Jamie Barrow: Man who murdered family has jail sentence reduced – BBC News
‘A man who killed a mother and her two daughters by setting fire to a flat has had his sentence reduced.’
BBC News, 14th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: May 2024
Diana chauffeur and BBC agree payout over claim Martin Bashir slandered him – The Guardian
‘The BBC has agreed to pay “substantial” compensation to Diana, Princess of Wales’s chauffeur to settle a claim he was slandered by the disgraced broadcaster Martin Bashir.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Sesay & Ors v R [2024] EWCA Crim 483 (10 May 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Oculus Ltd v Revenue And Customs & Anor (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 1102 (Admin) (13 May 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
O’Driscoll v Clayton [2024] EWHC 1118 (Ch) (13 May 2024)
Watford Control Instruments Ltd v Brown [2024] EWHC 1125 (Ch) (13 May 2024)
McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd v Shirayama Shokusan Company Ltd [2024] EWHC 1133 (Ch) (13 May 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
RTP v Hardcrete Ltd [2024] EWHC 1123 (KB) (10 May 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
UK Child Visa Financial Requirements Explained – EIN Blog
‘While we have recently seen significant increases to minimum income and salary requirements in several immigration routes (see our recent blog posts here and here), there is one small exception to the general trend: the Government has scrapped the requirement for Partner visa applicants to show additional funds for their child dependants, with effect from 11 April 2024.’
EIN Blog, 14th May 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
JCT DB 2024 – a bit of ‘give and take’ on contractor design liability – OUT-LAW.com
‘The standard of care to be expected of a contractor in terms of design liability has been toughened up in the updated Design and Build contract by the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT), but the latest version has also made clear that contractors will not have fitness for purpose obligations imposed on them.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th May 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
New prison punishments introduced to curb bad behaviour – Ministry of Justice
‘Prisoners who break the rules while behind bars face new community payback-style punishments like repair work and litter picking, under tough prison rules to be set out this week.’
Ministry of Justice, 13th May 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
High Court: Sanctioned Russians “probably owned” litigation funder – Legal Futures
‘There is “reasonable cause to suspect” that the funder of the claimant in a $1.3bn action was controlled by sanctioned Russians, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 14th May 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
In a high-profile ruling, the High Court has rejected a legal challenge to a school prayer ban. Philip Wood explains why – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has dismissed a challenge from a pupil at the Michaela Community School, a secondary school in Wembley, London, who argued that a ban on prayer in the school was a breach of the Equality Act as well as her Human Rights. There was also a related challenge to two suspensions that the pupil had received on the basis that they were not procedurally fair.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Gypsy and Traveller sites in the Green Belt – Local Government Lawyer
‘Roderick Morton examines a recent s288 challenge against the decision of an inspector to refuse permission on appeal for a material change of use of land in the Green Belt for the stationing of caravans for residential occupation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Restoring faith: Marina Wheeler KC – Counsel
‘The “non-party political” employment silk advising Labour talks to Stephanie Hayward about employer failure to tackle workplace sexual harassment and the urgent need to reinvent whistleblowing culture.’
Counsel, May 2024
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Police lacked understanding in abuse case – coroner – BBC News
‘Police showed a “lack of understanding” of controlling and coercive behaviour in the case of a woman who was unlawfully killed, a coroner said.
Mother-of-three Kellie Sutton, 30, was found unconscious at the home she shared with abusive partner Steven Gane in Welwyn Garden City on 23 August 2017.
In a prevention of future deaths report, external, assistant coroner Samantha Broadfoot KC said there was also “a lack of awareness of the link between domestic abuse and suicide”.’
BBC News, 14th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Battle lost over parking ticket issued in English – BBC News
‘A man who refused to pay a parking ticket because it was issued in English has lost his case against a parking company.’
BBC News, 13th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs arrested for sexual offences face bans from parliamentary estate – The Guardian
‘MPs who have been arrested for serious violent or sexual offences face bans from the parliamentary estate under rules approved by just one vote. The House of Commons voted by 170 to 169 on Monday night to toughen up a proposal put forward by the government, which would have only applied to MPs who have been formally charged.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tory party refers itself to watchdog over alleged data breach – The Guardian
‘The Conservative party has referred itself to the data protection watchdog over an alleged data breach after it revealed hundreds of email addresses in a pitch to sign up for its annual conference.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mother and son jailed after XL bully attack scarred eight-year-old boy for life – The Independent
‘A mother and son have been jailed after an eight-year-old boy was seriously injured in a “savage and sustained attack” by an XL bully dog.’
