Establishing an individual’s employment rights can feel like a minefield, with varying degrees of obligations on the employer depending on the employment status. Earlier this year the Supreme Court upheld earlier decisions in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal that Uber drivers are “workers” of Uber for the purposes of employment rights, and not, as Uber argued, self-employed contractors each operating their own minicab business.
Mills & Reeve, 14th June 2021
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘The High Court is this week (15-16 June) hearing a second judicial review challenge in respect of the voting provisions for blind and partially sighted people.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A black police chief dismissed from the Metropolitan police has won her job back after a tribunal said her sacking was unfair.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sangha v Estate of Diljit Kaur Sangha & Ors [2021] EWHC 1599 (Ch) (16 June 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation & Anor v Archos SA & Ors [2021] EWHC 1639 (Pat) (16 June 2021)
Autostore Technology AS v Ocado Group Plc & Ors [2021] EWHC 1614 (Pat) (11 June 2021)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
King v Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 1576 (QB) (16 June 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Two former Royal Marines have been jailed for smuggling cocaine into the UK in boxes of Lego, after one of them was accidentally given to a child for his birthday.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Important court and tribunal judgments will be available via The National Archives for the first time, increasing transparency and securing free access for all.’
Ministry of Justice, 16th June 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
‘UK police forces have received more than 800 allegations of domestic abuse against officers and staff over the last five years, BBC research has revealed.’
BBC News, 15th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More gay and bisexual men will be allowed to donate blood, platelets and plasma after “historic” new rules came into effect.’
The Independent, 15th June 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The City regulator has warned it will take legal action against Google and social media companies if they continue to accept advertisements for online financial scams that have flourished during the pandemic.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court judge has dismissed an application by a mother for a boy (P), who is aged 21 months and in interim care, to be circumcised in accordance with the custom of the Muslim faith before his second birthday.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Covid vaccinations are to become mandatory for care home staff under plans to be announced by ministers, as they consider extending the move to all NHS staff.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd v The Hut GroupLtd & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 904 (15 June 2021)
R (Care Proceedings Joinder of Foster Carers) [2021] EWCA Civ 875 (15 June 2021)
Mobeen v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 886 (14 June 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Jackson v R. [2021] EWCA Crim 901 (14 June 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ramaswamy v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 1619 (Admin) (15 June 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Equiom (Isle of Man) Ltd & Ors v Velarde & Ors [2021] EWHC 1528 (Ch) (15 June 2021)
Official Receiver v Arron [2021] EWHC 1587 (Ch) (14 June 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Cressida Dick, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police, has been personally censured for hampering an inquiry into police corruption in the long-running Daniel Morgan murder case.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The London Borough of Barnet has been accused of breaching equalities legislation by a Muslim group in a planning case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Does a professional such as a solicitor, architect or pensions adviser have a duty to revisit their work and to correct a mistake they’ve made earlier? This is an important question for any professional and can be particularly significant when a client alleges that work done many years ago was negligent.’
Mills & Reeve, 14th June 2021
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘At a directions hearing before Lord Justice Warby on 5 May 2021, His Lordship granted summary judgment to the Duchess of Sussex in her claim for copyright infringement against the publisher of The Mail on Sunday and The Mail Online. He made a number of consequential orders and gave directions for the taking of an account of profits. His judgment in Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2021] EWHC 1245 (Ch) (12 May 2021) sets out the reasons for those orders and directions.’
NIPC Law, 13th June 2021
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.com
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