Maximum jail term for attacking emergency workers to be double – The Guardian
‘Increase to two years is among series of sentencing reforms announced by Ministry of Justice.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tribunal awards 10 UK homecare workers £10,000 each in back pay – The Guardian
‘Ruling says travel and waiting time between cases should be treated as working time.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Independent Case Review published – Oxford Diocese – Law & Religion UK
‘On 12th December 2018, the Diocese of Oxford announced the establishment of an Independent Case Review of the diocesan safeguarding response to allegations of spiritual abuse in the case of the Revd Tim Davis. On 11 September 2020, the Diocese of Oxford published the Review’s findings, a summary of which is reproduced below.’
Law & Religion UK, 11th September 2020
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Data protection representative actions consultation opened – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government is considering whether to allow non-profit organisations to make data protection regulatory complaints and bring court claims on behalf of individuals without their consent.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2020
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Kenneth Armstrong: Can the UK Breach the Withdrawal Agreement and Get Away With It? – the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Can the UK Breach the Withdrawal Agreement and Get Away With It? – the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 9th September 2020
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2020
The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020
The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2020
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2020
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
B (A Child) (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [2020] EWCA Civ 1187 (10 September 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
J v A South Wales Local Authority [2020] EWHC 2362 (Admin) (14 September 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Penta Ultimate Holdings Ltd & Anor v Storrier [2020] EWHC 2400 (Ch) (14 September 2020)
SPS Technologies Ltd v Moitt & Ors [2020] EWHC 2421 (Ch) (11 September 2020)
Lau v Cowley & Anor [2020] EWHC 2429 (Ch) (10 September 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
PJSC Tatneft v Bogolyubov & Ors [2020] EWHC 2437 (Comm) (11 September 2020)
BNP Paribas SA v Trattamento Rifiuti Metropolitani SPA [2020] EWHC 2436 (Comm) (11 September 2020)
Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors v Zhunus & Ors [2020] EWHC 2431 (Comm) (10 September 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Bioconstruct GMBH v Winspear Ltd & Anor [2020] EWHC 2390 (QB) (11 September 2020)
Comberg v Vivopower International Services Ltd & Anor [2020] EWHC 2438 (QB) (11 September 2020)
Lum v Chan [2020] EWHC 2445 (QB) (11 September 2020)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Essex County Council v UBB Waste (Essex) Ltd (No. 3) [2020] EWHC 2387 (TCC) (11 September 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
High Court rejects challenge to foreign in-house lawyers’ privilege – Legal Futures
‘Legal advice privilege extends to communications with foreign lawyers working in-house even if they are not recognised or regulated as “professional lawyers”, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 14th September 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Nationwide Organised Crime Gang sentenced – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Eighteen members of a gang who ran a county lines drugs operation stretching from north Wales and Merseyside as far as Anglesey, Cornwall and Scotland have been sentenced to a total of nearly 147 years’ imprisonment, with individual sentences ranging from 4 to 21 years at Mold Crown Court.’
Crown Prosecution Service , 11th September 2020
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
BSB announces new opportunities to sit Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) exams – Bar Standards Board
‘The Director General of the Bar Standards Board has repeated his apology to students who were affected by the technical difficulties which they faced in sitting their BPTC exams in August. Further to his previous announcement on 18 August, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has also today announced that course providers will be offering new opportunities to sit the centralised BPTC and Bar Transfer Test (BTT) assessments in Professional Ethics and Civil and Criminal Litigation in the traditional pen and paper format starting from 5 October.’
Bar Standards Board, 11th September 2020
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Coronavirus: Illegal house party host fined £10k apologises – BBC News
‘A student who was fined £10,000 for an illegal house party of more than 50 people has apologised.’
BBC News, 13th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drivers who kill others could receive life sentences under new laws – BBC News
‘Drivers who kill others after speeding, racing or using a phone could receive life sentences under new legislation.’
BBC News, 14th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New stop and search powers for convicted knife criminals – Home Office
‘Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) are designed to ensure repeat offenders are more likely to be caught and put in prison.’
Home Office, 14th September 2010
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Stop and search: Ministers launch consultation on extending powers for known knife offenders – The Independent
‘Ministers have launched a consultation to give police greater powers to stop and search individuals with prior knife convictions.’
The Independent, 14th September 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Olivia Burt’s family ‘disappointed’ with CPS decision – BBC News
‘The parents of a student who died when a barrier collapsed outside a nightclub say they are “deeply disappointed” no-one will face criminal prosecution.’
BBC News, 14th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Moral rights: why should developers care? – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘Question: What do the Oslo Picasso murals “The Seagull” and the “The Fishermen” and the Dutch De View Jaargetijden have in common? Answer: They both have been subject to recent high cost, high profile litigation that dragged on for years and which concerned moral rights.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 9th September 2020
Homelessness application: Interim relief, suitability and housing benefit – Local Government Lawyer
‘Clare Cullen considers a recent High Court decision to adjourn a case considering the suitability of interim accommodation where further information was required.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th September 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The NPPF and “out-of-date” – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has handed down a judgment on the meaning of “out-of-date” in paragraph 11(d) in the National Planning Policy Framework. Matthew Fraser sets out the key points.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th September 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
