TikTok sued for billions over use of children’s data – BBC News

Posted April 21st, 2021 in children, class actions, compensation, damages, data protection, internet, news, privacy by tracey

‘TikTok is facing a legal challenge from former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield over how it collects and uses children’s data.’

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BBC News, 21st April 2021

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Legal Services Act has delivered “limited benefits to competition” – Legal Futures

Posted April 20th, 2021 in competition, legal services, news, reports by sally

‘The Legal Services Act 2007 has only delivered “a few of the benefits typically associated with deregulation”, a report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has concluded.’

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Legal Futures, 20th April 2021

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Boris Johnson threatens to use ‘legislative bomb’ to stop European Super League – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2021 in competition, news, sport, visas by sally

‘Boris Johnson has promised football groups that the government will consider using what he called “a legislative bomb” to stop English clubs joining a breakaway European Super League, as official efforts to thwart the plan were stepped up.’

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The Guardian, 20th April 2021

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Tesco fined £7.56m for selling out-of-date food in Birmingham – BBC News

Posted April 20th, 2021 in fines, food, food hygiene, health & safety, news by sally

‘Tesco has been fined £7.56m for selling out-of-date food at three stores in Birmingham.’

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BBC News, 19th April 2021

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NHS trust pleads guilty after ‘wholly avoidable’ death of week-old baby – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2021 in birth, hospitals, medical treatment, news, prosecutions by sally

‘A hospital trust has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge brought by the NHS regulator over failings in care that led to the death of a newborn boy at just seven days old.’

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The Guardian, 19th April 2021

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Covid: Police watchdog says officers confused by unclear pandemic laws – BBC News

Posted April 20th, 2021 in coronavirus, news, police, regulations by sally

‘A review of policing says officers sometimes struggled to enforce coronavirus restrictions because of a lack of clarity from ministers.’

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BBC News, 19th April 2021

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Court hearing over UK’s £400m tank deal debt to Iran postponed – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2021 in debts, detention, international trade, Iran, news, sanctions, weapons by sally

‘A high court hearing designed to resolve the UK’s non-payment of a £400m debt to Iran has been postponed again, leaving the families of dual nationals detained in Iran distraught since they believe the debt is critical to their release of loved ones.’

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The Guardian, 19th April 2021

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A Traveller’s Way Of Life Could Be Criminalised – Each Other

Posted April 20th, 2021 in bills, human rights, news, police, travellers, young persons by sally

‘The recent Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill has an insidious wording which would criminalise the lives of Travellers up and down the United Kindom.’

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Each Other, 19th April 2021

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Ep 141: A hundred days since Brexit – Law Pod UK

Posted April 20th, 2021 in brexit, international trade, news, podcasts by sally

‘In the latest episode of 2903cb, Professor Catherine Barnard of the University of Cambridge casts her mind back over the weeks and months since we left the EU. What is her verdict?’

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Law Pod UK, 19th April 2021

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David Logan jailed for 10 years for killing family in Dalton crash – BBC News

‘A persistent drink-driver has been jailed for killing a father and his two children in a crash while they were out for a Father’s Day walk.’

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BBC News, 19th April 2021

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New Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 20th, 2021 in legislation by tracey

The Protection of Wrecks (RMS Titanic) (Amendment) Order 2021

The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stages 1 and 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Order 2021

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 20th, 2021 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Kelly v PGA European Tour [2021] EWCA Civ 559 (19 April 2021)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Domi v Public Prosecutor’s Office, Court of Udine (An Italian Judicial Authority) [2021] EWHC 923 (Admin) (19 April 2021)

Counsel General for Wales, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy [2021] EWHC 950 (Admin) (19 April 2021)

Rose, R (On the Application Of) v Greater Manchester Police [2021] EWHC 875 (Admin) (19 April 2021)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Melford Capital Partners (Holdings) Llp & Ors v Digby [2021] EWHC 872 (Ch) (19 April 2021)

Axnoller Events Ltd v Brake & Anor [2021] EWHC 949 (Ch) (19 April 2021)

Horn v Tuscola (FC105) Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 963 (Ch) (19 April 2021)

Berkeley Square Holdings Ltd & Ors v Lancer Property Asset Management Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 849 (Ch) (16 April 2021)

High Court (Family Division)

