‘A homeowner has been ordered to pay £80,000 for using a deadly herbicide to poison a protected tree that was overlooking his home.’
The Independent, 17th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A protester who set fire to police vehicles during a riot that followed a “Kill the Bill” demonstration in Bristol has been jailed for 14 years.’
The Independent, 17th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who wore T-shirts supporting banned Palestinian groups among Jewish communities in north London has been handed a suspended jail sentence.’
The Independent, 17th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Thousands of trafficking victims who had government support payments removed in the midst of the pandemic are entitled to back payments that could run into millions of pounds, following a high court ruling that found the policy to be unlawful.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Illumina Cambridge Ltd v Latvia MGI Tech SIA & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1924 (17 December 2021)
Wray v General Osteopathic Council [2021] EWCA Civ 1940 (17 December 2021)
Austin v Haynes [2021] EWCA Civ 1919 (15 December 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Liddiment & Anor v Hull [2021] EWHC 3418 (Ch) (17 December 2021)
Hinkel v Simmons & Simmons LLP [2021] EWHC 3416 (Ch) (17 December 2021)
Easygroup Ltd v Beauty Perfectionists Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 3385 (Ch) (17 December 2021)
Magan v Wilton Management Ltd [2021] EWHC 3393 (Ch) (17 December 2021)
Winros Partnership v Global Energy Horizons Coporation [2021] EWHC 3410 (Ch) (16 December 2021)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Freeman v Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 3378 (QB) (17 December 2021)
Khalifeh v Blom Bank SAL [2021] EWHC 3399 (QB) (17 December 2021)
Deller v King & Anor [2021] EWHC 3398 (QB) (17 December 2021)
National Highways Ltd v Buse & Ors [2021] EWHC 3404 (QB) (15 December 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
SI 2021/1455 – The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2021
SI 2021/1453 – The Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1452 – The Human Medicines (Amendment) (Supply to Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1451 – The Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2021
SI 2021/1450 – The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Edward Colston was “chief executive officer” of a company responsible for enslaving more Africans than any other in British history, the historian David Olusoga has told a court, as defendants argued they acted “lawfully” in toppling his statue.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hot on the heels of Draeger Safety v London Fire Commissioner the High Court (Mr Justice Kerr) has again declined to lift the automatic suspension in a procurement dispute because an expedited trial was possible. As well as evidencing the court’s increased willingness to do so, the judgment in Vodafone Limited v (1) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs; and (2) The British Council [2021] EWHC 2793 (TCC) contains some interesting observations on trials of preliminary issues in procurement disputes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘How is Practice Direction 57AC bedding down? Marion Smith QC, Joe-han Ho, Ruth Keating and Philippe Kuhn look at its impact.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The British government’s granting of fishing licences to more than 1,000 UK and EU vessels for 2022, which will permit bottom-trawling and dredging in marine protected areas, could be unlawful unless conditions to safeguard ocean habitats are imposed, the conservation group Oceana says.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A judge has said there should be a ban placed on parties involving “excessive drinking” in the Royal Navy after a sailor was jailed for raping a female colleague following a party at a hotel. ‘
The Independent, 16th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Van drivers will be required to get new international operating licences if they want to travel back and forth to the EU from May next year, the government has announced.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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