Man given suspended jail term over fatal punch – BBC News
‘A man who punched and killed a man after watching a Euro 2024 England football match has been given a suspended prison term.’
BBC News, 10th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court dismisses claim against council over hard drive containing password to £600m bitcoin wallet dumped at landfill site – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has dismissed a claim against Newport City Council concerning the ownership of a hard drive containing the password to a Bitcoin wallet worth more than £600m that was said to have been left in error at a landfill site, after finding “no reasonable grounds for bringing the case”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Coroner issues warning about antidepressants after suicide of royal’s husband – The Guardian
‘A coroner has issued a warning about the effects of antidepressants prescribed by a Buckingham Palace doctor to the son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent before his suicide.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Transparency board calls for judicial review hearings to be broadcast – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Transparency and Open Justice Board has recommended that Administrative Court hearings should be broadcast in an effort to boost open justice.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Switaj -v- McClenaghan [2024] EWCA Civ 1457 – Gatehouse Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal recently considered whether or not fees which were paid by a tenant before the enactment of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (“TFA”) could preclude a landlord from recovering possession under s.21 of the Housing Act 1988.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 6th December 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
Summary judgment – entire agreement and estoppel arguments in shareholder dispute – Littleton Chambers
‘The High Court yesterday handed down judgment in JMW Solicitors LLP & Others v Injury Lawyers 4U & Others [2024] EWHC 3103 (Ch), a reverse summary judgment application on a shareholder dispute.’
Littleton Chambers, 5th December 2024
Source: littletonchambers.com
A review on causation in the Coroner’s Court – St John’s Chambers
‘At the recent inquest touching the death of Steve Dymond, HM Area Coroner Jason Pegg concluded there was no clear and reliable causal connection between Mr Dymond’s unfortunate death and his recent appearance on the ITV Jeremy Kyle Show. It was concluded that whilst “possible” the experience added to his distress it was not “probable”, reiterating the often-nuanced complexities of causation in the Coroner’s court.’
St John's Chambers, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.stjohnschambers.co.uk
Family Court reporting provisions to extend to all family courts in England and Wales – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Family Court reporting pilot is to be rolled out nationally from Monday 27 January through changes to the Family Procedure Rules.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Commercial Court claims fall to lowest number in decade – Legal Futures
‘The number of new claims issued in the Commercial Court last year fell to the lowest figure in over a decade, new research has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 10th January 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Judge halts attempt to retrieve £600m bitcoin wallet from Welsh dump – The Guardian
‘A computer expert’s decade-long battle to recover a £600m bitcoin fortune he says has been lost in a council dump has been halted by a judge.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
The 20 child abuse inquiry proposals – what has happened so far? – BBC News
‘In October 2022, child protection expert Prof Alexis Jay finished a seven-year inquiry into the countless ways children had been sexually abused in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 9th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Section 84(1) of the Law of Property Act 1925: Jurisdiction and Discretion: Millgate Developments Ltd v Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust – Tanfield Chambers
‘Edward Denehan, a barrister at Tanfield Chambers, discusses the Supreme Court’s ruling in Millgate Developments Ltd v Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust, which clarified the distinction between jurisdictional and discretionary power within the Tribunal’s decision-making process under section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925.’
Tanfield Chambers, 2nd December 2024
Source: tanfieldchambers.co.uk
No Ifs, No Butts: Evaluating Evidence for Unconditional Loans Versus Investments in Butt v Butt & Ors [2024] EWHC 3222 (Ch) – Tanfield Chambers
‘After 5 days of evidence and submissions, the Court has handed down judgment in the case of Butt v Butt & Ors [2024] EWHC 3222 (Ch). The case concerned a business centre in Nottingham (the “Centre”) and the beneficial ownership of M&B Properties (Nottingham) Ltd, an SPV which had purchased the Centre.’
Tanfield Chambers, 13th December 2024
Source: tanfieldchambers.co.uk
Supreme Court case update: the Vendor-Purchaser Constructive Trust and Frenkel v LA Micro Group (UK) Ltd – St John’s Chambers
‘Jack Pankhurst of our Commercial team provides a case summary of the Supreme Court judgment in Frenkel v LA Micro Group (UK) Ltd and others [2024] UKSC 42, which was handed down on 11 December 2024.’
St John's Chambers, 18th December 2024
Source: www.stjohnschambers.co.uk
Marcus v Marcus: can a non-biological child be ‘a child of the settlor’? – Wilberforce Chambers
‘In the recent judgment of Marcus v Marcus [2024] EWHC 2086, Master Marsh found that the words “the children and remoter issue of the Settlor” in a settlement meant the two adult sons of the settlor, even though (unbeknownst to the settlor during his lifetime) one of his sons was not biologically his child. The case raises interesting and difficult questions about how “terms of art” should be treated in settlements, wills and contracts. And, how that concept fits with the well-established approach to interpreting documents having regard to the ordinary, natural meaning of words and the intention of the party or parties making the document.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 4th December 2024
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
UK ruling clarifies ‘good arguable case’ threshold for freezing injunction – OUT-LAW.com
‘A recent judgment by the Court of Appeal provides long-awaited clarity to the threshold to be met in demonstrating a “good arguable case” when seeking to obtain a worldwide freezing order (WFO).’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th January 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Paedophile who stalked and stabbed girl jailed – BBC News
‘A paedophile who stalked and repeatedly stabbed a 15-year-old girl he had met online and hounded for sexual selfies has been jailed for 38 years.’
BBC News, 8th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mwah, mwah’: Croydon judge rules air-kissing is not sexual harassment – The Guardian
‘Giving a colleague an “air kiss” does not amount to sexual harassment, a UK employment judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
