) (21 December 2020)
Sicri v Associated Newspapers Ltd (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 3541 (QB) (21 December 2020)
Northwood Solihull Ltd v Fearn & Ors [2020] EWHC 3538 (QB) (21 December 2020)
Aspire Luxury Homes (Eversley) Ltd v Hart District Council [2020] EWHC 3529 (QB) (21 December 2020)
Bukhari v Bukhari [2020] EWHC 3469 (QB) (21 December 2020)
HM Solicitor General v Ellis [2020] EWHC 3505 (QB) (18 December 2020)
Manetta v De Filippo [2020] EWHC 3460 (QB) (18 December 2020)
Butt & Ors v D’Amato [2020] EWHC 3479 (QB) (18 December 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
Court denies relief for costs default during first lockdown – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A litigant in a personal injury claim has been penalised for not contesting a costs bill within the allotted time, despite his representatives pleading that their work was affected by the first lockdown.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th January 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Strangling: Calls for a new non-fatal strangulation offence – BBC News
‘There will be a fresh move later to make non-fatal strangulation a specific criminal offence in England and Wales as the House of Lords debates an amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill.’
BBC News, 5th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Courts stay open as England plunged back into lockdown – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Courts will remain open during the new Covid-19 restrictions applying across England, the government confirmed last night. Guidelines state that reasonable excuses for leaving home during lockdown include fulfilment of legal obligations, such as attending court as a lawyer or jury member, or to carry out activities relating to buying, selling or letting a home.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th January 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Local authority secures compliance with High Court injunction to restore plot of land to open countryside – Local Government Lawyer
‘Buckinghamshire Council last month secured compliance with a High Court injunction to restore land to open countryside.’
Local Government Lawyer, January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Boy guilty over Oxford Street racist coronavirus attack – BBC News
‘A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of racially attacking a Singaporean student who was told “I don’t want your coronavirus in our country”.’
BBC News, 4th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council wins appeal over finding of negligence over personal injuries suffered by teaching assistant – Local Government Lawyer
‘A county council has won an appeal over a ruling that it was liable in negligence for personal injuries suffered by a teaching assistant.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder extradition to US blocked by UK judge – BBC News
‘Wikileaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States, a court in London has ruled.’
BBC News, 4th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
JB v University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust & Anor (Rev 1) [2020] EWCA Civ 1772 (23 December 2020)
Day, R (On the Application Of) v Shropshire Council [2020] EWCA Civ 1751 (23 December 2020)
NRAM Ltd v Evans & Anor (Order) [2020] EWCA Civ 1760 (21 December 2020)
Kuwait Oil Company v Al-Tarkait [2020] EWCA Civ 1752 (21 December 2020)
MN v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rev 3) [2020] EWCA Civ 1746 (21 December 2020)
Z (Interim Care Order) (Rev 1) [2020] EWCA Civ 1755 (18 December 2020)
Etihad Airways PJSC v Flother [2020] EWCA Civ 1707 (18 December 2020)
Al-Najar & Ors v The Cumberland Hotel (London) Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1716 (18 December 2020)
Shahzad v Mazher & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 1740 (18 December 2020)
M (Children) v Wiltshire Council & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 1717 (18 December 2020)
RS, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Brent [2020] EWCA Civ 1711 (18 December 2020)
Stephenson Harwood LLP v Medien Patentverwaltung AG [2020] EWCA Civ 1743 (17 December 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Rowlett, R v [2020] EWCA Crim 1748 (18 December 2020)
Bailey & Ors, R. v (Rev 1) [2020] EWCA Crim 1719 (18 December 2020)
Nawaz, R. v [2020] EWCA Crim 1715 (18 December 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Grice, R (On the Application Of) v [2020] EWHC 3581 (Admin) (24 December 2020)
Goddard v Municipal Court In Pula-Pola (Croatia) [2020] EWHC 3563 (Admin) (21 December 2020)
Martin v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2020] EWHC 3525 (Admin) (21 December 2020)
Anglian Water Services Ltd v Environment Agency [2020] EWHC 3544 (Admin) (21 December 2020)
AS, R (On the Application Of) v Liverpool City Council [2020] EWHC 3531 (Admin) (21 December 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc & Anor [2020] EWHC 3536 (Comm) (21 December 2020)
ING Bank N.V. & Anor v Banco Santander S.A. [2020] EWHC 3561 (Comm) (21 December 2020)
The Serious Fraud Office & Anor v Litigation Capital Ltd [2020] EWHC 3548 (Comm) (21 December 2020)
Vale SA & Ors v Steinmetz & Ors [2020] EWHC 3501 (Comm) (18 December 2020)
Arag Plc v Jones & Anor [2020] EWHC 3484 (Comm) (18 December 2020)
High Court (Family Division)
Crowther v Crowther & Ors [2020] EWHC 3555 (Fam) (22 December 2020)
AEY v AL [2020] EWHC 3539 (Fam) (21 December 2020)
A County Council v KK & Ors [2020] EWHC 3510 (Fam) (18 December 2020)
High Court (Patents Court)
Permavent Ltd & Anor v Makin [2020] EWHC 3495 (Pat) (17 December 2020)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Aqua Leisure International Ltd v Benchmark Leisurel Ltd [2020] EWHC 3511 (TCC) (18 December 2020)
R.G. Carter Projects Ltd v CUA Property Ltd [2020] EWHC 3417 (TCC) (17 December 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
PSED, breach and ‘subsequent compliance’ – Nearly Legal
‘An appeal on the issue of whether a Council landlord’s initial failure to have regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty on commencing possession proceedings could be remedied by later performance of that duty.’
Nearly Legal, 2nd January 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Deep crisis’ in British prisons as use of force against inmates doubles – The Guardian
‘The use of force against inmates has doubled over the past decade, amid continuing concern over high levels of violence and disorder in prisons. A loss of experienced prison staff, overcrowding and a subsequent growth in violence against both prisoners and staff has been blamed for force being used 49,111 times in England and Wales in the 12 months before the Covid pandemic began.’
The Guardian, 3rd January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Coronavirus: Twelve fined for playing dominoes in Tier 4 breach – BBC News
‘Twelve people have been fined after they were caught playing dominoes in a restaurant in east London.’
BBC News, 3rd January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tough new domestic abuse tsar prepares to shape laws to protect threatened women – The Guardian
‘As violence soars in locked-down homes, Nicole Jacobs explains how, as commissioner, she can make a difference.’
The Guardian, 3rd January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Christmas Break
There will be no posts during the Inner Temple Library’s Christmas closure period which starts at 2pm on 21st December. We will resume posting on 4th January 2021.
Happy Christmas and thanks for reading!
Kenneth Armstrong: Governing With or Without Consent – The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The United Kingdom Internal Market Act has become law, receiving Royal Assent shortly before MPs and Lords departed the Palace of Westminster for the holidays. The controversial provisions in Part 5 conflicting with the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement and Northern Ireland Protocol – previously discussed by me here – have been removed following the outcome of a meeting of the EU-UK Joint Committee that resolved – at least for the moment – outstanding issues in the practical implementation of the Protocol.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th December 2020
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
