Day: 23 July 2021
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2021/869 – The Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-prudential Measures) (Amendment) Order 2021
SI 2021/859 – The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Helicopter Flight) (No. 4) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/858 – The Market Surveillance (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/873 – The Medical Devices (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/872 – The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/871 – The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/870 – The Customs (Tariff etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/876 – The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2021
SI 2021/874 – The Space Industry Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
- Royal Mail Group Ltd v Efobi [2021] UKSC 33 (23 July 2021)
- Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation v Revenue and Customs [2021] UKSC 31 (23 July 2021
- Harcus Sinclair LLP & Anor v Your Lawyers Ltd [2021] UKSC 32 (23 July 2021
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
- Secretary of State for the Home Department v GA & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1131 (23 July 2021)
- Taylor Goodchild Ltd v Taylor & Anor [2021] EWCA Civ 1135 (23 July 2021)
- Shanghai Shipyard Co. Ltd. v Reignwood International Investment (Group) Company Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1147 (23 July 2021)
- Ralph v Ralph [2021] EWCA Civ 1106 (22 July 2021)
- Wyeth LLC v Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1099 (22 July 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
- Yew Tree Primary School, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Education [2021] EWHC 2084 (Admin) (23 July 2021)
- Eve v Bar Standards Board [2021] EWHC 2030 (Admin) (22 July 2021)
- Kanwal, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 2071 (Admin) (22 July 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
- Radia v Jhaveri [2021] EWHC 2089 (Ch) (23 July 2021)
- Thackray & Anor v Wise [2021] EWHC 2059 (Ch) (22 July 2021)
- ECU Group PLC v Deutsche Bank AG & Anor [2021] EWHC 2083 (Ch) (22 July 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
- H v R (Habitual Residence in Pakistan) [2021] EWHC 2024 (Fam) (22 July 2021)
- G, Re (Young Person: Threat to Life: Unavailability of Secure Placement) [2021] EWHC 2066 (Fam) (22 July 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
- Ashley v Times Newspapers Ltd [2021] EWHC 2082 (QB) (23 July 2021)
- Walkden v Drayton Manor Park Ltd [2021] EWHC 2056 (QB) (23 July 2021)
- Wakefield v NJS Scaffolding Ltd [2021] EWHC 2078 (QB) (23 July 2021)
- Hijazi v Yaxley-Lennon [2021] EWHC 2008 (QB) (22 July 2021)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Council and bus operator to pay out £109k in damages and costs to religious organisation over refusal to advertise rally – Local Government Lawyer
‘Blackpool Council and its wholly owned company Blackpool Transport Services have been ordered to pay £109,000 in damages and costs to a religious organisation run by evangelist Franklin Graham after refusing to advertise a rally on buses.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st July 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Croydon tram crash deaths were accidental, inquest rules – The Guardian
‘The deaths of seven passengers in the Croydon tram crash were accidental, the jury at the coroner’s inquest in south London has decided, in a verdict met with anger by families of the victims.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Malakai Watts death: Mum Chelsea Cuthbertson jailed for manslaughter – BBC News
‘A mother who killed her one-month-old baby when she was “angry and stressed” over a row with her partner has been jailed.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK faces legal action over North Sea oilfield exploration plans – The Guardian
‘The government faces the threat of legal action over plans to allow exploration at the Cambo oilfield near Shetland after promising to put an end to new oil exploration licences that do not align with the UK’s climate goals.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Child protection investigations – no further action necessary? – Transparency Project
‘Are hundreds of thousands of families being put through unnecessary investigations by unchecked social workers? That’s the suggestion made by a succession of recent news stories, some prompted by the first report of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. Services are ‘too focused on investigating families’, went the BBC; ‘innocent families have been traumatised by groundless investigations’, said The Times as part of a series on the issue, elsewhere reporting that ‘councils … launch abuse investigations based on a single unexplained mark’, and asserting ‘social workers too quick to wade in’, quoting the Review’s chair, Josh Macalister, as saying that social workers are ‘investigating first when [they] should be helping’.’
Transparency Project, 23rd July 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
More than 220 groups criticise UK review of Human Rights Act – The Guardian
‘An “unprecedented” coalition of more than 220 organisations has attacked proposed changes to the Human Rights Act and judicial review as a threat to freedom and justice.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
New Judgment: Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation & Ors v Revenue and Customs [2020] UKSC 47 – UKSC Blog
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed this appeal concerning the law of limitation.’
UKSC Blog, 23rd July 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
Judge praises council for “brave but proper decision” to end care proceedings – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Family Court judge has praised the London Borough of Bromley for its “brave but proper decision” to end care proceedings in case where a child was suspected to have suffered deliberate injury but was later found not to.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Colin Pitchfork: MoJ sorry for sex offenders register error – BBC News
‘The Ministry of Justice has apologised for saying killer Colin Pitchfork would not have to sign the sex offenders register when released from prison.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Offering more law degrees “could save struggling universities” – Legal Futures
‘Universities should prioritise law degrees for investment because they produce “better employability outcomes”, are “comparatively cheap to deliver” and “well-suited to remote or blended learning”, a report has found.’
Legal Futures, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Wrongly convicted Post Office workers to get up to £100,000 interim payouts – The Guardian
‘Post Office workers who have had their convictions for theft, fraud and false accounting – the result of computing errors – quashed will each get an interim compensation payment of up to £100,000 the government has said.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court dismisses solitary confinement appeal – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal which considered whether treatment throughout a 55 day period in solitary confinement of a then 15-year-old appellant in Feltham Young Offenders’ Institution constituted a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd July 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
High Court criticises Magistrates Court for failure to state a case in closure order dispute – Local Government Lawyer
‘Leeds District Magistrates Court erred by deeming an application frivolous and refusing to state a case for the opinion of the High Court, a judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Tommy Robinson loses libel case brought by Syrian schoolboy – The Guardian
‘The anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson has lost a libel case brought against him by a Syrian schoolboy who was filmed being attacked at school.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Stevenage: Boy, 17, found guilty of murdering father-of-two – BBC News
‘A 17-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a father-of-two who was fatally stabbed.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