The Independent, 13th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV [2024] UKSC 14 (08 May 2024)
Argentum Exploration Ltd v Republic of South Africa [2024] UKSC 16 (08 May 2024)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
D, Re (Children: Interim Care Order: Hair Strand Testing) [2024] EWCA Civ 498 (10 May 2024)
Shamsan v 44-49 Lowndes Square Management Company Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 436 (09 May 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ng & Anor, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 493 (09 May 2024)
Grey, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 487 (08 May 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Cascioli v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2024] EWHC 1109 (Admin) (10 May 2024)
Koceku v Republic of Albania [2024] EWHC 1028 (Admin) (10 May 2024)
Escobar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 1097 (Admin) (10 May 2024)
Daya v Crown Prosecution Service [2024] EWHC 1091 (Admin) (08 May 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dryden v Young & Ors [2024] EWHC 1095 (Ch) (10 May 2024)
Islam v Islam & Ors [2024] EWHC 1082 (Ch) (08 May 2024)
A Company, In Re [2024] EWHC 1070 (Ch) (08 May 2024)
Purkiss v Kennedy & Ors [2024] EWHC 1081 (Ch) (08 May 2024)
Blankstone Sington Ltd , Re [2024] EWHC 1111 (Ch) (07 May 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Barclays Bank PLC v VEB.RF [2024] EWHC 1074 (Comm) (10 May 2024)
LLC EuroChem North-West 2 v Societe Generale SA & Ors [2024] EWHC 1084 (Comm) (08 May 2024)
Rajabieslami v Tariverdi & Ors [2024] EWHC 1030 (Comm) (08 May 2024)
Norman Hay PLC v Marsh Ltd [2024] EWHC 1039 (Comm) (08 May 2024)
Kerish International Motors Agency v Opel Automobile GmbH [2024] EWHC 1047 (Comm) (07 May 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
O v P & Anor [2024] EWHC 1077 (Fam) (08 May 2024)
A and B (children: expert’s reports), Re [2024] EWHC 1120 (Fam) (02 May 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Mehmood v Mayor [2024] EWHC 1057 (KB) (08 May 2024)
Aslani v Sobierajska [2024] EWHC 1045 (KB) (03 May 2024)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Laing O’Rourke Delivery Ltd v Sweett (UK) Ltd [2024] EWHC 1088 (TCC) (08 May 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Decisions, decisions (and not automatic ones) – Ending the main housing duty – Nearly Legal
‘Bano, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Waltham Forest (2024) EWHC 654 (Admin). Waltham Forest owed Ms Bano the full housing duty. In June 2020, WF made an offer of a private sector tenancy in Derby. Ms Bano refused the offer as unsuitable. In disputed evidence, it was said that Ms Bano’s daughter made a review request by WhatsApp on 14 June 2020. WF sent a cancellation of temporary accommodation letter on 19 August 2020. Solicitors for Ms Bano made a request for a review in September 2020, which WF refused as out of time.’
Nearly Legal, 12th May 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Don’t dilly-dally on appeals, and mortgage lender paying service charges. – Nearly Legal
‘Santander PLC v Harris (2024) EWHC 351 (KB). This was an application by Mr Harris for an extension of time to appeal a mortgage possession order of his flat made in favour of Santander, his lender, with a money judgment for £195,308.64 in mortgage arrears. The possession order was in December 2021 so Mr Harris was seeking an extension of time of some 14 months.’
Nearly Legal, 12th May 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Jehovah’s Witnesses and blood products: Re J – Law & Religion UK
‘In J (Blood Transfusion: Older Child: Jehovah’s Witnesses), Re [2024] EWHC 1034 (Fam), J was a baptised Jehovah’s Witness aged 17 years 7 months who was awaiting abdominal surgery. As a Jehovah’s Witness, he did not consent to the use of blood products in the event of a significant uncontrolled intra-operative or post-operative bleed [1 & 2]. The Applicant, the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, applied to the court for a declaration that it would be lawful and in J’s best interests for him to receive blood products if required in the event of an emergency in the surgery.’
Law & Religion UK, 10th May 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
