‘Alice Dobbie considers how credibility was approached by the courts in two recent cases: Cojanu v Essex Partnership University NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 197 and Palmer v Mantas and LV Insurance [2022] EWHC 90.’
Exchange Chambers, 31st March 2022
Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk
‘A Family Court judge has given guidance on care cases where a parent has a learning disability, after deciding that a 17-month-old boy known as Child H should be the subject of a care order pending adoption because of his parents’ inability to care for him.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his estranged wife a week after she ended their relationship.’
BBC News, 6th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘For anyone concerned with the human rights of children AB (A Child: human rights) 2021 EWFC B100 is an essential read. The case concerned a 12-year-old boy, AB, who was placed under interim public law orders in foster care and then care homes run by Horizons Care Ltd. For several months, whilst awaiting a final hearing, AB had had his liberty restricted in a residential unit called Mill Cottage, in breach of his Article 5 rights.’
Garden Court Chambers, 4th April 2022
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘Jian Jun (JJ) Liew explores the practical implications for applications to remove litigation friends arising from the recent High Court case of Shirazi v Susa [2022] EWHC 477 (Ch).’
New Square Chambers, 28th March 2022
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal answered the questions of whether an agent is able to sign (i) a certificate required as part of the prescribed information relating to tenancy deposits , (ii) a section 8 notice and it reiterated the position on statutory requirements and the validity of notices more generally.’
Lamb Chambers, March 2022
Source: www.lambchambers.co.uk
‘A couple are taking legal action against a hospital trust following the death of their unborn son.’
BBC News, 7th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court is due to give a ruling on whether the BBC can identify a “dangerous extremist and misogynist” who is allegedly an MI5 informant.’
The Independent, 6th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In this case note, Simon Howarth QC discusses the recent case of McLean v Thornhill and considers the wider implications of this important judgment, both in the context of claims arising out of failed tax schemes and more generally.’
Hailsham Chambers, 31st March 2022
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
‘The law in slipping cases is, in theory, settled and straightforward. One question that often arises in practice, however, is whether the defendant bears an evidential burden of proving that it had in place a proper and adequate system. It is a misconception that say that such a burden always arises in this context.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 23rd March 2022
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘A council has conceded a High Court challenge to its grant of prior approval for a maize storage bunker and effluent tanker on a farm, over its failure to undertake sufficient inquiries for the purposes of establishing that the application was for permitted development within the class.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Four men have been found guilty of murdering a man who was “executed in cold blood” in a Lincoln park.’
BBC News, 6th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A driver who left another man for dead in the road after dragging him more than half a mile in a “cruel” revenge attack will spend at least 30 years behind bars.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Chelfat v Hutchinson 3G UK Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 455 (06 April 2022)
Volpi & Anor v Volpi [2022] EWCA Civ 464 (05 April 2022)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Paterson, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 456 (06 April 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v TL [2022] EWHC 825 (Admin) (06 April 2022)
Dr MXM v General Medical Council [2022] EWHC 817 (Admin) (06 April 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sheeran & Ors v Chokri & Ors [2022] EWHC 827 (Ch) (06 April 2022)
Denaxe Limited v Cooper & Anor [2022] EWHC 764 (Ch) (06 April 2022)
Hunt v Balfour-Lynn & Ors [2022] EWHC 784 (Ch) (06 April 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Epoq Legal Ltd v Das Legal Expenses Insurance Company Ltd [2022] EWHC 759 (Comm) (06 April 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sivananthan v Vasikaran [2022] EWHC 837 (QB) (06 April 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Ed Sheeran has won a High Court copyright battle over his 2017 hit Shape of You.’
BBC News, 6th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In 2003 the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations created a specific offence of using a mobile phone while driving. Subsection 110(6)(a) of those Regulations states that a mobile telephone is to be treated as hand-held ‘if it is, or must be, held at some point during the course of making or receiving a call or performing any other interactive communication function’.’
4 King's Bench Walk, 25th March 2022
Source: www.4kbw.co.uk
‘The narrow result of this appeal is that, on the facts, it was proportionate and lawful for a charity to restrict the allocation of its housing stock to Orthodox Jewish families. However, in reaching that conclusion, Lord Sales, giving the leading judgment, made a number of points of wider importance.’
UKSC Blog, 4th April 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Today [5 April], the long-awaited Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 has finally come into force, and in this article, we look at what this will mean for divorce applications going forward.’
33 Bedford Row, 5th April 2022
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
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