‘A station cleaner who spiked her supervisor’s coffee with cleaning fluid for “revenge” has been jailed.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) etc. Regulations 2020
The Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) Regulations 2020
The Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order 2020
The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (England) Order 2020
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council has lodged an appeal with Liverpool Crown Court over whether a former policeman convicted 14 years ago of abducting a 15-year-old girl should be granted a taxi driver licence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd September 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Wolf Rock (Cornwall) Ltd v Langhelle [2020] EWHC 2500 (Ch) (23 September 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Ang v Reliantco Investments Ltd & Anor [2020] EWHC 2529 (Comm) (24 September 2020)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Pullman Foods Ltd v The Welsh Ministers & Anor [2020] EWHC 2521 (TCC) (23 September 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘With Baroness Hale’s recent criticism of the emergency measures taken by the government ringing in our ears, the following information from across the Atlantic might be of interest. The New England firm Pierce Atwood LLP has compiled a list of class actions related to COVID-19 in the United States, including all filed and anticipated cases up to 9 September 2020.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd September 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A hospital trust has been fined for failing to be open and transparent with the bereaved family of a 91-year-old woman in the first prosecution of its kind.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Trans people in England and Wales will continue to be “forced through harmful processes” if they wish to have their gender recognised under a law the UK government has decided not to update, human rights groups have warned.’
Each Other, 22nd September 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Four anti-fur activists, dubbed the “free bunnies”, have been found guilty of aggravated trespass following a protest at a flagship Dolce & Gabbana store in Mayfair, London.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There was a sharp increase in successful appeals to the Supreme Court last year, its annual report has revealed.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd September 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
A man has admitted stealing two penguins which were discovered in a village in Nottinghamshire by police following a tip-off.
BBC News, 23rd September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s new trade remedies regime contained in the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (“2018 Act”) has an economic interest test which is different from that of any other jurisdiction. Some jurisdictions, e.g. US and Australia, have chosen not to have one at all. The test is designed to ensure that only remedies that are in the UK’s economic interests taken as a whole will be adopted.’
Brexit Law, 24th September 2020
Source: brexit.law
‘Social distancing measures in youth prisons have had “disturbing consequences”, with children denied face-to-face interaction with families and friends, as well as visits from social workers, youth offending staff or lawyers, a report has found.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Charities dealing with men who suffer domestic abuse have seen pleas for help jump by up to 60% during the lockdown.’
BBC News, 24th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A bill allowing confidential informants working for MI5 and the police to break the law will be introduced on Thursday amid a row about whether committing crimes such as murder and torture should be explicitly banned.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ministers have ruled out changes to make it easier for transgender people in England and Wales to have their gender legally recognised.’
BBC News, 22nd September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Master of the Rolls, Sir Terence Etherton, has published a statement on the resumption of possession cases from 20 September.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st September 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A (A Child) (Rev 1) [2020] EWCA Civ 1230 (22 September 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ravikumar, R. v [2020] EWCA Crim 1217 (04 September 2020)
Basri, R. v [2020] EWCA Crim 1218 (04 September 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
The General Medical Council v Haris [2020] EWHC 2518 (Admin) (22 September 2020)
QX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 2508 (Admin) (21 September 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hickox v Dickinson & Anor [2020] EWHC 2520 (Ch) (22 September 2020)
Broadcasting Investment Group Ltd & Ors v Smith & Ors [2020] EWHC 2501 (Ch) (21 September 2020)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Patents Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
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