‘Arbitration is the best available process for resolving disputes arising from international construction projects and should be augmented but not replaced by technology, according to the findings of one of the largest surveys of the sector ever undertaken.’
Litigation Futures, 28th November 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA) 2017 came into effect on 3rd April 2018 and places new legal duties on local authorities so that everyone who is homeless, or at risk of homelessness, should have access to meaningful help, irrespective of their priority need status, as long as they are eligible for assistance. The Act amends part VII of the Housing Act 1996 and is arguably the biggest change in homelessness legislation since the Housing
(Homelessness Persons) Act 1977.’
Pump Court Chambers, 12th November 2019
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
‘Mohamed, an asylum seeker from Sudan, tells how he has been imprisoned many times since arriving in Britain in 2012.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Does your neighbour regularly park across your driveway? Have a dog that howls or barks incessantly? Play drum and bass music into the early hours? Have children that make uncontrolled noise or trespass regularly onto your property? Use power tools at anti-social hours at the weekend? Do you have a neighbour from hell? Have you raised a complaint to your neighbour directly or to others such as the police or the Local Authority? If so, your property may have suffered a Diminution in Value as a result of such anti-social behaviour or harassment. The value of your property depends on good neighbours and maintaining cordial relations.
Church Court Chambers, November 2019
Source: churchcourtchambers.co.uk
‘The market of clients using litigation finance through choice rather than necessity – especially companies looking to offload their liability for portfolios of cases – remains “almost entirely unaddressed”, an AIM-listed funder has told investors.’
Litigation Futures, 28th November 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The family of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn have launched a legal action against the Foreign Office which they said could cost them “upwards of £50,000”.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Planning Board at the Royal Borough of Greenwich has removed a clause from a s106 agreement that was intended to restrict future occupants of a housing development from pursuing claims for nuisance or damages over noise, after receiving legal advice suggesting it was unlawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The five respondents arrived in the United Kingdom illegally and claimed asylum. Each of the respondents was detained for a period of time pending his or her removal from the United Kingdom pursuant to the Immigration Act 1971 of Schedule 2 paragraph 16(2). The respondents challenged the lawfulness of their detention by bringing claims against the Secretary of State for the Home Department.’
UKSC Blog, 27th November 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The murder of Grace Millane in 2018 seized front pages of media outlets worldwide, with article after article fixated on details of her personal history. These details implied that the sexually violent nature of Millane’s death was somehow a product of her own actions, and this treatment is itself part of a much larger media trend in how violence against women is represented.’
Rights Info, 27th November 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘An online-only law school entered the market yesterday to deliver the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), with heavyweight backing from leading academics and lawyers.’
Legal Futures, 28th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Two boys found dead with their father at a house were unlawfully killed, a coroner has concluded.’
BBC News, 27th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court
Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti [2019] UKSC 55 (27 November 2019)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Kahrmann v Harrison-Morgan [2019] EWCA Civ 2094 (27 November 2019)
Barons Finance Ltd v Barons Bridging Finance 1 Ltd & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 2074 (26 November 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Lee v R [2019] EWCA Crim 2052 (26 November 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cozens-Smith v Bellway Homes Ltd [2019] EWHC 3222 (Ch) (26 November 2019)
Shepherd v Cail & Anor [2019] EWHC 3229 (Ch) (26 November 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Birmingham City Council v Afsar & Ors [2019] EWHC 3217 (QB) (26 November 2019)
Choi v Park & Ors [2019] EWHC 3191 (QB) (26 November 2019)
UUU v BBB (Rev 1) [2019] EWHC 3190 (QB) (22 November 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A man who stabbed three people in Manchester’s Victoria train station on New Year’s Eve has been sentenced to life imprisonment in a high-security psychiatric hospital.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office “falsely imprisoned” many asylum seekers who are now entitled to damages for their loss of liberty at the hands of the government, five supreme court judges have ruled.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Litigants in person (LiPs) who “do little to promote their cases until they are absolutely forced to” and do not “understand, let alone research” their obligations can still be regarded as acting reasonably, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 27th November 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Court of Appeal on section 202 Housing Act 1996 reviews of suitability and what facts should be relevant at the time of review.’
Nearly Legal, 26th November 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter because she would not stop crying.’
The Independent, 27th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The appeal concerned the dismissal of Ms Jhuti from her employment by Royal Mail Group Ltd. The key question of law that it raised was whether in a claim for unfair dismissal under Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996, the reason for the dismissal can be other than that given to the employee by the employer’s appointed decision-maker.’
UKSC Blog, 27th November 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
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