BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Byrne & Ors v R. [2021] EWCA Crim 107 (03 February 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Alan Edwards & Co Solicitors v TWM Solicitors LLP [2021] EWHC 176 (Ch) (03 February 2021)
Business Mortgage Finance 4 Plc & Ors v Hussain & Ors [2021] EWHC 171 (Ch) (03 February 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Devonshires Solicitors LLP v Elbishlawi & Anor [2021] EWHC 173 (Comm) (03 February 2021)
National Bank Trust v Yurov & Ors [2021] EWHC 164 (Comm) (03 February 2021)
Gosden & Anor v Halliwell Landau (a firm) & Anor [2021] EWHC 159 (Comm) (02 February 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
FC v MC [2021] EWHC 154 (Fam) (29 January 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Finch, R (On the Application Of) v Surrey County Council [2021] EWHC 170 (QB) (03 February 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
UK’s FGM safeguarding policies undermining welfare, study warns – The Guardian
‘Safeguarding policies introduced to protect women and girls against female genital mutilation (FGM) are instead eroding trust and alienating African diaspora communities, a study has found.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
New rules promise clarity on issue of interest in Part 36 offers – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Legislation to give litigators certainty about the issue of Part 36 offers and interest is to be introduced this spring, the government has announced. The rule change, effective from 6 April, is one of a raft of amendments to the civil procedure rules published yesterday as statutory instruments.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Cardiff terrorist Omar Latif sues MoJ over licence changes – BBC News
‘A convicted terrorist who was jailed for his role in an al Qaida-inspired terrorist group is suing the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).’
BBC News, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Profession claims victory in fight against extended court hours – Legal Futures
‘The legal profession claimed victory last night in the fight against extended operating hours (EOH) in the criminal courts.’
Legal Futures, 4th February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
A thousand young, black men removed from Met gang violence prediction database – The Guardian
‘One thousand young, black men have been removed from an allegedly discriminatory gangs database used by police in London, after a review found they posed no or little risk of committing violence, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Case Comment: Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (Formerly known as Ace Bermuda Insurance Ltd) [2020] UKSC 48 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Neil Newing and Olivia Flasch who both practice at Signature Litigation, comment upon the decision handed down by the UK Supreme Court in the matter of Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (Formerly known as Ace Bermuda Insurance Ltd) [2020] UKSC 48. They ask: is the decision a missed opportunity?’
UKSC Blog, 2nd February 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
Former trade union strikers challenge convictions at appeal court – The Guardian
‘The actor Ricky Tomlinson is among a group of trade unionists seeking to overturn their criminal convictions arising out of an industrial strike that took place nearly five decades ago.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Influencers told not to use ‘misleading’ beauty filters – BBC News
‘Filters should not be applied to social media adverts if they exaggerate the effect of the product, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council secures possession order evicting environmental protesters at development site – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has granted the London Borough of Islington a possession order for a development site where protesters are occupying a copse scheduled for destruction.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Vulnerability’ added to overriding objective and costs rules – Litigation Futures
‘Taking account of the vulnerability of parties and witnesses is to be added to the overriding objective as well as the factors used to determine the proportionality of costs.’
Litigation Futures, February 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Judge refuses to halt eviction of HS2 activists from Euston tunnel – The Guardian
‘An emergency application to the high court by environmental protesters to stop HS2 evicting them from a tunnel close to Euston station because of safety concerns has been rejected by a judge.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Derhalli v Derhalli [2021] EWCA Civ 112 (02 February 2021)
Phones 4U Ltd v EE Ltd & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 116 (02 February 2021)
Tinkler v Ferguson & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 18 (01 February 2021)
HMRC v SSE Generation Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 105 (01 February 2021)
Lockett v Minstrell Recruitment Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 102 (01 February 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Charnock v R [2021] EWCA Crim 100 (02 February 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
OP v Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 165 (QB) (01 February 2021)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Municipio De Mariana & Ors v BHP Group PLC & Anor [2021] EWHC 146 (TCC) (29 January 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
Consigned to History: Do abuse of process arguments work in historic sex cases? – Carmelite Chambers
‘Ben Hargreaves looks at the case law from R (Ebrahim) v Feltham MC [2001] 2 Cr.App.R. 23 through to R v Hewitt [2020] EWCA Crim 1247 and considers whether there is any prospect of turning the tide on the diminishing scope for successful abuse arguments in historic sex allegations.’
Carmelite Chambers, 1st February 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
Teenage neo-Nazi from Cornwall is UK’s youngest terror offender – BBC News
‘The teenage leader of a neo-Nazi group has become the youngest person in the UK to have committed a terrorist offence.’
BBC News, 1st February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Certainly Uncertain: the future of prosecutions in relation to Coronavirus Support Payments – Carmelite Chambers
‘William England and Mark Watson consider the widely reported instances of fraud in relation to the government’s coronavirus support schemes and the implications for prosecutions.’
Carmelite Chambers, 28th January 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
High Court finds ‘huge delay’ in the Home Office provision of asylum support accommodation – EIN Blog
‘The High Court judgment in R (DMA & Ors) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 3416 (Admin) upheld a significant judicial review challenge against the Secretary of State over systemic delays in the provision of adequate accommodation to destitute, refused asylum seekers.’
EIN Blog, 1st February 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
