Four men jailed in first year since upskirting law was introduced – The Guardian
‘Four men have been jailed in the year since the upskirting law was introduced in England and Wales, figures show.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Woman’s attraction to chandeliers not a sexual orientation, Ipso says – The Guardian
‘A woman in a long-term relationship with a 92-year-old German chandelier has been told that her attraction to historic light fittings is not considered to be a protected sexual orientation.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court strikes off medical reports doctor for contempt – Litigation Futures
‘A doctor who received a suspended sentence for contempt of court over a false medical report has been erased from the medical register by the High Court.’
Litigation Futures, 14th April 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020
The Private Security Industry (Licence Fees) Order 2020
The Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020
The Posted Workers (Agency Workers) Regulations 2020
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
The District Probate Registries (Amendment) Order 2020
The Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2020
The Justices of the Peace and Authorised Court and Tribunal Staff (Costs) Regulations 2020
The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Amendment Regulations 2020
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2020
The Offender Management Act 2007 (Coronavirus) (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020
The Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2020
The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020
The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2020
The Electronic Monitoring (Responsible Persons) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Order 2020
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020
The Tribunal Procedure (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020
The Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Rules 2020
The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2020
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Law firm defeats broker’s claim for £100k introducer fee – Legal Futures
‘A Liverpool law firm has defeated the claim of a finance broker who sought a £100,000 fee for introducing it to a new loan provider.’
Legal Futures, 14th April 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Coronavirus: How Will Exam Cancellations Affect Students? – Each Other
‘With the cancellation of all GCSE and A level summer exams amid the coronavirus pandemic, the system for awarding student grades been transformed beyond recognition.’
Each Other, 9th April 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Aspen Underwriting Ltd & Ors v Credit Europe Bank NV [2020] UKSC 11 (01 April 2020)
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX [2020] UKSC 14 (01 April 2020)
Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13 (01 April 2020)
Zipvit Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2020] UKSC 15 (01 April 2020)
WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 (01 April 2020)
Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 10 (25 March 2020)
MS (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 9 (18 March 2020)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
S (Children) [2020] EWCA Civ 515 (09 April 2020)
Barings (UK) Ltd v Deutsche Trustee Company Ltd & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 521 (09 April 2020)
Ho v Adelekun [2020] EWCA Civ 517 (09 April 2020)
Corbett, R (On the Application Of) v [2020] EWCA Civ 508 (09 April 2020)
AD & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Hackney [2020] EWCA Civ 518 (08 April 2020)
McMahon v Watford Borough Council [2020] EWCA Civ 497 (08 April 2020)
C-D (A Child), Re [2020] EWCA Civ 501 (08 April 2020)
Runa v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 514 (08 April 2020)
T (Children), Re [2020] EWCA Civ 507 (07 April 2020)
Teesside Gas Transportation Ltd v Cats North Sea Ltd & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 503 (07 April 2020)
Amrolia, R (On the Application Of) v Revenue & Customs [2020] EWCA Civ 488 (03 April 2020)
James v Hertsmere Borough Council [2020] EWCA Civ 489 (02 April 2020)
Islandsbanki Hf & Ors v Stanford [2020] EWCA Civ 480 (02 April 2020)
Mexichem UK Ltd v Honeywell International Inc [2020] EWCA Civ 473 (01 April 2020)
