‘An independent inquiry into the deaths of almost 2,000 mental health patients across NHS trusts in Essex is to be given legal powers to compel witnesses to give evidence, after pressure from bereaved relatives and the chair of the inquiry.’
The Guardian, June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Retired judges who engage in legal work after their retirement, whether advocacy or litigation, should be regulated by the Bar Standard Board (BSB) or Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), academics have argued.’
Legal Futures, 29th June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘When an individual blows the whistle on suspected malpractice or wrongdoing in the workplace, this can lead to an internal investigation. A huge range of issues can be raised by whistle-blowers, and how the whistle-blower’s own rights are dealt with is a crucial consideration when scoping an investigation. Following on from World Whistle-blowers’ Day on 23 June, Emmanuelle Ries and Caroline Day provide a whistle stop tour of the key features of whistleblowing protection in the UK and in Europe.’
Kinglsey Napley, 28th June 2023
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘A third legal category of personal property – alongside the existing “things” (choses) of possession and action – should be formally recognised to cope with the world of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens, the Law Commission recommends today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th June 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A woman who was jailed for stabbing her husband to death has lost a bid to bring a challenge against her conviction at the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 28th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nicola Bulley’s death was accidental and she did not have “any desire” to take her own life, a coroner concluded.’
BBC News, 27th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The energy regulator has announced a proposal to make new rules brought in to protect struggling prepayment meter customers a compulsory part of suppliers’ licence conditions.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The advent of the Human Rights Act 1998, and the incorporation into domestic law of the Article 2 right to life, has transformed coronial investigations and inquests over the last two decades. Lord Bingham’s magisterial creation of the “enhanced” investigation and conclusion in R (Middleton) v West Somerset Coroner [2004] UKHL 10, [2004] 2 AC 182 (later adopted by Parliament) gave coroners greater responsibility to hold the state to account for deaths. That, in turn, has significantly improved the ways in which all inquests are conducted, not just those where Article 2 is found to be engaged. Inquests are no longer haphazard affairs. They are (ordinarily) carefully planned and structured processes; and their participants, the “interested persons”, are far more involved in assisting coroners with the task of identifying the proper scope of their investigations and the lawful ambit of their conclusions.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th June 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
SI 2023/712 – The Relevant Licensee Nuclear Company Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2023
SI 2023/710 – The Taxation of Chargeable Gains (Gilt-edged Securities) Order 2023
SI 2023/698 – The Civil Enforcement of Moving Traffic Contraventions Designation Order 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
E (A Child) (Care and Placement Orders) [2023] EWCA Civ 721 (27 June 2023)
Malik v Henley Homes Plc [2023] EWCA Civ 726 (27 June 2023)
Waltham Forest London Borough Council v Hussain & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 733 (26 June 2023)
Civic Environmental Systems Ltd v Revenue And Customs [2023] EWCA Civ 722 (26 June 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
FMA & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 1579 (Admin) (27 June 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Clewer v Higgs & Sons (a firm) [2023] EWHC 1556 (Ch) (27 June 2023)
Ensign House Ltd v Ensign House (FEC) Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 1563 (Ch) (27 June 2023)
Krishna Holdco Ltd v Gowrie Holdings Ltd & Ors Number: [2023] EWHC 1538 (Ch) (26 June 2023)
Lamo Holding BV, Re [2023] EWHC 1558 (Ch) (26 June 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Finsbury Food Group Plc v Axis Corporate Capital UK Ltd [2023] EWHC 1559 (Comm) (26 June 2023)
Bellini (N/E) Ltd (t/a Bellini) v Brit UW Ltd [2023] EWHC 1545 (Comm) (26 June 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
Gohil v Gohil & Ors [2023] EWHC 1567 (Fam) (27 June 2023)
High Court (Patents Court)
Parsons v Convatec Ltd [2023] EWHC 1535 (Pat) (26 June 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A teenager who murdered another teenager with a 22-inch zombie knife in broad daylight has been jailed for at least 19 years.’
The Independent, 27th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK advertising watchdog has banned campaigns by Toyota and Hyundai for exaggerating the speed at which electric cars can be charged and misleading consumers about the availability of rapid-charging points across the UK and Ireland.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Health warnings should be added to protein drinks after a boy died from a rare genetic disease triggered by drinking one, a senior coroner says.’
BBC News, 27th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The “inexplicable differences” in the embargo rules for draft rulings in the King’s Bench Division, Family Division and Crown Court are “completely unacceptable”, a High Court judge has said.’
Legal Futures, 28th June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Home Office needs to process an asylum claim every four minutes between now and the end of the year if the prime minister’s pledge to clear the backlog is to be honoured, according to new data.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A move to strengthen social housing rules in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire and the death of a toddler from exposure to mould is set to become law.’
BBC News, 27th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two “sexual predators” who raped and filmed a woman in her own home in a “sickening attack” have been jailed.’
BBC News, 26th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sharing deepfake intimate images is to be criminalised in England and Wales. Amendments to the online safety bill will make it illegal to share explicit images or videos that have been digitally manipulated to look like someone else without their consent.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax Disputes & Investigations team at CMS, comments on the Supreme Court’s decision in HMRC v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17, which was handed down on 17 May 2023. The issue before the Supreme Court was the extent to which SSE Generation Ltd (“SSE”) was entitled to claim capital allowances on expenditure incurred when constructing the hydro-electric power station at Glendoe, Fort Augustus in Scotland (the “Glendoe Scheme”). The CMS Tax Disputes & Investigations team was pleased to have advised SSE on this case. Counsel for SSE were Jonathan Peacock KC and Michael Ripley.’
UKSC Blog, 27th June 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Two UK supermarket giants are at loggerheads in London’s High Court in a war over logos.’
The Independent, 26th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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