‘Kyle v Coventry City Council (2023) EWCA Civ 1360. Mr K was homeless and addicted to class A drugs. During the relevant period for this second appeal, he was on a methadone treatment prescription. He had applied to Coventry as homeless. He had been given s.188 Housing Act 1996 accommodation in hostel supported accommodation (a “halfway house”).’
Nearly Legal, 11th February 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Montano, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Lambeth (2024) EWHC 249 (Admin). A short note on this judicial review. Ms M had requested that Lambeth exercise a discretion to back date her entry on the housing register (for greater priority) to the date of her homeless application. Lambeth denied that it had any discretion to do so under its allocation policy.’
Nearly Legal, 11th February 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A small group of former sub-postmasters whose convictions were overturned have finally been told they will receive full compensation.’
BBC News, 12th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK government’s controversial Rwanda legislation that deems the African country as a safe place to deport people to is fundamentally incompatible with Britain’s human rights obligations and places it in breach of international law, according to a damning parliamentary report.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Disclosure and Barring Service v RI [2024] EWCA Civ 95 (09 February 2024)
AstraZeneca UK Ltd v Tesaro Inc [2024] EWCA Civ 78 (09 February 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
TW, R (On the Application OF) v Essex County Council [2024] EWHC 264 (Admin) (09 February 2024)
Price & Anor v South Cambridgshire District Council [2024] EWHC 238 (Admin) (09 February 2024)
Rumpler v Regional Court in Budapest, Hungary [2024] EWHC 258 (Admin) (08 February 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Benjamin v Benjamin & Anor [2024] EWHC 215 (Ch) (09 February 2024)
Duke of Sussex & Ors v MGN Ltd (Re Costs) [2024] EWHC 274 (Ch) (09 February 2024)
Jacobs v Chalcot Crescent (Management) Company Ltd [2024] EWHC 259 (Ch) (09 February 2024)
Link Fund Solutions Ltd, Re (Re Companies Act 2006) [2024] EWHC 250 (Ch) (09 February 2024)
Aston Risk Management Ltd v Jones & Ors (Quantum) [2024] EWHC 252 (Ch) (09 February 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
UnipolSai Assicurazioni SPA v Covea Insurance PLC [2024] EWHC 253 (Comm) (09 February 2024)
Sodzawiczny v Smith (Re Arbitration Claim) [2024] EWHC 231 (Comm) (07 February 2024)
Mahtani & Ors v Atlas Mara Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 218 (Comm) (07 February 2024)
Al Saud v Gibbs [2024] EWHC 237 (Comm) (07 February 2024)
High Court (Family Division) Decisions
T v G [2024] EWHC 246 (Fam) (09 February 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Hibbert & Anor v Hall [2024] EWHC 227 (KB) (08 February 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A recent Court of Appeal judgment provides useful clarity that non-parties can be entitled to the protection of litigation privilege, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th February 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘In a unanimous judgment, the Court of Appeal has dismissed the government’s appeal of a High Court judgment which proscribed the government’s practice of routinely redacting the names of junior civil servants when supplying disclosure in judicial review proceedings. Christian Grierson and Jonathan Blunden analyse the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Sarah Whittle and Daniel Taylor analyse a landmark Court of Appeal decision regarding procurement challenges.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Police will be given powers to arrest protesters who wear face coverings to threaten others and avoid prosecution, and pyrotechnics will be banned at protests.’
Home Office, 8th February 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A far-right extremist who posted offensive content on social media and glorified the murderer of Jo Cox MP has been jailed for two years and eight months.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th February 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Law students and academics need guidance on how to discern whether AI applications “pass the smell test”. A roundtable in Leeds heard that a “massive education programme” is needed.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th February 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘High Court judges have ruled that to keep a young offender convicted of murder detained indefinitely is incompatible with certain rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th February 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘International students accused of cheating at English-language tests are planning a fresh push to clear their names 10 years on, with thousands thought to have been victims of a gross miscarriage of justice.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Almost half of the victims of criminal exploitation in the UK are British boys aged under 18, according to a report calling for new laws to acknowledge them as victims of modern slavery.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A group of 260 Royal Marines have issued proceedings against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) amid claims they were “knowingly” exposed to asbestos.’
BBC News, 12th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Criminals are gaming the system by pleading not guilty and relying on crippling trial delays to evade justice, The Independent has been told. Laying bare the extent of the crisis in the courts, figures obtained by this publication suggest the number of cases waiting more than three years for a verdict has skyrocketed at least sevenfold since 2019 to exceed 1,280 last June.’
The Independent, 11th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ministers are to ban bonuses for water company bosses in England and Wales who fail to prevent illegal sewage spills that pollute rivers, lakes and seas.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Premier League may face a new legal challenge from one of its own clubs after approving new rules that would limit the ability of teams to buy players or strike sponsorship deals with parties related to their ownership.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former world number one Simona Halep says she is confident of a return to tennis after her appeal against a four-year doping ban was heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).’
BBC News, 9th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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