26/04/2021 – Current Awareness

‘The Supreme Court has allowed Oxfordshire County Council’s appeal in a case in which a family said the sale of school land worth £1.2m, which was gifted to the council by their late family member, was unlawful.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

No overlap between substance and jurisdictional issues – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 26th, 2021 in contracts, enforcement, housing, jurisdiction, local government, news by tracey

‘Clare Mendelle and James Goldthorpe examine the implications of Ex Novo Limited v MPS Housing Limited [2020] EWHC 3804 (TCC)].’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Judges call for probe of discrimination in the judiciary – Litigation Futures

Posted April 26th, 2021 in diversity, equality, inquiries, judges, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, news, select committees by tracey

‘A group of serving judges has called on the justice select committee to conduct a “wholly independent audit” of discrimination in the judiciary.’

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Litigation Futures, 26th April 2021

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Judge criticises firm’s failures in defending solicitor’s dismissal claim – Legal Futures

Posted April 26th, 2021 in age discrimination, coronavirus, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, redundancy, solicitors, time limits, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A conveyancing solicitor has won her unfair dismissal and discrimination claim against a well-known Essex law firm by default after it filed its defence two days late.’

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Legal Futures, 26th April 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Draft Bill for transfer of ownership rules published by Law Commission – Law Commission

Posted April 26th, 2021 in bills, consumer protection, Law Commission, press releases, sale of goods by tracey

‘The Law Commission has today published a draft Bill that would introduce new rules into the Consumer Rights Act 2015 about the transfer of ownership under contracts for the sale of goods between a trader and a consumer.’

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Law Commission, 23rd April 2021

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/

Cheshire couple jailed for sexual abuse that Judge says ‘ruined victims’ lives’ – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted April 26th, 2021 in child abuse, children, Crown Prosecution Service, imprisonment, news, sentencing, victims by tracey

‘A couple have been jailed for sexually abusing three young girls after a judge at Chester Crown Court said they had ruined their victims’ lives.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 21st April 2021

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

JR reform backlash intensifies – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 26th, 2021 in consultations, government departments, judicial review, lord chancellor, news, time limits by tracey

‘Widespread relief that the panel tasked with conducting an independent review of administrative law did not recommend wholesale reform of judicial review proved short-lived when the lord chancellor revealed that the report was just a “starting point”. It quickly became apparent that the government wants to go much further than Lord Faulks’ recommendations.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 26th April 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Departing from Equality in Farming Divorces – Family Law Week

Posted April 26th, 2021 in agriculture, divorce, equality, families, family courts, financial dispute resolution, news by tracey

‘Nichola Bright, Senior Associate at Myerson, explains some of the difficulties inherent in divorces involving agricultural assets.’

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Family Law Week, 22nd April 2021

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Law firm takes up case of nurse fined £10,000 for 1% pay protest – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2021 in coronavirus, demonstrations, fines, law firms, news, nurses, police, remuneration by tracey

‘One of the UK’s biggest police forces is refusing to back down after being accused of wrongly issuing a £10,000 fine to a nurse who was protesting over the government’s 1% pay rise for NHS workers, reigniting concern over new powers to inhibit protest.’

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The Guardian, 24th April 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Home Office unlawfully refused Windrush citizens status over minor criminal records, High Court rules – The Independent

Posted April 26th, 2021 in citizenship, colonies, criminal records, government departments, immigration, news by tracey

‘Windrush victims have been unlawfully denied British citizenship on the grounds of minor criminal records, the High Court has ruled. In a judgement handed down on Friday, the Home Office was found to have wrongly imposed the “good character” requirement on Windrush cases, which led to people who have been in Britain for decades being refused citizenship on the basis of minor convictions.’

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The Independent, 24th April 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

New inquiry to be launched into civil servants taking second jobs – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2021 in civil servants, codes of practice, employment, government departments, inquiries, lobbying, news by tracey

‘A new inquiry will be launched into civil servants taking second jobs, likely leading to officials facing tougher scrutiny after the Greensill scandal, the Guardian has learned.’

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The Guardian, 25th April 2021

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EU countries rule out bilateral asylum deals in blow to Priti Patel’s immigration plans – The Independent

Posted April 26th, 2021 in asylum, brexit, deportation, EC law, government departments, immigration, news, refugees by tracey

‘n a major blow to Priti Patel’s immigration plans, EU countries have said they will not strike bilateral agreements with Britain to facilitate the deportation of refugees to Europe.’

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The Independent, 26th April 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk