‘The number of people in the UK waiting for a decision on their asylum claims has risen to a record high, latest Home Office figures show.’
BBC News, 24th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a single mother’s appeal against a decision of a reviewing officer of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, finding that the accommodation offered to her was “reasonable and suitable”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘James Fletcher & John McNamara discuss the importance of applying the hearsay rules correctly in asset recovery cases in the magistrates’ court.’
5SAH, 31st July 2023
Source: www.5sah.co.uk
‘The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (FSMA 2023) has recently come into force, having received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023. It’s a significant piece of legislation which will introduce some fundamental changes to UK’s post-Brexit and regulatory landscape.’
Mills & Reeve, 24th August 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘A couple who “acted as judge, jury and executioner” have received life sentences for the murder of a Wigan man they accused of rape.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This was an appeal by a grandmother against a refusal of her application under s24(2)(2) Adoption and Children Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”) for leave to apply to revoke placement orders in respect of her grandchildren. The application for leave was made six weeks after the care and placement orders had been made.’
Pump Court Chambers, 27th July 2023
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
‘Ministers have announced an independent inquiry into the circumstances and handling of the Andrew Malkinson case after he was exonerated last month over a rape for which he wrongly spent 17 years in prison.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who murdered a woman he did not know as she sat on her doorstep while her 15-month-old baby slept upstairs has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 24th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has issued judicial review (JR) proceedings challenging aspects of the new rules to extend fixed recoverable costs.’
Legal Futures, 24th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Maguire [2023] UKSC 20 is the most recent, and highest, authority on the engagement of Article 2 ECHR in inquests. The Supreme Court’s judgment ties together the Maguire and Morahan authorities (both of which had previously reached the Court of Appeal). It runs to 77 pages, with a leading judgment from Lord Sales, and a concurrence from Lord Stephens.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 7th July 2023
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘On 13 July 2023, the High Court quashed the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which attempted to render lawful the supply of agency workers to break a strike. In this judicial review brought by 11 trade unions, the High Court held that the government had acted unlawfully and irrationally by introducing the Regulations, by failing in its duty to consult on the Regulations, and instead relying on a 7-year old consultation (from 2015) where the majority of stakeholders had opposed earlier proposals of a similar set of legislations (§28). The Court found that the then business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng had proceeded ‘at exceptional speed’ in introducing the Regulations before the summer recess of 2022 (§175), an approach described by the Court as one which ‘frustrated the aim of informed decision-making’ (§180). Although this judgment has several interesting public law implications, specifically on the extent and nature of the government’s duty to consult, it is also significant for labour law, and was hailed by the unions as a significant victory in preserving the right to strike in the UK.’
Cloisters, July 2023
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘A popular flower seller was killed in a “needless and senseless” attack by his late girlfriend’s son who has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years.’
The Independent, 24th August 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In this series of articles, we aim to highlight 3 of the most interesting cases in our field decided in the past month. This month, the Court of Appeal have been busy and we were spoilt for choice! We’ve selected cases on concurrent leases under the telecoms Code, receivership, and the ability to challenge a decision by the Upper Tribunal to refuse permission to appeal from the First-tier Tribunal.’
Falcon Chambers, 1st August 2023
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
‘Thirty families are starting legal action against the government, care homes and several hospitals in England over the deaths of their relatives in the early days of the Covid pandemic.’
BBC News, 25th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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