‘Carers would be at risk of committing a criminal offence if they helped an autistic man visit a sex worker, the Court of Appeal has ruled, overturning what had been seen as a landmark ruling for people with learning disabilities and mental disorders.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
SI 2021/1173 – The Financial Services Act 2021 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1172 – The Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2021
SI 2021/1171 – The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1170 – The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1169 – The Competition Act 1998 (Carbon Dioxide) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2021
SI 2021/1164 – The Value Added Tax (Distance Selling and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Brownlie [2021] UKSC 45 (20 October 2021)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Alam v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1538 (22 October 2021)
The Secretary of State for Justice v A Local Authority & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1527 (22 October 2021)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Harris, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1542 (22 October 2021)
Nugent, R v. [2021] EWCA Crim 1535 (22 October 2021)
Khan, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1526 (21 October 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ukiwa v Bar Standards Board [2021] EWHC 2830 (Admin) (22 October 2021)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Griffin (/a Simon Griffin Antiques Ltd) v Brown & Ors [2021] EWHC 2810 (Ch) (22 October 2021)
Chapman v Clarence Court Eggs Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 2743 (Ch) (21 October 2021)
Higgins v Morgan & Ors [2021] EWHC 2846 (Ch) (21 October 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Shulman v Hogan Lovells International LLP [2021] EWHC 2779 (Comm) (22 October 2021)
Huntsworth Wine Company Ltd v London City Bond Ltd [2021] EWHC 2831 (Comm) (22 October 2021)
Selevision Saudi Company v Bein Media Group LLC [2021] EWHC 2802 (Comm) (22 October 2021)
M/V Pacific Pearl Co. Ltd v Osios David Shipping Inc. [2021] EWHC 2808 (Comm) (21 October 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
W (A Child). Re [2021] EWHC 2844 (Fam) (25 October 2021)
Lincolnshire County Council v CB & Ors [2021] EWHC 2813 (Fam) (21 October 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Duffield v Metamorph Law Ltd [2021] EWHC 2795 (QB) (26 October 2021)
Parker v McClaren [2021] EWHC 2828 (QB) (22 October 2021)
Scumaci v Martin [2021] EWHC 2833 (QB) (22 October 2021)
Kamath v Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 2811 (QB) (22 October 2021)
Parkes v Hall & Ors [2021] EWHC 2824 (QB) (22 October 2021)
Altaf & Ors v Close Brothers Ltd [2021] EWHC 2823 (QB) (21 October 2021)
Stammers v Dyson [2021] EWHC 2805 (QB) (20 October 2021)
Bitar v Banque Libano-Francaise S.A.L. [2021] EWHC 2787 (QB) (20 October 2021)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Bdw Trading Ltd v URS Corporation Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 2796 (TCC) (22 October 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by a man found guilty of soliciting the murder of his partner to blame his lawyers for abandoning his appeal against conviction.’
Legal Futures, 26th October 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The former cabinet minister David Davis has pledged to lead a rebellion against the government’s changes to judicial review, calling them a worrying assault on the legal system and attempt to avoid accountability.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Housing Ombudsman has called on social landlords to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to damp and mould, saying it needs to be a higher priority.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man who tried to kill a newborn baby by giving her prescription drugs in a milk bottle has been jailed.’
BBC News, 25th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In 2014-15, there were 6,363 reports of hate crimes based on sexual orientation. Comparatively, in 2020-21, there were 19,679 reports. For 2014-15, 598 transphobic hate crimes were reported but in 2020-21, 2,588 were reported.’
Each Other, 25th October 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Police officers and staff who abuse their position for a sexual purpose have “no place in policing and will be found out”, a watchdog has warned.’
BBC News, 26th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s competition regulator is investigating Motorola over concerns that it has “cashed in” on its monopoly over mobile networks for the UK emergency services.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In 1999, then Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged that by 2010 half of all under-30s should go on to university, with the aim, in part, of bettering their chances of securing rewarding and well-paid jobs. The target was first met in 2017/2018 and now nearly 60% of sixth form leavers progress on to a degree course. However, in the age of the pandemic, is university really the best route into employment from both a practical and human rights perspective?’
Each Other, 22nd October 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The genuine article? Does a valid payment notice need to set out the sum the payer genuinely considers due? The requirement that a valid payment notice must set out “the sum the payer considers due” is often at the centre of payment disputes. The recent decision in Downs Road Development LLP v Laxmanbhai Construction (UK) Ltd, provides a necessary clarification around what this actually means, confirming that a valid payment notice must set out the sum the payer genuinely considers due.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 20th October 2021
‘Having blanked his screen and left the ongoing court proceedings to pick up his son from school, the Claimant’s expert witness in Robinson v (1) Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2) Mercier (County Court at Liverpool, 9 September 2021), Dr Mercier, was initially oblivious of the court’s direction that the Defendant trust would have 21 days to consider whether to pursue a third-party costs order (“TCPO”) against the expert.’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 19th October 2021
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘In Crowter & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Health And Social Care [2021] EWHC 2536 (Admin), the High Court considered the lawfulness of the provision in the Abortion Act 1967 which permits termination of a foetus after 24 weeks where there is a substantial risk that, if born, a child would be “seriously handicapped”.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Plans to revise four sentencing guidelines for terrorism offences in England and Wales to reflect changes brought in by the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021, were published for consultation today by the Sentencing Council.’
Sentencing Council, 20th October 2021
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘Mark Wonnacott QC and Harriet Holmes examine an important Court of Appeal ruling on the law relating to mineral reservations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal has given its first ruling on menopausal symptoms and disability in a case involving a city council. Jog Hundle considers the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘City giant Hogan Lovells only achieved partial success in a bid for summary judgment over complaints that it had multiple conflicts of interest while acting for a Ukrainian tycoon.’
Legal Futures, 25th October 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘New statutory guidance will tighten up existing laws on gun ownership and mean that medical information must be provided in order to obtain a licence.’
Home Office, 20th October 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
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