CPS to review guidance on using drill music as evidence – BBC News
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is updating its guidance on the use of drill music as evidence in criminal trials.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: January 2022
Far-right extremists and jihadists must be punished equally, solicitor-general says as neo-Nazi cases rise – The Independent
‘Far-right extremists and jihadists must be punished equally, the solicitor-general has said following a rise in terror cases involving neo-Nazis.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dispute with priest threatens to mire Oxford college in scandal – Financial Times
‘The head of one of Oxford university’s grandest colleges has indicated that he will agree to step down after a long-running dispute in a deal that includes a £1.5m pay-off and the settlement of a sexual harassment claim against him.’
Financial Times, 21st January 2022
Source: www.ft.com
New Highway Code rules change who has priority at roundabouts – The Independent
‘Three new updates will be implemented from next week.’
The Independent, 24th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK taxpayers to pay former Post Office workers up to £1bn compensation – The Guardian
‘UK taxpayers could have to pay as much as £1bn in compensation to former Post Office workers wrongly convicted of theft due to the defective Horizon IT system.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of appeal to hear challenge over media ban from Prince Philip’s will court case – The Guardian
‘A legal challenge over a decision to ban media organisations from a court case about the Duke of Edinburgh’s will is to be heard by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Liverpool bomber papers raise fresh questions for Home Office – BBC News
‘New details have emerged about the Liverpool bomber Emad Al Swealmeen’s failed asylum attempts – and the false information he used to make his cases.’
BBC News, 24th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal rules equity partner’s demotion was not conduct extending over a period but a one-off act with continuing consequences – Farrar’s Building
‘Claimants wishing to bring a discrimination claim under the Equality Act 2010 must do so within 3 months of the discriminatory conduct. Claimants can bring their claim in respect of conduct extending beyond 3 months if the conduct was a sequence of events and the last chain in the event occurred within 3 months of the claim. But when is conduct extending over a period and when is the conduct simply a one-off act with continuing consequences? In Parr v MSR Partners LLP (Formerly Moore Stephens LLP) and Others [2022] EWCA Civ 24, the Court of Appeal held that an equity partner’s demotion to salaried partner was not a continuing act even if he suffered losses many years after the demotion. The demotion was the point at which limitation ran.’
Farrar's Building, 19th January 2022
Source: www.farrarsbuilding.co.uk
Lawyer jailed after defying order to hand over firm’s files to SRA – Legal Futures
‘A lawyer has been jailed for 13 months after showing a “brazen disregard” for his regulator by failing to hand over his firm’s files to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 21st January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Migrants win High Court unlawful age assessment challenge – BBC News
‘Two migrants have won a High Court battle after complaining about how their ages were assessed when they arrived in the UK.’
BBC News, 20th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stephen Tierney and Alison Young: Constitution Committee report on the Future Governance of the UK – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Following a year-long inquiry into the future governance of the United Kingdom, the House of Lords Constitution Committee today publishes its report, Respect and Co-operation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st century.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 20th January 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Fly-tipping: Government plans to tackle ‘new narcotics’ of waste crime – BBC News
‘The government has announced plans to tackle what the head of the Environment Agency has called the “new narcotics” of fly-tipping and waste crime.’
BBC News, 21st January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bakery handed £26k fine after dishwasher pollutes stream – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Natural Resources Wales (NRW) prosecution has seen a bakery fined for polluting a stream with its dishwasher.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
End-to-end encryption protects children, says UK information watchdog – The Guardian
‘The UK data watchdog has intervened in the debate over end-to-end encryption, warning that delaying its introduction puts “everyone at risk” including children.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Care home staff jailed for degrading acts to vulnerable man – BBC News
‘Three care home workers have been jailed for 18 months for mistreating a vulnerable man.’
BBC News, 20th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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TCC severs adjudicator’s decision – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘I appreciate that not everyone will agree but, as well as striving to get to the right answer, correctly applying the law, and so on, most adjudicators also want to provide the parties with a decision that is ultimately enforceable by the TCC. I think I also speak for most adjudicators when I say that it comes as somewhat of a relief when we read a judgment on BAILII or the like and we’ve been enforced.
But what about cases where only part of the decision is enforced, and the other part is severed? It is arguable that for the adjudicator it is, to use the language of the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, “just a flesh wound”. However, I can attest to the fact that it is frustrating, having been one of the first adjudicators to be severed back in 2012 in Beck Interiors v UK Flooring Contractors. I was thoroughly annoyed with myself for getting it wrong and only part of my decision was enforced (but I was assured by my peers that “tis but a scratch”).’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 19th January 2022
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Vneshprombank LLC v Bedzhamov [2022] EWHC 101 (Ch) (19 January 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
The Huntsworth Wine Company Ltd v London City Bond Ltd [2022] EWHC 98 (comm) (19 January 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
O’Grady v B15 Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 67 (QB) (17 January 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
