Cambridge rogue trader jailed for targeting elderly – BBC News
‘A rogue trader who targeted elderly people despite being banned from cold calling has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: August 2023
Mum of Nikki Allan to sue Northumbria Police – BBC News
‘The mother of a girl murdered in 1992 says she is taking legal action against a police force over her 30-year wait for justice.’
BBC News, 9th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council “failed to act appropriately” under Equality Act during Anti-Social Behaviour case, finds Ombudsman – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Housing Ombudsman has told Sandwell Council to review its Reasonable Adjustments policy after the local authority “failed to act appropriately” under the Equality Act 2010 during an anti-social behaviour (ASB) case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
National deprivation of liberty court: Latest data trends – June 2023 – Family Law
‘In July 2022, the President of the Family Division launched the national deprivation of liberty court. Based at the Royal Courts of Justice, it deals with all new applications seeking authorisation to deprive children of their liberty under the inherent jurisdiction and will run for a 12-month pilot phase initially. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory was invited to collect and publish data on these applications.’
Family Law, 7th August 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
CMA investigates online divorce, will-writing and other legal services – Family Law
‘The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is keen to hear about people’s experiences with firms offering these services, over concerns that not all are complying with consumer protection law.’
Family Law, 7th August 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Drunk’ gambler must honour £590,000 cheque, judge rules – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Mayfair casino Aspinall’s has succeeded in a claim against a high rolling gambler who maintained that his £590,000 losses were unenforceable because he had been drunk when he placed his bets. In Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Lester Hui, Mr Justice Cotter lamented that the 10-day hearing had been “beset with difficulties” including unsatisfactory disclosure and a trial bundle containing “well over 1,500 pages”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th August 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Man convicted after ‘aggressive’ protest against drag queen event at Tate Britain – The Guardian
‘A man has been found guilty of a public order offence after protesting against a drag queen story-telling event for children at Tate Britain.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Legal reprieve for asylum seekers ordered to live on Dorset barge – The Guardian
‘People seeking refuge who were ordered to live on a controversial giant barge have been reprieved after legal challenges claimed the vessel was unsafe and unsuitable for traumatised people.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man jailed for Sainsbury’s illegal migrant cleaners scheme – BBC News
‘A man who recruited illegal migrants as cleaners in Sainsbury’s supermarkets has been jailed for six years.’
BBC News, 7th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Andrew Malkinson: Justice secretary considering backdating jail cost rules – BBC News
‘The justice secretary said he was considering backdating new rules which mean wrongly convicted people will no longer have prison living costs deducted from compensation.’
BBC News, 8th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Taskforce to pursue lawyers who ‘coach’ clients to lie on UK asylum applications – The Guardian
‘Lawyers who “coach” people to lie in their asylum applications will be targeted as part of a new government-led panel tasked with pursuing more prosecutions.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Buildings Safety Act 2022: Different statutory regimes do not operate in isolation (Various leaseholders of Priory Heights v Central Beds Council) – Tanfield Chambers
‘Priory Heights, a former tax office, is over 29 metres high, was converted from commercial to residential use between 2003 and 2008, and contains 64 flats. It contains two staircases one of which is external and covered in combustible HPL cladding. It is indisputable that the cladding must be removed and replaced. The necessary remediation measures also include compartmentation and fire stopping work in the building’s common parts.’
Tanfield Chambers, 20th July 2023
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Cooper & Ors, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 945 (04 August 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Leeds City Council v Persons Unknown (Re Consequentials) [2023] EWHC 1992 (Admin) (03 August 2023)
Grinfeld v Government of Israel [2023] EWHC 2023 (Admin) (03 August 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Andrew Hicks Engineering Ltd v Jenk Associates Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 2031 (Ch) (04 August 2023)
UBS Switzerland AG v Kumar [2023] EWHC 2041 (Ch) (04 August 2023)
Burras Otley Ltd v Johnson & Ors [2023] EWHC 2022 (Ch) (03 August 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
SA v AA (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 2016 (Fam) (02 August 2023)
A v J & Ors [2023] EWHC 1993 (Fam) (31 July 2023)
R & S (Twins : Relinquishment : Notification) [2023] EWHC 1971 (Fam) (31 July 2023)
BF v LE [2023] EWHC 2009 (Fam) (31 July 2023)
High Court (Patents Court)
Heraeus Noblelight Ltd v First Light Lamps Ltd [2023] EWHC 1950 (Pat) (31 July 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Hui [2023] EWHC 2036 (KB) (04 August 2023)
Jennings v Otis Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 2039 (KB) (04 August 2023)
OXR v Mid and South Essex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 2006 (KB) (01 August 2023)
Christie v Mary Ward Legal Centre & Anor [2023] EWHC 1994 (KB) (31 July 2023)
Pantheon International Advisors Ltd v Co-Diagnostics, Inc [2023] EWHC 1984 (KB) (28 July 2023)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
ISG Retail Ltd v FK Construction Ltd [2023] EWHC 2012 (TCC) (02 August 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
Law firms risk claims without safeguards for generative AI – Legal Futures
‘Law firms must either introduce “safeguards that include human oversight” to authenticate AI-generated content or “expect an increased exposure” to negligence claims, a leading law firm has warned.’
Legal Futures, 7th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Government publishes Law Commission implementation report – Law Commission
‘The Government has recently published its regular report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals from January 2018 to January 2023.’
Law Commission, 4th August 2023
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Met only authorised baton rounds for black-led events, FOI reveals – The Guardian
‘The only events for which Metropolitan police chiefs authorised the potential use of baton rounds in the past six years were black-led gatherings, documents show.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Three-quarters of prisons in England and Wales in appalling conditions as overcrowding fears grow – The Guardian
‘The vast majority of prisons are providing inadequate conditions or unacceptable treatment, according to an Observer investigation that has led to claims of prisoners being “warehoused” in a system in crisis.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Welsh speaker wins English-only parking fine case – BBC News
‘A lawsuit has been thrown out against a Welsh-language campaigner who refused to pay a parking ticket because it was written in English.’
BBC News, 5th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Andy Malkinson: Living costs deduction scrapped for wrongly convicted – BBC News
‘A controversial rule which deducted living costs from compensation paid to wrongly jailed people has been scrapped.’
BBC News, 6th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
