BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 15th, 2024 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

MTA v The Lord Chancellor [2024] EWCA Civ 965 (13 August 2024)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Boswell, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero [2024] EWHC 2128 (Admin) (14 August 2024)

High Court (Chancery Division)

PK Investments Ltd v Sabaratnam & Anor (Re Finno Medical Ltd – Insolvency Act 1986) [2024] EWHC 2188 (Ch) (13 August 2024)

High Court (Family Division)

K (Declaration of Parentage: Absence of Written Consent), Re [2024] EWHC 2126 (Fam) (14 August 2024)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Irwell Riverside Developments Ltd v Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd [2024] EWHC 2110 (TCC) (09 August 2024)

Source: www.bailii.org

Role of free legal advice “never been more critical”: Access to Justice Foundation – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 15th, 2024 in legal advice, legal aid, news, reports by sally

‘Providing free specialist legal advice could save the government £4.5billion for every half a million people who receive it, a new report has found.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 14th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Rioters jailed for ‘utterly terrifying’ attack on Rotherham asylum hotel – The Independent

Posted August 15th, 2024 in asylum, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

‘A father-of-three has been jailed for three years for storming a hotel housing asylum seekers in an “utterly terrifying” attack during riots in Rotherham.’

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The Independent, 14th August 2024

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Steven Bartlett nutrition adverts banned for being misleading – BBC News

Posted August 15th, 2024 in advertising, complaints, news, standards by sally

‘Adverts for nutrition products promoted by Diary of a CEO podcaster Steven Bartlett have been banned after a watchdog said they were misleading.’

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BBC News, 14th August 2024

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Woman paid £35,000 over CPS’s decision to drop rape case after ‘sexsomnia’ claim – The Guardian

Posted August 15th, 2024 in compensation, Crown Prosecution Service, news, prosecutions, rape, sleepwalking by sally

‘A woman has been awarded £35,000 in compensation from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after her rape case was dropped over claims that she could have had an episode of a rare sleep condition called sexsomnia.’

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The Guardian, 15th August 2024

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Key questions that remain about Nottingham killer’s care – BBC News

Posted August 15th, 2024 in community care, homicide, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

‘The critical report into the mental healthcare given to Valdo Calocane – a paranoid schizophrenic who fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham last year – is damning.’

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BBC News, 14th August 2024

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Woman, 53, jailed over ‘blow the mosque up’ Facebook post after Southport riots – The Guardian

Posted August 15th, 2024 in guilty pleas, media, news, sentencing, threatening behaviour, violent disorder by sally

‘A 53-year-old woman who lived a “quiet, sheltered” life has been jailed for 15 months for posting a comment on Facebook which said: “Blow the mosque up with the adults in it.”’

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The Guardian, 14th August 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com