Day: 31 March 2021

Does the Limitation Act 1980 apply to adjudication? – Practical Law: Construction Blog

Posted March 31st, 2021 in construction industry, dispute resolution, limitations, news by tracey

‘Your starting point, like mine, to the above question, which I will leave you to mull over the Easter break, is likely “of course!”. But why? This question was first explored by Peter Clyde in his blog in 2012. Since then we have had the benefit of the Supreme Court’s decision in Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction plc, but does this change the analysis?’

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Practical Law: Construction Blog, 30th March 2021

Source: constructionblog.practicallaw.com

Church of England: publication of detailed responses to IICSA report – Law & Religion UK

Posted March 31st, 2021 in child abuse, Church of England, news, reports, sexual offences by tracey

‘The Church of England has today published its detailed responses to the recommendations of the IICSA report of October 2020.’

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Law & Religion UK, 29th March 2021

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

New Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 31st, 2021 in legislation by tracey

The Official Controls, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2021

The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (England) (Amendment) Order 2021

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 31st, 2021 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

H-N And Others (Children) (Domestic Abuse: Finding of Fact Hearings) [2021] EWCA Civ 448 (30 March 2021)

Lipton & Anor v BA City Flyer Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 454 (30 March 2021)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Lanning & Anor v R. [2021] EWCA Crim 450 (30 March 2021)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Farrell v HM Coroner for North East Hampshire [2021] EWHC 778 (Admin) (30 March 2021)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Taylor v Robinson & Ors [2021] EWHC 664 (Ch) (30 March 2021)

Various Claimants v MGN Ltd [2021] EWHC 771 (Ch) (30 March 2021)

Benkel v East-West German Real Estate Holding & Ors [2021] EWHC 777 (Ch) (30 March 2021)

Gategroup Guarantee Ltd, Re [2021] EWHC 775 (Ch) (30 March 2021)

Score Draw Ltd v PNH International Ltd [2021] EWHC 756 (Ch) (30 March 2021)

Equitable Law Capital, Re [2021] EWHC 763 (Ch) (30 March 2021)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Football Association Premier League & Anor v Lord Chancellor [2021] EWHC 755 (QB) (30 March 2021)

Ibrahim v London Borough of Haringey & Anor [2021] EWHC 731 (QB) (30 March 2021)

Source: www.bailii.org

Sobriety tags launched in England to tackle alcohol-fuelled crime – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 31st, 2021 in alcohol abuse, crime prevention, electronic monitoring, press releases, Wales by tracey

‘Sobriety tags and drinking bans aimed at reducing alcohol-fuelled crimes launch in England today (Wednesday 31 March), following a successful rollout in Wales.’

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Ministry of Justice, 31st March 2021

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Leaseholders win battle with City of London over service charges – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 31st, 2021 in leases, local government, London, news, repairs, service charges by tracey

‘Leaseholders have won a Court of Appeal case against the City of London Corporation over whether certain repairs to their homes are chargeable to them.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Housing case law update – March 2021 – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 31st, 2021 in change of use, coronavirus, costs, homelessness, housing, indemnities, injunctions, local government, news, ombudsmen, planning, rent, repayment, repossession by tracey

‘Paul Lloyd, Helen Gascoigne and Catherine Craven analyse the latest court rulings and Ombudsman investigations of interest to housing associations and local authorities.’

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Local Government Lawyers, 30th March 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Appeal court ruling to reopen “thousands” of flight delay claims – Litigation Futures

Posted March 31st, 2021 in airlines, compensation, delay, news by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has opened the way for “thousands” of flight delay claims after ruling that a pilot’s sickness just before a flight took off was not a reason to refuse compensation.’

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Litigation Futures, 31st March 2021

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Tribunal rejects solicitor appeal against £1,000 SRA fine – Legal Futures

Posted March 31st, 2021 in appeals, disciplinary procedures, fines, news, solicitors, tribunals by tracey

‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has rejected an appeal by a solicitor against a £1,000 fine imposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for breaching a written agreement he made during probate litigation.’

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Legal Futures, 31st March 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Costs in financial remedy cases: LM v DM (Costs Ruling) [2021] EWFC 28A short but important judgment Date:30 MAR 2021 – Family Law

Posted March 31st, 2021 in costs, family courts, financial provision, news, practice directions by tracey

‘A short but important judgment emphasising the costs consequence that a litigant may face if they have failed to negotiate openly and reasonably in the context of financial remedy proceedings was handed down by Mostyn J on 12 March 2021 in the case of LM v DM (Costs Ruling) [2021] EWFC 28.’

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Family Law, 30th March 2021

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Managing costs in complex children cases – Family Law

Posted March 31st, 2021 in child arrangements orders, costs, family courts, legal aid, news by tracey

‘In November 2020 Spice Girl Mel B was in the news, despairing about how the legal costs of trying to relocate her daughter Madison from the US to England were likely to bankrupt her, leading to her withdrawing her relocation application. The figure of $500,000 quoted included legal fees of $400,000 and $100,000 in accounting fees.’

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Family Law, 30th March 2021

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Court of Appeal delivers ruling on family court’s approach to domestic abuse – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 31st, 2021 in appeals, coercive & controlling behaviour, domestic violence, family courts, news, practice directions by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in a groundbreaking case that is expected to inform the way family courts treat allegations of domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 30th March 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Mary Agyapong inquest: Public Covid inquiry needed as soon as ‘practicable’, coroner says – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2021 in coronavirus, coroners, inquests, inquiries, news by tracey

‘The coroner in charge of the inquest into the death of a 28-year-old senior nurse last year has urged the government to hold an inquiry into the pandemic “as soon as practicable”. Emma Whitting made the plea at the end of the inquest at Bedfordshire and Luton Coroner’s Court, after ruling that Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong had died of multiple organ failure and coronavirus.’

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The Independent, 30th March 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sarah Everard vigil report strongly defends police’s use of force – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2021 in demonstrations, inquiries, news, police by tracey

‘The police inspectorate has delivered a sweeping exoneration of officers’ manhandling of women mourning the killing of Sarah Everard, instead denouncing politicians who criticised the force.’

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The Guardian, 30th March 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Businessman sues police for alleged misconduct after £1.6m in assets frozen – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2021 in fraud, freezing injunctions, misfeasance in public office, news, police by tracey

‘An international businessman is suing a British police force for alleged misconduct in the handling of a case against him, in what has been described as one of the biggest legal actions of its kind in this country. Ildar Sharipov, the owner of an international currency business, began proceedings against Merseyside Police after £1.6m in his UK bank accounts was frozen in an investigation about the sales of two cars, a plane ticket to Nigeria and a number of investments.’

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The Independent, 30th March 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Institutional racism doesn’t exist,’ government’s race commission suggests in landmark report – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2021 in equality, news, racism, reports by tracey

‘The government’s highly anticipated race report commissioned in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests has rejected suggestions that Britain is still an institutionally racist country.’

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The Independent, 31st March 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Stockport man who murdered wife after row over chips jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2021 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A husband who strangled his wife after a row about frozen chips, then dumped her dismembered body in a country park, has been jailed for life for murder.’

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The Guardian, 30th March 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Dawn Sturgess novichok death inquest to look at role of Russian state – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2021 in inquests, intelligence services, medical treatment, news, poisoning, Russia by tracey

‘The role the Russian state played in the death of a Wiltshire woman who was poisoned with the nerve agent novichok is to be investigated in detail at her inquest. Heather Hallett said she would carry out a “fearless” inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess including digging into who directed the operation to bring novichok into the UK.’

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The Guardian, 30th March 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com