E v E (Anti-suit Injunction; Children) [2021] EWHC 956 (Fam) (31 March 2021)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Boxwood Leisure Ltd v Gleeson Construction Services Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 947 (TCC) (19 April 2021)

Flexidig Ltd v M & M Contractors (Europe) Ltd [2021] EWHC 784 (TCC) (31 March 2021)

Transport for Greater Manchester v Kier Construction Ltd (T/a Kier Construction – Northern) [2021] EWHC 804 (TCC) (31 March 2021)

Source: www.bailii.org

UK supreme court gets second female judge as Lady Justice Rose joins – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2021 in diversity, judges, judiciary, news, Supreme Court, women by sally

‘Lady Justice Rose has joined the supreme court, doubling the number of female justices in the UK’s highest court in an appointment that has failed to quell concerns about lack of diversity.’

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The Guardian, 19th April 2021

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New Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 19th, 2021 in legislation by tracey

The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 19th, 2021 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

M Sport Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Her Majesty’s Revenue And Customs [2021] EWCA Civ 561 (16 April 2021)

Davis v Lloyds Bank Plc (Rev 1) [2021] EWCA Civ 557 (16 April 2021)

High Court (Administrative Court)

The Secretary of State for Health And Social Care On Behalf of Public Health England, R (On the Application Of) v Harlow District Council [2021] EWHC 909 (Admin) (16 April 2021)

High Court (Chancery Division)

R (Deceased), Re [2021] EWHC 936 (Ch) (16 April 2021)

High Court (Commercial Court)

The Claimants set out In Schedule 1 To the Claim Form v Spence & Ors [2021] EWHC 925 (Comm) (16 April 2021)

Republic of Sierra Leone v SL Mining Ltd [2021] EWHC 929 (Comm) (16 April 2021)

Source: www.bailii.org

Relief from forfeiture – Don’t dilly dally on the way – Nearly Legal

Posted April 19th, 2021 in appeals, delay, equity, forfeiture, landlord & tenant, news, time limits by tracey

‘Keshwala & Anor v Bhalsod & Anor (2021) EWCA Civ 492. This was the second appeal, to the Court of Appeal, of a relief from forfeiture matter for commercial property that we have previously seen in the High Court (our report here). The issue was whether a relief from forfeiture application made just within 6 months of the date of forfeiture was brought with ‘reasonable promptitude’ for the purposes of the equitable relief from from forfeiture.’

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Nearly Legal, 18th April 2021

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Section 204 appeals – weighing medical evidence and ending ‘relief duty’ – Nearly Legal

‘Perrott v Hackney London Borough Council, 29 January 2021, Central London County Court and Perrott v Hackney London Borough Council, 29 January 2021, Central London County Court. Two linked s.204 appeals arising from Hackney’s finding that Mr Perrot was not vulnerable for the purposes of priority need – upheld on s.202 review – and Hackney’s decision to end the ‘relief duty’ under section 189B Housing Act 1996, also upheld on review.’

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Nearly Legal, 18th April 2021

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Very large organisations could see fines for health and safety offences double – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 19th, 2021 in appeals, company law, employment, fines, health & safety, news, proportionality by tracey

‘Very large organisations may see fines for health and safety breaches doubled, according to the Court of Appeal in England and Wales. There remains, however, no clear judicial guidance on what the threshold for “very large” looks like in practice.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th April 2021

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Mandatory vaccinations for care home workers – a slippery slope? – UK Human Rights Blog

‘Or, as Andrew Neil put it on the Spectator TV News Channel this week, “A Dripping Roast For Lawyers”. To be fair, Neil was referring to the patchwork of mandatory vaccines across the United States. But with the publication yesterday of the Government’s consultation paper on vaccine requirements for all staff deployed in a care home supporting at least one older adult over the age of 65, the debate raging about “vaccine passports” has a real target in its sights. Not only because the government has found some primary legislation that gives it the power to introduce mandatory vaccinations, but also because the proposals are not limited to employees.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 16th April 2021

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Council refused permission to appeal High Court ruling on failure to comply with duty to cooperate – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 19th, 2021 in appeals, local government, news, planning, statutory duty by tracey

‘Sevenoaks District Council has been refused permission to appeal a Planning Court ruling rejecting its legal challenge to a finding by a planning inspector that it had failed to comply with the duty to cooperate when preparing the Sevenoaks District Local Plan for its administrative area.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th April 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk