Croydon Council plans legal action against former chief executive Jo Negrini – BBC News

Posted March 24th, 2023 in bankruptcy, local government, London, news by tracey

‘Croydon Council wants to take legal action against its former chief executive in a bid to recover some of her settlement of more than £400,000.’

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BBC News, 24th March 2023

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Family homes connected to man at centre of huge drugs bust seized – BBC News

‘Relatives of a man at the centre of one of the UK’s largest cocaine busts have had their homes seized by the courts.’

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BBC News, 24th March 2023

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Stephanie Jones jailed for 2 Wish Upon A Star fraud – BBC News

Posted March 24th, 2023 in bereavement, charities, fraud, imprisonment, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A fraudster who made up a fake counsellor to con a bereavement charity has been jailed for a year.’

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BBC News, 23rd March 2023

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Procurement case law: Winter 2022/23 – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 24th, 2023 in local government, news, public procurement by tracey

‘Katrina Day and Mary Mundy analyse recent judgments of interest to procurement practitioners.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th March 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

The SEND and AP Improvement Plan: does it go far enough? – Local Government Lawyer

‘Sarah Davidson sets out the key elements of the SEND and AP Improvement Plan published by the Department for Education earlier this month.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th March 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Wrong people, time and attitude’: Society’s warning over mediation reforms – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 24th, 2023 in children, dispute resolution, divorce, families, family courts, Law Society, news by tracey

‘Compulsory mediation could force the wrong people into a process at the wrong time with the wrong attitude, the Law Society has warned in response to government plans to get more family disputes resolved away from court.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 24th March 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Don’t crow over court victories, bar leader warns – Law Society’s Gazette

‘Barristers should not crow online about court victories, the profession’s leader has warned amid renewed controversy over lawyers being identified with their clients.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd March 2023

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Teacher who lied that she had cancer and surgeons removed her eye banned from classroom – The Independent

Posted March 24th, 2023 in cancer, deceit, disciplinary procedures, fraud, news, professional conduct, teachers by tracey

‘A teacher who lied about having cancer and falsely claimed that surgeons had removed her eye has been banned from the classroom indefinitely.’

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The Independent, 23rd March 2023

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Legislation aimed at boosting seafarers’ pay gets royal assent – The Independent

Posted March 24th, 2023 in bills, employment, minimum wage, news, remuneration, shipping law by tracey

‘Legislation aimed at boosting seafarers’ pay has passed its final hurdle but may not immediately improve earnings.’

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The Independent, 23rd March 2023

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Nigerian politician, wife, and a doctor guilty of organ trafficking to UK – The Guardian

Posted March 24th, 2023 in news, organ transplants, trafficking in human beings by tracey

‘A senior Nigerian politician, his wife, and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act.’

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The Guardian, 23rd March 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in legislation by tracey

SI 2023/351 – The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/349 – The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/348 – The International Organisations (Tax Exemptions Designation) Order 2023

SI 2023/346 – The Immigration (Offshore Worker Notification and Exemption from Control (Amendment)) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/347 – The Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Late Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

Moulsdale (t/a Moulsdale Properties) v Revenue and Customs (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 12 (22 March 2023)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Birmingham City Council v Bravington [2023] EWCA Civ 308 (22 March 2023)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Green, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 626 (Admin) (22 March 2023)

Atwill, R (On the Application Of) v New Forest National Park Authority [2023] EWHC 625 (Admin) (22 March 2023)

Phillips v Isleworth Crown Court & Anor [2023] EWHC 617 (Admin) (21 March 2023)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Kooter v Official Receiver & Ors [2023] EWHC 594 (Ch) (22 March 2023)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Oxford Property Investments Ltd & Anor v Peter Lynn & Partners (a firm) [2023] EWHC 624 (Comm) (22 March 2023)

High Court (Patents Court)

PQ Systems Europe Ltd & Anor v Aughton & Anor [2023] EWHC 581 (Pat) (22 March 2023)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust v Hadfield Healthcare Partnerships Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 644 (TCC) (22 March 2023)

Allianz Insurance Plc v University of Exeter [2023] EWHC 630 (TCC) (22 March 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org

Council fails in appeal over costs award made after landowner succeeded with compulsory purchase objection – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in appeals, compulsory purchase, costs, local government, news, planning by tracey

‘Harlow District Council has lost on all grounds in an attempt at the High Court to overturn a costs award made against it in a dispute over compulsory purchase.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd March 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Council wins statutory review over original building and proportionality of additions – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in housing, local government, news, planning, proportionality by tracey

‘A planning inspector’s decision has been quashed by the High Court in a dispute concerning Green Belt building and the unknown dimensions of a home that stood on the site before the present planning system took effect in 1948.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd March 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Research Briefing: Data protection: constituency casework – House of Commons Library

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in data protection, news, parliament by tracey

‘This Library Briefing gives an overview of data protection law and when Members of Parliament can share the personal information of constituents.’

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House of Commons Library , 22nd March 2023

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Plans to protect children under under new mediation reforms – Ministry of Justice

‘Thousands of children could be protected from witnessing their parents thrash out family disputes through the courts, following plans to mandate mediation for separating families announced today (23 March 2023).’

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd March 2023

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Law firm unfairly dismissed “homophobic” secretary – Legal Futures

‘A law firm unfairly dismissed a legal secretary who made homophobic comments because of how it ran the disciplinary process, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd March 2023

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CPS to pay £136,000 for failing to ease barrister’s workload – Law Society’s Gazette

‘The Crown Prosecution Service has been ordered to pay a barrister almost £136,000 after failing to make adjustments to his working life following a heart attack.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd March 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Review pilot ‘will disproportionately affect black barristers’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in barristers, diversity, equality, news, pilot schemes by tracey

‘Black barristers will be disproportionately affected by negative reviews posted on digital comparison platforms, the Bar Standards Board has been told. An event organised by the Black Barristers Network also highlighted the potential limits to what barristers can say publicly in response to negative feedback – a problem that equally applies to law firms and individual solicitors.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd March 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Driver jailed for deliberately hitting Solihull pedestrian – BBC News

‘A driver who mounted a pavement and deliberately hit a pedestrian has been jailed for 13 years.’

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BBC News, 22nd March 2023

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