‘The King (on the application of Wildfish Conservation v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Environment Agency (Defendant) and the Water Services Regulation Authority (Interested Parties) [2023] EWHC 2285 (Admin). In 2022, there were over three hundred thousand incidents of overflow into coastal waters, freshwater rivers and estuaries from sewerage works in the UK, following heavy rainfall. The most common cause of the overflows studied was rainwater entering sewers with insufficient capacity.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th September 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘How will the competitive flexible procedure work in practice? Michael Mousdale explains.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Civil Justice Council has published its final report on Pre-Action Protocols. Jim Byard summarises the main recommendations and discuss the implications for practitioners.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has ordered a law firm not to use fees from a PPI claims joint venture now the subject of a dispute, despite it warning that this could put it out of business.’
Legal Futures, 29th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Expert witnesses have made a last-minute call to scrap the rule in the new intermediate track for civil claims that limits their reports to 20 pages.’
Legal Futures, 29th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Five more former sub-postmasters have had convictions set aside after their cases were sent back to court by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).’
Criminal Cases Review Commission, 28th September 2023
Source: ccrc.gov.uk
‘Ofcom’s chief executive has said there is nothing under current rules to stop GB News using the Conservative MP Lee Anderson to interview the Tory home secretary, Suella Braverman.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman whose partner’s American bully XL dog attacked a four-year old boy and left him with “catastrophic” injuries has been sentenced.’
BBC News, 28th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to 14 months detention after stabbing a teacher in a school corridor.’
BBC News, 28th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Changes to anonymity law mean people can apply to discover donor’s name, date of birth and address.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An English court has reminded the construction sector of the importance of complying with the mandatory payment provisions in the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (1996 Act) in payment provisions, in a case in which it found that a contract which requires the submission of VAT invoice to fix the final date for payment is not compliant.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th September 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘On 1 October 2023, two new guidelines from the Sentencing Council for sentencing offenders convicted of interfering with the administration of justice will come into effect. The guidelines cover two offences: perverting the course of justice contrary to common law; and witness intimidation under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.’
Sentencing Council, 27th September 2023
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘Victoria Hatton provides a case study on how a school dealt with a vexatious complaint by a parent.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Kristine Lidgerwood provides a self-check for a situation which many practitioners will be familiar with and which applies equally to public law and private law proceedings. The unadmitted allegation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, explains what family law professionals need to know about court-approved DNA testing, what the options are, and how its market-leading 45-marker test significantly increases the chance of obtaining a conclusive result in complex relationship testing cases.’
Family Law, 25th September 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘An employment tribunal has ruled in favour of the government in the latest judicial pensions dispute.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th September 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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