Day: 6 May 2022
Does the platinum jubilee bank holiday entitle a contractor to an extension of time? – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘An additional bank holiday has been created in the UK this year to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Does this entitle a contractor to claim an extension of time? A client recently asked this question in the context of a project using the JCT Design and Build Contract 2016. It certainly throws up a number of issues.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 4th May 2022
Challenge to Government policy of discharging hospital patients to care homes at start of pandemic partly upheld – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The High Court (Bean LJ and Garnham J) held in R (Gardner) v Secretary of State for Health [2022] EWHC 967 (Admin) that the Government’s March 2020 Discharge Policy and the April 2020 Admissions Guidance were unlawful to the extent that the policy set out in each document was irrational in failing to advise that where an asymptomatic patient (other than one who had tested negative) was admitted to a care home, he or she should, so far as practicable, be kept apart from other residents for 14 days.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd May 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Lawyers limit community care cases “to help firms stay afloat” – Legal Futures
‘Community care lawyers are limiting the amount and type of legal aid work they do to ensure that their firms remain financially viable, a report has found.’
Legal Futures, 6th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
No retainer between law firm and businessman in £2.5m dispute – Legal Futures
‘There was no express or implied retainer between a Buckinghamshire law firm and a businessman with a “colourful commercial career” suing it for £2.5m in damages, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 6th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Freedom of Information Act does not allow aggregation of separate public interests in maintaining different exemptions when weighing them against public interest in disclosure: Upper Tribunal – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”) does not permit aggregation of the separate public interests in favour of maintaining different exemptions when weighing the maintenance of the exemptions against the public interest which favours disclosure of the information sought, the Upper Tribunal has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Data breach litigation — more useful High Court guidance – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has provided further guidance on two important issues in data breach claims, writes Peter Wake.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Capacity to litigate – Family Law
‘The Court of Appeal has considered the question of whether it is fair and appropriate for a Court of Protection Judge to visit the person who lacks mental capacity and about whom the Judge is being asked to make a best interest decision.’
Family Law, 5th May 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Ombudsmen release joint guidance to tackle common mistakes in aftercare of mental health in-patients – Family Law
‘The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) and the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) have released new guidance to tackle common and repeated mistakes seen in the aftercare of patients receiving support under the Mental Health Act.’
Family Law, 5th May 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Acoustic shock claim back on after ‘fundamental error’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Court of Appeal has revived an acoustic shock claim after a finding that the defendant’s evidence was incorrect and the judge was considering the wrong issue.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th May 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lawyer who injected food with his blood in Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Tesco was insane, jury finds – The Independent
‘A lawyer who injected food with his blood at a series of supermarkets in a £500,000 rampage has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.’
The Independent, 6th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK watchdog will have power to impose huge fines on big tech firms – The Guardian
‘A new tech watchdog will be given the power to impose multibillion-pound fines on major firms such as Google and Facebook if they breach rules designed to protect consumers and businesses.’
The Guardian, 5th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