Genentech Inc. v The Comptroller General of Patents [2020] EWCA Civ 475 (31 March 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Abbott & Ors v R. [2020] EWCA Crim 516 (08 April 2020)
Horne v R. [2020] EWCA Crim 487 (02 April 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Idolo, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Bromley [2020] EWHC 860 (Admin) (08 April 2020)
Walaszczyk v Regional Court of Law In Czestochowa, Poland [2020] EWHC 849 (Admin) (08 April 2020)
General Medical Council & Ors v Zafar [2020] EWHC 846 (Admin) (08 April 2020)
Jankowski v Regional Court of Torun, Poland [2020] EWHC 826 (Admin) (08 April 2020)
National Crime Agency v Baker & Ors [2020] EWHC 822 (Admin) (08 April 2020)
Advearse, R (on the application of) v Dorset Council & Ors [2020] EWHC 807 (Admin) (06 April 2020)
Packham v The Secretary of State for Transport & Anor [2020] EWHC 829 (Admin) (06 April 2020)
Sawkill v Highways England Company Ltd [2020] EWHC 801 (Admin) (03 April 2020)
Le Roux Zeeman & Ors v HM Revenue and Customs [2020] EWHC 794 (Admin) (03 April 2020)
X, R (On the Application Of) v The Ealing Youth Court [2020] EWHC 800 (Admin) (03 April 2020)
Pwr & Ors v Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] EWHC 798 (Admin) (03 April 2020)
D & Ors v The Lord Chancellor & Anor [2020] EWHC 736 (Admin) (02 April 2020)
Kavaarupo v Nursing And Midwifery Council [2020] EWHC 731 (Admin) (31 March 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Carluccio’s Ltd, Re Insolvency Act 1986 [2020] EWHC 886 (Ch) (13 April 2020)
State Bank of India & Ors v Mallya [2020] EWHC 96 (Ch) (09 April 2020)
Freehold Properties 250 Ltd v Field & Ors [2020] EWHC 792 (Ch) (08 April 2020)
Hussain & Anor v Chowdhury & Ors [2020] EWHC 790 (Ch) (08 April 2020)
TMO Renewables Ltd v Reeves & Anor [2020] EWHC 789 (Ch) (08 April 2020)
Slater & Ors v Anglo Atlantic Media Ltd [2020] EWHC 710 (Ch) (08 April 2020)
Byers & Ors v Samba Financial Group [2020] EWHC 853 (Ch) (08 April 2020)
Blackfriars Ltd, Re [2020] EWHC 845 (Ch) (06 April 2020)
Caldicott & Ors v Richards & Anor [2020] EWHC 767 (Ch) (03 April 2020)
Nimat Halal Food Ltd & Anor v Patel & Anor [2020] EWHC 734 (Ch) (03 April 2020)
Inmarsat Plc, Re Companies Act [2020] EWHC 776 (Ch) (03 April 2020)
Anwer v Central Bridging Loans Ltd [2020] EWHC 765 (Ch) (30 March 2020)
Legal and General Assurance Society Ltd, Re [2020] EWHC 756 (Ch) (30 March 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Lakatamia Shipping Company Ltd & Ors v Su & Ors [2020] EWHC 865 (Comm) (08 April 2020)
Scipion Active Trading Fund v Vallis Group Ltd [2020] EWHC 795 (Comm) (03 April 2020)
Carpatsky Petroleum Corporation v PKSC Ukrnafta [2020] EWHC 769 (Comm) (31 March 2020)
Terre Neuve SARL & Ors v Yewdale Ltd & Ors (14) Driss Mriouah [2020] EWHC 772 (Comm) (31 March 2020)
Clearlake Chartering USA Inc & Anor v Petroleo Brasileiro SA [2020] EWHC 805 (Comm) (31 March 2020)
Arcelormittal USA LLC v Ruia & Ors [2020] EWHC 740 (Comm) (30 March 2020)
High Court (Family Division)
VB v TR [2020] EWHC 877 (Fam) (07 April 2020)
London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Mother & Ors [2020] EWHC 832 (Fam) (07 April 2020)
PT (A Child), Re [2020] EWHC 834 (Fam) (31 March 2020)
High Court (Patents Court)
Illumina Cambridge Ltd v Latvia MGI Tech SIA & Ors [2020] EWHC 730 (Pat) (25 March 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hertfordshire County Council v Davies [2020] EWHC 838 (QB) (09 April 2020)
Birmingham City Council v Afsar & Ors [2020] EWHC 864 (QB) (08 April 2020)
Edinburgh v Fieldfisher LLP [2020] EWHC 862 (QB) (08 April 2020)
NKX v Barts Health NHS Trust [2020] EWHC 839 (QB) (08 April 2020)
Farah v Abdullahi & Ors [2020] EWHC 825 (QB) (08 April 2020)
Royal Mail Group Ltd v Communication Workers Union [2020] EWHC 842 (QB) (08 April 2020)
NKX v Barts Health NHS Trust [2020] EWHC 828 (QB) (08 April 2020)
Barber (t/a Barber & Co Solicitors) v Medico Services Ltd [2020] EWHC 810 (QB) (07 April 2020)
Chelsea Football Club Ltd v Nichols & Anor [2020] EWHC 827 (QB) (06 April 2020)
Sarfraz v Akhtar & Anor [2020] EWHC 782 (QB) (06 April 2020)
Crossley & Ors v Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft & Ors [2020] EWHC 783 (QB) (06 April 2020)
Zenith Logistics Services (UK) Ltd & Ors v Coury [2020] EWHC 774 (QB) (03 April 2020)
Maurice Hutson & Ors v Tata Steel UK Ltd [2020] EWHC 771 (QB) (03 April 2020)
FXF v Ampleforth Abbey Trustees [2020] EWHC 791 (QB) (02 April 2020)
Wolverhampton City Council & Ors v Persons Unknown [2020] EWHC 759 (QB) (30 March 2020)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
