‘A leading London private school has been downgraded by Ofsted for placing more weight on teaching “social justice” than on learning “subject-specific knowledge and skills” while some pupils felt their views were “suppressed” in lessons.’
The Independent, 7th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Wedding laws in England and Wales are outdated and restrictive, according to research from the University of Warwick and Exeter.’
The Independent, 8th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police officers should work under a licence that must be renewed every five years and be subject to strict conditions to boost confidence in policing, an independent review has recommended. The Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales, chaired by Sir Michael Barber and carried out by the Police Foundation thinktank, contains 56 recommendations urging radical reform to police culture, skills and training, and organisational structure.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Fears that contaminated mud is to be dumped in the Severn estuary are to be heard at the High Court on Tuesday.’
BBC News, 8th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
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
‘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.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th March 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘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.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘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.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘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.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd March 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Teena Dhanota-Jones, Partner, Portner, sets out the procedure for divorce from 6 April 2022.’
Family Law week, 4th March 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘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.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘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”.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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.’
The Guardian, 6th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A police sergeant has been jailed for 10 years for raping a “paralytic” woman who went on to give birth to his child.’
The Independent, 7th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘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.’
The Guardian, 6th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This House of Commons Library briefing sets out the system of support for children and young people in England aged 0-25 with special educational needs (SEN).’
House of Commons Library , 1st March 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘This paper outlines the current regulation of doorstep selling (or cold calling) under the provisions of the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013. It also provides information on how “No Cold Calling Zones” work in practice.’
House of Commons Library , 3rd March 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘The High Court upheld an application made by the liquidator of JD Group Ltd (“the company”) claiming that Deepak Bhatia, the company director, was engaged in fraudulent trading owing to knowledge that the company was associated with VAT fraud. Judge Agnello QC found that the manner in which the respective transactions were carried out provided clear evidence of this knowledge and that Bhatia’s conduct was dishonest in accordance with the objective standards of ordinary decent people.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd March 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
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