Day: 5 April 2022
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2022/390 – The Agriculture (Lump Sum Payment) (England) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/389 – The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/383 – The Flood Reinsurance (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/401 – The Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/397 – The Early Legal Advice Pilot Scheme Order 2022
SI 2022/392 – The Registered Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/382 – The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/405 – The Valuation for Rating (Plant and Machinery) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/414 – The Trade Remedies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/413 – The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Soteria Insurance Ltd v IBM United Kingdom Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 440 (04 April 2022)
Biden v Waverley Borough Council [2022] EWCA Civ 442 (01 April 2022)
QH (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 421 (01 April 2022)
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd & Ors v LG Display Co Ltd & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 423 (01 April 2022)
Chalk & Anor, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 433 (31 March 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
BIH, AWW & BIZ v R. [2022] EWCA Crim 447 (4 April 2022)
Richards, R v [2022] EWCA Crim 247 (4 April 2022)
Abdulahi, R v [2022] EWCA Crim 412 (4 April 2022)
Lam v R. [2022] EWCA Crim 448 (01 April 2022)
White & Anor v Post Office Ltd [2022] EWCA Crim 435 (31 March 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
JS v Cardiff City Council [2022] EWHC 707 (Admin) (01 April 2022)
Ramaswamy v General Medical Council [2022] EWHC 732 (Admin) (31 March 2022)
Veeravalli v General Medical Council [2022] EWHC 747 (Admin) (31 March 2022)
Director of Public Prosecutions v Cuciurean [2022] EWHC 736 (Admin) (30 March 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Safari Holding Verwaltungs GmbH, Re [2022] EWHC 781 (Ch) (04 April 2022)
Jennison & Anor v Jennison [2022] EWHC 792 (Ch) (04 April 2022)
Malik v The National Bank of Ras-Al-Khaimah [2022] EWHC 716 (Ch) (04 April 2022)
JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky & Ors [2022] EWHC 775 (Ch) (01 April 2022)
Changtel Solutions UK Ltd, Re [2022] EWHC 694 (Ch) (01 April 2022)
PJP (NE) Ltd v Taylor [2022] EWHC 709 (Ch) (01 April 2022)
Sky Apartments 2018 Ltd, Re [2022] EWHC 763 (Ch) (01 April 2022)
Saurymper & Anor v Fishman Brand Stone (a firm) [2022] EWHC 752 (Ch) (31 March 2022)
Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors v SVS Securities plc & Ors [2022] EWHC 723 (Ch) (31 March 2022)
Johnson v Spooner [2022] EWHC 735 (Ch) (31 March 2022)
Quantum Care Ltd & Anor v Modi [2022] EWHC 721 (Ch) (30 March 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Pjsc v Shetty & Ors [2022] EWHC 529 (Comm) (01 April 2022)
Chep Equipment Pooling BV v ITS Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 741 (Comm) (01 April 2022)
Al Saud & Anor v Gibbs & Anor [2022] EWHC 706 (Comm) (30 March 2022)
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc v Goodrich Corporation [2022] EWHC 745 (Comm) (30 March 2022)
High Court (Family Division)
V & W, Re (Hague Return Order, Lithuania) [2022] EWHC 739 (Fam) (30 March 2022)
High Court (Patents Court)
Commscope Technologies LLC v SOLiD Technologies, Inc [2022] EWHC 769 (Pat) (01 April 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Braintree District Council v Wilson & Ors [2022] EWHC 753 (QB) (01 April 2022)
Jenkinson v Robertson (Rev1) [2022] EWHC 791 (QB) (31 March 2022)
Lombard North Central Plc v European Skyjets Ltd [2022] EWHC 728 (QB) (30 March 2022)
Chief Constable of Kent Police & Anor v Taylor [2022] EWHC 737 (QB) (30 March 2022)
Wilson v Mendelsohn & Ors [2022] EWHC 715 (QB) (30 March 2022)
Vakharia & Ors v Bukowski & Anor [2022] EWHC 673 (QB) (25 March 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Suitability, enquiries, gender reassignment and the public sector equality duty – Nearly Legal
‘An interesting Court of Appeal decision on the sufficiency of enquiries to establish suitability of accommodation offered in discharge of section 189B Housing Act 1986 duty where the homeless person has the protected characteristics of disability and gender reassignment.’
Nearly Legal, 3rd April 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Court of Appeal rejects appeal over sufficiency of inquiries made by housing options manager – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal over the sufficiency of inquiries made by a borough council to determine the suitability of accommodation offered to a homeless applicant with ‘protected characteristics’ of disability and gender reassignment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Human rights watchdog publishes single-sex spaces guide – BBC News
‘Services such as bathrooms and domestic abuse refuges can be single sex in certain circumstances, Britain’s human rights body has said in new guidance.’
BBC News, 4th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Case Comment: Bott & Co Solicitors v Ryanair DAC [2022] UKSC 8 – UKSC Blog
‘The case brought by Bott & Co Solicitors (“Bott”) against Ryanair DAC (“Ryanair”) concerns the extent of the solicitor’s equitable lien, a remedy that has been recognised by the courts for over two hundred years.’
UKSC Blog, 1st April 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
Prosecutors given new guidance to prevent ‘myths’ from stopping domestic abuse charges – The Independent
‘Prosecutors are to be given new guidance on domestic abuse cases that aims to tackle “myths and stereotypes” that can stop perpetrators being charged.’
The Independent, 4th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Case Preview: Harpur Trust v Brazel – UKSC Blog
‘On 9 November 2021, the Supreme Court heard the appeal in Harpur Trust v Brazel. The forthcoming decision is expected to provide some much-needed clarity on how employers should approach calculating annual leave entitlement and pay for workers who work irregular hours, including those workers on zero hours contracts.’
UKSC Blog, 1st April 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
Children subject of deprivation of liberty applications spending “significant” amount of time in suboptimal placements, research highlights – Local Government Lawyer
‘It is evident that children who are the subject of applications to the Family Court to authorise a deprivation of liberty, are spending significant periods of time in “suboptimal” placements without the therapeutic support they need to make significant long-term improvements, according to a review of published judgments by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO).’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
SRA rebukes leading class action firm over conduct of struck-out claim – Legal Futures
‘Class action firm Hausfeld has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for allowing its independence to be compromised in the conduct of a massive group claim.’
Legal Futures, 5th April 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Greater Manchester Police officer who had sex with rape victim jailed – BBC News
‘A “predatory” police officer who had a secret sexual relationship with a rape victim has been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
