‘Plymouth City Council has been fined £200,000 after its failures led to employees developing hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Paul Newman KC has written an article on the principles of statutory construction, which might be relevant to the interpretation of a term of art used in a statutory instrument – such as “accrued rights” in the contracting-out legislation recently considered by the court in Virgin Media Ltd v NTL Pension Trustees II Ltd.’
Pensions Barrister, 13th July 2023
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘This case is concerned with the extent to which a doctor is required, under the duty of care owed to a patient, to inform the patient about alternative possible treatments to the one that is being recommended.’
UKSC Blog, 12th July 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The House of Lords has rejected an attempt by the government to extend the amount of time children can be detained in its migration bill.’
BBC News, 13th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ofsted’s role in the events leading up to the death of the Berkshire headteacher Ruth Perry will be examined during an inquest later this year, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a mother against care and placement orders made in respect of her son, after finding the recorder was wrong to decide that there was “no necessity for a psychological assessment”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A dock worker has been jailed for 21 years for conspiring to import £118m of cocaine into the UK in a shipment of bananas.’
BBC News, 11th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A ruling which decided a survey used to inform the government’s National Disability Strategy was “unlawful” has been overturned at the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 11th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The future of litigation funding in divorce cases – which new figures from law firms show mainly benefits women – is in the balance as the Court of Appeal hears a crucial appeal.’
Legal Futures, 12th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who was an “essential cog” in a people-smuggling gang that caused the death of 39 men, women and children in a lorry in Essex has been jailed for more than 12 years for manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two ads for Ladbrokes have been banned for “strongly” appealing to under-18s by featuring well-known Premier League managers.’
The Independent, 11th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Court of Protection has allowed an appeal against a decision that a woman lacked capacity to consent to discharge from hospital and to be placed in specified accommodation, saying that the discharge and placement offer should have been treated as separate matters.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Creating a social security system that guarantees the essentials in life, regulating for-profit children’s homes, and extending peer-parent support are among a list of recommendations researchers believe could help to eradicate the “toxic culture” of England’s Child Protection Services.’
UK Administrative Justice Institute, 12th July 2023
Source: ukaji.org
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for Work And Pensions v Eveleigh & Ors (Rev1) [2023] EWCA Civ 810 (11 July 2023)
Plant, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough Of Lambeth [2023] EWCA Civ 809 (11 July 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Davis, R (On the Application Of) v Oxford City Council [2023] EWHC 1737 (Admin) (11 July 2023)
TZA, R (On the Application Of) v A Secondary School [2023] EWHC 1722 (Admin) (11 July 2023)
Birbeck v Principality of Andorra [2023] EWHC 1740 (Admin) (11 July 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Hamilton v Barrow & Ors [2023] EWHC 1743 (KB) (11 July 2023)
Seculink Ltd v Salih [2023] EWHC 1706 (KB) (11 July 2023)
QXB v University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust [2023] EWHC 1760 (KB) (11 July 2023)
Miah v Ahmed [2023] EWHC 1742 (KB) (11 July 2023)
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust v Bogmer (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 1724 (KB) (10 July 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Deividas Skebas killed nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte by stabbing her in the heart as she played with a hula hoop in the street, a jury has decided.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Regulators need to bring down the barriers to technology adoption and innovation in the interests of reducing unmet legal need, the Legal Services Board has said.’
Legal Futures, 12th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
SI 2023/779 – The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/776 – The Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/773 – The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/769 – The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘The underlying proceedings were a small claim in the County Court by Crescent (via Davidoff as agent) for unpaid service charges against Mr Behjat as leaseholder. It was, apparently, transferred to the FTT for determination of payability and reasonableness of the service charges. It appears that there was then a Tribunal decision, and simultaneous County Court order made by the Tribunal judge sitting as a county court judge.’
Nearly Legal, 10th July 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The proportion of consumers who shop around for lawyers has fallen for the first time in 12 years, but the use of unbundling is on the rise, according to new figures.’
Legal Futures, 11th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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