‘A new tech regulator will work to limit the power of Google, Facebook and other tech platforms, the government has announced, in an effort to ensure a level playing field for smaller competitors and a fair market for consumers.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Twenty years ago, 10-year-old schoolboy Damilola Taylor was stabbed in the leg and left to die in a south London stairwell. It took six years and three trials for brothers Danny and Ricky Preddie to be convicted of manslaughter. They were aged 12 and 13 at the time of the killing.’
BBC News, 27th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer who scanned a barcode for carrots worth 7p to purchase a £9.95 box Krispy Kreme doughnuts has been sacked for gross misconduct.’
The Independent, 26th November 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Bullale v City of Westminster Council [2020] EWCA Civ 1587 (25 November 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Luckhurst, R. v [2020] EWCA Crim 1579 (24 November 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Flaxby Park Ltd v Harrogate Borough Council [2020] EWHC 3204 (Admin) (25 November 2020)
Bankole-Jones v Watford Borough Council [2020] EWHC 3100 (Admin) (24 November 2020)
Done v Petrosani Court of Law Romania [2020] EWHC 3192 (Admin) (24 November 2020)
Danfelds v General Prosecutor’s Office, Latvia [2020] EWHC 3199 (Admin) (24 November 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Scott v Bridge & Ors [2020] EWHC 3116 (Ch) (25 November 2020)
Thomas v Smalling [2020] EWHC 3186 (Ch) (24 November 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Fulham Football Club Ltd v Kline [2020] EWHC 3170 (Comm) (25 November 2020)
Suppipaj & Ors v Narongdej & Ors [2020] EWHC 3191 (Comm) (24 November 2020)
The Anderson Group Ltd v Bragg [2020] EWHC 3190 (Comm) (24 November 2020)
High Court (Family Division)
K v G [2020] EWHC 3209 (Fam) (25 November 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Glenn v Kline [2020] EWHC 3182 (QB) (25 November 2020)
Benyatov v Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd [2020] EWHC 3213 (QB) (25 November 2020)
Arif, Re [2020] EWHC 3208 (QB) (25 November 2020)
Shearer v Neal [2020] EWHC 3148 (QB) (25 November 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Speech by the Chancellor of the High Court to Harvard Law School: Online courts – Perspectives from the Bench and the Bar.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 25th November 2020
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A Midlands firm which wrongly rated three property transactions as low risk has been fined £14,000 for breaching anti-money laundering rules.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th November 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A mother who was denied legal aid on the grounds of a house she owns with her ex-partner has won her High Court challenge, in a ruling that provides “important clarification for victims of domestic abuse”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th November 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Jay Patel, Partner and Polly Atkins, Associate, both of Hunters, highlight the circumstances in which action may need to be taken before the end of the year to protect a client’s interests.
Family Law Week, 19th November 2020
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Matthew Moore, director of Infolegal, advises family lawyers of their obligations under anti-money laundering regulations following changes [to the] wording of what constitutes taxation advice.’
Family Law Week, 24th November 2020
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A former Army Cadet leader has been jailed for nine years after pleading guilty to child sex offences committed between 1981 and 1991.’
The Independent, 25th November 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘One in five offences recorded by police during and immediately after the first national lockdown in England and Wales involved domestic abuse, figures have revealed.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Dozens of MPs have backed calls to halt the deportation of a severely autistic man who was jailed as a teenager after being found guilty of stealing a mobile phone.’
The Independent, 25th November 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A supporter of Jeremy Corbyn who targeted Labour MPs with “vulgar, obscene and threatening” abuse has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 25th November 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Students could be awarded financial compensation for lost teaching time during the Covid-19 lockdown after the higher education complaints watchdog told an institution to pay £1,000 to an international student.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former Great Ormond Street hospital porter has been charged with a series of sex offences against children.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A paralysed former builder has called for an inquiry into assisted dying after losing the latest in a series of bids to challenge the law on the issue.’
BBC News, 25th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Eton College teacher has been found guilty of sexually touching students during night-time visits to their bedrooms.’
The Independent, 25th November 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘These proceedings related to an adjudicator’s decision dated 27th April 2020 (“the 27th April Decision”) under the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 as amended (“the Scheme”). Lane End Developments Construction Limited (“Lane End”) was the main contractor on a housing development (“the Development”) and Kingstone Civil Engineering Limited (“Kingstone”) was sub-contracted to carry out enabling works for the Development. On 2nd March 2020, Kingstone issued Interim Payment Application No. 17 in the sum of £356,439.19, but Lane End did not serve a Pay Less Notice nor, until 26th March, did it serve a Payment Notice.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 13th November 2020
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘The case was concerned with a private prosecution for fraud offences, which had ultimately resulted in a £20 million confiscation order and £17 million compensation orders. The private prosecutor’s unsuccessful submissions against a third party in proceedings to enforce the confiscation order had led to the unusual spectacle of the Lord Chancellor intervening and persuading a High Court judge to reverse her decision on a jurisdictional question and set aside the order she had previously made. It prompted the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) to conduct a comprehensive review of the primary and secondary legislation and the authorities on private prosecutions, confiscation, costs and the sometimes blurred lines between criminal and civil proceedings.’
CrimeCast.Law, 24th November 2020
Source: crimecast.law
‘An important point regarding the nature of demurrage may, finally, have been conclusively determined by the High Court in this recent case, which came before Mr Justice Andrew Baker. It is however presently the subject of an appeal to the Court of Appeal (leave having been granted by the learned judge), so a definitive answer is awaited.’
33 Bedford Row, 12th November 2020
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
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