‘A teenage far-right extremist has been jailed for more than five years for sharing terrorist documents and attacking a transgender woman by kicking her in the head before posting “best day ever” online.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two fathers who took their sons to a riot at a hotel housing asylum seekers are the latest to be jailed in connection with the disorder.’
BBC News, 19th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Dispute Resolution analysis: Having set aside an earlier judgment on the basis that the claim had been defeated by a forged document, the Claimant was able to use that same forgery to found a successful new claim for unlawful means conspiracy.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 21st August 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘When are university and other protests impermissible? When ‘a protest turns into a base camp for criminal activity’, said Ritchie J on 19 June 2024, giving judgment in University of Birmingham v Persons Unknown (1) and Mariyah Ali (2) [2024] EWHC 1529 (KB). And while concerning a university, this is also relevant to local government.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th September 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Businesses faced with the theft or unauthorised use of their confidential data have a suite of remedies available to them in the civil courts to recover that data or prevent its further use.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A social worker who worked for Cambridgeshire County Council has been awarded more than £55,000 in compensation and £8,000 in costs, after asserting that she was discriminated against for reasons relating to her gender critical beliefs and/or sexual orientation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Prisoners freed early to ease overcrowding in jails have not been fitted with electronic tags despite it being a condition of their release, prompting criticism from a parliamentary watchdog.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On Friday 16 August 2024, following the urgent judicial review proceedings and interim relief application brought by the Prisoners’ Advice Service, instructing Philip Rule KC and Mirren Gidda of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, the Secretary of State for Justice agreed to grant early release on compassionate grounds (‘ERCG’) to a prisoner dying of stage 4 cancer and whose prognosis is just 6 weeks or so expected left to live.’
No. 5 Barristers Chambers, 20th August 2024
Source: www.no5.com
‘Essex have been fined £100,000 – half of it suspended for two years – by the Cricket Discipline Commission after admitting to the “systemic use” of racist language at the club from 2001 to 2010 which they “failed to address”.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The advertising watchdog has launched an investigation into adverts by the RSPCA, following complaints that claims in them are misleading.’
The Independent, 19th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who used a fake name to send “vile” racist messages on a messaging app with thousands of members to provoke violence has been jailed for two years and four months.’
BBC News, 18th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A child refugee who fled Iraq has won a three-year legal battle to prove he was only 16 when he arrived undocumented in the UK, not eight to 10 years older, as British officials claimed, citing his facial hair and broad shoulders.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nearly half of NHS maternity units in England have been rated as inadequate or requiring improvement, according to the findings of inspections by the healthcare watchdog.’
The Independent, 19th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Legal regulators have been urged to develop a ‘disability-friendly’ quality mark for law firms, who in turn should hand out ‘easy read’ client information for those with learning disabilities.’
Legal Futures, 19th September 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Supreme Court
UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30 (18 September 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Government of the Republic of Turkiye v Demir [2024] EWHC 2351 (Admin) (17 September 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Keilaus & Anor v Houghton & Anor [2024] EWHC 2108 (Ch) (17 September 2024)
Omnimax International LLC v Cullen & Ors [2024] EWHC 2367 (Ch) (17 September 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Tumpuan Megah Development Sdn Bhd v ING Bank NV & Anor [2024] EWHC 2350 (Comm) (17 September 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Adegboyega v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 2365 (KB) (15 September 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘In a significant decision clarifying the scope of the ‘Mackay v Dick’ principle, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a party cannot rely on the non-fulfilment of a condition precedent to a debt to avoid its obligation to pay where the non-fulfilment is caused by its own breach of contract. The decision reflects the English contract law maxim that a person should not be permitted to take advantage of their own wrongdoing.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 7th August 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘A 12-year-old boy, who is the youngest known person in England to have been charged in connection with widespread disorder in UK cities earlier this summer, has been given a 12-month a referral order.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Without straying into politics, Sammut v Next Steps Mental Healthcare Ltd [2024] EWHC 2265 (KB) is a case which demonstrates the consequences of the fact that much state-funded care – including coercive mental health care – is now delivered privately. It concerns a man, Paul Sammut, who had what was described as a chronic, enduring and treatment resistant schizophrenia. For large parts of his adult life, he was detained under s.3 Mental Health Act 1983.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 16th September 2024
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