Police officers used ‘unnecessary force’ on woman – BBC News
‘Two police officers committed gross misconduct by using “unnecessary force” on a vulnerable woman in Bristol, a panel has found.’
BBC News, 17th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 19 August 2024
Legal bid to stop 25% cut in affordable childcare – BBC News
‘Hackney Council is facing a High Court challenge by campaigners battling to save two children’s centres from closure.’
BBC News, 18th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
A1 Properties (Sunderland) Ltd v Tudor Studios RTM Company Ltd [2024] UKSC 27 (16 August 2024)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
AIW, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 972 (14 August 2024)
Forbes, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 971 (13 August 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Marcus v Marcus [2024] EWHC 2086 (Ch) (16 August 2024)
Kieran Corrigan & Co Ltd v Onee Group Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 2146 (Ch) (16 August 2024)
Fulstow & Anor v Francis [2024] EWHC 2122 (Ch) (14 August 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Armeniakou v Thomson [2024] EWHC 2136 (Comm) (12 August 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
DL v BJ [2024] EWHC 2160 (Fam) (16 August 2024)
High Court (Patents Court)
Parsons v Convatec Ltd [2024] EWHC 2111 (Pat) (12 August 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Too soon? Prescribed information before a deposit taken – Nearly Legal
‘Siddeeq v Alaian. K00BF465 County Court at Mayor’s and City of London County Court. HHJ Hellman. 9 August 2024 (unreported). A County Court Circuit Judge appeal from a possession claim at Brentford County Court, on the validity of a section 21 notice due to arguments over the deposit prescribed information. The key question was whether information given by the landlord could be ‘prescribed information’ in relation to the deposit if it was given to the tenant before the deposit was paid.’
Nearly Legal, 13th August 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Tribunal allows solicitor to continue with ‘unfair work allocation’ claim – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor can continue a claim that he was unfairly dismissed for blowing the whistle about biased work allocation practices at a law firm, a judge has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 19th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Part-time paralegal succeeds in employment tribunal over ‘sham’ redundancy exercise – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A paralegal, who could not work full-time due to her disability, has succeeded in an employment claim after a judge found she was made redundant for being a part-time employee.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Supreme Court dismisses appeal over transfer of management rights in student accommodation dispute – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal finding failure to serve a claim notice on a landlord did not invalidate the transfer of the right to take over management of a block of student flats.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
HJB v WPB: Beware the Preliminary Issue – Financial Remedies Journal
‘In BN v MA [2013] EWHC 4250 (Fam) Mostyn J observed:
“[24] … In Granatino v Radmacher the Supreme Court analysed very closely the nature of nuptial agreements. They pointed out that nuptial agreements come in numerous shapes and forms and can be entered into at any point before, during or after a marriage …
[26] The Supreme Court has modified the test for the treatment of these nuptial agreements, as expressed in Edgar and Xydhias and, indeed, in MacLeod, so as to provide one single test applicable to all nuptial agreements, which is this, “The court should give effect to a nuptial agreement that is freely entered into by each party with a full appreciation of its implications unless in the circumstances prevailing it would not be fair to hold the parties to their agreement”. That now is the test to be applied in every case where a nuptial agreement falls for consideration.” ‘
Financial Remedies Journal, 16th August 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
NCDR Redux: The Impact of October’s CPR Amendments – Financial Remedies Journal
‘One of the changes to the FPR 2010 made when the material parts of the Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2023 came into force on 29 April 2024 was an amendment to r 28.3(7) which by the insertion of a new (aa)(ii) makes “any failure by a party, without good reason, to attend non-court dispute resolution” a basis to depart from the general starting point that there should be no order as to costs. This is repeated in para 10E of PD 3A which states “the court may take the parties conduct in relation to attending non-court dispute resolution into account when considering whether to make an order for costs in relation to the proceedings”.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 16th August 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Depraved’ stretch limo driver who raped and abused UK schoolgirls jailed – The Guardian
‘A “depraved” rapist who used a stretch limousine to abuse schoolgirls as young as 12 has been jailed for 24 years.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
London woman’s death after eating laundry pods prompts coroner’s warning – The Guardian
‘A coroner has issued a warning after a 93-year-old woman with dementia died after eating toxic laundry capsules she may have mistaken for sweets because of their bright packaging.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Killer with ‘misplaced’ sense of injustice loses appeal – BBC News
‘A murderer with an “entirely misplaced” sense of injustice over his life sentence had an appeal rejected.’
BBC News, 19th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK sperm donations being exported despite 10-family limit – The Guardian
‘Sperm donated in the UK is being exported and can be used to create large numbers of children across multiple countries, contradicting a strict 10-family limit that applies in the UK, experts warn.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
England prison overcrowding emergency measures come into force – The Guardian
‘Ministers have activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding as more rioters are sentenced for their role in the recent unrest.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Child strip-searched every 14 hours by police in England and Wales, report finds – The Independent
‘A child was strip-searched every 14 hours by police in England and Wales, new data has revealed, with the youngest aged just eight years old.’
The Independent , 19th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
