27/01/2025 – Current Awareness

Lessons from R (Andrews) v SSHD [2025]: The Risks of Relying Solely on Home Office Guidance – EIN Blog

Posted January 27th, 2025 in employment, immigration, news, regulations, visas, volunteers by tracey

‘The High Court’s recent judgment in R (Andrews) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWHC 64 (Admin), handed down on 17 January 2025, underscores the critical importance of adhering strictly to the Immigration Rules when navigating the UK immigration system. The judgment highlights that you cannot rely solely on Home Office guidance, which does not carry the same legal authority as statutory provisions or the Immigration Rules.’

EIN Blog, 27th January 2025

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Ruling clarifies court expectations on challenges raised to bill of costs – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 27th, 2025 in civil procedure rules, costs, indemnities, news by tracey

‘Businesses commencing court proceedings in England and Wales have obtained fresh guidance on what they need to do when seeking to challenge costs claims put forward by opponents they are in litigation against, experts have said.’

OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2025

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Obtaining imaging orders from the English courts – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 27th, 2025 in civil justice, computer programs, disclosure, evidence, fraud, injunctions, news by tracey

‘Imaging orders offer another useful tool to civil fraud litigators needing to urgently prevent the concealment and destruction of relevant digital evidence.’

OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2025

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Renewed homeless applications and new facts – Nearly Legal

Posted January 27th, 2025 in appeals, expert witnesses, homelessness, housing, judicial review, local government, mental health, news by tracey

‘Ivory, R (On the Application Of) v Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (2025) EWCA Civ 21. A second appeal to the Court of Appeal from a judicial review of Welwyn Hatfield’s rejection of a homelessness application by Ms Ivory, on the basis that it was based on the same facts as a previous application by Ms Ivory on which Welwyn had decided no full housing duty was owed as Ms Ivory was intentionally homeless.’

Nearly Legal, 26th January 2025

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

Access injunctions: not as straightforward as they may seem… – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 27th, 2025 in civil procedure rules, housing, injunctions, landlord & tenant, local government, news, practice directions by tracey

‘Jane Talbot discusses how some of the issues faced by social landlords when it comes to obtaining access injunctions can be overcome.’

Local Government Lawyer, 24th January 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Successive applications for homelessness assistance and new facts – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 27th, 2025 in appeals, expert witnesses, homelessness, housing, judicial review, local government, mental health, news by tracey

‘Toby Vanhegan and Stephanie Lovegrove analyse a Court of Appeal ruling on whether a council was justified in declining to accept an application under section 183 of the Housing Act 1996 on the ground that it was based on the same facts as a previous application.’

Local Government Lawyer, 24th January 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Saudi prince sees off $1.2bn bankruptcy bid over jurisdiction argument – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 27th, 2025 in bankruptcy, foreign jurisdictions, news, Saudi Arabia by tracey

‘A prominent member of the Saudi royal family has beaten off a High Court bankruptcy order because the petitioner could not show he was resident in the UK.’

Law Society's Gazette, 27th January 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Couple defend first-cousin marriages amid ban call – BBC News

Posted January 27th, 2025 in families, Islam, marriage, news, Pakistan by tracey

‘Family life is busy for Israr Hussain and his wife, Tasleem Akhtar, who have four daughters between the ages of five and 15. They chose to have their wedding back home in Pakistan in 2007 and live in Birmingham. The 47-year-olds are not only husband and wife, but also first cousins, as both of their fathers are brothers. Marrying a first cousin is commonplace among Muslim families. It is about protecting wealth, land and property and helps keep the family together. While marriage between first cousins is not illegal in the UK, medical experts say it can cause genetic diseases in the children they may bear.’

BBC News, 27th January 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stalking protection orders very rarely used – BBC News

Posted January 27th, 2025 in enforcement, harassment, news, stalking, statistics, victims by tracey

‘Stalking Protection Orders (SPOs) were introduced five years ago to prevent victims being harassed further. But figures show they have hardly been used.’

BBC News, 27th January 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Southport murders: No 10 rejects calls to change law on whole-life sentences – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2025 in children, criminal justice, government departments, imprisonment, international law, news, sentencing, terrorism, young offenders, young persons by tracey

‘Downing Street has rejected calls for sentencing changes, saying it does not have the power to extend whole-life sentences to killers aged under 18 because of international law.’

The Guardian, 24th February 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

Gig economy firms warned by UK government they may be operating illegally – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2025 in bills, company law, employment, government departments, news, self-employment, trade unions by tracey

‘Gig economy companies supplying “freelance” workers to shops, restaurants and warehouses may be operating illegally, the government has warned, after a series of Observer reports highlighting their use.’

The Guardian, 25th January 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

Just Stop Oil protester has prison sentence extended – BBC News

Posted January 27th, 2025 in climate change, criminal justice, demonstrations, elderly, electronic monitoring, environmental protection, imprisonment, Ministry of Justice, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A 78-year-old climate protester has had her prison sentence extended by 20 days for being “unlawfully at large”, after the authorities failed to find a tracking bracelet that fitted her.’

BBC News, 26th January 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Press now allowed to report from family courts – BBC News

Posted January 27th, 2025 in anonymity, child abuse, children, families, family courts, media, news, parental rights, reporting restrictions, sexual offences by tracey

‘Journalists can now report from family courts in England and Wales in what the UK’s most senior family judge has called a “watershed” change.’

BBC News, 27th January 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prince Harry among claimants told to limit legal costs against Daily Mail publishers to £4m – The Independent

Posted January 27th, 2025 in costs, damages, interception, media, news, privacy, royal family, telecommunications by tracey

‘Prince Harry has been told that he and fellow claimants taking legal action against the Daily Mail publishers must not spend more than £4.1m on costs – around £14m less than they were proposing.’

The Independent, 24th January 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Judges who allowed Sara Sharif to remain in her father’s custody to be named next week – The Independent

Posted January 27th, 2025 in anonymity, appeals, child cruelty, children, families, family courts, judges, murder, news by tracey

‘Three judges that oversaw Sara Sharif’s family court cases before she was murdered by her father and stepmother, can be named in seven days, a court has ruled.’

The Independent, 24th January 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

DWP program that automatically approves landlord benefit deduction requests ruled unlawful – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2025 in benefits, computer programs, government departments, housing, landlord & tenant, news, rent, repairs by tracey

‘A “computer says yes” program that automatically approves landlord requests to deduct hundreds of pounds from tenants’ universal credit benefits without requiring officials to check first with the claimant has been declared unlawful by the courts.’

The Guardian, 26th January 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Serious concerns’ about DWP’s use of AI to read correspondence from benefit claimants – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, benefits, data protection, government departments, news, privacy by tracey

‘White mail system handles “highly sensitive personal data” and people not told it is processing their information.’

The Guardian, 27th January 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

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