BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 11th, 2024 in law reports by michael

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Zhang [2024] EWCA Civ 630 (10 June 2024)

High Court (Administrative Court)

London Borough of Lambeth v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing And Communities [2024] EWHC 1391 (Admin) (10 June 2024)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Hodes & Ors v Frankel & Ors [2024] EWHC 1311 (Ch) (10 June 2024)

Invenia Technical Computing Corporation & Anor v Hudson [2024] EWHC 1302 (Ch) (07 June 2024)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Wang v Darby [2024] EWHC 1394 (Comm) (10 June 2024)

Source: www.bailii.org

Campaigners issue judicial review challenge over closure of two “vital” children’s centres in Hackney – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 11th, 2024 in children, consultations, education, judicial review, local government, news by tracey

‘A group of parents have issued a judicial review challenge to the proposed closure of two children’s centres in Hackney, arguing that the council’s consultation process was “unfair and unlawful”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2024

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GenAI helps lawyers overcome ‘blank page syndrome’ – Legal Futures

Posted June 11th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, drafting, law firms, news, reports by tracey

‘Three-quarters of lawyers agree that using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) helps them “get to a first draft quicker”, according to a report on trials run by a leading City law firm.’

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Legal Futures, 11th June 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Vulnerable children locked up and ‘gravely damaged by the state’, former top family judge warns – The Guardian

‘Vulnerable children with complex needs are being locked away in unregulated placements and are being “gravely damaged by the state” while their parents are driven to despair, according to England and Wales’s former top family judge. Sir James Munby terms the lack of provision of safe and therapeutic homes “a shocking moral failure”.’

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The Guardian, 9th June 2024

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Council asks for permanent injunction to stop protests outside UK oil terminal – The Guardian

‘A council is trying to extend a controversial injunction against “persons unknown” to stop any future protests outside an oil terminal operated by Shell UK.’

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The Guardian, 10th June 2024

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Rally official jailed for ‘sickening’ child abuse – BBC News

Posted June 11th, 2024 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual grooming by tracey

‘A rally driving official who committed “sickening” non-recent sex offences against a teenage girl in Lincolnshire has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 10th June 2024

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Corrupt border officer jailed for aiding drugs gang – BBC News

‘A corrupt Border Force officer who allowed a car carrying drugs through a ferry terminal has been jailed for two years.’

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BBC News, 11th June 2024

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Jamaican man in UK for 38 years must wait another 10 to apply for citizenship – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2024 in citizenship, colonies, government departments, immigration, news by tracey

‘A Jamaican man in his 60s who arrived in the UK at the age of 23 has been granted leave to remain after four decades of struggling to secure his immigration status. But he will not be able to apply for British citizenship for another decade.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2024

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Genetic testing company 23andMe investigated over hack that hit 7m users – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2024 in data protection, genetic testing, health, news by tracey

‘The California genetic testing company 23andMe faces investigations by the data watchdogs of the UK and Canada over a security breach affecting nearly 7 million people last October.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2024

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Two 12-year-old boys who murdered stranger with machete are ‘UK’s youngest knife killers’ – The Independent

Posted June 11th, 2024 in children, murder, news, offensive weapons, young offenders by tracey

‘Two 12-year-old boys who used a machete to mercilessly stab an “utterly defenceless” teenager have been found guilty of murder. On Monday, jurors unanimously convicted the youths, who are believed to be the youngest defendants convicted of murder in Britain since Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, both aged 11, were found guilty in 1993 of killing two-year-old James Bulger.

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The Independent, 10th June 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk