‘The Duke of Sussex has settled the remaining parts of his phone-hacking claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror, the high court has heard.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Green Party discriminated against former deputy leader Dr Shahrar Ali during a row over his gender critical beliefs, a court has ruled.’
BBC News, 9th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An 80-year-old man who killed his wife in a “uniquely savage” car fire has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years and eight months.’
BBC News, 9th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who avoided jail over the gross negligence manslaughter of his partner, who died after a scalding bath, should have his “unduly lenient” sentence reviewed, campaigners have said.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The home secretary, James Cleverly, has apologised and arranged for compensation to be paid to a human rights activist after officials unlawfully detained him at Gatwick airport on his return to the UK from a UN meeting in Switzerland.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Vulnerable children – who were often victims of abuse, neglect or sexual exploitation – were described as “making poor choices” in concerning language used by Metropolitan Police officers, according to damning report from the police watchdog, which also concluded that 12 in every 100 children were in some way blamed for their abuse.’
The Independent, 9th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An Italian man has been removed from the UK despite holding a Home Office certificate explicitly stating he has a right to travel in and out of the country while officials process his application to live and work in the country post-Brexit.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Europe’s leading anti-torture watchdog has called on the government to process asylum claims in the UK rather than sending people to Rwanda because of the risk they may be exposed to human rights abuses there.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Crafts Group LLC v M/S Indeutsch International & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 87 (08 February 2024)
YM (Care Proceedings) (Clarification of Reasons) [2024] EWCA Civ 71 (08 February 2024)
Brown v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs [2024] EWCA Civ 92 (08 February 2024)
Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Emmott & Ors (Rev1) [2024] EWCA Civ 86 (07 February 2024)
Yalcin v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 74 (06 February 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ibrahim v General Medical Council [2024] EWHC 131 (Admin) (07 February 2024)
Juul v Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powys Police & Anor [2024] EWHC 193 (Admin) (07 February 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Thom Browne Inc & Anor v Adidas AG & Ors [2024] EWHC 257 (Ch) (08 February 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
Collardeau v Fuchs & Anor [2024] EWHC 256 (Fam) (08 February 2024)
Griffiths v Kniveton & Anor [2024] EWHC 199 (Fam) (02 February 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Buckinghamshire Council v Barrett & Ors (No. 2: Costs) [2024] EWHC 254 (KB) (07 February 2024)
Stage v Government of the Commonwealth of Australia [2024] EWHC 245 (KB) (07 February 2024)
Wintermute Trading Ltd v Terraform Labs Pte Ltd [2024] EWHC 141 (KB) (07 February 2024)
Pattinson v Winsor [2024] EWHC 230 (KB) (06 February 2024)
Al-Balhaa & Anor v RMG Residential Management Group Ltd [2024] EWHC 229 (KB) (06 February 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has lost a High Court judicial review case over whether it correctly assessed the housing needs of a family with two children who have severe disabilities.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail and a £1,000 fine under proposed measures that human rights campaigners claim are pandering to “culture war nonsense”.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has laid legislation in Parliament to transfer the Police and Crime Commissioner functions to the West Midlands and South Yorkshire mayors.’
Home Office, 8th February 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘In a significant ruling, the Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of the appellant for an offence contrary to Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 based on an email written to local councillors in a political dispute. In R v Casserly [2024] EWCA Crim 25, The Court gave guidance on – and placed emphasis on the importance of – directing juries on the right to free speech under Article 10 ECHR. The appeal considered the interaction between s 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 and Article 10.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2024
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The UK government has abandoned plans to broker an industry-led agreement on a new AI copyright code of practice, a voluntary framework the government hoped would strike a balance between AI developers’ desire to access quality data to train their AI models and content creators’ right to control – and commercialise – access to their copyrighted works’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th February 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Dozens of former Metamorph staff laid off when the group went under are collectively entitled to £570,000 in compensation, a tribunal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th February 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A social housing tenant is suing his landlord for £1m in damages, alleging that a housing officer illegally sublet his home when he was stranded abroad at the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Campaigners have accused the UK government of betraying them after a review of redress for victims of health scandals excluded families who may have been affected by the hormone pregnancy test Primodos.’
The guardian, 7th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former sports coach who secretly filmed children getting dressed at swimming pools has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘To celebrate Pensions Barrister’s tie-in with Pespective, this month’s podcast (recorded in November 2023) features Raf Shergold, the Managing Director of Perspective. Paul talks to Raf about the history, development and future of the premier online pensions law resource.’
Pensions Barrister, 8th February 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
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