Mother confronts her son’s killers in court – BBC News
‘The mother of a boy who was stabbed to death confronted his killers in court as they were jailed for his murder.’
BBC News, 5th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The fictional kingdom of couple who buried son in garden – BBC News
‘Abiyah died in 2020 following a respiratory infection. This was not the full extent of his poor health. He was in a severely malnourished state and suffered with a list of other problems. Only when his body was exhumed by police in 2022 did the scale of his parents’ neglect emerge.’
BBC News, 5th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brianna Ghey killer Eddie Ratcliffe loses appeal to shorten sentence based on ‘immaturity’ – The Independent
‘Lawyers for Eddie Ratcliffe, who was 15 at the time of the killing but is now 17, asked for the length of his sentence to be reduced, claiming the judge had failed to take into account his “lack of maturity”.’
The Independent, 5th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dujardin handed one-year ban for whipping horse – BBC News
‘Dujardin’s international ban, handed out by the FEI – the world governing body of equestrian sports – is backdated to the start of her provisional suspension and she will be eligible to compete again from July 2025.’
BBC News, 5th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Only adverts showing junk food covered by TV ban – BBC News
‘The new ban has been introduced using powers in the Health and Social Care Act 2022, passed by Boris Johnson’s government, which set the focus on products.’
BBC News, 5th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FCA reforms clarify e-money customer fund protection requirements – OUT-LAW.com
‘Proposals by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority will directly affect the way in which e-money firms handle customer funds prior to and during an insolvency process.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th December 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Council decision not to designate illegal landfill ‘contaminated land’ to be challenged in High Court – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has agreed to hear a judicial review challenge of Havering Council’s decision not to allocate an illegal landfill behind pollution issues and wildfires as “contaminated land”.
Local Government Lawyer, 4th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Transgender pool player in court battle after being banned from competing in women’s events – The Independent
‘A transgender pool champion is taking legal action against one of the sport’s governing bodies in England after she was banned from playing in women’s tournaments.’
The Independent, 4th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Russian criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash – BBC News
‘A multi-billion-dollar money laundering operation that formed when UK gangs were struggling to offload cash during lockdown has been uncovered by the National Crime Agency.’
BBC News, 4th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Star of David on Church of England gravestones? – Law & Religion UK
‘In Re St Mary the Virgin Weston Turville [2024] ECC Oxf 8, Mrs Deborah Clark sought a faculty authorising the installation of a memorial commemorating her late husband, Joe. Though a Christian, he was of Jewish heritage, and Mrs Clarke wanted both a Star of David and a cross on his gravestone, explaining that “whilst Joe accepted Christianity, he was brought up with the Jewish Faith, and so I want to represent both Faiths on the headstone”. In doing so, she had the support of the Archdeacons of Buckingham and Oxford [5-7]. Her petition was unopposed; however, the former Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich had recently ruled against allowing a Star of David on a memorial stone in that diocese.’
Law & Religion UK, 4th December 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
George Peretz: The Policy Exchange Paper on the Attorney General’s New Legal Risk Guidelines: Excited Adjectives, Unpersuasive Analysis – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘One of the best lessons I was given by my pupil supervisors in drafting written submissions was to go back and review the use of every adjective. As they pointed out, there is always a temptation in written advocacy to use excited adjectives, but the cumulative effect often makes the submission less, rather than more, persuasive.
That drafting advice is one that could usefully have been heeded by the authors of the recent paper by Policy Exchange (“PE”) attacking the new Legal Risk Guidelines for government lawyers published by the Attorney General, Lord Hermer KC (“the 2024 Guidelines”).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 4th December 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Anonymity orders: putting the genie back in the bottle? – Quarterly Medical Law Review
‘PMC -v- A Local Health Board [2024] EWHC 2969 (KB). Nicklin J provides guidance on when and how to seek orders for anonymity and/or reporting restrictions.’
Quarterly Medical Law Review, 3rd December 2024
Source: 1corqmlr.com
High Court rejects the existence of a shareholder’s right to inspect privileged company documents: Aabar Holdings S.à.r.l. v Glencore Plc & Other – 4 New Square
‘In this article, 4 New Square’s Shail Patel KC and Ed Grigg consider the High Court’s recent decision in Aabar Holdings S.à.r.l. v Glencore Plc & Others [2024] EWHC 3046 (Comm), which considered the right of a company to assert privilege, in various circumstances, against its own shareholders.’
4 New Square, 4th December 2024
Source: www.4newsquare.com
Housing case law update: November 2024 – Local Government Lawyer
‘Michael Owen, Sumi Begum and May Atkinson round up the latest cases and court decisions of interest to housing associations and local authorities.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Pitch fee increases and exceptionally high RPI/CPI: The Mobile Homes Act 1983 – Local Government Lawyer
‘Is an exceptional level of RPI good reason to depart from an increase in pitch fees at that level? Joe Warren examines a recent Upper Tribunal ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal allows appeal concerning amenability to judicial review of decision by adjudicator – 39 Essex Chambers
’39 Essex Chambers barristers Vikram Sachdeva KC and Jake Thorold have successfully represented the appellant in a Court of Appeal case concerning the amenability to judicial review of a decision of an adjudicator appointed by the Secretary of State determining a dispute arising out of a contract governing the provision of primary care services.’
39 Essex Chambers, 3rd December 2024
Source: www.39essex.com
Trends in disrepair and complex housing claims – Local Government Lawyer
‘Following recent changes in the law and guidance, as well as recent media coverage of housing issues, there is a significant rise in housing disrepair claims. Mandy Williams and Nichola Johnston anticipate this trend will continue together with an increase in claims’ complexity.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Are anonymity orders involving protected parties in peril? – 7BR
‘The very detailed judgment citing the extensive caselaw in this area in the case of PMC (a child by his mother and litigation friend FLR) v A Local Health Board on 22nd November 2024 [2024] EWHC 2969 (KB) could have very important implications for what solicitors should do when issuing proceedings and particularly those proceedings involving protected parties.’
7BR, 29th November 2024
Source: www.7br.co.uk
No wasted costs after fundamental dishonesty: Williams-Henry v Associated British Ports [2024] EWHC 2415 (KB) – 12 King’s Bench Walk
‘In this blog Megan Griffiths reviews the Defendant’s failed application for wasted costs after securing a finding of fundamental dishonesty in Williams-Henry [2024] EWHC 2415.’
12 King’s Bench Walk , 26th November 2024
Source: 12kbw.co.uk
