Gang members who ‘flooded’ town with drugs jailed – BBC News
‘Members of a county lines gang who “flooded” a North Yorkshire coastal town with illegal drugs have been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Olivia killer’s bid to appeal murder conviction – BBC News
‘The man who shot nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel will try and seek permission to appeal his conviction for her murder in court later this month.’
BBC News, 6th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men jailed after armed violence at kabaddi match – BBC News
‘Seven men have been jailed after violence broke out at a sporting event in Derby.’
BBC News, 6th November 204
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cabo v Dezotti [2024] EWCA Civ 1358 (06 November 2024)
Cheshire Estate & Legal Ltd v Blanchfield & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 1317 (05 November 2024)
Topalsson GmbH v Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1330 (05 November 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ward v R. [2024] EWCA Crim 1353 (06 November 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Abbas v Solicitors’ Regulatory Authority [2024] EWHC 2775 (Admin) (06 November 2024)
RAI v Guildford Magistrates Court & Anor [2024] EWHC 2801 (Admin) (05 November 2024)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v KIB [2024] EWHC 2812 (Admin) (05 November 2024)
Court (Chancery Division)
Murfet & Anor v Property Lending LLP & Anor [2024] EWHC 2787 (Ch) (05 November 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
City firm unfairly dismissed associate over party misconduct claims – Legal Futures
‘A leading City law firm unfairly dismissed a senior associate for sexual misconduct after a defective investigation and disciplinary process, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 7th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Wholesale reform to adoption process is needed, says Public Law Working Group – Courts & Tribunal Judiciary
‘Wholesale reform is needed, the adoption sub-group of the Public Law Working Group has said in its report ‘Recommendations for best practice in respect of adoption’, which is published today (Thursday, 7 November).’
Courts & Tribunal Judiciary, 7th November 224
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Surrey magistrates’ ‘standard practice’ declared unlawful by the High Court – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Magistrates who made a “clearly irrational” order for a gas engineer to pay £22,000 within 28 days were following a “standard practice” which was unlawful, the High Court has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th November 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Firm penalised £20,000 by SRA for 2022 compliance failings – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A small firm which failed to have in place a compliance officer for three years and missed transparency requirements two years ago has been fined more than £20,000.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th November 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Man City ordered to pay Benjamin Mendy up to £11m after unfair dismissal claim over sex charges – The Independent
‘Benjamin Mendy has won the majority of his £11m claim against Manchester City for unpaid wages after the club stopped paying his salary when he was charged with rape and sexual assault.’
The Independent, 6th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK asylum system retraumatises women fleeing sexual abuse, says report – The Guardian
‘The UK asylum system is retraumatising women and girls who have fled rape and sexual abuse and putting them at risk of further harm, leading charities have said.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
GP jailed for 31 years over ‘audacious’ plot to murder mother’s partner with fake Covid jab – The Independent
‘A GP who disguised himself as a nurse and poisoned his mother’s partner with a fake Covid jab in an “audacious” plot to murder him has been jailed for 31 years.’
The Independent, 6th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Twenty men jailed over child rape and sexual abuse in Calderdale – The Independent
‘Twenty men have been jailed for raping and abusing four girls in Calderdale, West Yorkshire Police has said. The men have been sentenced to a combined total of 219 years in prison in relation to sexual abuse carried out between 2001 and 2010, against four girls aged 12 to 16.’
The Independent, 6th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court case over closure of nurseries dropped – BBC News
‘A High Court challenge over plans to close children’s centres in east London has been dropped after the council accepted its consultation was “unlawful”.’
BBC News, 7th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
From two letters a year to face-to-face meetings: ‘Seismic’ changes to adoption contact – BBC News
‘Adopted children are likely to be allowed much closer contact with their birth families in the future as part of “seismic” changes recommended in a report published today. Some families say the changes are long overdue – but others worry they may deter people from adopting.’
BBC News, 7th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fine after builder paralysed while working on house – BBC News
‘A builder fears he may not be able to walk his daughters down the aisle after he was left paralysed when he fell through a ceiling. Andrew Clifford misses the simple things he used to love – the gardening, washing the car and jobs around his family home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Now, he says, he cannot wash or dress himself after he fell two years ago when he was working on a house for Mansfield-based Paul Freeman Ltd. The company was fined £40,000 on Monday at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court over a health and safety breach in relation to the fall.’
BBC News, 5th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Online services should prepare to conduct illegal content risk assessment – OUT-LAW.com
‘Online service providers in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) should get ahead and prepare to conduct an illegal content risk assessment to ensure they do not fall foul of Ofcom’s enforcement powers, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
HMO licensing appeals: to re-hear, or not to re-hear? – Local Government Lawyer
‘Angela Piears considers a First-tier Tribunal (FTT) case about HMO licences: How should the FTT approach the hearing of an HMO licensing appeal? Who can challenge the decision to grant an HMO licence? How should a local authority serve notices on a freehold company?’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Improvement or remediation, or both? – Local Government Lawyer
‘Robert Bowker considers how the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has dealt with fire safety cases where an improvement notice under the Housing Act 2004 has been served and an application for a remediation order under s. 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022 has been made.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Renters’ Rights Bill – Supported Housing Providers focus: new grounds for possession – Local Government Lawyer
‘Matthew Watts and Sarah Orchard briefly explore the changes being proposed in the Renters’ Rights Bill and consider some of the impacts on the supported housing sector, where flexibility in management of housing stock is often key.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Unapologetic SRA dismisses Axiom Ince report as “opinion” – Legal Futures
‘The leaders of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday refused to apologise to the profession about the Axiom Ince collapse as they dismissed the report criticising its actions as just opinion.’
BBC news, 6th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
