‘A man has been sentenced after CCTV caught him purposely banging his knee five times on a paving stone in order to make a fake injury claim against a housing association.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Judges could be handed wider powers to take the initiative over contempt of court in draft rules proposed by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC).’
Litigation Futures, 11th March 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The High Court has rejected a bid to strike out the claim by various public figures that the legal department of MGN Group knew about phone hacking at the Daily Mirror.’
Legal Futures, 11th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A killer who robbed a teenager of his new Nike trainers before stabbing another teenager who confronted him about it, has been convicted of murder and jailed for life.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th March 2020
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A radical proposal by an influential human rights thinktank to resolve housing disputes – a sector blighted by “advice deserts” – has divided housing lawyers.’
Law Society's Gazette, 10th March 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A faulty till system that led to sub-postmasters being wrongly accused of stealing money is still not working properly, MPs have been told.’
BBC News, 10th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A newspaper ad promoting British-made mattresses that warned of “nasty imports” alongside an image of a surgical mask has been banned by the advertising watchdog for associating immigrants with the spread of the coronavirus.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 10-year-old boy who was killed by a falling queue barrier at a Topshop store died accidentally, a coroner has said.’
BBC News, 10th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Some of the UK’s best known mental health charities and the Royal College of Psychiatrists have jointly called for an independent inquiry into the deaths of scores of vulnerable people who were reliant on welfare benefits.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A campaigner who wants passports to include a category for those who do not identify as male or female has lost a Court of Appeal challenge over gender neutral passports.’
The Independent, 10th March 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Parental Bereavement Leave Regulations 2020
The Public Service Pensions Revaluation Order 2020
The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2020
The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020
The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Jeffreys & Ors v Scruton & Ors [2020] EWHC 536 (Ch) (09 March 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Niramax Group Ltd v Zurich Insurance Plc [2020] EWHC 535 (Comm) (09 March 2020)
High Court (Patents Court)
Geofabrics Ltd v Fiberweb Geosynthetics Ltd [2020] EWHC 444 (Pat) (05 March 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Court of Appeal in London has ruled that UK construction law does not require hybrid contracts to include distinct notifications with separate break downs for construction operations and non-construction operations.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th March 2020
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A High Court judge has rejected a developer’s application for summary judgment of its claim for a declaration that residential development of land in Holt, Norfolk was not bound by obligations contained in a section 106 agreement.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th March 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court will this week hear a dispute over whether a pair of 18th century lead urns resting on limestone piers were “buildings” on an application for listed building consent.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th March 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Sue Brookes, Principal Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during February 2019.’
Family Law Week, 9th March 2020
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘An online dealer has been convicted of killing a woman who took toxic tablets sold to her as slimming pills.’
BBC News, 9th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The chief of London’s police has been cleared over her handling of an investigation into false claims of a VIP paedophile ring.’
BBC News, 9th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Prison Officers’ Association has called for a “fundamental review” of the UK’s de-radicalisation programmes.’
BBC News, 10th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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