Day: 7 March 2022

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 7th, 2022 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

First Alternative Medical Staffing Ltd & Anor v Revenue And Customs (Rev1) [2022] EWCA Civ 249 (04 March 2022)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Romeo Dance Academy Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Milton Keynes Council [2022] EWHC 475 (Admin) (04 March 2022)

Lewis, R (On the Application Of) v The Welsh Ministers (Rev2) [2022] EWHC 450 (Admin) (04 March 2022)

Orekoya, R (On the Application Of) v West Yorkshire Probation Service [2022] EWHC 472 (Admin) (03 March 2022)

O’Donnell v High Court of the Republic of Ireland [2022] EWHC 458 (Admin) (03 March 2022)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Birkenfeld v Denton & Ors [2022] EWHC 436 (Ch) (04 March 2022)

Shirazi v Susa Holdings Establishment & Anor [2022] EWHC 477 (Ch) (04 March 2022)

Langage Energy Park Ltd v EP Langage Ltd [2022] EWHC 432 (Ch) (04 March 2022)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Quadra Commodities SA v XL Insurance Company SE & Ors [2022] EWHC 431 (Comm) (04 March 2022)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Instagroup Ltd v Carroll & Anor [2022] EWHC 464 (QB) (04 March 2022)

Williams v Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board [2022] EWHC 455 (QB) (04 March 2022)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 7th, 2022 in legislation by tracey

SI 2022/221 – The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/218 – The Cremation (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

JCT insolvency ruling: time limit on termination not condition precedent – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 7th, 2022 in company law, construction industry, contracts, debts, insolvency, news, time limits by tracey

‘An English High Court ruling in an insolvency case concerning a Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) Minor Works contract (2011) could apply to other standard form contracts in the same suite, a legal expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th March 2022

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Indirect effects and environmental impact assessment – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 7th, 2022 in climate change, environmental health, environmental protection, local government, news, planning by tracey

‘In Finch the Court of Appeal has declined to define significant indirect effects for environmental impact assessment (EIA). Barristers at Cornerstone Barristers consider the ruling.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th March 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Neighbourhood plans and draft Local Plan allocation – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 7th, 2022 in housing, judicial review, local government, news, planning by tracey

‘A parish council recently won an important victory over whether a neighbourhood plan prevails over draft Local Plan allocation. Meyric Lewis and Kate Olley examine the ruling.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th March 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Rule will require solicitors to challenge colleagues’ improper behaviour – Legal Futures

Posted March 7th, 2022 in bullying, codes of practice, consultations, disciplinary procedures, harassment, law firms, mental health, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by tracey

‘Solicitors will have a regulatory obligation to challenge colleagues who treat others unfairly or without respect as part of a plan to beef up the rules on health and wellbeing at work.’

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Legal futures, 7th March 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Convicted people-smugglers ordered to pay over £30,000 in confiscation orders – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 7th, 2022 in confiscation, conspiracy, Crown Prosecution Service, immigration, imprisonment, news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by tracey

‘Four convicted people smugglers, who assisted in the unlawful immigration of 39 people from Vietnam who died in the back of a lorry in Essex, have been ordered to pay £31,493.47 in confiscation orders.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd March 2022

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

A Brief Guide to the New No Fault Divorce Rules and Procedure – Family Law week

Posted March 7th, 2022 in costs, divorce, families, family courts, news by tracey

‘Teena Dhanota-Jones, Partner, Portner, sets out the procedure for divorce from 6 April 2022.’

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Family Law week, 4th March 2022

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Firm to pay £26,500 to worker sacked for not coming in on Jewish holiday – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 7th, 2022 in compensation, coronavirus, employment, employment tribunals, equality, holidays, Judaism, law firms, news, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘An employment tribunal has ordered that a firm pay around £26,500 to a Jewish employee sacked after he did not come to work on Passover.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 7th March 2022

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Manchester police pay £8,000 to woman urged to drop rape claim – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2022 in compensation, criminal justice, damages, news, police, professional conduct, rape, sexual offences, victims by tracey

‘Greater Manchester police (GMP) have paid out £8,000 to a woman who reported being drugged and raped, only to be pressed into dropping the case without a proper investigation “because nothing will come of it”.’

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The Guardian, 4th March 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Home Office to pay UK resident £5,750 for 10-hour Calais detention – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2022 in brexit, compensation, detention, government departments, immigration, news by tracey

‘The Home Office has agreed to pay nearly £6,000 in a settlement to an EU citizen it detained at the border in a post-Brexit crackdown on Europeans entering the country last year.’

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The Guardian, 6th March 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Police sergeant jailed for 10 years for raping drunk woman – The Independent

Posted March 7th, 2022 in imprisonment, news, police, pregnancy, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, victims by tracey

‘A police sergeant has been jailed for 10 years for raping a “paralytic” woman who went on to give birth to his child.’

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The Independent, 7th March 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

NHS surgeon censured for vandalising colleagues’ cars – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2022 in criminal damage, disciplinary procedures, doctors, hospitals, news, professional conduct by tracey

‘A leading NHS surgeon has been censured by two medical regulators, and suspended by one of them, for repeatedly vandalising colleagues’ cars in their hospital car park, the Guardian can reveal.’

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The Guardian, 6th March 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com