A v B [2020] EWHC 809 (TCC) (03 April 2020)
Jalla & Ors v Royal Dutch Shell Plc & Ors [2020] EWHC 738 (TCC) (27 March 2020)
Lungowe v Vedanta Resources Plc & Ors [2020] EWHC 749 (TCC) (27 March 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
Judge orders mental health patient to vacate bed for Covid-19 cases – The Guardian
‘A high court judge has ruled a woman can be discharged from the hospital bed she has occupied for more than a year to relieve pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Coronavirus: Ofcom formally probes David Icke TV interview – BBC News
‘The UK’s media watchdog has launched a formal investigation into a TV network’s broadcast of an interview with conspiracy theorist David Icke about coronavirus.’
BBC News, 9th April 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK insurers face legal action from small firms over Covid-19 claims – The Guardian
‘Some of Britain’s biggest insurance companies are facing legal action from small business owners who say their legitimate business interruption claims have been unfairly turned down.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Legal realities of an ‘extension’ to the football season – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The football world, like almost every other sector of the economy, is grappling with the unprecedented impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In English football, the official position remains as set out in the joint statement issued by the main professional stakeholders on 20 March 2020: football is currently suspended but ‘all options’ are being explored ‘to find ways of resuming the season when conditions allow’.’
7th April 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal in Serco Lock Change Evictions Case – But What Effect Has the Human Rights Challenge Already Had? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Serco is a private company that was contracted by the UK Home Office between 2012 and 2019 to provide accommodation to asylum seekers living in Glasgow. In July 2018, Serco began to implement the “move on protocol” – a new policy of changing locks and evicting asylum seekers without a court order if they were no longer eligible for asylum support. This put around 300 asylum seekers – who had no right to work or who had no right to homeless assistance – at risk of eviction and homelessness in Glasgow without any court process.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th April 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Disabled man stuck in bedroom on eighth-floor flat for 20 months loses judicial review challenge – Local Government Lawyer
‘A man in his early sixties with a complex medical history and disabilities who spent almost 20 months without being able to leave his bedroom in an eighth-floor council flat has failed in a judicial review claim against a council for compensation and declaratory relief.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th April 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Trade Mark Infringement and Passing off – Natural Instinct Ltd v Natures Menu Ltd – NIPC Law
‘This was an action for trade mark infringement and passing off between two medium-sized enterprises. Mr David Stone sitting as an Enterprise Judge heard 9 witnesses on 13 and 14 Feb and delivered judgment on 20 March 2020. The costs that the losing party will be ordered to pay to the successful party will be capped at £50,000. It is it an example of how an intellectual property dispute should be resolved. Save that the Wood Green County Court’s jurisdiction had been limited to patents snd designs when it opened, this is probably just the sort of case that Sir Derek Oulton would have had in mind when he recommended the establishment of patents country courts in 1986.’
NIPC Law, 8th April 2020
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.com
Court of Appeal upholds ruling on vaccination of children in care of local authorities – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has refused an appeal by parents over whether a local authority can make arrangements for the vaccination of children in its care, in the face of parental opposition, under its statutory powers or whether it is required to seek declaratory relief from the High Court to authorise their actions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th April 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
