Day: 20 June 2022
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Stride, R (On the Application Of) v Wiltshire Council [2022] EWHC 1476 (Admin) (17 June 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lloyd & Anor v Michelmores Llp [2022] EWHC 1519 (Ch) (17 June 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Zenith Logistics Services (UK) Ltd & Ors v Keates & Ors [2022] EWHC 1496 (Comm) (17 June 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Deane v Barker & Ors [2022] EWHC 1523 (QB) (17 June 2022)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Curtiss & Ors v Zurich Insurance Plc & Anor (Costs) [2022] EWHC 1514 (TCC) (17 June 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Unlawful eviction – but landlord not liable – Nearly Legal
‘Brem v Murray & Marchant (2022) EWHC 1479 (QB). An appeal judgment from a first instance judgment on a claim for unlawful eviction, which deals with the landlord’s liability for the unlawful eviction that had taken place.’
Nearly Legal, 19th June 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Management transfers and public functions: R(TRX) v Network Homes – Nearly Legal
‘This judicial review of R(TRX) v Network Homes (2022) EWHC 456 (Admin) CO/3538/2021 is a useful restatement of the principles which apply in determining when decisions of Private Registered Providers of social housing (Housing Associations) can be judicially reviewed. The case concerned an application for a management transfer following threats of domestic abuse made to the Claimant, TRX, by X, her former partner. The Claimant brought 6 grounds of review after her request for a management transfer was refused by the Defendant. ‘
Nearly Legal, 19th June 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
English High Court ruling on NFTs ‘hugely significant’ for fraud victims – OUT-LAW.com
‘A ground-breaking ruling in the English High Court that recognised non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as legal property is a major victory for victims of fraud, according to one legal expert.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Councillor wins £30k damages after BBC misidentified her as politician accused of housing fraud – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Westminster councillor has received damages in a libel case against the BBC after the news organisation misidentified her as another BAME politician who had been accused of housing fraud.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Divisional Court rejects bid by major retailer to have knife sale case thrown out as abuse of process – Local Government Lawyer
‘Retailer Argos has failed in a bid to have proceedings brought against it by London Borough of Barking & Dagenham stayed as an abuse of the process of the court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Fugitive jailed for threatening woman with axe before stealing £25k Rolex – The Independent
‘A fugitive who threatened a woman with an axe and stole her £25,000 watch before fleeing to Spain has been jailed for 10 years.’
The Independent, 19th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
British Army veteran ‘living in fear’ as he fights deportation threat after 20 years living in UK – The Independent
‘ British Army veteran who has spent more than 20 years living in the UK is “living in fear each and every second” due to the threat of deportation to Zimbabwe.’
The Independent, 20th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
GPS tagging of migrants appears to contradict Home Office guidance – The Guardian
‘The Home Office appears to have contradicted its own guidance on GPS tagging, which prioritised “very high harm offenders”, after it announced the devices would be used on asylum seekers arriving in the UK.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Government retracts ‘unlawful’ pollution guidance for England’s farms – The Guardian
‘Guidance that would have allowed farmers to spread manures and slurry on land in a way that would overload it with nutrients and risk pollution of rivers, lakes and coastal waters has been changed by Defra, after a challenge over its lawfulness.’
The Guardian , 20th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Archie Battersbee: Family of boy ruled dead seeks appeal – BBC News
‘The mother of a 12-year-old boy in a coma said she has told him they face “the biggest battle of our lives” as they seek to appeal against a ruling his life support treatment should stop.’
BBC News, 20th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
