‘The Lady Chief Justice yesterday complained to MPs about the government’s decisions to reduce the digitisation of civil justice and limit sitting days in the criminal courts.’
Legal Futures, 27th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A mother who kept her baby daughter hidden in a drawer for the first three years of her life has been jailed for seven years and six months for “extreme neglect”.’
BBC News, 26th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ordered a re-hearing of claims by an ex-employee against a local authority, after finding that most of the Employment Tribunal’s written reasons were copied from the council’s witness evidence or written submissions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘HMRC v The Taxpayer (Appellant) and Times Media Limtied and News Group Newspapers Limited and PA Media Tax Policy Associates Limited (Third Parties) [2024] UKUT 00364 (TCC). This case concerns an application for taxpayer anonymity in the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber). The taxpayer, who had initially appealed against HMRC’s denial of certain tax deductions, sought to keep their identity confidential during the proceedings and in the final decision. This request was opposed by HMRC and several media organizations, including Times Media Limited and News Group Newspapers Limited.’
33 Bedford Row, 22nd November 2024
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
‘Alex Whatley has written an analysis of Advanced Multi-Technology for Medical Industry & Ors v Uniserve Limited & Ors [2024] EWHC 1725 (Ch).’
3PB, 21st November 2024
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A Company (Number Cr-2024-Bhm-000012), Re [2024] EWCA Civ 1436 (25 November 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Director of Public Prosecutions v Bijou [2024] EWHC 2997 (Admin) (25 November 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Melia & Anor v Tamlyn And Son ltd [2024] EWHC 3002 (Ch) (25 November 2024)
The University of London v Harvie-Clark & Ors [2024] EWHC 2895 (Ch) (25 November 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The recent EAT Judgment in Gallagher v McKinnon’s Auto and Tyres Limited is a useful decision for employers, having upheld the employer’s position regarding the inadmissibility of evidence relating to what was said in some pre-termination negotiations.’
Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 20th November 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is likely to take a tougher approach to policing non-financial misconduct and ensure that firms reduce employee remuneration, or even apply clawback, where non-financial misconduct is identified, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The UK’s data protection regulator has asked banks, telecommunications providers and digital platforms to share personal information responsibly to protect their customers from scams and fraud, and clarified that data protection law is not an excuse for failing to do so.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A High Court judge has rejected a local authority’s application for a declaration from the court that because a vulnerable young person was detainable under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983, the court did not have jurisdiction to grant a Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) order pursuant to the inherent jurisdiction.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has given an Eritrean asylum seeker permission to seek judicial review of an age assessment carried out by Warrington Borough Council, and ordered the local authority to provide her with appropriate support on an interim basis.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Having a professional identity as a young lawyer that does not align with the values of your law firm could turn “wellbeing issues into serious health problems”, a leading legal academic has warned.’
Legal Futures, 26th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A judge has strongly criticised an employment tribunal (ET) that copied most of its reasons from the respondent’s witness evidence or written submissions.’
Legal Futures, 26th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘City solicitors spend hours on pro bono work yet still do not believe they can find the time to get on to the judicial ladder. So claims the lady chief justice, who has warned that the bench risks become ‘debased’ without more solicitors stepping up.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th November 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of nine child sexual abuse offences.’
BBC News, 25th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Judges at the Supreme Court are to consider how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought by Scottish campaigners. It is the culmination of a long-running legal dispute which started with a relatively niche piece of legislation at the Scottish Parliament, but which could have big UK-wide implications.’
BBC News, 25th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Britain’s financial sector watchdog is “incompetent at best, dishonest at worst”, according to a damning report by MPs and Lords which called for a big shake-up.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to make spiking a drink a specific criminal offence as he demanded joint action from police and hospitality chiefs to crack down on violence against women and girls (VAWG).’
The Independent, 25th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supreme Court
Kireeva v Bedzhamov [2024] UKSC 39 (20 November 2024)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Deeprose, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 1431 (22 November 2024)
Badelita v R. [2024] EWCA Crim 1427 (20 November 2024)
Hartt & Ors v Pembrokeshire County Council [2024] EWCA Crim 1425 (20 November 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
SA v The Buftea Court, Romania [2024] EWHC 2950 (Admin) (21 November 2024)
SAG & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 2984 (Admin) (21 November 2024)
Wareing v Bar Standards Board [2024] EWHC 2946 (Admin) (20 November 2024)
Hippolyte v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 2968 (Admin) (20 November 2024)
Zimer v Regional Court in Szczecin, Poland [2024] EWHC 2933 (Admin) (19 November 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Thom Browne Inc & Anor v adidas AC & Ors [2024] EWHC 2990 (Ch) (22 November 2024)
Dattani & Anor v Messrs Ferns Solicitors [2024] EWHC 2980 (Ch) (22 November 2024)
Armstrong v Armstrong & Anor [2024] EWHC 2989 (Ch) (22 November 2024)
Deutsche Bank AG London & Anor v Provincia di Brescia [2024] EWHC 2967 (Ch) (20 November 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini & Ors [2024] EWHC 2976 (Comm) (21 November 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
EF v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [2024] EWHC 3004 (Fam) (22 November 2024)
Hazeltine, Re [2024] EWHC 2982 (Fam) (21 November 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
PMC v A Local Health Board [2024] EWHC 2969 (KB) (22 November 2024)
University and College Union v Person(s) Unknown [2024] EWHC 2998 (KB) (22 November 2024)
Fraser v Ministry of Defence [2024] EWHC 2977 (KB) (21 November 2024)
Attaei v Alsharif & Ors [2024] EWHC 2972 (KB) (21 November 2024)
Tait v Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust [2024] EWHC 2958 (KB) (20 November 2024)
Samuels t/a Samuels & Co Solicitors v Henry [2024] EWHC 2898 (KB) (20 November 2024)
Basildon Borough Council v Saunders & Ors [2024] EWHC 2954 (KB) (20 November 2024)
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